Taylormade P770 Vs. Mizuno Pro 225 Irons Comparison Overview

Choosing the right irons is critical to your improvement and your enjoyment. Irons are notoriously hard to work with for many players but as your game starts to improve, you will notice that you need different features and design aspects from your irons.

In order for mid to low handicappers to play their best rounds, they need to closely scrutinize the irons they are using. Perhaps the Mizuno Pro 225 or the Tayloramde P770 irons would be a good fit for you. Find out in the following comparison overview.

Taylormade P770 Irons Overview

The Taylormade P770 irons are the compact cousins to the more forgiving P790 irons.

The P770 irons sport a more compact head preferred by low handicap players. And while something in the way of forgiveness is lost by making the head smaller, Taylormade did a decent job of compensating by including inverted cone sweet spot placement in these irons.

This helps enhance ball speed out towards the toe. However, the P770’s are much more workable than the larger P790’s. When compared to the Mizuno Pro 225’s, the P770’s hold their ground in terms of lateral workability and shot shapeability.

Where they lose ground to the Mizuno Pro 225’s however is short-game control. Most of our testers found distance and launch control to be erratic with the P770’s around the pin.

Mizuno Pro 225 Irons Overview

The Mizuno Pro 225 irons feature a chromoly construction in the long irons and a carbon steel construction in the short irons.

This unique dichotomy makes these the superior irons for players seeking all-around performance. While certainly not as forgiving as the Taylormade P770 irons, the Mizuno Pro 225’s provide adequate distance for fast swing speed players and excellent short-game control for virtually any kind of player.

Both our low and high handicap testers were able to control launch, spin and distance very well with the Mizuno Pro 225 scoring irons. The Mizuno Pro 225’s also feature a layer of copper in the head which our higher handicappers appreciated as it gave the long irons a softer feel at impact.

For anyone in need of more forgiveness, the Taylormade P770 irons would be the way to go. In the end though, we think the Mizuno Pro 225 irons have more to offer to a much wider swath of players: great feel, control and at least adequate distance.

Mizuno Pro 225 Irons – First Impressions

With all the hype about these irons, let’s chat about the technology Mizuno have pumped into them.

Like the rest of the Pro range, the Mizuno Pro 225 irons are Grain Flow forged, the face and neck are forged, what is unique about Mizuno is all of their clubs are made in the factory in Hiroshima – Japan, since 1968.

Since 2018 Mizuno have introduced a microlayer of copper underneath Nickel Chrome, this gives you the purest, softest feel we have all come to know and love from Mizuno.

This iron actually has a combination of two forging techniques, the 2-8 iron uses the Grain Flow Forged 4135 Chromoly Face & Neck technique, it also has a COR Forged Hollow Body 28.5g Tungsten weight this gives the iron its unique look as well as producing a higher launch, more consistent flight and incredible ball speed.

The 9-PW has a 1025E pure select mild carbon steel structure, this enhances precision and a more penetrating flight, this helps with the scoring irons, allowing you to attack even the tightest of flags.

Now after all this we were extremely excited to get these onto the range, and let’s be honest there it was love at first sight.

When we put the club down behind the ball we expected a tiny looking head, but we were wrong. Not overly big, but perfect. It was the right amount of thickness to give you confidence.

When we started hitting balls we could instantly see some increase in ball speed, as well as forgiveness. These were for sure not a blade.

We were surprised how workable these are, usually when a club is as forgiving as this, you lose workability, but we were able to hit fades and draws, as well as high and low on demand.

Another issue with the hollow body construction club is you get what they call a ‘hot shot’, this is when the ball flies 10/15 yards further when struck well, now this may sound great, but if you fly the ball into a bunker unexpectedly, then it is not at all. We did not get any of these so called ‘hot shots’, a few flew around 5 yards further, but that can be expected with any iron.

This Mizuno Pro 225 is high launching and forgiving while looking exactly like a blade at address and in your bag.

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 225 Irons Selling Points

Multi forged construction, giving you precise performance in every iron
Microlayer of copper enhances feel and sound
Blade like look, but with game improvement performance
9-PW are more compact allowing you to be more precise
Looks and feels like your traditional Mizuno iron

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 225 Irons For?

They are aimed at your mid to low handicap player, however it is such a versatile iron, as it has premium looks, workability and forgiveness. We can see a beginner with some talent or a low handicap player looking for some distance play this iron too.

For those low handicap players that want a little more workability in their lower irons, and forgiveness in their longer irons, going with a combo set could really be a great option. We suggest getting fitted by your local pro or nearest Mizuno qualified fitter, to see what works best for you.

The Mizuno Pro Family of Irons

Mizuno has two other models in the Pro range, the 221 and 223. The 221 is your complete blade irons, while the 223 falls somewhere in between them.

The Mizuno Pro 223 is an unbelievable iron, it is a compact players’ iron, while still boasting some speed enhancing technologies. They have introduced a brand new technology system from 4-7 iron, it uses Mizuno’s tested Chromoly Forging and Flow Micro-Slot Grain Flow Forged with a soft copper underlay, the Pro 223 iron has an unbelievable feel and sound, and is very forgiving.

The Mizuno Pro 221 is designed on years and years of incredible Mizuno blade irons, through the years they have made the irons more playable by small improvements in shape and weight placement. It has a shorter blade profile and smaller top line. This year the Pro 221 has tighter scoring lies than the previous years, giving it more control. Like the other models in the range it is Grain Flow Forged, with a soft copper underlay, giving the Pro 221 your traditional Mizuno sound and feel.

Distance: 95/100

Accuracy: 92/100

Forgiveness: 95/100

Feel & Control: 89/100

Overall Score: 92.75/100

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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.