This is the second in a series of product reviews from the recent PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando.
How good are the new Mizuno MP 59 irons? One critique called them “little pieces of art.”
Maybe a better reflection is that Luke Donald, last year’s leading money winner on both the PGA and European PGA Tours, has put them in his bag.
While they are beautiful like a nice piece of art, they also are technologically advanced. The MP-59™, the next generation of Mizuno’s award winning Ti Muscle™ Technology, delivers full cavity forgiveness in a player's half cavity design.
The pure Titanium material is forged into the muscle of the MP-59 to deliver a 5% larger sweet spot.
The MP-59s feature a titanium insert forged into the center of the muscle, which provides cavity like forgiveness in a player’s half cavity design. The MP-59 deliver a 5% larger sweet spot.
The lightweight characteristics of the pure titanium allows for the ideal amount of thickness behind the impact area to deliver consistent solid feel while simultaneously providing a dramatic increase in perimeter weighting for enhanced playability.
Mizuno says that its Forged Ti Muscle™ Technology delivers increased forgiveness and solid feel in a player's head shape.The irons are scientifically designed to optimize sound and feel at impact utilizing modal analysis and Harmonic Impact Technology (H.I.T.). And the company’s patented Grain Flow Forged 1025E "Pure Select" mild carbon steel and pure titanium combine to provide the ultimate soft, solid, and consistent feel.
“With Mizuno’s Ti Muscle technology, we’ve preserved the soft feel and compact head size that Mizuno MP players expect, while increasing forgiveness, which is truly the “holy grail” combination of performance characteristics for today’s more serious players,” said Dick Lyons VP and General Manager, Mizuno USA, Inc. “The MP-59’s are ground breaking in concept and design, with a look, feel, and play unlike any forged iron Mizuno has delivered to date.”
Suggested retail price for the MP59 3 thru wedge set is $999. Not bad for a great piece of art.
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