help with new irons !

[macgolf]

Just looking for any suggestions for some new forged irons. Im lefty so this is always an issue when shopping for new equipment. Im playing mizuno mp 57 right now. Im a 5 HC.
Any suggestions ?

[Taffy]

Miura has some good looking lefties. Can't go wrong with them.

[Rick Murphy]

Saw your post about new irons. I think you cant do much better than the Mizuno iron. However...the most important thing you can do if you haven't already is to be fit by a professional fitter.

[Yoda]

Just looking for any suggestions for some new forged irons. Im lefty so this is always an issue when shopping for new equipment. Im playing mizuno mp 57 right now. Im a 5 HC.
Any suggestions ?

Stay with Mizuno. They make a great forged club, and you know them. Given your single-digit handicap, I would strongly suggest the MP-53s beginning with the 4-iron (and possibly the 3-iron depending on your launch trajectories). This is a great club that you could take all the way to the pitching wedge.

http://www.mizunousa.com/equipment.n...1glf1-irons-mp

However, you might want to consider a "split" set. If so, then consider the MP-68s beginning with the 7-iron.

http://www.mizunousa.com/equipment.n...1glf1-irons-mp

Obviously, custom fitting is a must. Here are some of the basic factors: http://www.mizunousa.com/glfcustfit....0?OpenDocument

As always, the shaft is a major consideration, just as important (if not more so) than the head. To find the one(s) that are right for you, I recommend you make three swings with the Mizuno Shaft Optimizer. Last time I looked, it selected from a database of more than 400 shafts based on five different factors. In my experience, the results (including "soft step" recommendations) have been on the money.

http://www.mizunousa.com/news.nsf/0/...2576E000729694

Lastly, don't forget the grip, not just its composition, but also its size. If you wear a medium-large glove, consider a mid-size grip. It's a bit larger than Standard, and thus, as Homer Kelley would say, ". . . easier to hold onto".

Don't be intimidated by all this. When done by a competent professional, the fitting process is a breeze. And, Mizuno USA is prepared to "get'er done": Even custom orders ship from Atlanta within three days or less.

[BerntR]

I agree. Stick to Mizuno.

I'm a lefty too. I have played MP 32 for quite a few years. I love them som much that I'm thinking of purchasing the MP 68's

[macgolf]

Great thank you so much.
I was looking at the mp 68 . I have a great fitter by my house. I had hit a Miura 6 iron that was pured. Wow what a difference.. amazing feel. They are little steep in price. I believe it was 250 a stick "pured".

[Daryti]

What do you suggest for a 12 HC? In general without club fitting, what kind of shaft recommended?

[BerntR]

I don't think the blades are as hard to hit as their reputation. Off center hits feels worse but the result isn't much worse than with a forgiving iron. I even saw a scientific comparison a while ago where they compared thin, toe, heel hits etc. The difference was very moderate, and the blades even produced better results on a couple of the mishits (i think it was towards the heel)

I wouldn't advice aganist blades for a 12 hcp. If you like what you see at address they will not hurt your score. And the feedback you will get could make you a better player.

But lie angle and shaft must fit or else it's just a waist of money. And I think the two should fit with how you want to hit the ball and not necessarily to how you hit it today. Particularly if you have a misfit today your swing has adopted to it and those compensations will also be in operation when you try new irons.

I went for Mizunos because they were the flattest forged irons I could find. Then I had the factory make flatten them progressively towards the 3 iron. I did the fitting based on experience and wear marks on my old TA 845SS (which was also pretty flat) and it turned out pretty well. If anything I should have flattened a degree or two more in the short irons too. And perhaps I would have benefitted from something slightly softer than s300 but I don't think that affects either scoring or workability so it's a minor.

[Daryti]

Does the plane angle have influence on the lie angle? I.e. if want to set up close to TSP (for zero shift) than a steeper lie angle, elbow plane then flatter angle.

[BerntR]

Yes. But perhaps not as much as one would believe. Where is your hands at impact and where do you want to have them? Then you have to account for the shaft flex. Stiffer shafts requires flatter lie angles because they will flatten less when CF is pulling the clubhead.

Have a look for instance at Fowlers impact vs Hogan's impact. They are both really flat after transition. The biggest difference is that Fowler lets CF throw everything on plane through impact, so there's an almost straight line from his Left shoulders through his hands and to the sweet spot. While Hogan's holds his form much longer and goes through impact with lower hands. Hogan needs a lot flatter clubs than Fowler. Or perhaps what we see in Fowler is adaption to modern lie angles?