MP58 Irons, You Must Have a Try

There's not much that sets the pulse racing more than a new set of Mizuno irons - so watch your blood pressure because here we bring you news of four spanking new sets.

And as if that's not enough we've also got some gorgeous new Mizuno wedges and a new iron replacement model to boot.

So please take a minute to catch your breath and read on to find out more

Featuring the same dual muscle technology as the 68's the Mizuno MP-58 Irons have seen Mizuno bringing multi-material technology into the MP range. Every previous iron in the MP range has been made from a single billet of steel but the Mizuno MP-58 Irons combines the soft 1025E carbon steel with a titanium insert.

For a company known for their forging, Mizuno might be seen to be taking a healthy risk by doing this but have offset this by the way that they forged the two together. The 11g gram titanium muscle piece is brought together with the pure select mild carbon steel head while they are both red hot from the first forging process and then forged together yet again. The result is that the titanium is bonded to the head far more strongly than it otherwise could be. Because of this the MP-58 is designed to offer shot-makers a club that is more forgiving that the 62 and more workable than the 52 but keeping the thickness behind the ball that contributes so heavily to the sound and feel.

                                

We tested the Mizuno MP-58 Irons for forgiveness by using striking tape and hitting shots off the sweet spot, toe and heel. This iron actually performed better than many game-improvement irons when it came to both off-center hits off the toe and the heel.  There was minimal loss of distance (around 2-4 yards) from both and feel was almost not impacted at all.  Pretty amazing when you look at some of the other perimeter weighted irons out there that cannot achieve this.  Accuracy on off-center shots was not impacted as much as we thought it would be with a design like this either.  There multi-material forged design scheme we assume is the reason.  Because they are still using the same Grain Flow Forging process but these show a pretty dramatic difference from what we could tell.

In my opinion, the Mizuno MP-58 Irons could be found in the bags of a range of players. Not just the middle handicapper, but the scratch as well. In testing these out, I don't think that I'd be compromising too much in any direction by playing the Mizuno MP-58 Irons. The fact is because they are so easy to hit and have the look and near-feel of a traditional muscle back or blade, I'm probably going to keep them in my bag. After a few range sessions and the round I had, I'm going to use them for the next few rounds and see how things go. I'm quite optimistic that the Mizuno MP-58 Irons will be around for a while.