This Iron Is Going To Be A Hit! Mizuno JPX919 Hot Metal Pro Iron Review

[@danielcowell8346]

Went to a Mizuno fitting Day prior to these being released, they had them in the fitting cart. I had no idea these were coming out. Had no intentions of replacing irons this season until...until these. Had them ordered the day they came out and they're great!

[@stevedarcangelo3602]

Just got fitted for this set. Hitting 7 iron 200 yards and the fitter gapped everything appropriately. Had to get the GW for the gapping to make sense with my other wedges. Love these irons!

[@jayrsee1]

Just got these 4-PW I’m 53 and play off 9 but need a bit more distance and help with off CENTRE strikes. These deliver both. Very happy. Yeah, a bit bigger than I like but so what? Play what works not what you like :)

[@charlesrohl7635]

I agree John. I went in looking at the 919 forged to replace my sldr's, but these were more consistent for me. Gonna purchase soon ! I play off around 14-15 but hopefully will get down to your level soon.🏌️

[@salfordnick5336]

Just ordered 5-pw.....started with the forged but hit these better and got fitted with the right shaft, made a huge difference. But I just loved the look and feel of these, but went through about 8 different iron makes and these beauties won easily

[@mannydossantos9603]

Got them and I love them. Great feel and fantastic distance.

[@kitchensmurf8297]

Can you make a hot metal pro vs 919 forged comparison? Please?

[@Barry_OSullivan]

I also went to a Mizuno fitting day today and was expecting to get fitted for a JPX 919 forged. Was hitting my old Mizuno 7 iron 157 and was hitting the JPX HMP 172 on average. The ball flight was really high and looked quick to stop on the green. Felt amazing to hit and I'm only a 15 handicap. Was very happy to order from PW to 5 iron. Can't wait to get on the course with them.

[@sactownjoey]

Same here. I didn't expect to like them so much and loved the distance dispersion. Got them 4-PW. Replaced my old 3 iron and driving iron with the CLK 19 degree so that I could add that extra wedge at the bottom to get proper gapping.

[@gregmitchell9198]

What shaft did you get?

[@sactownjoey]

@@gregmitchell9198 AMT Tour White X100 in the irons and wedges, Speeder EVO 85S in the hybrid.

[@gregmitchell899]

Barry--What shafts were you fitted for?

[@Faldo6M]

Just ordered a set yesterday after a fitting. Played to a 7 hcp this year (with a great short game), but needed to hit more greens consistently. Had played Ping i200's the past 2 years with Project X 6.0 shafts, but felt I was struggling trying to work in swing changes over past few months with better rhythm. Note - I was still hitting my 7 iron 160+ yards, but felt I was struggling more than I should be finding consistency. I finally felt there was a good looking (more of a player's) option with the Mizuno JPX 919 Hot Metal "PRO" version allowing me (and my pride) to gain both distance and more importantly to me accuracy. Trusted the fitter whole heartedly and picked up 11 yards while only seeing a shot dispersion of 2 yards right and left. Was off 7 yards prior and more erratic. Was also surprised to see Mizuno fitting option show the KBS Tour 90 Stiff as the 1st of the 3 recommended options, but it felt great and it ended up being the clear cut winner. Just as a side note that the Srixon Z585 performed very well and would have been my 2nd option. Thanks for the video!

[@MrPjtmac]

Just got an iron fitting. NO other manufacturers in the 30 degree loft bracket (7 iron) gave me as good a feel or distance as these. Now it is down to convincing my wife that the 19 extra yards carry with a 7 iron compared to my current Mizuno clubs (MP-H5) is worth the money. I think so...

[@wrew33pgh]

Just ordered these. I look forward to putting them to great use, will be back to comment after a couple rounds...

[@wrew33pgh]

Okay went to the range with these, so I can only speak from that standpoint. I absolutely love them. Picked up some yards but more importantly they just FEEL like butter. Very well made and can tell they are premium. I thought I would not leave my cobra F7s, but man...with these I had no hesitation. They are true and I actually love the small amount of offset. Allows me to work the ball. These are $1k from Mizuno but I got for them for $640...So I got a BARGAIN!!!! I'm in love... 9 iron- 166 8 iron- 176 7 iron- 184 6 iron- 197 PW-154 GW- 128

[@PatriotDad]

Swung them today. They felt great and wend about a club longer. They are in the running for sure.

[@johndunne870]

Will be including these in my initial look at new irons to, potentially, replace my old MP 67s. I need some help due to negative aspects of me and my clubs getting older (and a bit worn).

