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Looking to get one of these. Like the looks better of Titleist, but finish better of Mizuno. Feel is good on both. Which would you choose and why? Thanks WRX for making me a club ho.

Ping G410+ 9° with tour shaft
Titleist TSR3 19 hybrid

Ping S55 3-pw x100
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Titleist for me, Mizuno is a bit too chunky for a MB in my opinion

Driver = Callaway Smoke-Ai Max-D 

3 wood = Callaway Smoke-Ai Max HL

3 Hybrid = Taylormade Stealth Pro
Irons = 4-PW Miura KM 700
Gap Wedge = Miura HB 50*

Sand Wedge = Taylormade MG3 TW 56*

Putter = LAB DF3

Ball = TP5x v’s Chrome Tour 

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Another vote for MP18s. Look and feel better, cheaper too. But those JPX 919Ts sure look good too?! ;)

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Mizuno ST Max 9.5*

Mizuno ST Max 3/7W

Mizuno ST Max 5/6H

Mizuno 243 7-GW

Mizuno T24 54/S, 58/D

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Titleist look great but feel like clicky garbage. It’s mp 18 all day and it’s not even close. I’d sooner look at apex or p 730 before 718

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TM Stealth plus 3 wood 15 degrees, Ventus Blue TR 6x

TM Sim2 TI 5 wood, 18 degrees 

Callaway UW '21, 21 degrees

TM P7MC 2023, 4-pw, fujikura axiom 125x

Srixon RTX 6 - 52,56,60 

Odyssey White Hot OG 1 Wide, KBS graphite putter shaft

 

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The correct answer is Apex MBs :taunt: Well of the two, MP18 wasn't the normal great Mizzy feel and finish. I'd pick the 718CB over the MB though as it felt solid and produced consistent yardages.

 

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ST-G Ti 15*, Ventus TR Red 7X, 43"

Apex UW 19* (bent to 20*, 1* flat), AV Raw White 85X, 41"

X-Forged UT 2i (18*) CK PW 90TX

Callaway TCB 4-PW, Accra Tour 110i

T24 54.08D, Callaway Jaws Raw 60.08C, Modus 125 Wedge

Toulon San Diego 34"  Mizuno RB X or Callaway Tour X

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Titleist for me, Mizuno is a bit too chunky for a MB in my opinion

 

Now this is a post I will never understand. And I haven't played anything other than Titleist and Mizuno irons since I put my Tommy Armour 845 Silver Scot's in the closet. I understand that everybody has a different eye. But MP-18's chunky??? I want what you're on :rofl:

Titleist TSi3 8º - LAGP DJ 65-6
Titleist TSi3 15º - LAGP TourAxs Blue 
PING iCrossover 3i - PING Tour Chrome 2.0 
Mizuno Pro 245  5-GW C-Taper 
Mizuno T22  52º, 56º, 60º C-Taper

Scotty Special Select Newport 2 
Titleist Left Dash -ProV1x

 

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MP-18s for me. When I got mine I preferred the look of the apex MB’s over both of Titleist and Mizuno, but from a performance/feel perspective it was mp-18 all the way.

 

Funny how “looks” change over time though. When I look at those three sets now, the mp-18s look far better to me than anything else out there. Amazing what time/familiarity/performance does to looks...

Driver: Callaway Paradym TD -  Autoflex SF505X

3 Wood: Taylormade Sim2 Ti  - TourAD VR 7S

2 Srixon ZX Utility -  Mitsubishi MMT 105s

4 Hybrid: Titelist TSi2 - Kuro Kage 60s

PW-5:  Titelist T150 - Mitsubishi MMT 105s

Wedges: Titelist SM9 50,55,60  -  Mitsubishi MMT 105s

Putter: Evnroll ER2

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I'm not sure there is enough real difference between those two choices to matter if you're going to play a muscleback to your first hybrid or fairway wood.

 

I actually prefer the overall feel of Titleist as a general rule - to include how quickly the sensation goes from 'wow' with a nutted shot through 'yuck' to 'bullsh!t' as the misses get bigger. Having said that, I did substantial comparison this Spring and for the first time in many models preferred the MP-18 feel. Also, to the extent their is any forgiveness in a muscleback design, I believe the MP-18 is a wee bit more generous.

 

Having said that, if you are going to start adding a cavity in the mid/long irons, I'd rate the Titleist 718 CB as substantially better than either the MP-18 SC or MP-18MMC and the T-MB much better than the MMC Fli-Hi.

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718's are much more traditional blades, Mizuno's play and look like "GI blades" with their longer face and slightly thicker top line.

 

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TM M3 3 wood - 14.25* - Tensei Pro White 80TX
Srixon u45 DI - 19* - Tensei Pro White Hybrid 100TX
Mizuno mp18 4-PW - Nippon Modus3 120x
Hogan TK wedges - 50*, 54*, 58* - Nippon Modus3 120x
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Titleist for me, Mizuno is a bit too chunky for a MB in my opinion

 

Now this is a post I will never understand. And I haven't played anything other than Titleist and Mizuno irons since I put my Tommy Armour 845 Silver Scot's in the closet. I understand that everybody has a different eye. But MP-18's chunky??? I want what you're on :rofl:

 

I like putting down a small blade behind the ball, the sweet spot is directly behind the ball, with the bigger irons there seems to be a large hitting area and I struggle to focus on my position behind the ball.

