Mizuno MP-14 irons

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rosser

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Have 3 sets and all still in action. Great feeling, haven't thought about
anything else. They do everything I need them to do.
 
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swingobsessed

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When does a player make the move from a cavity back to a forged iron? Is their a handicap or skill level? Why use a forged iron instead of the more forgiving game improvement irons.

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Jared Willerson

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I just bought a set of MP 14's on ebay I love them, they feel great. The whole set has not made it in the bag, but the 7-PW is in, still got the MX-23's in the 4-6

I like the lofts, I took out my 52 degree gap wedge so I could add another lower lofted wood or hybrid
 
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geohans

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Read Clampett's book, the Impact Zone, on equipment. He advocates blades, for what we're all trying to accomplish. His is, of course, not the only opinion on this matter, but very much worth reading. He quotes someone as saying the true "game improvement" irons are in fact blades.
 
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geohans said:
Read Clampett's book, the Impact Zone, on equipment. He advocates blades, for what we're all trying to accomplish. His is, of course, not the only opinion on this matter, but very much worth reading. He quotes someone as saying the true "game improvement" irons are in fact blades.
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I have the book so I will review that again; however, if game improvement irons are blades, why switch to true forged blades?
 
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swingobsessed said:
I have the book so I will review that again; however, if game improvement irons are blades, why switch to true forged blades?
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Clampett is referring to the feedback you get from a forged blade. The sweet spot is SWEET, off the sweet spot the impact is noticeably clunky and the ball will fly less than true. The theory is that via the feel/feedback the blade trains you to find and hit that sweet spot, whereas with a cavity back you can hit the ball all over the clubface and still get performance. IMO this is a bit oversold -- I don't think a blade struck off the sweet spot is that bad, neither is a cavity back mis-hit that good. The other attraction with blades, for those who care such things, is aesthetic: the thin top line, the minimal offset, the characteristic heavy yet balanced feel. A blade iron looks clean, elegant, like what a golf club is supposed to look like. And when you do mash a blade like an MP-14 on the sweet spot, it's sort of a feeling like no other...
 
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Jared Willerson

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sweetser said:
Clampett is referring to the feedback you get from a forged blade. The sweet spot is SWEET, off the sweet spot the impact is noticeably clunky and the ball will fly less than true. The theory is that via the feel/feedback the blade trains you to find and hit that sweet spot, whereas with a cavity back you can hit the ball all over the clubface and still get performance. IMO this is a bit oversold -- I don't think a blade struck off the sweet spot is that bad, neither is a cavity back mis-hit that good. The other attraction with blades, for those who care such things, is aesthetic: the thin top line, the minimal offset, the characteristic heavy yet balanced feel. A blade iron looks clean, elegant, like what a golf club is supposed to look like. And when you do mash a blade like an MP-14 on the sweet spot, it's sort of a feeling like no other...
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I concur
 
self-mastery

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Weeee! I picked them up today, but only had a chance to hit a few shots into my net. My old mcgreggor 4 iron is going to take the roll of a 2 iron in this set, plus it is my go to shot when my driver is acting fiesty.

I also picked up a used Titleist Vokey 58*08. Don't laugh - I like my ancient great scot mcgreg' wedge more, but the Vokey has more spin.
 
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Chris Sturgess

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MP-14s are great clubs. Fun to play with. People look at the 2 iron and say it looks hard to hit. It's not that hard, I can hit it extremely high if I want to. A little bit of practice and hitting the sweet spot is not much of an issue unless you can't break 90 or something. Even then a person should still use blades at least on the range if they want to learn how to hit the ball solidly, like Clampett was saying.

That spec list said the loft on a MP-14 PW is 50? I swear mine is a 48. I hit it 140 but could hit it 15 yards farther if I wanted it to. But my off brand 52 degree gap wedge I only hit 125 and couldn't hit it farther than that really if I tried. Maybe the MP-14 solid forged construction makes it go father but still that seems like a lot of distance difference. The reason I even got that gap wedge is because my 56 degree SW only goes 110, 115 max.
 
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Played my first round with mp-14's a few hour ago! I didn't start my round off well, but slowly got into the groove of hitting my new clubs. I need to get use to the lightness of these clubs, my old mcg' had an e2 swing weight. My swing was sloppy, but I still managed to muster out a good score. The mp-14 short irons were definitely a round saver for me and the vokey got me up and down to save par several times.

I had an awful hard time with club selection because of the weak lofts, but eventually figured it out.

I'm pleased.
 
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