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Mizuno JPX 921 SEL: Lefties get forged JPX irons, too

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Don’t you worry, southpaws, Mizuno has heard your voices, and similar to the MP20 line, you will be getting your very own set of JPX 921 irons, the JPX921 SEL (Special Edition Lefty), made just for you.

So what makes the JPX 821 SEL irons special?

You may remember from the previous MP-20 launch piece, I referenced the iron series as the “MP-20 family” and how Mizuno spent a lot of time analyzing custom order set makeup data to fine-tune each club in each model to maximize performance in an individual level. Well, the company has once again taken that data from the JPX series and flipped it on its head, or at least hand, to create a set combining the most requested clubs just for left-handed players.

More photos and discussion in the forums. 

Mizuno JPX 921 SEL: More details

The JPX 921 SEL is a combination of 6-GW JPX 921 Tours with JPX 921 Forged 5, and 4-irons. All the flow, geometry, and materials technology from the right-handed models combined into one cohesive set.

Without going too far down the rabbit hole or statistics around right-handed vs. left-handed golfers, it must be noted that unless you’re a maple-syrup drinking, hockey-playing Canuck (don’t worry its not an offensive term), where around 25 to 30 percent of golfers play left-handed, the global golf population that plays left-handed is still well below 10 percent.

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Mizuno wants to do everything it can to offer an MP design for lefties, and as the data demonstrated, this was the best option to fit the most players. I also believe this was a big part of the reason Mizuno reengineered and shrunk down the JPX 921 Forged to fit in better as a combo-ing option with the 921 Tour.

At the end of the day, will this make all left-handed golfers looking at Mizuno irons happy? No, but it is certainly a big shaft in offering additional options, which is always a great thing.

Mizuno JPX 921 SEL: Price, specs, and availability

The stock components are KBS S-Taper Stiff flex with Golf Pride Z-grip full cord grips, and the standard set configuration with be 4-GW.

The price will be $162.50 per club, 6-GW, and $175 per club, 4- and 5-iron or $1,325 for the full eight-piece set.

More photos and discussion in the forums. 

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Ryan Barath is a club-fitter & master club builder with more than 17 years of experience working with golfers of all skill levels, including PGA Tour players. He is the former Build Shop Manager & Social Media Coordinator for Modern Golf. He now works independently from his home shop and is a member of advisory panels to a select number of golf equipment manufacturers. You can find Ryan on Twitter and Instagram where he's always willing to chat golf, and share his passion for club building, course architecture and wedge grinding.

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Whats in the Bag

Kevin Chappell WITB 2024 (April)

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Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Project X Denali Black 60 TX

3-wood: TaylorMade Stealth 2 HL (16.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 7 X

7-wood: Cobra King LTDx Prototype (21.5 degrees @20.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 9 X

Irons: Srixon ZX (3), Cobra King CB (4-PW)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM6 (52-08F, 56-10S), Cobra Snakebite (60)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Putter: Scotty Cameron SB-2, Scotty Cameron TourType TG6.2
Grip: SuperStroke Traxion Flatso 1.0

Ball: Titleist Pro V1x

Grips: Golf Pride MCC

Check out more in-hand photos of Kevin Chappell’s clubs here.

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Spotted: Axis1 prototype broomstick putter

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We have seen an uptick in longer putters out on the professional tours with players gravitating toward either counterbalanced or broomstick styles. As a refresher, A “broomstick” putter is a long putter that is usually built to a length that goes up to your chest. If you have seen Adam Scott putt in a tournament recently, he uses what is classified as a broomstick putter.

Axis1 might not be the most common brand in the world of putters but they have been around a while, most notably in Justin Rose’s bag.

Axis1 is known for a putter that doesn’t look traditional but a design is used to get the center of gravity to the center of the club face, aligned with the shaft. This technology keeps the face aligned with the ball throughout the stroke. More traditional putters rotate around the shaft axis, which doesn’t align with the center of the putter, making it easier for the putter face to not be square to the target at impact.

This week at the Valero Texas Open, we spotted a prototype Axis1 putter in a long broomstick version. The head shape looks very similar to the current Axis1 Tour-HM putter that the company currently makes, which is a more squared-off mid-mallet. The prototype looks to have a similar multi-material head with a 304 stainless steel face mated to a composite back. Twin site lines run together, on the topline and on the flange, to create a longer line for aligning the putter. The steel face has a fairly shallow milling to it, and the flowing heel hosel connects to the aggressive shaft bend.

A matching black shaft is installed, and at the grip end is Super Stroke’s Zenergy Tour 1.0 two-piece in white and black. No word on if or when this will come to retail yet.

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Coolest thing for sale in the GolfWRX Classifieds (4/4/24): Mint set of TaylorMade Qi 10 irons

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At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals that all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.

It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.

Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, there is a listing for a Mint set of TaylorMade Qi 10 irons.

From the seller: (@ch1985): “Mint set of TaylorMade qi 10 irons 5-PW, AW (used 1 round and some range balls) with factory stiff steel shaft –  $925 shipped.”

To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link: Mint set of TaylorMade Qi 10 irons

This is the most impressive current listing from the GolfWRX BST, and if you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum you can check them out here: GolfWRX BST Rules

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