Equipment

WRX Spotlight: Vega Mizar Tour irons

Published

7 years ago

Oct 4, 2019

Japanese forged irons are famous for their quality and precision, but with the Vega Mizar line including the Mizar Tour irons, they can now be known just as much for their technology as their great forged feedback.

Vega Mizar Tour Forged irons

The Mizar Tour irons are part of the second generation of Vega’s Mizar line, which also includes the Mizar Plus, a performance-driven game-improvement set. Unlike the Plus version, which features an unsupported maraging steel face, the Mizar Tours are targeted at players looking for performance and feel, so the Tours have a constant thickness (3.5mm) soft carbon steel face for improved feel and shotmaking control.

VEGA Mizar tour hosel

The Mizar Tour irons are a multi-piece iron, but there is no way you would ever guess that based on their sound or feel—they’re amazingly soft and solid feeling. Indeed, they’re as solid as any single piece forged club I have ever played, and I have played quite a few. On that note, if you are looking for more of a blade-style club, Vega makes those too!

Vega Mizar tour short irons

The “secret sauce” of the Mizar Tour is in the way the weight distribution works—designers progressively shift the internal mass for ultimate shotmaking in the set. The progressive weight (as described below) positions a small cavity within the back of the club to precisely locate the CG. This little trick not only creates additional forgiveness but maximizes workability up and down the entire set where you want it.

Even with the shifting cavities, the CG (center of gravity) is still located right in the middle of each clubhead for precise performance. From a club design perspective, one of the often overlooked pieces of the iron design puzzle is the axis of rotation around the shaft and overall blade length. The closer the shaft is to the center of mass, the more face control a player has. Pair that with an iron that has very little offset, and you have the best of both worlds—ball speed and workability.

MP-18 7-iron vs. Mizar Tour 7-iron at address

The topline and total blade length is a smidge thicker and longer than a traditional “blade” iron, but that’s not the point—they should be, they’re not a blade! Vega already has fantastic classic looking blades in their iron lineup and the Mizar line is not designed to compete in that territory, they are a completely different animal and they 100 percent deliver on performance.

The amazing thing that the Mizar Tour irons do, that you’ll very rarely in a set of irons in the “Players Tech” category, is they have an extremely square topline matched with a square toe. This shape is usually reserved for only the smallest of blade and players clubs, but with the Mizar Tour, you get that true players look with technology to help when you might miss a little.

Specs & Availability

When it comes to lofts, undoubtedly yes, the Vega Mizar Tours are strong for a players iron, but the mass shifting and Higher CG (that actually creates spin) keeps the ball flight high and the ball hitting the desired trajectory windows all the way through the set. Even with the longer irons and a moderate clubhead speed, I have no issues elevating the long irons and getting good consistent yardage gapping in clubs.

Mizar Tour Iron Specs

The Mizar Tour irons I tested were shafted with Shimada Tour Mid 115 gram shafts, but like all Vega irons, they can be custom fit and built through any number of available retailers or directly from Vega Golf at Professional Golf Europe Distribution.

The suggested retail price is right around $1,500 USD.

Equipment

Interesting clubs at top of bag – GolfWRXers discuss

Published

20 hours ago

Jun 3, 2026

Will Schube

In our forums, users are talking about top of bag setups that are non-traditional or thought-provoking in some way. Original poster @SuperSpurs106 inquired about other members who might use unorthodox set-ups to help with gapping issues or weak spots.

They wrote:

“I currently have a PING G430 driver, TM Qi35 3W and a TM Qi4D 7W. Driver and 7W are fine but can’t get on with my 3W and have always struggling with this club over the years. Thinking of adding a 2H which I know would look odd. Just wondering if anyone else had a weird set up at the top of their bag?”

Our members in the forum have offered up their thoughts and personal experiences with non-traditional top of bag set-ups, and their reasoning for thinking outside of the box to begin with. Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

BowMain42: “Don’t worry about what “looks” odd. If the club does what you need it to do, it’s the right club.”
scooterhd2: “I cant hit 3 woods either. Thats why I roll with a unicorn XL Hibore 2 wood. 400 cc head at 16 degrees of loft and its just a monster 3 wood off the tee. Off the deck, we are playing the f6 baffler. 5 wood at 41.75 inches and its easy to control.”
phizzy30: “I had driver, 3 metal, 2/4 hybrid once upon a time as a higher ss player. 4 hybrid is gone and in place is a driving iron nowadays. I don’t think what you’re proposing is weird in anyway, however the yardage gap might be glaringly huge between driver and 2 hybrid. What is it about your 3 metal that has got you all messed up? You could always go 4 metal with shorter shaft and see if that works.”

Entire Thread: “Interesting clubs at top of bag”

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Equipment

Members of the Mini Driver Club – GolfWRXers discuss

Published

20 hours ago

Jun 3, 2026

Will Schube

In our forums, one user has gone searching for fellow users of a mini driver. In a post, @TightFade asked for other mini driver users to chime in with their weapon of choice, the reason for employing a mini, and what club follows it in the bag.

@TightFade asked:

“What mini are you playing? What spot in the bag did it take over? What’s the next club after it? For me: Elyte mini 13.5. Replacing 3w. Next up club looks like it’ll be 5w.”

Our members in the forum have been sharing their own bag setups featuring the mini driver, and the various reasons they purchased one in the first place. Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

RCGA: “Ping G430 Max 12* ‘Thriver.’ Next club is a 4w and 2i (I play a weird course).”
JMB3: “R7 at 12.75 with Diamana BB 63s. 3w replacement. Next Club: Elyte Ti 5w at 17*.”
ColdOkieGolf: “R7 15.5 turned down to 13.5 It replaces the 3w. I found it surprisingly easy to hit off the deck, and it’s very rare that I need or want to hit something beyond 250 from the fairway, so next club is my 7w.”
ChaosTheory: “I’m sub-90 MPH with driver. But I’m able to hit DOD. I have been wanting something like the R7 15.5, so I just ordered one. I have a spot in the bag so nothing has to go. But I could see it replacing my trusty 4 wood, which I never use for approach shots. Just tee shots and lay ups. If I drop the 4 wood, I will turn my 7 wood down to ~20 degrees and will have good gaps. I recently tried a thriver build: 12 degree driver turned to 14, with a heavier 44 inch shaft and added head weight. I hit it great. Very accurate and not overly high, but the problem was that it sometimes went as far as a typical drive. And that’s not what I needed. So I will probably turn the 15.5 up to 16.5 or even 17.5. It’s all theoretical at this point. ?”

Entire Thread: “Members of the Mini Driver Club…Check In.”

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Whats in the Bag

Chris Gotterup WITB 2026 (June)

Published

20 hours ago

Jun 3, 2026

GolfWRX Staff

Chris Gotterup had >14 clubs in his bag when photographed prior to the Memorial Tournament.

Drivers: TaylorMade Qi4D (8 degrees), Ping G440 LST (9 degrees @8), Ping G440 LST (7.5 degrees)
Shafts: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Grey 6.5 TX 70 g, Project X HZRDUS T1100 Handcrafted 6.5 TX 70 g, Project X HZRDUS Smoke Grey 6.5 TX 70 g