[@evanhutfles4239]

I was hitting the 7 iron 190-210 yesterday, bought them after 30 minutes of hitting

[@jacknason7752]

Hi Michael, would you say these are a great option for a highish handicapper like me? I find the standard hot metal a bit too chunky if I’m honest! Thanks

[@nerd9992]

I like the shape against previous one.

[@wallstreetoneil]

I purchased a set from PW to 5 iron. My 7 iron carry was 178 yards with a 123.5mph ball speed with 5600 spin (which is well higher than your spin - maybe ball related?). Given that this 7 iron at Spec of 30 Degrees is really a 6 iron, I view the 5600spin as excellent. I find the clubs very consistent - unlike some other 'hot' faced clubs because for me the spin numbers are higher. After some range work and then a gapping session, I decided to weaken the lower iron lofts to properly gap to my wedges - basically reducing the lofts by 2 degrees in the PW, 9, 8, 7 then a smaller reduction after that. The 9 iron as delivered at 40 degrees was carrying 150 yards - it is now reduced to 42 degrees and carries 144 - PW reduced to 47 degrees from 45 degrees with the new carry being 131 (basically the entire set is gapped to a 13 yard carry distance per club). At the top of the bag, the 5 iron spec is 23 degrees, but I moved it to 24 degrees because it gave me more consistent carry, peak height & better spin - carry 197, peak 33 meters, 4500 spin. I went with the Mizuno recommended Fitting Tool shaft - Dynamic Gold S300 120 Gram Shaft - it is producing very consistently shaped shots. I could not possibly be happier about the purchase as once fit and bent to my specs, I have a set of forgiving irons, that produce consistent flight shapes, consistent distances (131 to 197) with good spin, that then blend into my wedges and hybrids. Finally, if anyone is looking for a good driving iron, consider the Hot Metal Pro 4 iron with +1 inch longer graphite shaft - you will love it.

[@konstantinethegr8]

What shaft? Maybe the shaft is causing the left misses

[@carlosameglio4607]

It looks like you did have better numbers with the MP18 MMC, how does the feel compare? thanks!

[@MichaelNewtonGolf]

MMC for me a better feel

[@carlosameglio4607]

@@MichaelNewtonGolf Thank you so much!

[@PanchoPringles]

These are on the radar for this year. What are your thoughts comparing them vs the 919 Forged in terms of performance?

[@wallstreetoneil]

I wanted to give a little update to my now 6 month old clubs and add some new data. As I stated in my review below, I have weakened the lofts, across the board by 2 degrees and 1 degree in the 5 iron to get the gappings I want. I love the clubs - they are honestly amazing. I have also now hit them against the entire new MB-20 line, also amazing clubs, and they absolutely hold their own. The update is I went with my partner, strong lady golfer, and had her hit all the Mizuno line and at the end of everything, we fit her into PW to 7 iron in the Hot Metal Pros with Recoil 60Gram Senior Flex shaft and she was crushing them - 7 iron for her was 145 carry - a club she never really had before. I then hit 'her' setup, loved it as well, and wanted to pass this info on to all the guys out there with a strong lady golfer in their life - absolutely have her try these clubs with a the 60 gram Recoil F2 shaft (senior) - it is an unbelievable combo! I know most of the guys well at the shop and they were all coming over with smiles on their faces watching her crush this combo

[@martinritchie1706]

How about review of the new mizuno shaft analyser

[@MichaelNewtonGolf]

Coming soon!

[@sactownjoey]

Experienced it today. Incredible. Definitely dialed in my shaft option in a fraction of the time, also produced a lie angle recommendation instead of using the lie board. Completely blown away by how well it worked.

[@storieswithaly1247]

Looking for new irons to replace my srixons. Have tried many brands and models. Prefer less offset, great forged soft feel and slimmer sharper looks. As a left hander sometimes hard to try different models but managed mostexcept to date these hot metal pro and mmc too. Am currently honing in on th p760 which seems to fit the bill with less dispersion than others. How would these and the mmc compare and it is worth holding off the p760 and trying to find somewhere where I could try these and the mmc. Rules out the forged version, as also apex, p790, pings, srixon z785, and more.

[@sactownjoey]

I don't think Mizuno is making lefty HMPs :(

[@colbyk8601]

What do you think about blending these clubs with the forged set? I'm thinking about getting the forged set for 6 iron - gap wedge and these in the 4 & 5 iron. Will there be too much of a gap from the 5 to the 6 iron?

[@konstantinethegr8]

Colby Kelley i think there will be a light gap but i wouldnt worry too much. Check the loft charts online. You definitely want the gap in the long irons rather than wedges

[@jballoregon]

I would love to see this head to head with the MP-18 MMC. I presume these irons will stand right on top of each other.

