
Mizuno MP 14 Irons
Review created: 01/27/08(updated 11/16/08)
21 of 21 people found this review helpful.
* Tiger won 3 U.S. Amateur Titles with Mizuno MP-14’s!
* When Tiger signed with Titleist he stipulated he would sign only if they would make a set of irons identical to his MP-14’s!
* Tiger uses Nike MP-14 clones today!
The MP-14s are the best irons ever made. They are balanced exactly right; they look beautiful to the eye and perform exactly like a golf club should. The ball flight and shot patterns of the MP-14s will immediately tip you to any flaws in your swing, you can work on your swing with full confidence knowing that the tools in hand are perfect.
The ball comes off these irons like a bullet, piercing and true. As you become accustomed to them you will discover that the weaker lofts are only weaker by comparison with today’s clubs, the lofts are actually perfect in terms of how a set of irons are built to function. The drive for distance which has led manufacturers to strengthen lofts to the point of absurdity has rendered the modern long-iron useless. A generation of players did not suddenly lose the ability to hit a 2-3-4 iron, what happened was that the manufacturers jacked up the lofts and rendered the clubs unplayable. The MP-14 3-iron has 23 degrees of loft -- comparable to a modern 4 iron – and you will discover, to your delight, that you do not need a stupid overpriced hybrid, the MP-14 3-iron is built correctly and is therefore eminently playable. If you own a set of strong-lofted game-improvement shovels and cannot hit your long irons, you will be startled all to hell when you pick up the MP-14 3-iron, it may well become one of your favorite irons in the bag.
Lofts and distances:
On cruise control I hit the MP-14 PW 118 yards, the 9-iron 132, the 8-iron 144, the 7-iron 156 yards. These distances were cause for concern at first until I realized how surgically the clubs perform. Once you establish the distances and consistently hit the sweet spot there is virtually no variance, e.g. the 8-iron flies exactly 144 yards on every swing.
Higher handicappers and the MP-14s.... I say go for it. They are so beautiful and so wonderfully crafted compared to today’s overpriced game-improvement hunks of junk; you will not believe your eyes. You will understand what a golf club is supposed to look like, how a golf club is supposed to perform, you will receive unerring feedback on your swing and when you do hit an MP-14 iron flush you will experience golf nirvana and just never go back.
I can not recommend these clubs more highly
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Tiger Nick
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