September sees the new exciting and stunning MP-18 range coming into the studio for fittings.
Their are 4 different head designs that will cover all ranges of handicap.
As usual, Mizuno are the only company that doesnt have upgrade charges for shafts or grips. The price is the price.
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So is the MP-18 range just aimed at the low single-figure handicapper?
The way they have configured the MP-18 family, they have tried to expand to – I wouldn’t say the high handicapper – but more a medium to low handicapper in terms of all the different options you have for mixing and matching.
That includes the new MP-18 Fli Hi which allows players to replace those long irons for something more playable.
Are we seeing a crossover here between the MP line and the JPX900 line?
There is overlap. There has been overlap in the past.
If there is going to be an overlap they have to do that in an intelligent way.
The JPX900 Tour is actually a larger head than all of the MP-18 models – even the MMC head.
But it’s more about the look of the club. The JPX900 design philosophy owes more to speed, aggression, futurity.
The MP is more a nod to the past as a timeless classic with those clean and sophisticated looks.
Even though there may be a little bit of a playability overlap, they still feel like they are talking to a different player. And that is to do with how the club looks.
Interesting. I look at the JPX900 Tour and think, not for me. I look at the MP-18 MMC and think, yeah why not?
They’ve learned and I feel the rest of the industry is learning as well that there are 15 and 20 handicapper who are really serious about the game.
They are passionate, they want to improve and aspire to play better. They want help from their golf clubs but they also want their golf clubs to look serious.
They want it to look like a proper golf club, they don’t want it to be overly bulky or have loud colours or look odd.
That’s kind of where Mizuno are going with this MP line. You can build a set for a 15 handicapper.
Going through the line we have the muscleback which is pretty playable but not a lot of people can handle that.
The split cavity has a little bit more forgiveness but it’s very much a pure players, shallow cavity design. It’s for the guy who wants a little bit more forgiveness.
The MMC, even though it’s in an MP package, the way Mizuno have positioned the Tungsten in the toe and the Titanuim behind the face – which is forged into the head – they can make this play surprisingly forgiving for its size.
If a 12-15 handicapper loves the way MP looks but is a little bit intimidated in terms of playablity. Why not have MMC 7-PW and then move into the MMC Fli Hi? These are very easy to launch with their hollow body construction.
How much of a consideration was it that players might like to blend these models together?
It was an extremely thoughtful process. The muscleback and the split cavity are a natural combo – same lofts, headsizes and offsets very similar.
The MMC and the MMC Fli Hi are actually two degrees stronger it’s a 28˚ 6-iron compared to a 30˚ 6-iron in the other two. There’s a bit more launch from the multi-material design.
So the MMC and the MMC Fli Hi naturally blend together. But the clever bit Mizuno did was tuned the offset of the MMC so that if you tweak the lofts to match the muscleback and the SC, the offsets will flow perfectly.
If you want the split cavity 5-PW and then a 3 and 4 in the MMC we can make everything blend together. It should be a really smooth transition.
Details
MP-18:
Available: 3-PW, right hand only
MP-18 SC:
Available: 3-PW, left and right hand
MP-18 MMC:
Available: 4-PW, right hand only
MP18 MMC Fli-Hi:
Available: 2, 3, 4, 5, right hand only
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