Review: Mizuno JPX-825 Pro Irons

[Tax Man Golfeth]

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he tried their demo 6 iron of the 825 pro, his yardages went crazy long for a 6 iron, which scared him away from this iron, he continued demo'ing forged cb's of all makes which gave him yardages he recognized.
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Interesting to hear. The lofts keep getting stronger in the long irons... JPX-825 6 iron is 28* and the 825 pro is 29*. I play X-22s 1/2" long and my 6 iron stock is 30*, so their 825 is almost a full club stronger; funny, because the PW in all three sets is the same at 45*. I suspect this is how they got rid of the 3 iron... their 4 iron is only 1* weaker than my 3 iron but it probably hits a lot longer.

I normally pull my 6 iron out of the bag for ~170yd shots, although on the range when I'm swinging well 190 is in play. So I go into Golf Galaxy and hit the 825 and 825 Pro 6 iron over 200 consistently, including 208, 218 and 232yd shots with the 825 (plus a good number of 200yd+ blocks/pushes). I don't know if their Launch Monitor is juiced, but that's hot.

Changing gears, I've never really liked the way my X-22s swing (they're 1/2" long). I'm a big, 6'4" guy, and I have to bend over rather far at address. For fun, I had them put a 1" long shaft in the 825 Pro; the swing weight felt terrible and I couldn't hit it. Thinking about experimenting with lead tape at the butt to see if that helps.

[kosarfn]

Had the Pro's fitted and played four rounds. They are surgical instruments that breed confidence and reward with consistency. I'm totally hooked.

[yperil]

This review was persuasive enough for me to buy a set of the 825 Pros (4-GW) with regular steel shafts. I switched from MacGregor V-Foil M565 with rifle 5.0 shafts. The MacGregors have served me well for quite a few years and I like forged irons. I also tried the Ping i20s before settling on Mizunos due to the forged factor.

There is marginal improvement in distance. Overall the clubs have a better feel than the MacGregors and the Pings. I also feel that these are more forgiving than the Macs. They have a smaller head but a better shape and top line for alignment.

Bought them on-line from the US when the AUD was 1.06 to the 'green back' so I saved about 50% of the current retail price in Australia.

So far I am very happy with these clubs and would recommend that you take a look if you are seeking a forged game improvement iron.