Mizuno Pro 223 Vs Taylormade P790 Irons Review

Two exceptionally crafted forged irons on display today both offering better golfers a more attractive profile at address while delivering more distance and forgiveness attributes than would would expect.

The Mizuno Pro 223 are grain flow forged in Japan and are Forged Cavity Back Iron’s aimed at the best players in the game alongside low handicappers.

The Taylormade P790’s are the most successful forged irons ever released by Taylormade. Upgrade in 2021 for the third time, these are hollow body players distance irons which offer feel, distance and forgivness for Mid to Low handicappers or anyboy who strikes their irons well.

Mizuno Pro 223 Irons Overview

The Mizuno Pro 223 irons can be considered as the smaller version of the very successful JPX921 forged irons.

The JPX921’s signified the first time that Mizuno were able to work with their Chromoly steel in the forging process which lead to a big increase in ball speeds. The Mizuno 223’s have taken this to the next level albeit in a smaller more compact shape.

Mizuno know that COR is more important in the longers irons and the 4 -7 are gain flow forged with a microslot low in the face for more distance and forgiveness.

The 8 – GW have a 1 piece construction of 1025 High Strength steel and have more focus around control and stopping power around the greens where the loft of the club and descent angle are going to play a more important role.

There is also nikel inside the chrome finish to also enhance the feel which is pure forged and butter soft.

The goal of the irons is to give tour players and low handicappers the feel, profile and workability they want with the extra distance they didn’t know they needed to tackle bigger and more extended courses.

The Taylormade P790 Irons Overview

The Taylormade P790’s really need no introduction for lovers of golf clubs around the world, they have spawned an entire hollow body players distance iron market single handedly.

The 2021 is by far the best and the speed foam air inside is the star of the show. The current speed foam is 69% lighter than the previous model and the thin wall construction is 39% thinner.

The saved weighted is added as Tungsten perimeter weighting to expand the sweet spot and the progressive inverted cone technology ensures that shots anywhere on the face are gonna have an optimal launch.

The hollow body design, The Forged L Face insert and the thru slot speed pocket provide excellent rebound speed and flex in the face leading to impressive distances for an iron of this profile.

The Theu Slot also provides optimal launch for strikes low on the face while progressive ICT technology stretches the sweet spot to every area on the face.

Expect these clubs to be long, forgiving, workable, high launching and soft feeling. The have a bigger head than the Mizuno 223’s but still very sleek in comparison with a game improvement iron.

Overall The 223’s are reserved for a small number of players who want the forged feel, shelf appeal and workability of a forged players iron with some unexpected distance thrown into the mix. Low single digit handicappers and tour pros.

The P790’s are not game improvement but still very forgiving for their profile, they have the soft forged feel with plenty of forgiveness and are going to suit mid to low handicappers and those who are looking to try out a more compact iron without sacrifcing distance and forgivness.