Smaller irons or what I am more accustomed to I place down and instantly I am ready to go, so they give me a lot more confidence .

 

Its such a personal game and we all have different tastes, what works for me will not work for everyone.

Driver = Callaway Smoke-Ai Max-D 

3 wood = Callaway Smoke-Ai Max HL

3 Hybrid = Taylormade Stealth Pro
Irons = 4-PW Miura KM 700
Gap Wedge = Miura HB 50*

Sand Wedge = Taylormade MG3 TW 56*

Putter = LAB DF3

Ball = TP5x v’s Chrome Tour 

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Titleist for me, Mizuno is a bit too chunky for a MB in my opinion

 

Now this is a post I will never understand. And I haven't played anything other than Titleist and Mizuno irons since I put my Tommy Armour 845 Silver Scot's in the closet. I understand that everybody has a different eye. But MP-18's chunky??? I want what you're on :rofl:

 

I like putting down a small blade behind the ball, thew sweet spot is directly behind the ball, with the bigger irons there seems to be a large hitting area and I struggle to focus on my position behind the ball.

Smaller irons or what I am more accustomed to I place down and instantly I am ready to go, so they give me a lot more confidence .

 

Its such a personal game and we all have different tastes, what works for me will not work for everyone.

 

That’s the rationale of Miura baby blades that they’re actually more forgiving because there’s so much less club to hit. Makes sense to me

2017 M1 440 9.5* - Tensei Pro Orange 70TX
TM M3 3 wood - 14.25* - Tensei Pro White 80TX
Srixon u45 DI - 19* - Tensei Pro White Hybrid 100TX
Mizuno mp18 4-PW - Nippon Modus3 120x
Hogan TK wedges - 50*, 54*, 58* - Nippon Modus3 120x
Ping Anser OG
Snell MTB Black

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Titleist for me, Mizuno is a bit too chunky for a MB in my opinion

 

Now this is a post I will never understand. And I haven't played anything other than Titleist and Mizuno irons since I put my Tommy Armour 845 Silver Scot's in the closet. I understand that everybody has a different eye. But MP-18's chunky??? I want what you're on :rofl:

 

I like putting down a small blade behind the ball, thew sweet spot is directly behind the ball, with the bigger irons there seems to be a large hitting area and I struggle to focus on my position behind the ball.

Smaller irons or what I am more accustomed to I place down and instantly I am ready to go, so they give me a lot more confidence .

 

Its such a personal game and we all have different tastes, what works for me will not work for everyone.

 

1000% Agreed. And I get that the Titleists have a little thinner topline. It's just that 'chunky' didn't cross my mind when I picked up MP-18

Titleist TSi3 8º - LAGP DJ 65-6
Titleist TSi3 15º - LAGP TourAxs Blue 
PING iCrossover 3i - PING Tour Chrome 2.0 
Mizuno Pro 245  5-GW C-Taper 
Mizuno T22  52º, 56º, 60º C-Taper

Scotty Special Select Newport 2 
Titleist Left Dash -ProV1x

 

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Had the titleist 690mb then Srixon z945 now mp18.....couldn’t be happier with the mizzy

2017 M1 440 9.5* - Tensei Pro Orange 70TX
TM M3 3 wood - 14.25* - Tensei Pro White 80TX
Srixon u45 DI - 19* - Tensei Pro White Hybrid 100TX
Mizuno mp18 4-PW - Nippon Modus3 120x
Hogan TK wedges - 50*, 54*, 58* - Nippon Modus3 120x
Ping Anser OG
Snell MTB Black

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For irons....

 

Titleist are class, professional, and top level

 

Mizuno are legendary, in a class by themselves

Driver: Ping G25

4w & 7w: Ping G25

23° Hybrid: Ping G25

5i - pw: Mizuno MP64

54° & 58°: Cleveland RTX 4 raw

Putter: The Wilson 8802 (vintage model)

Ball:  Titleist Pro V1x
Bag: Original Jones Golf Bag (green)

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I didn't get on with the MP-18s when I tried them earlier in the year - wasn't a fan of the feel and struggled to keep the blade square through impact - lovely irons, but not for me. Admittedly I didn't get a chance to try them with my usual shaft, but as good as the S400 is, that extra 3g isn't going to radically alter the feel of the club. The place I tried them at also stocked Vega and I tried the VM-01 - they were much more like it - still buttery smooth but with a solidity that was lacking in the Mizunos.

 

I didn't try the 718s,but I did demo the 716 MB and really liked them, and on that basis I'd probably go with the Titleist.

The Dee Three - Titleist TS4 9.5 deg, EvenFlow White 6.5 65g, A1 Setting

Henrik - Titleist 917 F3 15 deg, Rogue Max 75x, B2 Setting

The Walking Stick - Titleist 818 H2 19 deg, Rogue Max 85x, B2 Setting

The Interloper - TaylorMade P770 3 iron, S400 Tour Issue, +0.5inch +1 deg loft

The Blades - Nike VR Pro 4 - AW, S400 Tour Issue, +0.5 inch

The Sand Iron - TaylorMade MG2 TW-12 Grind, 56 degree, S400 Tour Issue

The Flopper - TaylorMade MG2 TW-11 Grind, 60 Degree, S400 Tour Issue

The Putter - Nike Method 003 from The Oven

 

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