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Mizuno JPX 925 Forged Irons

SuperStroke
OK, I just walked out of the store and I wanna get my thoughts down while they’re fresh in my mind.

I alternated hitting forged and 243 with the same I 95 steel fiber shaft.

First a couple of undeniable truths. I get more yardage with forged. It’s a pretty consistent 10 yards. I can hit it all over the face and not have too dramatic of a drop off. I had a couple in towards the heel and a couple high on the face. I don’t notice much of a size difference at all looking down on 243 versus forged.

Now let’s go through a few undeniable truths for 243. Even with steel fiber, I hit them very well. I was more consistently in the center of the face. It spins in a better window. The feel is miles better to me.

That last one is the big one. I just can’t reconcile the sound and feel of forged. It feels like a hollow body to me and I don’t like it. Maybe I’m weird but sound and feel are very important to me with golf clubs always have been.

I think forged are very good. They’re consistent across the face. They provide a lot of help and for someone not as sensitive to sound and feel I think that would be an awesome fit, but not for me.
 
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Mine finally arrived, 12 days FedEx, really?

6-GW w MMT 105S.

For looks only, need to get in the Sim, ice here in RI no golf outside for awhile:

Beautiful irons, compared to my gamers, CF19, top line is thinner and less offset. Swing weight all 3.5-4, I’ve seen some posts where guys saying the MMT swing weight real high due to the steel mesh in tip, but mine are perfect. Can’t wait to hit them.

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Kenomikes said:
Mine finally arrived, 12 days FedEx, really?

6-GW w MMT 105S.

For looks only, need to get in the Sim, ice here in RI no golf outside for awhile:

Beautiful irons, compared to my gamers, CF19, top line is thinner and less offset. Swing weight all 3.5-4, I’ve seen some posts where guys saying the MMT swing weight real high due to the steel mesh in tip, but mine are perfect. Can’t wait to hit them.

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Oh damn those look good. Even if they are backwards.
 
Had a range session yesterday to see what kind of distances I might have out on the course. GW and PW where couple of yards shorter on average compared to my 245's. 9 and 8 irons were right in line with the 245's .

Having only hit the 7 iron during my fitting. I was concerned the 8 iron would be shorter given the difference in materials. But my mind is comforted that is not the case.

That being said, the6 and 7 irons are considerably longer than the 245's. 10+ yards in fact. So may have to have them bent slightly to narrow those gaps.

Here were my averages GAP 113 yards. PW 126 yards 9 iron 140 yrds.
8 iron 152 yrds. 7 iron 169 yrds.
6 iron 181 yrds. 5 Hybrid 194 yrds.
7 wood 216 yrds. 4 wood 226 yrds.
Driver 241 yrds.

What I was most happy with was how tight a dispersion was for most of the clubs.
Here's my 6 iron. Two outliers, I pushed my first shot and I think I over copensated, and pulled the next shot 😅 The next 5 were pretty nice though.

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Love the looks of the black two toned face. It frames the ball really nice. Comparison of the 245's and Forged.

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I continue to love these irons. Iron game is strong now, hitting a lot more greens. And effortless distance.
 
Here is 4 iron. Such an easy club to hit. I had to hit it twice off ten deck Saturday due to going opposite way of dogleg off the tee. Both times I hit the green and saved myself from bogey on the hardest holes.

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Got out on the course for the first time with these. 41 degrees.
I am surprised on how high I hit the 6 and 7 iron. 167 yd par 3 and put the 7 iron to 10 ft. Even on a slightly frozen green, it hopped and stopped.
Loving the buttery feeling off of these.
Did have some distance loss on 2 hits that were towards the toe but still straight.
Bring on the warm weather.
 
Current gamers:

Mizuno 225 4 iron
JPX 923 Tour 5-PW

Having serious thoughts about the new JPX forged irons though. When I got the 923 Tours, I was playing a lot more golf. Enter 2 kids under 2 years old and I’ll be happy to get on the course 2-3 times a month if I’m lucky this season. I’m really struggling with the 923 Tour 5 and 6 iron. I’m just not striking the ball as consistently as when I was playing more frequently.

At the very least, I think I may jump for the 4, 5, and 6 iron in the Forged. Bend them a little weak and bend the tours slightly strong to get the distance gap closer to what I’d want. Give me more forgiveness at the top end.

But I’ll admit a part of me wants to just go all in on the Forged model. Maybe just 4-9 and use a specialty PW. Just questioning if I’m going to be able to get on the course enough to consistently handle the 923 Tours like before. Only worry is that I tried a full set of the Mizuno 225’s previously and just kept hitting missiles into the green and couldn’t generate enough spin. Bending the forged a few degrees weak and using a slightly more spinny shaft could be an intriguing combo though.
 
Does anyone know if the 8-G irons have the contour ellipse face as do the 4-7 irons?
 
Mabuckeye said:
Does anyone know if the 8-G irons have the contour ellipse face as do the 4-7 irons?
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Looking through my Mizuno presentation notes and I believe that the contour ellipse is only on the 4-7.
 
Has anyone seen a problem with Mizuno iron tolerances and being way off from specs out of the box?
 
Thrillbilly Jim said:
Has anyone seen a problem with Mizuno iron tolerances and being way off from specs out of the box?
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Do you have a statement to make with this? It's an odd question to just pop up out of nowhere.

To answer your question, I personally have not. I have seen some deviations with other companies in the last couple years.
 
Hawk said:
Do you have a statement to make with this? It's an odd question to just pop up out of nowhere.

To answer your question, I personally have not. I have seen some deviations with other companies in the last couple years.
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No statement. Just didn't think it warranted its own thread.
 
Thrillbilly Jim said:
Has anyone seen a problem with Mizuno iron tolerances and being way off from specs out of the box?
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I couldn't say for sure. My fitter inspected them before he sent them to me. I'm very happy with mine so far.
I'm sure I will like them even more, once the weather warms up.
 
These are the best irons I’ve played. I used to lose strokes in approach for strokes gained, now I am gaining. Just effortless power.

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I think I might get some black forged. Seriously. I'm like 90% of the way there.

They look amazing, the sole gets through the turf brilliantly, more forgiveness than I've played in .. I don't even remember when.

4- P, 2 weak, 1 flat, MCC Black/Grey Plus 4 +1

I think we should do that.
 
I love mine so far. 925 Forged 6-GW with T-3 52/56. Three range sessions and finally got a round in Sunday. All with the same shaft MMT 105S. Just ordered the T-1 60-06X today. I wanted something for those real tight lies around the green, just need to figure out what club to dump. Thinking 4H since I have the 3H and 5H already.

I dropped off my set yesterday to have the lofts checked just for piece of mind.
 
FYI. Had my set 6-GW 925 forged lofts checked and the fitter didn't even charge me the $50 fee. Said he couldn't justify the fee because the lofts were just about spot on. He barely bent one or two irons.
 
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FYI. Had my set 6-GW 925 forged lofts checked and the fitter didn't even charge me the $50 fee. Said he couldn't justify the fee because the lofts were just about spot on. He barely bent one or two irons.
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Not surprised to hear that! That’s great
 
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