Can I say enough about the JPX-800 Pro? Nah, probably not. They're a near perfect combination of what one would want in a game improvement iron- forgiving yet moderately workable, compact and very attractive. I can easily see better, lower handicap players with the JPX-800 Pro in the bag, yet I can also see someone on the low end of the high handicap range playing them as well. While Mizuno gets a ton of praise for their players irons, they deserve just as much for what they offer in the GI category. This is the second set of irons I've reviewed in that classification, and I gotta be honest, they blow just about anything else I've hit out of the water. They're as easy to hit as a lot of the much bigger, max GI irons out there, yet you look down at them, and they appear only slightly thicker than a blade. In fact, the distance these irons achieve is nothing short of spectacular. For me, it was actually too good in my first round with them. I actually over shot a couple of targets, though after a couple more rounds with these in the bag, and becoming more familiar with them, and that problem no longer exists. What a great problem to have though, right? Dialing in those three quarters and half shots will also take a little work, with a little more touch on my part as well. In this case I suspect my rustiness was the majority of the issue there. Give it a solid swing, and solid contact, and you'll get exactly what you want in return. One big observation is that even though the distance these irons produce is great, I didn't find that they launch the ball ridiculously high. They do get the ball up in the air easily, but a lot of the game improvement irons I've hit really take the ball insanely high in the air in an effort to go longer. That's not the case here. Ball flight is penetrating and boring and is pretty workable up and down. Some irons I've hit have made it nearly impossible to go low, but the JPX-800 Pro does not fall into that category. I was ecstatic with one particular pitching wedge shot that I had to keep low. The flight was actually lower than I had intended - so low that I thought it would skip off the back of the green, but instead it landed, bounced once, and immediately checked up. I couldn't have been happier to leave the wedge in the bag on that trip to the putting green. Overall I was pretty surprised with that aspect, as the Dynalite Gold XP is listed as a high launch shaft. There's no doubt the JPX-800 Pros will be in my bag for quite a while, and I firmly believe that, if you're in the market for new irons and you don't try these out, you'll be selling yourself short. Mizuno absolutely has a winner on their hands with the JPX-800 Pro irons.Read full review
Even before I received these clubs I knew I would fall in love with them. From reading numerous other reviews online I felt that these clubs were the ones best suited for my game. These irons offer a sound and feel that is quite unique. I have tested many other irons such as the taylormade burners and the callaway razrs, but they all felt and looked so gaudy at address. I did, however, really enjoy the titleist AP1 set, but again, the thick topline was too much for me. The Mizuno JPX 800 Pros offer a thin topline as to give the look of a blade iron, and the grain flow forging ensures solid contact and precise ball control. When you miss the sweet spot the club alerts you that you have missed, yet the trajectory is not compromised with the exception of extreme misses. I personally found this to really help my swing, forcing me to search for the sweet spot on every swing. Some say that game improvement clubs don't allow for enough workability. With the JPX 800 Pros this problem is nonexistent. Drawing and fading is a piece of cake as you manipulate your stroke around a dog leg. Overall these clubs performed to a standard higher than i could have imagined. Mizuno has done it again with an exceptional game improvement iron. If sound and feel are important to you, then you will not be let down. If you could use some forgiveness with your shots, these clubs will save your behind over and over again. I am absolutely in love with these clubs and would recommend them to a player of any handicap.Read full review
It's early days, about half a dozen rounds in, and first impressions are very good. These are cavity backs but they look not at all like a big shovel like game improvers. Very pleasing at address and in the bag. I love the look and feel of them. They are more forgiving on less than perfect contacts than the muscle backs I had before. They want to go straight without any hand rescuing needed even on poorer swings. I put this down to the fact that I found the right shaft from the ones available with this set before my purchase.
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I originally changed from my Tommy Armour 845’s to the TM Burner Plus. The Burners were easier to hit and longer by having stronger lofts, but I did not like look of the “fat” head at address and feedback was very muted. I have Vokey wedges and I was not happy with the distance gap between the "strong" Burner 9 (40*) and my 48* PW. So after some research, I went with these clubs. I had the 9 iron and 8 iron bent 2* week to close the gap to my PW. (I weakened the 6 & 7 by 1* to smooth the gradient.) I selected KBS tour staffs. My game.. 16.5 handicap index at the time of purchase. (15.4 now). I typically play 4-5 different course, at least 1 round/wk. Average ~6300yrd, slope ~130, rating ~73 Pros: I closed the gap to the PW very well. My 8 and 9 iron went down about 5 yrds—as I hoped. The clubs have GREAT feedback. A bad shot feels horrible, but the result is acceptable. Good shots feel soooo nice. The feedback has definitely helped me get better consistency on impact. The look address is very traditional and appeals to me. The clubs are more workable, but for a handicapper like me, that means unplanned slices and hooks are magnified. This teaches me to be more consistency. After 4-5 range sessions to get the hang of the new clubs, I shot 5 strokes below my handicap. Cons: Forged clubs are made from carbon steel—they rust. They require more maintenance than Stainless Steel cast clubs. I wipe off and oil the heads after every round. The first few rounds while learning the new clubs were rough. Learning the need for precision contact has helped my game in the end, but was frustrating at the beginning. Overall: If you are a mid-handicapper and seriously ready to work on your game, these clubs facilitate it. You will need to focus more on ball striking, but the rewards are there for you if you do. The feedback helps focus on clean contact and the increased workability will penalize an open club face or outside/in swing. But learning that helps with all other clubs. If your get enjoyment from improving your game and learning, these are great clubs. If you want easy-to-hit clubs, these are not for you. These clubs are really the step between the blades for under 4 handicapers and super forgiving cavity-back clubs for 20+ handicappers. Best purchase I have made for my game in years….Read full review
Easy to it, forgiving forged clubs. Was fit through the shaft optimizer for TT GS 95 shafts about 3 years ago and finally decided to try them out in a used set of Mizunos as I am nearing 50 and my swing has been slowing down. Gained about a half of club dues to the lighter weight shaft compared to my last set of MX 300 with Project X shafts. Hitting distances I did 3 or 4 years ago. But since this review is about the irons and not the shafts, back to that... Nice soft, solid Mizuno feel that I have grown to love. Off center hits seem to be a little more forgiving than the MX 300.