![]() This diminutive head size might be unsettling to some players, as it just looks like it might be hard to hit. As I mentioned above the head of the MP-CLK is compact to say the least. My initial thought upon receiving the MP-CLK was concerning the size of the club head. The sole of the club also retains a large percentage of the head weight, 67 grams to be exact, that along with the dropped down crown makes for an extremely low center of gravity. I am not sure sole relief was really all that necessary due to the tiny head size, but it does produce a club that easily passes through some tough lies. The sole of the MP-CLK has generous relief that delivers reduced turf drag. The crown of the club is dropped down behind the face to help lower the center of gravity for an easier launch and to allow for better lie adjustability. The maraging steel face is ultra hard to maximize ball speed and increase distance. The face of the MP-CLK is made from 1770 stainless steel with a CORTECH design that is robotically laser welded to a 431 stainless steel body. Here you can see the face of the Mizuno MP-CLK, the head is quite compact. Mizuno claims that the compact head shape is to maximize versatility and workability. ![]() My Titleist hybrid, while on the small side itself, is larger than the MP-CLK. ![]() The head on the MP-CLK is one of the smallest hybrid club heads I have seen. I am not sure what “Tour Ready” means exactly, I can only guess that in Mizuno talk it means “Really Small”. First, they started off with what they call a “Tour Ready” head shape. Much about the design of the MP-CLK has the better player in mind. The folks at Mizuno did their homework when they set off to design a hybrid for the better golfer. At the time I received the MP-CLK I was hitting a Titleist 909H that I was quite happy with, the MP-CLK was going to have to do a better than average job to replace it in my bag. I am not interested in any type of game improvement club, which meant the Mizuno Hybrid should fit the bill perfectly. What I look for in a hybrid is a club that I can hit from a variety of lies including off a tee, and most importantly it must be workable. I no longer carry a 3-iron and instead have opted to go with a 20° hybrid. ![]() Like many golfers these days at least one of my long irons have been replaced by the more user-friendly hybrid club. So when I heard I would be receiving one of their new MP-CLK Hybrids I was anxious to try it to find out if it was more like their world class irons or their often unsuccessful woods. Even their Tour players have rarely played their woods and almost never played their drivers, a trend that continues to this day. That being said, I have never been a real fan of their line of woods. In more recent years they have even successfully gone after the higher handicap player with the MX line of game improvement irons. I personally played a set of MP-32s that remain one of my very favorite sets to this day. Mizuno for years has been manufacturing forged irons that are among the very best in the golf industry. When I think of Mizuno Golf the first thing that comes to mind is a forged iron. ![]()
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