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May 31, 2008
Hard to Find New and Regular
3 of 4 found this helpful Remember when the Beatles stopped making music together? For years, it was great fun and then suddenly it stopped. Having a set of MP-33s by Mizuno is like that. Sure, John and Paul and George and sometimes Ringo made some good music after the break-up, but it wasn't the same.
First of all, the MP-33s has a thin line on top at address. Some, like the Callaways, have a thick line on top and all that junk in the back. I love the way a thin club sets up to a ball at address.
Second, the feel of the MP-33 is effortless. Struck on the sweet spot, it goes where you want it go, and does what you want it to do. I enjoy the feedback because right away I know when I have hit it pure and when I have hit the ball off-center.
Third, the MP-33 helped me become a better player. I went from a 14-handicap to a 9-handicap quickly after ditching my "game-improvement" clubs for a barely-used set of MP-33s. I advise anyone who is struggling to break through into single digits with game-improvement clubs to experiment with a set of blades. And get them bent to fit your swing.
Unfortunately, I hate the fact that I can't get a new set anywhere. Sure, the MP Anniversary Edition is supposed to be the same club, but I don't have the thousand bucks it takes to purchase. Even rarer is the used set that has regular flex on the shaft. I just picked up a used set for about $200, but the short irons are about as worn as the set I'm using now.
So I keep flipping through eBay every now and then, the same way I flip through old record stores looking for that clean copy of Abbey Road, to see who might be selling a good used set of 33s.
Aug 02, 2021
Same Great Features as the Princess House product!
This product is a direct copy of Princess House's Dishwashing Wand system. Unfortunately, Princess House no longer distributes this product. Fortunately, some company had the sense to buy or steal the patent and the design and market it. I'm very happy they did.
May 27, 2008
Mizuno Quality but Fitting Needed
I purchased a Mizuno MX-500 Driver with 11.5 loft and a regular shaft. I hit it today for the first time and had mixed results. My first drive traveled 260 yards with very little effort, and two other drives produced similar results. However, the club felt whippy, and the other three drives on the front nine were hard-to-control duck hooks. I think the shaft is very flexible for a regular, so I think I will get the club reshafted, either to a different regular flex or to a stiff flex.
Nevertheless, the good shots felt pure and effortless. I like the feeling of the clubhead as it swings through the ball, and the sound is not offensive. (I hate the sound of the latest Adams and TaylorMade models, for instance.) I swing with a slight draw, and this club was easy to draw. It sets up nicely at address with no obvious draw bias, and the Mizuno "M" on the top of the clubhead makes it easy to aim at the ball.
If I had to complain about anything, it would be the stock shaft on the club. As I mentioned before, it feels whippy; it doesn't feel like any regular shaft that I have had on any of my previous drivers. All in all, I would recommend this older model Mizuno driver. Although it does not have any of the new movable weight or removable shaft technology on other drivers, it's enough driver for anyone looking for a great driver that can be purchased for a fraction of the price of a brand-new 2008 driver.