Miura mb-001 build

[Lepatrique]

I’m totally smitten with the look and feel of the mb-001 and am heading down the path of building a set. Coming from playing mizuno mp-64 and apex 99 previously (I try not to switch too often) so not too far off from what I’ve played in the past. I had a couple of questions for those of you who have been playing Miura clubs through the years...

 

First: I have gone to a 45* PW which allowed me to tighten up wedge gapping with 50-55-60 at bottom of bag. I want to keep this intact but am cautious on taking 2* of loft off the mb-001 - any thoughts on impact to bounce/turf interaction, etc?

 

Second: I am debating whether to swap out the 4 iron or the 4-5 irons with something like a cb-301 for a dot of extra forgiveness and distance. But I hate the idea of having so much offset on my longer irons. Any views on best ways to blend with the longer irons would be most appreciated.

 

Thanks guys

[Rieflin]

If you increase the loft on your wedges, you'll get an increase in bounce. If you decrease the loft, you get a decrease in bounce. The rule of thumb is that the amount you increase or decrease in loft has a corresponding effect on bounce.

 

So, if you de-loft your mb-001 wedge by 2 degrees, you'll also decrease the bounce by 2 degrees.

 

(N.B. I've read at least one post that said altering the bounce by 2 degrees made no difference. All I can say is, this is NOT the opinion of of most people I've talked to & certainly not the opinion of the club builder who built my set & bent my 56 degree wedge 1 degree weak.)

 

From online specs, I found the mb-001 Pitching Wedge has a bounce of 5 degrees. So, de-lofting by 2 degrees will give you a wedge with a bounce of 3 degrees. That's not much bounce. The effect on turf interaction will depend on your swing plane, also the kind of course you usually play, eg a lush parkland course vs a drier, harder seaside "links" style of course. If you've got a steep plane, you may find the de-lofted wedge digging quite a bit, especially on a lush, soft course. On the other hand, if your course is drier with tight lies, a low bounce wedge might actually be helpful.

 

Also, de-lofting fractionally - FRACTIONALLY - increases the offset on a club.

 

I haven't played much with mb-001's, but I play a set of Baby Blades (like you, I played Hogan Apex for years, the 1973 model. Still got them. Great clubs!) I have the 2-PW in the BB's & find them surprisingly easy to hit in the long irons. Every review I've read of the mb-001's say they are very forgiving - but they are still a blade, so they may not be everyone's cup of tea. Personally, I find looking down at a compact blade iron head & thin topline gives me confidence, much more than a cavity back with a larger head & thicker topline. But I'm a purist. I can't really suggest much on blending cb's & blades. Sorry.

 

Good luck with the set! Hope it works out for you.

[Kevinnz]

Only trouble is the increased offset but you will get use to it.

I finding its easier to bag a long iron to gap the distance rather than delofting it, but i play only 2 wedges.

[subwrx]

When I was fitted for my 57’s I was going to do a mix with 001’s. They are almost identical loling when you have them at address. 3-6 in 57’s and 7-PW in 001’s. I’m still kicking myself for not doing it.

[PopIt&DropIt]

As a shallow swinger I have no problem with the bounce difference but a steeper swinger may have a different experience. I believe it's less drastic than most people believe overall but there is a difference and it will be hard for anyone here to tell you how it will affect you

 

I find the cb 1008s to blend nicely with the miura blades. No experience with the cb 301s but they have a lot of offset and that would make the transition less smooth to me.