I have played MP32s for 5 years and wore the grooves completely out. Had a blended set of MP30s & MP37s before. I also tried the KBS tours shafts installed in these. The MP68s are for the more accomplished player that enjoys the shot shaping and accuracy that blade. The long irons are not for the timid. The 3,4,5 irons are very difficult to hit unless you practice/play a significant amount. I replaced those with the easier to hit MP63s. Even though they are blades, they are still reasonably forgiving except in distance. Anything other than a center struck shot will remind you that they are blades. As with any Mizzy club, the feel is fantastic with the right shaft and grip. My MP68s are outfitted with KBS Tour stiff flex with Lambkin Crossline Midsize Cords and I feel everything when contact is made with the ball. Feel is very smooth and rewarding on center shots and offcenter shots are very easy identify (toe, heel, thin, high, etc). Accuracy is phenomenal with well struck shots. Shaping shots is very easy and some user control is required especially with longer irons. Very little offset and a thin top line alerts you to the fact that these are players clubs. The thin sole meets very little turf resistance, adding the clubs ability to control shots. I would recommend these clubs for anybody as an upgrade for existing Mizuno blades (MP33, MP37, MP67, MP32, MP14). These clubs are superior to previous models. If you are looking for a club that is more forgiving, look at the MP63 or MP53 lines of clubs. The MP63 has the same feel and look and makes a great blended set. Pros: Feel, look, reasonable forgiveness (for a blade). Cons: Accomplish players only (not for the faint of heart), especially long irons.Read full review
I will try to keep this simple: For the mizuno puriest lovers of the MP-33 irons, these are for you, bar none. These are easily the best iron Mizuno has ever made hands down. They designed these off of the MP-33 and said " How can we make them any better?" Well they found a way. For those of you that believe newer is ALWAYS better, I strongly suggest you get these and HOLD OFF on the new secret release of the Mizuno MP-53/63 line, they look absolutely terrible from every angle except address. As far as performance I cannot rate those. Performance of these irons however is amazing. Mizuno is still using their same grooves as always because they were never illegal to begin with. They straight out preform other blades I have hit, including but not limited to: Titleist 710 MB, Adams Pro Black MB, Miura Tournament Blades, Taylormades TPMB smokes, along with their R9, and R9 " B tour " offerings. I would tell anyone that is considering a forgiving blade, that does what it is made to do, to try them at the least. NOTE!!!! TOUR ISSUED MP-68 irons ALL HAVE BEEN BORED OUT TO A .370 Parallel TIP SHAFT NOT- I repeat NOT the .355 taper tips.Read full review
I'm a 10HC when playing regularly, 15 when not. Always liked blade type forged clubs for feel, looks and accuracy. Played MP32s, Hogan Apex, and last had Titleist 735CM which were all nice. Got suckered into thinking I need some 'forgiveness' and distance. I hit my PW 120 up to 3-iron 190-200 if teed up. Got a set of WIlson CI9s, which were nice, not too chunky, and i hit the ball high and straight, and I guess a little longer. But here's the thing...while solid feeling, and decent looking, I wasn't satisfied feel wise, and while hitting a few more shots on or around the greens vs 10 yds off, I noticed I had less birdie opportunities because my good shots weren't as close to flag os normal. So my scores didnt really drop. Stopped after work at Golfsmith and hit a Mizuno MP59 and it felt ok, but a little hard to me. But i decided I missed the feel and that I'm good enough to hit a blade, and took a chance on these MP68s. They really are easy to hit for blades, remind me of MP32s. Just enough forgiveness. Man are they soft, and there is just nothing better than the feel of a Mizuno forged club. I don't care if I"m hitting a 7iron blade from 150 and my buddies are hitting an 8 or 9iron GI club. I will still be more accurate...and more satisfied from the CRACK! sound and feel. If you have any type of a repeatable swing, do yourself a favor, dont listen to all the hype about needing 'forgiveness'. Go for accuracy, hit the range once in a while...and enjoy the feel like none other...a forged iron blade like this awesome Mizuno.Read full review
I have played several different iron sets over the past 5 years,looking for one that "felt" good. I played a few cast sets and a couple of forged sets, including Bridgestone, Ping, Taylormade and a few others...I have totally fell in love with these Mizuno irons. They are somewhat forgiving and the distance is perfect. They are a little hotter than my last set by about a club. Pure hits feel like swinging at air, mishits give you just enough feedback to know if it was toe or heel. I cant say enough about the feel. The quality of these clubs is amazing, from the grips all the way down to the heads. Not to mention they are really easy to look at... All the guys I play with have made positive comments on how the look. I like these clubs so much, I just ordered some Mizuno wedges to match the rest of the set.Read full review
Mizuno MP 68 DG s300 shafts. Excellent clubs, impressively clean and elegant at address. No corny bumps or tumors to help an inconsistent swinger, you are on your own to get more consistent with your ball striking, so be prepared to practice. There is some forgiveness on miss hits and the vibration on misses wasn't nearly as bad as advertised. When struck on the sweet spot, the ball jumps off of the blade. Good spin on greens and great mid-flight boring trajectory. I bought this set 3-PW used, probably 25 rounds with original grips from Mizuno. I checked every club's swing weight. To my amazement, every club had a d2.0 s.w., except the 6 iron which was d1.5, no metal tape, these were as is from the factory. Now to me that is a clear example of the fine quality you will get if you buy clubs made by Mizuno. I used to play Wilson blades since the 80's but these feel much better club to club when struck solid.Read full review