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Mizuno MP-68 Irons to PW fitted with stiff steel shafts. FIRST IMPRESSIONS: A little bit thick across the topline for a blade – which I like, similar to the set of irons I currently use. The size of the head was good, and sat a little open at address. The other noticeable thing was weight, heavier in the hands than I expected. VERDICT: I hit a high ball, and the MP-59s definitely produced a lower flight. But they were also longer than my current irons – I hit a 4-iron that covered 187 metres where I normally wouldn’t hit it past 180 tops. I flushed a 7-iron through the green at an over-the-water par-3, then dropped down to an 8-iron and hit my best of the day next to the pin. The titanium construction didn’t seem to change the feel much to other blades. On crisply struck shots, the head would really get through the ball. The weight I felt when I first picked the club up seemed to be a help here, just gave the club momentum through the hitting area. Workability was pretty good. I could get the ball going where I wanted it – I had to hit a rope hook on one hole and got the result, and the fade (I hit a stock draw) would go as well. The Mizunos also had a good amount of forgiveness. I found on the less solid hits that the ball might lose distance, but didn’t deviate sideways as much – it would be going down a narrower corridor. Mizuno MP-69 3-iron to PW fitted with stiff steel shafts. FIRST IMPRESSIONS: Love the look – a classic Mizuno blade, better than the MP-33s I once used. Standing over the top of it at address, the topline seems thinner, and the whole set-up is just clean and crisp. It looks like a club that I can hit out of any type of lie. VERDICT: The first thing I noticed with the MP-69 is the ball flight. The irons produce a nice, penetrating trajectory, lower than what I’m used to, but really strong. The conditions during the test were windy, and shots just cut through. I used the 4-iron off the tee a lot, and it would penetrate into the wind and run out on landing. As you’d expect from a blade, the feel was so sweet, so soft. Get one pure, and it would feel like the ball wasn’t even there. The other thing you look for in this type of club is workability, and it was definitely responsive. You didn’t have to exaggerate the action to get the ball going either left or right. Distance control-wise, it was easy to feel how far the ball was going. The biggest adjustment I had to make was the length of the shafts – shorter than I’m used to, so it took time to get the set-up right. More information at http://www.golfuswholesale.com/Mizuno-MP-68-Irons-3-9P-151.html
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