The MP60's may be the best performing forged iron for mid-low handicappers ever. No, wait, let me rephrase that: they ARE the best feeling/performing irons for those players with enough skill to hit the ball dead-perfect 95% of the time.
Some people believe in the widespread myth about low-scoring golfers always play with blades. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Very skilled players play compact, thin clubheads because they are easier to shape shots with, but that is just a minuscle fraction of the already small number of players who shoot in the high 70's and low 80's most of the time! However, during the last 2 years we have seen a good number of "better than average" players come to play and buy forged "cavity back" heads, something that was not even dreamed about a few years back. So, the evolution of the compact heads and forging tech has come a long way now, in the form of very playable, superb feeling, AND forgiving heads! Titleist, Hogan, Alpha, Toski, Maltby, even Nike have CB forgings available!
But above ALL, there is MIZUNO. There is just no comparison when it comes to feel, looks, craftsmanship and performance.
The history of Mizuno's forged blades is long and full of success in the PGA, amateur and pro tours around the world, nobody can deny this. But it was just a few years ago that Mizuno started to produce bigger, and more "sophisticated" forged heads that not only offered superb feel and playability as usual, but now a word that had always been contrary to forged clubs became included in the package: FORGIVENESS.
My first encounter with such type of heads was with the famously loved MX20, but later evolved in the extremely popular and outrageously long MX23's, that took many mid-handicappers world by storm. I still play and love my MX23 5 and 6 irons. This year the new MX25 will hit the stores, and we hear that they are even better feeling, and more forgiving than ever.
The only problem with the MX series, is that they practically force you to play better, to IMPROVE. Mine did this to me, and a few months later I was begging for more shot-shaping capabilities. Mizuno already had a load of clubs made for really skilled players, the arch-famous MP line. The MP32's became the rave during 2005 and with their Cut-muscle technology and their proven Grain-flow forging, this model took all the awards available in the "players clubs" category. I fell for them too, but while I was able to hit the Pw, 9 and 8 really good, the 7,6,5 and 4 were not helping me much...
The problem with the 4 and 5 was solved easily and convincingly by using hybrids (one TM Rescue and one Mizuno CLK, fantastic clubs BTW...), but the 6 and 7 irons were kinda in the twilight zone: see, the problem is that the MP32 offered TOO much workability and too LITTLE forgiveness, while my MX23's offered too much distance and little workability. Add to this the fact that I would NEVER go back to a club that is not a forged Mizuno...
The MP60's is more like a "forgiving" MB (muscleback) than a CB (cavity-back), meaning forgiveness is still a matter of minuscule doses. Between the MX23 and the MP32, it sits almost perfectly in the middle. You have all the shot shaping ability you want, plus a thinner sole and topline, yet you can get away with a slightly off-center hit without feeling too bad. The short irons play pretty much like the MP32's, only a bit bigger (more margin of error), but do not expect Mother Teresa to show up when you hit them bad.
In fact, I am currently using the PW-9 MP32's, 8-6 MP60's, and thats IT ...the rest is hybrids, wedges, woods and a driver. For my taste, the TT Dynalite Golds w/ sensicore are excellent shafts because of the lower KP, and I benefit from the slightly higher trajectory. I was playing Rifle X's on the MP32's and well...they were just too stingy!.
BOTTOM LINE
No doubt in my mind this are the best feeling, call-your-shot irons in golf to this day. You can make them turn the ball any way you want (providing you know how to do that!), around the greens they are infallible, absolutely great touch and feedback while chipping long. But this will only be true if you are positively sure you can hit down GOOD on that little ol' white ball. You need a good swing and tempo to make them go find those pins, and they LOVE to dig some divots every time.
If you can hit the MX23 really good, stay with them. If you already know that you are not good enough for the MP32's, but want more workability and even more feel, then consider those MP60's!. I just believe they are the best forged irons ever for my level of ability, but hey...once again...its just me!
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