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Mizuno MP-20 Irons

SuperStroke
Horses are Breed for Courses.

And today I went ahead and ordered the 3, 4, and 5 MP-20 MB's to complete my Set.

Not that the MP-20 HMB 2, 3, 4, 5, AND 6 IRONS in my bag weren't excellent Clubs. Not at all.

It was Just the Sweetness.

The Utterly insane Soft Feel of a Mizuno MB.

There it Is.

Mizuno. The best feeling Irons ever built.

Will I feel the difference on a poorly struck shot?

Most definitely. Especially in the harsh cold damp wintery days we have been playing in every morning.

But that is precisely the feedback I have learn to crave. Like any Junkie searching for his fix.

Because when you strike the metal pure, These Irons Just Sing like Angels. Sending shivers of pure joy down my only too mortal Spine.

Do I recommend everyone follow my example?

Definitely not.

There are many great choices available to suit each and every player's unique needs and Game.

But for the select few who have been smitten by the Bite of a Mizuno Blade. Only Pure Grain Flow Forged Muscle Backs will satisfy.

That's for working so hard to make each and everyone of your products so great.

Cheers

To

Mizuno

I'm a fully committed Member of the Muscle Back Club. For Life.

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Yesterday I shot 39-42 and it could have easily been 5 shots better with 5-9 hmb 52/58 t20.

Do the hmb feel like Mizuno? No, they don’t, but they don’t feel like anything else either. They feel better than apex pros. They look like blades. They look good in the bag. They look game improvement over the ball. They don’t feel or sound flushed.

They are very straight. They aren’t super long. Increased top line and increased offset is noticeable. I had to play irons from my hybrid ball position. Took me a while to figure out.

The 8 iron and P mp20 hmb irons cost me dearly. I came up short left with the 8i from 138y fairway, which is a shot I just never hit. And then I did it again from 141y. I Also hit a clunker P on the short par 3 to miss the green and made bogey from 109y. it was weird to be scared of the 8 and stand on the 7. I was flagging 7 from 152, 155.

I missed the last 3 fairways and made bogey on 4, 15, 17, 18 off the tee, but the others were caused by short iron misses. I missed with P on 2 and 8 on 5, 12, 14 and 16. No birdies made today. And no great saves with T20s.

I had several shots with the 5-7 hmb that were better than my typical mmc shots.
I had several shots with the 8-P hmb that were worse than my typical mmc shots.
Best 58 wedge shot was about 12 feet from 56y. One came up 25 short.

Considering the tech and forgiveness really stops at the 7 hmb and comparing the sole width of the 8-P and the mmc cavity I think the 8-P of the mmc are more forgiving than the hmb which basically has no help.

The 5-7 hmb are clearly straighter and more forgiving. I know Mizuno says the 8-P don’t need the help, but I sure do.

Back to vokeys as well.

my iron game is set:

Mizuno 5/6/7 mp20 hmb recoil 95 f3
Mizuno 8/9/P mp18 mmc recoil 95 f3
Vokey sm6 54/60 recoil 95 f3
 
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40-43 with 3 birdies, a double and a triple on back with penalties:

Birdied 8 with my vokey k60. Short sided behind bunker green side in two. Played long and zipped it to 5 feet. no way I would be that confident with the t20.
Birdied 10 from a bad drive and a layup to 128 with mmc 9 iron to 15 feet.
Birdied 17 from 109 uphill out of the garbage with mmc 9 iron to 1.5 feet.

Loving the mixed set. Maybe I’ll try the mp20 mmc 8-P.

My misses with the mmc are into the wind. I am using recoils f3 and the miss is into the wind spin higher and come up short.
 
Styles said:
40-43 with 3 birdies, a double and a triple on back with penalties:

Birdied 8 with my vokey k60. Short sided behind bunker green side in two. Played long and zipped it to 5 feet. no way I would be that confident with the t20.
Birdied 10 from a bad drive and a layup to 128 with mmc 9 iron to 15 feet.
Birdied 17 from 109 uphill out of the garbage with mmc 9 iron to 1.5 feet.

Loving the mixed set. Maybe I’ll try the mp20 mmc 8-P.

My misses with the mmc are into the wind. I am using recoils f3 and the miss is into the wind spin higher and come up short.
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the MMC are exceptional. You won’t regret it!
 
I played 2 rounds last week in cold temperatures - 30’s and low 40s. This was a good test as I was concerned about the stinger feedback on miss hits. My goodness. These irons just perform. I am so glad I made the switch to blades. What I’m finding is that I’m really able to flight the ball like I ever have before. Also, I use my PW to get very creative in ways that I just could not with my old irons - I never use to take partial shots with my old PW.

The MP-20s are just fun clubs that look beautiful and perform phenominal.
 
Update: I lasted half the day before placing 8/9/P mp20 mmc on order to mix with the hmb 5/6/7. Frustrated the 8/9 hmb have no help. I miss the point of that. Better players can mix the MB if they don’t need or want forgiveness or tungsten in those irons.
 