[@MichaelNewtonGolf]

MMC's much slimmer look behind the ball compared to the HM Pro's

[@josephvoll3842]

I'd be interested in that as well.

[@sactownjoey]

I hit both today. Night and day difference in terms of distance and forgiveness. I had 5+ mph more ball speed with HMP. As Mike said, the 919 is bigger for sure.

[@allanmorrison2406]

The lofts aren't stamped on my set of hot metal pros

[@coryvandermeulen8608]

Thoughts on combo set between hot metal pro and forged? Any gapping issues?

[@cpall056]

Cory van der Meulen ExCtly what I did. 4-6 in HM Pro, 7-GW in Forged. We turned down the Pros by 2 degrees to match the Forged lofts and avoid large gap.

[@sactownjoey]

@@cpall056 I'm going for a Mizuno fitting in 2 weeks. Any issue with feel difference between forged and HMP in a blended set?

[@cpall056]

@@sactownjoey I personally didn't feel a major difference. Obviously a flush shot will feel a bit softer with the Forged, but the HMP actually still retains a nice feel IMO. I hit both during my fitting and was happy with the overall feel. Plus I would say I value that softer feel a bit more on shorter irons, so I was OK with trading it off slightly for more forgiveness on the long irons. No regrets so far.

[@sactownjoey]

@@cpall056 Hit both today and shocked how similar the forged and HMP felt. Enough feedback on the HMP so I knew where I missed it but less punishing. I was very pleasantly surprised.

[@peteraloisio3533]

Noticing that all your shots were drifting left. Was that more to do with your swing or do this style of club “game improvement” mean that’s where it’s going to land? I ask because I’m gaming the callaway rogue clubs currently and have recently my shots drifting to the left as I get better. Thanks for the review my local PGA pro is having a fitting day the guys from Mizuno and I might go and have a hit to see what they’re like.

[@MichaelNewtonGolf]

peter aloisio more me & my delivery, left tends to be my miss

[@wallstreetoneil]

The irons are easily bent to an appropriate lie angle when ordered or afterwards in a fitting. I used the Mizuno fitting tool and it recommended Flat -0.5 - but I ordered Flat -1. When I did a gapping session after hitting the range for a few sessions to learn the new clubs, the GW, PW, 9, 8 were left at Flat -1, the 7&6 were made Mizuno Standard Lie and I had the 5 iron bent to Mizuno +1 upright (which is Titleist Standard). The set now produces my desired flight which is a very slight draw.

[@martingoddard2188]

I've Got these in 7 6 and 5 iron blended with some 919 forged brilliant irons

[@sactownjoey]

How did you address the gapping issue since the forged are a bit weaker in the lofts?

[@martingoddard2188]

@@sactownjoey they were all set to forged lofts

[@earthboundultimately]

I tried these yesterday, along with a lot of other irons, and all I can say is Wow! Distance was great, but what impressed me more was that off center shots lost very little distance. Center hits (7-iron) were carrying around 170-175, while off center hits were around 160-165. There was one shot that was so badly hit off the toe I expected it to go 140, but it went 160. The only worry I have is that a small difference in clubhead speed added a lot of distance. As I often use lower clubs with a softer swing to stay below the wind, hit under trees, etc, these faces may be too hot to accurately peg the desired distance when not hitting a full shot. The other worry is that I like to be able to use low irons to hit full swing, low stingers on occasion, and that may be tough with this 4-iron. But, we'll see. They were impressive enough that I ended up buying them anyway.

[@georgesmith4639]

Looks like it spun about 400 lower in this test than the non-Pro model spun back when you tested it months ago. I would have expected the opposite. Maybe you could do a head to head?

[@colinfrater6953]

It’s basically a 6 iron vs loft from the forged model

[@Forumrida38621]

6 iron? Or 7

[@ryang1910]

I think they look great but don’t feel great. I want more player distance irons for guys like me but are forged. Unfortunately I have to look towards Japanese brands to get a good forged players distance iron

[@2222skinny]

What irons are you talking about I’m in the same boat

[@jimfarrell7196]

How do you gap a set when the 7 iron is going 180 yards. Not reasonable.

[@josephvoll3842]

I don't know? But it's definitely a problem I would LOVE to have!

[@josephvoll3842]

180 yard 7 iron is long but it's not really ridiculously long. I just read an article about a black gentleman that's on the long drive circuit and he hits his 7 iron 240!

