- Joined
- Mar 25, 2014
- Location
- Miami, Florida
- HCP
- Old Age
- Local club/country
- Killian Greens Golf Club
- Irons
- MX-1000
- Driver
- ST-180
I'm going through an interesting experiment. Contrary to what I wrote in the thread about the new drivers coming out, how I never seem to find differences with movable weights and all that, here's an example of something that I do notice.
I have 2 sets of irons, both 5-PW, a set of Mizuno MP-H4 forged irons with senior flex shafts and a set of PRGR RS Red irons with Japanese shafts they designate to be M-40. Various ads will tell you M-40 is senior, regular and even sometimes stiff, but here's the thing... The most reputable place I spoke to says they are regular and M-37 would be soft regular bordering on senior flex.
The PRGR irons, a 2019 model, have extremely strong lofts, from 5-PW, 23*, 25*, 27*, 31*, 36* and 41*...
The MP-H4 irons are 2012, if I'm not mistaken, and they are, also 5-PW, 27*, 30*, 34*, 38*, 42* and 46*...
I hit the PRGR set just slightly farther, probably not even a full club each. On the other hand, the Mizunos feel a lot better and I think the feel might be what I opt for.
The point is, the strong lofts more than make up for the stiffer shaft, but the senior flex in the Mizunos is probably where I get distance from. The PRGRs don't feel badly, but the Mizunos simply feel better.
For now, I think I'm going to stick with the Mizunos.
I have 2 sets of irons, both 5-PW, a set of Mizuno MP-H4 forged irons with senior flex shafts and a set of PRGR RS Red irons with Japanese shafts they designate to be M-40. Various ads will tell you M-40 is senior, regular and even sometimes stiff, but here's the thing... The most reputable place I spoke to says they are regular and M-37 would be soft regular bordering on senior flex.
The PRGR irons, a 2019 model, have extremely strong lofts, from 5-PW, 23*, 25*, 27*, 31*, 36* and 41*...
The MP-H4 irons are 2012, if I'm not mistaken, and they are, also 5-PW, 27*, 30*, 34*, 38*, 42* and 46*...
I hit the PRGR set just slightly farther, probably not even a full club each. On the other hand, the Mizunos feel a lot better and I think the feel might be what I opt for.
The point is, the strong lofts more than make up for the stiffer shaft, but the senior flex in the Mizunos is probably where I get distance from. The PRGRs don't feel badly, but the Mizunos simply feel better.
For now, I think I'm going to stick with the Mizunos.