Nothing feels like a Mizuno….MP32

[BCULAW]

I’m a forged iron snob. Love the feel of a good blade. Been playing MP20s for a bit now. Took out my refurbished set of Mizuno MP32s this morning, shafted with DGR400 which is probably a softer shaft than I should be playing, but the feel of this combo is utterly pure. Such a soft feeling, good performing iron.  Best feeling iron I’ve ever owned, and I’ve owned TONS!   I’ll probably keep them in the bag for a few rounds, but I’m not a huge fan of the round profile. 
 

Does any current offering come close to these MP32s in feel?  I enjoy my MP20s, but they don’t feel as soft as these old classics. 

[IcemanYVR]

Current offering I doubt it. But I would venture the MP-33 felt better. My MP-4 are good, but not as good as the 33. 
 

Your clubs look great, who did you get to refinish them? I have a worn set of MP-33 I could get done. 

[m3fuz]

Those clubs look fantastic!  I played MP33s for a bit and I bet they are as close to the 32s as they come.  That’s the one set of irons I kick myself for getting rid of.  

[BCULAW]

24 minutes ago, IcemanYVR said:

Current offering I doubt it. But I would venture the MP-33 felt better. My MP-4 are good, but not as good as the 33. 
 

Your clubs look great, who did you get to refinish them? I have a worn set of MP-33 I could get done. 

Oughton’s golf did the work. Welded the stamping and did a satin finish. The finish has a bit of a yellow tinge to it. I would have probably preferred the “white” satin look, but otherwise the work looks good. 

[GoTime]

Srixon z785 is about as close as I have found...have two sets of them, and 3x sets of MP32

[Drivingrangehero]

1 hour ago, BCULAW said:

refurbished set of Mizuno MP32s

🤩 Great work by Oughtons 🤤 

 

Everyone has a favorite, mine was/is the MP-37’s, but I certainly loved the 32’s,33’s and 67’s. Mizuno had some winners in the late 90’s to 2000’s 

 

 

 

[Kyle M]

MP-67’s. Still have a set in the basement. They were very good feeling. 

[stevechooster]

1 hour ago, BCULAW said:

 

I have an old box of MP-32 heads in my garage. This refinish is awesome. @BCULAW did you have SW issues when putting together your club since your refinish removed the Mizuno name stamp?  

 

[cz13X4]

Love the 32. Always looking for some

[wam78]

Man that’s going to be tough.  Not sure if you have ever tried these but Fourteen fh1000 come to mind.  A pretty forgiving blade that feels amazing.  Don’t remember if it’s as soft as the 32’s, but has that satin look that is not too intimidating to look down upon.  Fourteen might have a little more bounce so the turf interaction will be a little different.  I remember those 32’s just cut through the dirt!  The fh1000 were just so smooth!

[IcemanYVR]

2 hours ago, BCULAW said:

Oughton’s golf did the work. Welded the stamping and did a satin finish. The finish has a bit of a yellow tinge to it. I would have probably preferred the “white” satin look, but otherwise the work looks good. 

 

Did your heads weigh less when they came back, I would imagine they'd have to looking that clean. It's once concern I would have, or is it negligible?

[LowAndLeft32]

I would love to fine some 32s in great condition. In the meantime, I continue to search for something that feels as good. 

[shanx]

Loved them, spun a lot..

[hagimihale]

32s might be my favorite irons ever.

 

have a set in the garage. they come out to play a few times a year. 🙂

[anser85029]

MP32s are timeless classics.  Permanent fixtures in my bag since 2005.  Own 2 sets, both B weighted heads, +1". 1* up.  DGS300 in one set, DGR300 in the other.  Alternate between shafts depending on how strong I feel that day.  

 

MP32s produce a solid, shallow "thump" thru the turf for me.  No monster divots even off soft fairways. No digging off any lie.  When flushed, I can only describe the feeling as an "awww yeah".   Hard to put into words.  Those who have ever played MP32s know what I'm talking about.  One of the reasons I still play them, even at age 67.

