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EQUIPMENT KEY TECHNOLOGIES MIZUNO JPX-EZ FORGED Strong boron steel has allowed Mizuno to create a thinner face for improved flex performance and distance. It also improves face stability by allowing more weight to be pushed into the perimeters. The faster, springier face is helped by a more deeply undercut pocket cavity in the 3 to 7-irons that leaves more of the face unsupported and ready to flex. Mizuno says it has improved flex performance and distance by creating a thinner face through strong boron steel. with launch, power and off-centre strikes. In recent years Wilson has consistently produced the most underrated irons in golf, perhaps not helped by a perception its technology is late to market. True, we’ve already seen this kind of polymerfilled slot technology in the likes of TaylorMade’s RSi, but in this case, the brand’s FLX Face technology echoes a technology Wilson developed more than 30 years ago in the Reflex iron. Despite one or two misgivings about the shininess of the face, we universally warmed to the styling of C200. Though sporting a thinner topline and less offset than the others, the midsize face was still reassuring. Also promising was the quality of strike. While there is a lot of vibrationdampening rubber in the face, the club created a fast, crisp sound. Coupled with a sole that felt great through the turf, this club was the most fun to hit. The C200 design is based around improved distance and forgiveness. We saw very competitive stats for ball speed, smash factor and carry. For three testers, these parameters were very similar to the Ping, while typically beating the Mizuno. Overall C200 impressed for feel, forgiveness and distance, though its slightly more compact shape and more mid-range launch could put it towards the lower end of the game-improver spectrum. While the traditional strength of forging is feel, its Achilles heels have been lower durability and loss of distance. Forgings have therefore not always sat easily within game-improver ranges, though with the harder boron steel, JPX- EZ Forged should address those issues. Lookswise, JPX-EZ Forged sat well behind the ball, inspiring confidence while never looking chunky. Approval tailed off, however, into the short irons, whose consistently thick top line contributed to a rather angular look. One tester said this was the only set he’d seen where the long irons looked better than the short irons. Impact was rarely less than pleasing, though, with the sole camber offering impressive forgiveness. Sound and feel had that sense of solidness you expect from a ‘The notion of game-improver forgiveness and distance with forged feel built in is seductive; yet while the feel was good, it wasn’t outstandingly more pleasing than cast clubs.’ Mizuno forging; impact was muted, giving a sense of control if not the power that came from the higher-pitched Wilson. Although this was the lowestlaunching iron, it was easy to get airborne. Overall, we were split on whether this iron was a jack-of-all-trades or a master of none. The notion of game-improver forgiveness and distance with forged feel is seductive, yet while the feel was good, it wasn’t outstandingly more pleasing than the cast clubs. The club proved marginally the shortest on test on average, though out-and-out distance is not necessarily the main selection criterion for an iron. Neither was it the most forgiving, though the three irons were quite evenly matched in this performance parameter. OUR TEST SAID… Distance isn’t the be-all-and-end-all when it comes to irons, but Mizuno calls this club its fastest forged face to date. Our FlightScope testing, however, suggested this was the shortest of the three irons on test. The Mizuno 6-iron averaged 160 yards compared to 165 yards for the Wilson and 168 yards for the Ping. Its forgiveness however was competitive, with FlightScope confirming an average 6-iron smash factor of 1.34, which exactly matched the Wilson but was pipped by the Ping at 1.36. SUMMARY If distance is a priority for you, there are more powerful options available. But if you are a higher-handicapper looking for solid distance and speed protection, plus the feel of a forged iron, this iron makes a lot of sense. That’s a very small sector of the market, however. May 2016 Golf World 97
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