MP FLI HI vs tradition hybird

[sagenaut]

Has anyone tried the MP FLI HI utility club? I am looking for a utility club with better trajectory and distance control than a traditional hybrid club yet easier to hit than a long iron. Is this FLI HI what I am looking for? Thanks for your thoughts.

[Dizz]

IMO the Fli-Hi is really not any easier to play than a long iron. Mizuno basically sells them as wider sole long irons for $150.

[tigerfan23]

Well I just purchased 2 of them @ 18 and 21 deg.

They are easier to hit than a traditional long iron for sure but a bad swing results in a bad shot. The 18 deg is great off the tee, almost guarentee fairway finder.

But they are terrible off tight lies. Ok from the rough. I hit my AP2 3 iron longer than the Mizzy 3 iron (about 10 yards, don't know why!). (Both s300 shafts)......

I'm actually selling the pair I just got but I won't be terribly upset if the 2 iron doesn't sell.

I'd give the club a solid 7/10. Workable, Fairly easy to hit, Amazing off the tee. Not good from tight lies and lacks that true mizzy forged feeling.

[LuckyLowbrow]

If I play a tight or windy course, I'll game this off the tee. I also use it on the fairway to run it up to the green when faced with a headwind. I hit a high ball and this iron lets me keep the trajectory low. All other conditions, I use a hybrid with a steel shaft.

[_MS22_]

I had a 21* ordered and had it bent to 19.5* and ground to improve turf contact and off tight lies, while it was not a problem for me to begin with, I now kill with it. There is no chance I would be able to hit any GI 2-3 iron as far and as high as the MP Fli Hi. I rotate back and forth between the MP and my Tour Burner at 18.5* depending on course conditions and which would be more effective, occasionally I'll switch to a 53/58 wedge setup and bring both. The feel is not Mizzy solid, well struck shots are just plain not felt at all, ball just launches off the face. I hit these every bit as far, yet more accurate and easily more workable, than the Adams 9031s. If you are a more effective iron player that wants ease of use and still be able to fight the ball and move it right and left these will work. I hit one last Wed from 218, 211 to carry water, to 10 feet with only about 2 ft rollout to firm and small green with OB left and back. Can't trust my hybrid on shots like that. I have found it fits my game well. My brother also games one at 18* bent to 17* and ground similar for use off the tee primarily but he can hit it off the fairway on a rope when the situation dictates it.

[alittleoverpar]

I've not tried the FLI-Hi, but I have the Callaway TA Utilities in 18* and 21* and LOVE them. I always had trouble with hybrids going left and with accurate distance control. I'm not knocking hybrids as they work great for most people, just not for me.

[DrSchteeve]

[quote name='sagenaut' timestamp='1287761194' post='2754183']
Has anyone tried the MP FLI HI utility club? I am looking for a utility club with better trajectory and distance control than a traditional hybrid club yet easier to hit than a long iron. Is this FLI HI what I am looking for? Thanks for your thoughts.
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Simply put, yes. Some details in the posts above. Amazing as a driving iron (and fun to be outdistancing your friends' woods with an iron). Not as easy off the deck as a traditional hybrid but (much) easier than long irons.

[lilcaeser]

i have the new 2010 fil hi and its ok off the fairway,,great off the tee but so so off tighter or thicker lies,,i have a 19* raylor that i absolutely love better than any hybrid and i also have the tourstage airmuscle 3 iron which is the easiest 3 iron/hybrid combo i've ever played,,,off the tee the airmuscle is a monster w/ a controlled distance of 240-and playing it 230- off other lies,for less than 50- w/ a graphite shaft the airmuscle is worth a try,good luck,,,,,,,,,t

[kloyd0306]

The MP Fli Hi is really for the player who could once hit a a #2 iron or #3 iron but has lost a little "something".
Notice it is more compact than virtually all other hybrids and has a flat vs curved face.
You could call it a "low handicapper's hybrid", for the player who can't bring himself to look at a (larger) hybrid. It "looks" like an iron.

[ranesy]

I used to play the 18* and 21* MP-FliHis as a replacement for my 2&3 irons last year. The 18* was good off the tee but terrible off the fairway. The 21* was better off both the tee and fairway. However, my great shot percentage was ~70% with them so I decided to replace them. I came across a 2 & 3 Callaway X18 irons in the used bin at my local pro shop, my great shot percentage is almost 95% with these. Plus the 2i is a killer as a driving iron.

I used to hate the 'wood' like hybrids and the two Cally irons have revitalized my long iron game.

[Buzzkill]

[quote name='Dizz' timestamp='1287761330' post='2754189']
IMO the Fli-Hi is really not any easier to play than a long iron. Mizuno basically sells them as wider sole long irons for $150.
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MP Fli-Hi is stupid easy to hit. No comparison to normal long irons with narrow soles.

[jmck]

[quote name='Buzzkill' timestamp='1287800958' post='2755100']
[quote name='Dizz' timestamp='1287761330' post='2754189']
IMO the Fli-Hi is really not any easier to play than a long iron. Mizuno basically sells them as wider sole long irons for $150.
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MP Fli-Hi is stupid easy to hit. No comparison to normal long irons with narrow soles.
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+1.

Dizz: [i]"really not any easier to play than a long iron."[/i] What's a long iron? A Ping G-15? Or a '63 MacGregor SS-1? A Cleveland Hi-Bore perhaps? Or maybe an MP-29?

Anyhow....

A) As far as comparable lofts go, an MP Fli-Hi is [i]much[/i] easier to hit than anything short of a "wider sole" SGI long iron.

B) I just ran a search on ebay and found four used ones with a buy it now price of $30-40, and two new ones with a BIN price of $50.

C) Did your user name used to be "Dizzub"? I suspect so.

I've got an MP Fli Hi in my bag. It cost $45. It's a million billion times easier to hit then the 3 iron it replaced ('88 Hogan Apex). You can flame away if you want "Dizz" but this is all I'm going to say here.

Everyone else: Mizuno MP Fli Hi = GREAT CLUB!

[tigerfan23]

jmck I actually agree with Dizz. I just sold my Fli his tonight because my Ap2 3 iron is superior in every way.

[tigerfan23]

ok i played 36 and Im starting to change my opinion on the fli his. The 2 iron is an absolute cannon off the tee. Stupid long. LIke 265 long today on a few drives. I still can't hit them off the tight fairways this time of year but they are ok from the rough when the ball is sitting up.

I can't get over how long the 2 is off the tee. I actually tee it up quite a bit and sweep it off the tee more like a hybrid than an iron. Starting to grow on me. I might go driver / 3 wood / hybrid (maybe) / 18 deg fli hi / 4 - pw, 52 58 for next year.

Want to have one in my bag.