The Mizuno JPX-800 Irons are a big jump into the game improvement category for Mizuno Golf. Sure- they have other irons in this space (MX-1000, MX-300) but most people know and respect Mizuno most for their game-enhancing line of muscle back and blade irons known for their amazing feel and precision. In my opinion there was a big gap between the MX-1000's and the MP lines of clubs and the Mizuno JPX-800 Irons a full-fledged jump into that space, providing 8 to 24 handicappers with a truly remarkable option; a club with the feel Mizuno is known for combined with the game improvement qualities desired by many of us like forgiveness and increased distance. I don't want to ruin the rest of my review- but mission (mostly) accomplished!
A serious looking iron with 'Balanced Performance' the Mizuno JPX-800 Irons are Mizuno's first to bring its JPX exotic technology platform to Europe
'Balanced Performance' is the result of a project to create an iron with strengths in a number of key criteria (feel, control, forgiveness, distance, profile) without one compromising another. The Mizuno JPX-800 Irons deliver the magical combination of being Mizuno's most forgiving (MOI measurement) and longest (COR measurement) iron of all time.
The JPX800's look from address and solidity at impact will have single figure players questioning their choice of iron.
The visible distance gains of the Mizuno JPX-800 Irons are achieved by combining Mizuno's HOT METAL approach - incorporating a new manufacturing process for a thinner, more uniform iron face. This HOT METAL process allows the Mizuno JPX-800 Irons to hit the maximum allowable limits for energy transfer, far exceeding previous Mizuno irons.
An exotic pocket cavity, with multiple thickness levels and an external power bar add the highest measurable levels of forgiveness (MOI) achieved in a Mizuno iron to date.
The Mizuno JPX-800 Irons achieve all this within a mid-size head which presents itself even more compactly and versatile thanks to a triple cut sole design. A progressive flow to shapely shorter irons, complete the JPX800s 'Balanced' orientation.
"The Mizuno JPX-800 Irons is an incredible iron that's hard to pigeonhole. To achieve these ball speeds and MOI numbers, you’d expect to compromise by adding lots of offset, or thick top and bottom edges.
But our design challenge was to pack all this performance into a head shape that a tour player wouldn't reject. It's much easier to create an iron just to either feel great, or be very forgiving, or extremely long - 'Balanced Performance' is much more a challenge" - David Llewellyn, R&D
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