Mizuno Golf has been on a roll lately, introducing new products for the upcoming season including the MP-5 and MP-25 irons as well as their S5 wedges. Most recently, they’ve introduced the latest edition of the JPX-EZ collection including the JPX-EZ and JPX-EZ Forged irons.
In the video above, hear from Mizuno R&D’s Chris Voshall explain the technology that has gone into the JPX-EZ. We first saw these irons in 2013 (as a 2014 model) and the 2016 edition is updated with innovative technologies. The JPX-EZ irons are cast from 17-4 stainless steel and use Mizuno’s Power Frame and Dual Max COR Pocket Cavity to create a hot faced, high-flying set of irons with maximum forgiveness.
The Power Frame technology pushes weight to the corners of the golf club to improve forgiveness, feel and distance. The multi thickness face and reinforced cavity frame mean more solid feel at impact and more distance. The Dual Pocket construction allows for even more redistribution of weight and also improves forgiveness as well as launch conditions. With these two technologies, Mizuno was able to increase ball speeds and help golfers gain more distance without lengthening shafts or increasing lofts.
Compared to previous game-improvement irons from Mizuno, the JPX-EZ irons have a lower-profile design that makes the clubs easier to hit higher. The shape of the irons was also tweaked in a way that gives the irons a more linear appearance at address.
The JPX-EZ irons have a black nickel plated finish with an anti-glare plating that will wear and soften over time. It comes with True Temper’s XP 95 shafts and will be available in 4-SW for $799 (steel) and $899 (graphite) for an eight-piece set for RH and LH golfers. They will be available in stores starting September 18, 2015.
Perhaps the set of irons we’re more excited about is the JPX-EZ Forged. We’ve seen Mizuno make use of Boron steel in the JPX-850 Forged set of irons last year and they’re starting to use it more and more (even in the MP-25’s). In the video above, Chris Voshall gives us a quick run through of the new JPX-EZ Forged iron with Boron.
Injected with Boron, the JPX EZ takes Mizuno Grain Flow Forged irons a leap forward in distance and forgiveness. The 1025 Boron steel that is used is 30% stronger than the traditional 1025E Carbon Steel that Mizuno used in the 2013 model. With Boron, engineers were able to make the iron faces thinner thus, improving ball speed for more distance. The use of Boron also created more discretionary weight, which gave engineers the ability to move weight lower and deeper in the head design to improve forgiveness.
To promote even more distance, a pocket cavity has been CNC milled behind the iron faces from the 4 to 7 irons. This also lowers the centre of gravity of the irons, creating a higher launch and less spin. The 8 iron to Gap Wedge have a solid-cavity design that aids with trajectory control. This set up is a little bit similar to the MP-54 set of irons where the 8 iron to PW had a solid-cavity while the 7 iron onward had milled cavities.
Similar to the JPX-EZ, the Forged irons also utilize the company’s Power Frame Cavity Back design which pushes weight to the extreme four corners of the iron heads. That not only adds forgiveness, but adds to a more solid feel at impact. Variable face thickness also expands the sweet spot on the face of the irons for more consistent control. A Triple-Cut sole design improves turf interaction as the club enters and exits the turf. The JPX-EZ irons have a black nickel plated finish and come stock with True Temper’s new XP 95 shaft. The JPX-EZ Forged irons will sell for $999 (steel) and $1,099 (graphite) and are available in 4-GW (RH and LH). They will be in stores starting September 18.
Source: Mizuno Golf