 

MP32s are both solid and soft.  Have never hit MP20s or the MP221s to compare "softness feel" vs the MP32s, but I have hit the MP223 Gap wedge and even with 1025E carbon and a copper underlay, the 223 forging, though soft, feels and sounds just a tad "crispy" vs the MP32.

 

 

[QuigleyDU]

4 hours ago, BCULAW said:

Oughton’s golf did the work. Welded the stamping and did a satin finish. The finish has a bit of a yellow tinge to it. I would have probably preferred the “white” satin look, but otherwise the work looks good. 

They are fantastic. Loved those irons. I think I loved the mp5s more but it is close.

[Swingingk]

Those look super sweet in new satin.  Nice ferrules too.  Good form old man!  

 

I wish Mizuno would do the Wilson'esque thing and remake some of these old classic sets.  They'd easily sell limited edition remakes of the MP32, MP37, and MP14's.  That'd be pretty cool.

 

 

[elwhippy]

I had a set of MP57s. Superb feel and easy to work the ball with. 

[pgoi]

i personally found older iron feel softer than current offering

i have tzoid pro and mp69 that i felt is softer than my mp20, not sure why

[Bdck]

11 hours ago, Kyle M said:

MP-67’s. Still have a set in the basement. They were very good feeling. 

They felt softer and lighter than the 32s - still my gamers.  Just put some x7s in and gained a club in distance over the soft stepped x100s they came with in 2007.

[Red4282]

Those are a beautiful set of irons. The MP32 is one of my all time favorite's, however, i think “feel” in the iron produces is overrated. One, you are really just reacting to the sound. Two, you can make any iron “feel” buttery soft with changing to softer balls. But apples to apples, id say the softest feeling mainstream modern iron are srixons, but its very very miniscule.

[Feelingofgreatness]

Should come with a caveat... "Nothing Feels Like a Mizuno if you find the center" 

[ranesy]

Wow, the refinish job looks great. Long time Mizuno iron user, started with the Tzoid Pro's and currently on MP64's. Always loved the simple appearance of the MP-32's. Excellent feel as you stated, only issue I had with them was the 'appearance' of the pitching wedge...the shaping was a bit strange (rounded). Otherwise, terrific set of irons.

[Whatnogarnish]

Not as soft as the mp32s but I got hooked really bad on the mp5s. The 4 iron off the tee is just sex.
 

Like the 32s, it has that ‘channel back’ going on. I’d love a revisit of this tech with the layers of feel they got going on. 221s are the best feeling blades I can think of. Probably will grab a set one of these days 

[Forged4life]

1 hour ago, Red4282 said:

Those are a beautiful set of irons. The MP32 is one of my all time favorite's, however, i think “feel” in the iron produces is overrated. One, you are really just reacting to the sound. Two, you can make any iron “feel” buttery soft with changing to softer balls. But apples to apples, id say the softest feeling mainstream modern iron are srixons, but its very very miniscule.

Not true. Use the same ball with different forgings and they all feel different. 

Edited April 25, 2022 by Forged4life

[1s1k]

I agree. They are beauties. Too bad they are collecting dust in the corner.  Haha

[Abh159]

MP-32s were the best set of irons I ever owned! I literally played them until the grooves were smooth before I had to move on.

[boggyman]

33 minutes ago, 1s1k said:

I agree. They are beauties. Too bad they are collecting dust in the corner.  Haha

Whatttt? I’d be a playing those babies!

[LowAndLeft32]

58 minutes ago, 1s1k said:

I agree. They are beauties. Too bad they are collecting dust in the corner.  Haha

Do you have any interest in selling them? 

[Oregongolfcollector]

13 hours ago, IcemanYVR said:

 

Did your heads weigh less when they came back, I would imagine they'd have to looking that clean. It's once concern I would have, or is it negligible?

Why would they weigh less when there was a new finish put back on and a stamping was filled when welded? Should weigh more than before but nothing significant. Any decent club builder can easily get all the weights correct after refinish