Mizuno Pro 223 Vs. Taylormade P770 Irons Comparison Overview

When we tested the Mizuno Pro 223 irons against the Taylormade P770 irons, we thought we were in bizzare-o-world. The performance markers of both these iron sets completely belies their looks. The P770 irons have a muscle back design but perform like distance irons.

Meanwhile the Mizuno Pro 223’s are shallow cavity back irons but as expected, perform like player’s performance irons. However, one of these iron sets did a better job of touching all the bases than the other…

Mizuno Pro 223 Irons Overview

The Mizuno Pro 223 irons sport a shallow cavity back design which is sort of atypical of the prestigious brand.

Still, you get the same amazing grain flow forged design that has become a hallmark of Mizuno irons. This imparts amazing feel and feedback and incredible consistency to these irons. And don’t let the cavity back fool you: these irons are for low handicappers.

They sport a compact player’s profile and the scoring irons have a soft carbon steel design allowing for the utmost in control around the green. The Mizuno Pro 223’s are still plenty long though. The cavity back design raises MOI and the Microslot forging creates an incredibly thin and fast face.

Ball speeds were overall very impressive with these irons. Our testers were able to break the 170 yard mark with the 4-iron in this set.

Taylormade P770 Irons Overview

The P770 irons also sport a forged design: but they have a hollow body design.

The P770’s are muscle back irons and have a compact head profile. So right off the bat, we would recommend these clubs to mid to low handicappers as opposed to high handicappers. The hollow body design makes for good comfort at impact and impressive ball speed.

The forged 4140 steel face flexes to a high degree while the 46 grams of tungsten in the long irons make these muscle back irons perform more like distance irons. Of course, there is the Speed Pocket that is so prominent in Taylormade clubs and that helps the face flex even more.

While the compact, sleek muscle back design of the P770 is enough to make these clubs look supremely workable, they do a much better job of bringing the distance. On the other hand, the Mizuno Pro 223’s are much more workable than they appear and offer the same kind of distance as the P770’s.

Mizuno Pro 223 Irons

Category: Forged Players Cavity Irons

Taylormade P770 Irons

Category – Player’s Irons/Distance Irons

Mizuno Pro 223 Irons – First Impressions

A first introduction for the legendary Mizuno Pro series to the Western Markets. These are compact players cavity irons that have the profile that tour players demand coupled with the distance they didn’t know they needed.

While the pro series had been reserved for Japanese markets until now, the surging popularity that Mizuno have enjoyed in recent years has lead to their most prestigious family of irons making it to the west and they don’t disappoint.

Forged in Hiroshima, Japan, the 223’s are built with tour players in mind with their compact heads and despite the players profile, there is a ton of technology driving these irons to deliver distance, control, consistency and workability as well.

The 4 – 7 irons are built is a different way as the importance of COR diminishes and the importance of loft increases in the scoring irons.

The 4 – 7 irons have a Forged Chromoly face that is only 2.4mm (The JPX921 Forged is 2.6mm) thick and works with the Microslot inside the bevelled back edge to offer fast ball speeds, flex and a better rebound.

The 8 – GW have a 1 piece, 1025 mild carbon steel, grain flow forged construction and sport wider soles and longer blade as loft becomes more of a determining factor and these precise irons offer high launch, distance a steep descent angle for stopping power on the greens.

There is a microlayer of copper underneath the Nickel Chrome coating which lends to tour level feel and the irons have been accoustically primed to sound perfect on impact.

These irons are reserved for the better players only and with the compact shape it is very unlikely that mid handicappers will feel comfortable with these irons.

Taylormade P770 First Impressions

The first thing you will notice is the clear line of site you have to the ball thanks to the limited offset of these irons.

When you first take a look at the Taylormade P770 irons, you don’t automatically think distance.

That’s because they lack most of the visual features of your typical distance irons.

You will probably think that they are great for accurate approaches, shaping shots and higher spin rates; but not so much for distance.

