G'day Guys, Alex Etches from GolfBox.
I don't to review the Mizuno MP-18 Irons because... They're Disgusting
Said no one...ever! Welcome to heaven
Right, let's just get straight to this. I have the MP-18 Blade
I also have the Split Cavity; and I also have the Multi Compound head
So that's the stages of 3. We start at the blade - traditional, limited offset, thin topline all about workability
targeting the ball strikers. Pffft! Goodbye... Just kidding, no chance am I letting go of this
Then we go to the split cavity, which sits in the middle of the three, forgiveness and workability; slightly thicker; slightly bigger in head size
Then we go to the multi compound has more technology. Tungsten weighting in the toe
Bit more offset more forgiveness. let's crack on MP 18 blade first
let's give it a wallop.. Come on then bread Knife - let's do this. Pretty scary
however, I will say this, it's not as blade looking as you might think
you look at the back of the iron and you think oh no the actual fact it doesn't
look too bad and it feels as good
I need to get lucky with these strikes otherwise I will be visiting Indiana
Jones in the rocks. 195 meters, these are six irons, all three of the heads so
we're going to be playing with a stock shaft of each one. This is a dynamic gold
s-300. it's quite comforting actually that top-line it's not like a say, sharp
and you're going to cut your hands on it. It looks more like, I'd probably say a split cavity.
but it is the blade, which is, yeah it is the blade. that was hit so I didn't
I didn't know whether to take this out to dinner or review it. it was pretty
close. 201 meters. Erm, out the middle it feels like chocolate unbelievable
smooth; I feel confident with it - which in all fairness I shouldn't, but. That was
low out of the face but the face was pretty square so we haven't got too much
shape which is great. Wow, those results won't look too bad
split cavity so this is really the sensible option for me. Sits in the
middle of the three we get workability we get that a little bit more
forgiveness. Still looks fantastic straight away it's slightly longer you
can tell in the head it's going to give you a bit more confidence over the ball
we have the standard KBS tour 120 stiff it doesn't look that much different to
be honest. Can I say that, am I allowed to say that. It looks very similar
slightly thicker top-line maybe a margin more offset.
Let's see how it goes I suppose. Feels lighter, but it feels good. So that's gone
two hundred and two meters. Slightly longer than the blade which you would expect.
The strike feels a bit crisper, so I think I'm getting a bit more than the
technology boost if I don't hit the middle. That swing if that had
have been the blade we'd be in a bit of bother, I reckon. but I think the
forgiveness has helped me out. 198, pretty consistent. Not too far left
that could be hitting the greenside bunker I suppose but yeah we'll take it
it masks a little bit the strikes, so if you're not getting it the
forgiveness is there to make you think you've still got it. if that makes any
sense. the feel for me is losing a little bit from the blade, the blade's like
"you hit that really bad" where this is like "It's okay, we'll do it together"
See what I mean?. So we've left the multi compound 'big dawg' It's not called that I
added that in, at the end. so, the end of the scale; more forgiving, giving it
more ball speed slightly less workable but it is still in the players category
I would say, MP obviously. Multi compound so it actually states as MMC, I don't
know where my finger was going. MMC, so multi compounds we've got titanium
behind the face we've got tungsten in the toe - obviously moving that CG more
towards the middle for optimum results. okay, I'm excited this is the NS pro
modus three shaft and I'm going to give this a hit
now we're here, straight away, the heads longer I feel like I'm going to hit this
in the relatively right direction. Ha, Funny! oh wow that feels quick back and it is
pretty long 205 meters on the carry. Again
masks the strike a little bit I didn't think that was fantastic
no, it's fallen shorter. we didn't get to feel like you would the blade if you
did get it wrong
yes that sounds so good Crikey! oh and it's long. I've just
absolutely belted that 207 meters. yeah, Wow. Results! this is why we're here the
results of the review and it's everything you would expect so we'll
start with the distances. Blade with 198 meters carry on average, split cavity was
199, Multi compound 202. so we've got that gradual increase as you would
expect from the blade to the bigger cavity. spin, so we'll go side spin 372
right to left with the blade; 382 right to left with the split cavity and Multi
compound 532 right to left. So, the bigger more forgiving I got more side spin from
proving that all these irons are workable, you can shape any of them and it really does
boil down to strike. overall doesn't matter what head you choose and back
spin at 6583 blade, 6599 split cavity 6427 Multi
compound very much the same, all workable will all hold the green - which is what we
need. I'm blown away, so I would order these as a split cavity in the longer
and then the blades in the shorter. usually with that you'd have a problem
of the split cavity having a stronger lofts, the blade's having the weaker
lofts and then you get to the middling you'd have a big drop-off but Mizuno can
actually if you order this as a split set they can make sure the gap is
correct they will alter it, so it's completely smooth progressive
through the set and also the offsets so usually split cavity have a greater
offset compared to the blade this is now progressive as well so you won't see a
big straight straight straight straight blade split cavity, split cavity,
split cavity, offset which is fantastic what more can I say
blown away fantastic irons thank you as always for watching if you need any more
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