Gear: Mizuno Pro 223 irons
Price: $187.50 each with Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 steel shafts and Golf Pride New Decade MultiCompound grips
Specs: Forged chromoly and 1025E mild carbon steel with copper underlayer. Available in 4-iron through gap wedge
Available: Feb. 3
The middle child in a family is oftentimes overlooked, and in many cases the same holds true for irons. The muscleback blades for good players are glamourous and aspirational, while the max-game-improvement club designed for high-handicappers is loaded with technologies to enhance distance and forgiveness. The iron in the middle is an in-betweener, designed to do several things well, but it rarely grabs attention.
For instance, the Mizuno MP-18 SC was a forged shallow-cavity iron for lower- and mid-handicap players who wanted more forgiveness than could be found in the MP-18 MB muscleback blades. Two years ago, the MP-20 MMC was made with a titanium muscleback design that increased the perimeter weighting and stability without increasing the blade length.
For 2022, Mizuno is offering the Mizuno Pro 223, a “middle one” that is ready to take center stage for accomplished players who want the look, control and feel of a blade along with extra distance.