After you take your first swing with 7 iron though (featuring 33 degrees of loft) you will be able to feel the speedy engine behind these irons which have a softer feel.

The Taylormade P770 irons feature a forged hollow body design that allow for maximum face flex.

The face is forged from 4140 carbon steel and is wrapped seamless style around the body which is also made from carbon steel.

You also get a whopping 46 grams of tungsten to fortify the sweet spot and launch the ball high and with workability.

Just because these are mid to low handicap player irons doesn’t mean that Taylormade has left out additional forgiveness features.

For instance, the ICT technology is progressive throughout the set which means that you get an optimized sweet spot location as you work down the set.

The Taylormade P770 have to be swung to believe. They look like players irons but they also have a lot of forgiveness features.

Not quite as long as some other irons but plenty else on offer with the P770’s.

Mizuno Pro 223 Irons Selling Points

Players Cavity Back Irons Aimed At Tour Players
Enhanced Ball Speeds For Extended And Longer Courses
Fast Chromoly Face
Microlsot Tungsten Weighting For Launch And Distance
More Workability In The Scoring Irons
Long And High Launching With Excellent Stopping Power
Forged In Hiroshima & Crafted For The Best Players

Taylormade P770 Irons Selling Points

Wrap-around face makes for an expansive sweet spot
Hollow body design
Clean muscle-back design
Great feel from the forged construction and speedfoam
Good launch angles
Soft, clean feel and excellent workability

Who are the Mizuno 223 Irons for?

The Pro 223’s are for the best players on tour and low single digit handicappers. Dont be fooled by the cavity back design, these irons offer the workabilty, control and consistency that will suit only the best golfers around.

This is the first time that Mizuno have released their pro series in the US and UK markets and are reserved for those who like the best craftsmanship and the buttersoft feeling of the grain flow forging process from Hiroshima, Japan

The Mizuno Pro Family of Irons

The 223’s are the upgrade to the MP-20 MMC irons but they are smaller and more compact with a faster face thanks to the Chromoly face and microslot.

The Irons can be considered a smaller version of the very popular JPX921 Forged irons which have thicker faces and are more forgiving.

The Mizuno Pro 225 is a hollow body players iron that is going to be longer and more forgiving than the 223’s but more workable than the bigger JPX921 Forged. The 225 are premium irons that have nailed the shape with distance brief of the players distance iron market.

The Mizuno Pro 221 are forged blades that don’t back any extreme bells or whistles but offer those better players all the forged feel and workability from the legendary Japanese forging process. Partly due to the lofts, they will be shorter and more owrkable than the 223’s

The Miuno pro set is aimed at the better players, offering the upmost quality. The 225’s will offer the best performance for most golfers and the a combination of more forgiving long irons with the Pro series short irons will suit many elite level players.

Distance: 93/100

Accuracy: 95/100

Forgiveness: 92/100

Feel & Control: 97/100

Overall Score: 95/100

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Who Are The Taylormade P770 Irons For?

The Taylormade P770 are for mid to low handicappers who are looking for a good combination of feel, distance and workability.

If you want to take a step up in terms of performance from your Big Bertha’s, P790ti’s and other distance irons, the Taylormade P770 irons would be a good next logical step.

They are a great combination of workability and shaping shots without compromising much in either department.

They produce mid-level range spin which can be a problem in the long irons but is a benefit in the shorter ones.

So they’re certainly not perfect but they strike a good balance between distance and accuracy.

If that sounds like the kind of iron set you need then you should definitely check out the Taylormade P770’s.

The P Series From Taylormade

The P series of Taylormade irons run the gamut from pure distance to pure feel to pure accuracy and everything in between.

While only the P790 irons can be considered more distance irons, the P series is mostly focused on the performance that mid to low handicappers need on the course.

In fact, every other line of irons in this series rocks a mid-level range spin so you can control roll around the green and on approaches.

The P7MB and P7MC iron sets offer the highest degree of accuracy and workability if that it your aim.