Which Mizuno iron is right for your game?

With the release of the Mizuno ST-Max 230 driver this spring, along with the ST-Z 230, ST-X 230, and ST-X PLTNM 230 drivers last season, the Japanese equipment maker has shown it is serious about making technologically advanced woods that can blend distance, forgiveness and classic looks. However, when most golfers think about Mizuno, they still think about irons and, more specifically, muscleback blades that look like they should be hanging in an art museum.

Mizuno understands this and does not shy away from its reputation as a maker of great irons, but it offers more than just clubs for the game’s best players. Between the Mizuno Pro and JPX families, which are updated in alternating seasons, the company also makes better-player distance irons and game-improvement clubs.

The best advice on which irons are suitable for you will come from a custom fitter who has access to a launch monitor. The list of irons below can provide you with information about each of Mizuno’s current offerings and act as a starting point to help you discover which iron might be ideal for your needs and your game.

A bag on the back of the Mizuno JPX 925 Hot Metal irons also helps to improve the sound and feel. (David Dusek/Golfweek)

Price: $150 per club with Nippon N.S. Pro 950 NEO steel shafts and Lamkin UT+ grips (Hot Metal)
Specs: Cast stainless steel body with Nickel Chromoly 4335 cup face and internal tungsten weight.
Available: Sept. 5 (pre-sale), Sept. 19 (in stores)

Who It’s For: Golfers who want more ball speed and forgiveness.

What you should know: The latest JPX Hot Metal irons feature thinner faces that offer a larger sweet spot and more ball speed on mishits, while also delivering the feel and sound that golfers expect from a Mizuno iron.

Excerpt: “In the JPX 923 4-iron through 8-iron, the hitting area was 2.05 millimeters thick in the center and thinned to as little as 1.75 millimeters to allow a larger portion of the face to flex at the moment of impact. Now, in the JPX 925 irons, a tiny area in the center of the face is thick (2.4 millimeters), but a larger area around it is thinned to just 1.2 millimeters. Mizuno refers to this new multi-thickness design as a CORTECH face. This cup face is complemented by a thinner leading-edge area that flexes more efficiently and allows the whole face to bend more at impact.” Read the full review.

Mizuno JPX 925 Hot Metal Pro irons. (David…