[@josephvoll3842]

My Driver Swing Speed is 105 mph. On the main practice course I play at and work at, a Par 31, I use a 6 iron on the 168 yard par 3 3rd, a 5 iron on the 177 yard par 3 4th, a 4 iron on the 205 yard Par 3 5th, a high cut 4 iron on the 198 yard Par 3 6th, Oh and a 3/4 50° Wedge on the 102 yard par 3 2nd. A 180 yard 7 iron is about 15 to 20 yards longer than myself, and I am in no way a long hitter. So I'd guess his Driver Swing Speed is 120-125 mph. That's certainly not outlandish.

[@tryNtryAGAIN]

I don't think most people who are buying these irons hit a 7i 180yards ,more KZbin hero's that say they do . I just got fitted for these and they feel great and I was getting 150 yards average with the 7i .

[@johnnypenso9574]

Michael's driver SS is in the 114-115 range.

[@sirtogii5216]

Don't get this one. What's the point of Mizuno if it's not going to feel like one? Any player that doesn't like offset will likely go for the Forged model as it still has some forgiveness. Can't see the market for this.

[@sactownjoey]

The Hot Metal was Mizuno's best selling iron last year. The "game improvement" market is huge, accounting for about 90% of sales on irons. Why would Mizuno ignore this market?

[@sirtogii5216]

@@sactownjoeyOnly 90% if you make a very wide definition. My point was you either go for less offset and feel and end up with the forged, or you go for a game improvement iron like the hot metal. I can't see a market for something that doesn't feel like a Mizuno OR is a game improvement iron, which this really isn't.

[@timothydaniels504]

I played Mizuno MP11 irons back on the day and really enjoyed them. Now, 20 years later ,these Hot Metal Pro irons are perfect for me. They don’t look exactly like blades but they give me some much needed help. I totally understand your point about the forged version but the look and feel of the Hot Metal Pro, combined with the game improvement aspect is perfect for me. The great thing from my perspective is having some alternatives that are all pretty nice. Cheers.

[@sactownjoey]

@@sirtogii5216 Hit both today (finally). I admit, this could be my lack of experience hitting lots of irons, I've owned two sets in the last 20 years, but the forged and HMP did not feel significantly different for me. Also hit the 919 tour and MP-18 MMC and the feel of those was quite different.

[@sirtogii5216]

@@sactownjoeyMy point is, Mizuno has "players" models that are forged. They have game improvement model which isn't forged but packed with technology and has the offset the vast majority of players in that category likes. This iron does not offer the feel of a forged iron, nor the forgiveness the game improvement model has. My question still is, who is this iron for? Any decent player going for a Mizuno iron will go for the forged sets. Any half decent player looking to improve will still go fot the forged model. A new player needing forgiveness but for whatever reason want a Mizuno club will go for the most forgiving hot medal version. That leaves....erm...a player that is half decent but does not want a forged club but still wants a Mizuno? In which case that person has kind of misunderstood what Mizuno is all about. Plenty of good non-forged clubs out there but in that case go for Ping for example, who are specialists on making really good cast iron sets that still offers good feel.

[@stephenbates7955]

The hot metal and the hot metal pro are EXACTLY the same offsets not as state in the video, from 5 to the 7 irons the pro irons are 1° stronger than the hot metal.

[@MichaelNewtonGolf]

Your wrong on both counts Stephen. Lofts are EXACTLY the same throughout the set & offsets are ALL less with pros.

[@stephenbates7955]

@@MichaelNewtonGolf Yes sorry Micheal I should have said the offset is the same between the jpx 900 hot metal and the jpx919 hot metal plus 1° stronger on the 7, 6, 5 irons

[@josephvoll3842]

I'm definitely not a fan of Mizuno Irons, all of the MP set's only sell because of the "Emperor's New Clothes" marketing aura that surrounds them. If I had $5 for every time I heard some one say "Wow! They have a penetrating ball flight!", aftet hitting a terrible 150 yard 7 iron that didn't get more than 10 feet off the ground, I'd have about $30 bucks! That's why the Mp sets cost $1000 when they come out, then 1.5 years later you can buy as many sets as you like for $200. All that being said, I think these may be the real deal.

[@josephvoll3842]

To be fair, the Mp 5's and the Mp 18's are good fits for some people. As for the rest of the Mp iron sets...I don't care who you are, there are better performing options.

[@breezyGQ]

@@josephvoll3842 you said there are better performing options, can i ask which ones you are referring to? I just want to do some research, i have JPX 850 forged right now, im looking to upgrade

[@rlm2008]

Yeah Mizuno iron are crap lol