The more I play the MP-20 the better I like them

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MMC 8/9/P are here! Wow, nice irons. I have sort of forced myself to play the 8/9/P HMB, but they are kind of shotgunish. These look precise. They make me long for the 7 and maybe the 6, but I am taking shallower divots and hitting more greens with the HMB. Pga ss only offered me $280 for the mp18 mmc, so I still have them too! Decisions....
 
I finally received my HMB 4I-PW with Modus 105S shafts. Took almost 4 weeks, because the 4I and 5I heads were back ordered. Finally hit them at the range tonight and the results were exactly like the GC Quad simulator at the shop. Very forgiving irons that likes to go straight with a very very high launch. The 4-6 irons were going as high as my Honma 7I and the HMB 7I as high as my Honma 8 iron. My Honma TW747v irons have the exact same shafts and have the same lofts. I would say about the same distance, with a higher launch. Harder to hit draws with the HMB’s though, but I’m okay with that in exchange for the higher launch provided. The 7I was launching at a peak height between 37-40 yards.

as others have posted the 8I-PW offer no difference than my Honma irons.
 
Now that we are into the new year and I’ve been playing the SEL set a few months now, I am just amazed at them. Today, it was 43 deg and a bit windy and I absolutely loved being able to flight the irons low to stay under the wind.

I am so glad I moved to these clubs.
 
My HMB will be in on Tuesday. It will be interesting if the 3-iron was a smart pickup or not.
 
I have been able to get some time in with my split set (6-P mb, 3-5 hmb) and these things are so nice, I absolutely could not be happier with my choice. I have been very pleasantly surprised at how forgiving the MBs are. Obviously they are still a blade, but I am not punished as much as i would have expected when i dont hit the ball perfect, but when I do, oh my do these feel unbelieveable. Honestly seem more forgiving than the 718 CBs that I have.

The distances have also been great. Keeping a 4 degree gap throughout seems to work well and I really didnt notice a huge difference with the transition from MB to HMB, which was a worry. The HMBs feel fantastic. Very very solid for a hollow iron.

Wont be able to get these on the course for a while as I live in Calgary, but I will continue to get some simulator and range work.

Absolutely pumped for the spring to get here.
 
These irons are practically pornographic.
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I hit some of this line the other night, and they are as incredible as they look and expect from Mizuno. Could game absolutely any of them gladly.
 
I am actually a little surprised that over time, the HMBs have not garnered more discussion after so much buzz at launch.
 
Tenputt said:
I am actually a little surprised that over time, the HMBs have not garnered more discussion after so much buzz at launch.
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The Marketing campaign of the big guns are hard to miss. Mizuno has a more nuanced approach, which is leading customer loyalty that is the envy of the industry.

But it is always a slow burn. Not a huge tsunami and later disappearing before the next marketing cycle. :drinks:
 
Johan185 said:
The Marketing campaign of the big guns are hard to miss. Mizuno has a more nuanced approach, which is leading customer loyalty that is the envy of the industry.

But it is always a slow burn. Not a huge tsunami and later disappearing before the next marketing cycle. :drinks:
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This is a highly subjective opinion.
 
fupresti said:
This is a highly subjective opinion.
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I agree. While I love my current Set of Mizunos and my last set, I am Always open to switching. Last week my instructor had me try out the Maverick Pro irons. Ironically, I couldn’t find the center of the face to save my life and after a half dozen shots, we went right back to the MP20s.
 
At launch these were some of the most discussed irons Mizuno has had in quite some time. Now that they have been out for a while and golf season is here, has the buzz worn off a bit? Or is it more new gear has come out and brought up different curiousities?
 
Has anyone chucked a HMB 3i in the bag as a driving iron?
 
JB said:
At launch these were some of the most discussed irons Mizuno has had in quite some time. Now that they have been out for a while and golf season is here, has the buzz worn off a bit? Or is it more new gear has come out and brought up different curiousities?
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I think the latter. I've tried all of the irons from this line, and they are all phenomenal. But, it's pretty typical from Mizuno honestly. Which, in terms of buzz is both good and bad. I think new tech and other companies having more of that tech story will garner more of the buzz...but these will always be irons people pick up at the store to at least give a few swings and hope they fit into.
 
I think it's probably a combo. For some reason it seems like that's how Mizuno releases happen, come out hot but sizzle out a bit with the hype. I was just looking at the HMB's yesterday and still drool over them.
 
cbaker2882 said:
I think the latter. I've tried all of the irons from this line, and they are all phenomenal. But, it's pretty typical from Mizuno honestly. Which, in terms of buzz is both good and bad. I think new tech and other companies having more of that tech story will garner more of the buzz...but these will always be irons people pick up at the store to at least give a few swings and hope they fit into.
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Do you think the JPX line has surpassed the MP line on the internet for interest? I know in terms of sales it has obviously, but the MP line has always been the internet darling.
 
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