Took the 243’s to get a little upgrade yesterday
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Because it’s one of the funniest gif I’ve seen, I’ll reply to it.
Picked up my 245’s today and I’m just ecstatic!!!
The outdoor range was open because it’s in the 60’s here.
After warming up with a wedge, I hit the PW, 9i & 7i. I hit the HL’s in the correct designation and then 245’s.
PW:
9i:
7i:
245 7i consistency:
Yep, I hit the 245’s further than the HL’s
Found that if I swing smoothly, I make great contact.
Comparison of the 7i:
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Got my 245s today. Wasn't able to go to the range, but just hit some balls into the net. Swing was feeling like trash today. But was getting the carry distances I was looking for, but hitting them all over the face. lol
Gotta work on my swing more than anything. lol
Gotta work on my swing more than anything. lol
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I’ll be at Mizuno HQ next week and going to get some fun content on these irons
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eh, the grooves are really only there as a suggestion.
I'm going with some lessons before my iron fitting this year, but after hitting some JPX 923 forged this week, I'm even more curious about this lineup. I don't know if I'll have the swing for these but they will definitely be something I ask to hit during my fitting when it happens.
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I was surprised how "Forgiving" the 245's are.
They are "The Bomb"
What did you like most about the 245's today?First 9 holes with the 245s in the books. Shot 3 over. Which for my level of golf is really good. And double bogeyed hole 1 which was a par 5
Ping g430 max 10k was on point, but irons were solid too.
Best shot was probably on a par 3 178 yards and hit a smooth 6 iron that felt really soft off the face to 5 feet. One of the few I actually hit out of the middle of the face lol
Every club I picked throughout the round hit the distance I had in mind, and granted it wasn’t my best ball striking day, hit a few thin, but all of them ended up good.
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Sounds like you are going to be getting along with them quite well if they are performing for you even on an off-ball striking day! Can't wait to hear more about how you dial them in as the season progresses.
The 923 forged are super nice and I was picking up distance on my Apex which was surprising. I've ogled the 24x line but haven't hit them yet. I'm really looking at going into a smaller more "player" profile. We'll see how it works out but these are 100% on the hitting menu this year.
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Got to try out the shaft optimizer for the first time today. Did so with 243 heads.
Was interesting. I’m no longer a steel shaft but the 95s that I’m in currently was the first of the graphite options. Looks like per optimizer best weight was a touch heavier than my gamers.
This makes me a little more interested in trying the Dart V 105’s.
Was interesting. I’m no longer a steel shaft but the 95s that I’m in currently was the first of the graphite options. Looks like per optimizer best weight was a touch heavier than my gamers.
This makes me a little more interested in trying the Dart V 105’s.
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How's that coming? Really curious how you get along with those shafts.
It'd be fun, but I can't see it. I played around with that again a couple days ago. I just don't see how it's playable at higher speeds past a long iron or two. You probably benefit from spin reduction more than I do, but they're just so damn long and low spin for me it's ridiculous.
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Well isn't that interesting?
I was the PGATSS today with my 245's testing golf balls and getting use to the clubs.
My "Data Simulation" (See what I did there?) I was able to replicate distances at the range from Thursday:
What I did find that I'm getting longer distances from what appears to be low spin.
I compared my HL with Z-Star vs 245's with 3 different balls:
So I'm getting 5 more yards at the sacrifice of spin.
I'm "OK" with it as a "Champions Tour Player" I'm chasing distance.
I have two thoughts after my session
1. Maybe the 245's are Mizuno's "Epic Forged" irons - Extreme Distance
2. I probably need to test with ProV1X to get as much spin as I can get.
Yeah. Partly why I have not done it. But it would be fun to say 170? Ok pitching wedge it is. Lol…
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Had an iron fitting yesterday and ended up with a set of 243’s, 4-GW. The looks, feel, and performance were just too hard to ignore. They will be replacing my OG combo set of Srixon ZX5/ZX7.
There are some really fantastic offerings out there in terms of irons from all the major OEM’s. I really don’t think you can go wrong with whoever you end up going with to fill the iron spot in your bag.
I’m so excited to get these in hand. Oh, and a fun little touch, they’re going to be coming with the Mizuno icon blue ferrules to match the black and blue grips I chose to go with the new sticks.
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There are some really fantastic offerings out there in terms of irons from all the major OEM’s. I really don’t think you can go wrong with whoever you end up going with to fill the iron spot in your bag.
I’m so excited to get these in hand. Oh, and a fun little touch, they’re going to be coming with the Mizuno icon blue ferrules to match the black and blue grips I chose to go with the new sticks.
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Now that sounds killer! What shafts did you end going with?Had an iron fitting yesterday and ended up with a set of 243’s, 4-GW. The looks, feel, and performance were just too hard to ignore. They will be replacing my OG combo set of Srixon ZX5/ZX7.
There are some really fantastic offerings out there in terms of irons from all the major OEM’s. I really don’t think you can go wrong with whoever you end up going with to fill the iron spot in your bag.
I’m so excited to get these in hand. Oh, and a fun little touch, they’re going to be coming with the Mizuno icon blue ferrules to match the black and blue grips I chose to go with the new sticks.
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Coming from ZX5…how do you think the size compare in those longer irons(or wherever you split yours)?