[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":20},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-mizuno-golf-clubs-mizuno-for-beginners-and-high-handicappers-what-to-buy-first":3},{"slug":4,"title":5,"subtitle":6,"image":7,"imageAlt":8,"category":9,"html":12,"wordCount":13,"prev":14,"next":17},"mizuno-for-beginners-and-high-handicappers-what-to-buy-first","Mizuno for Beginners and High Handicappers: What to Buy First","A realistic first Mizuno setup, and the models to leave alone for now.","\u002Fimg\u002Fmizuno-golf-clubs\u002Fmizuno-for-beginners-and-high-handicappers-what-to-buy-first_mizuno-beginners.png","Mizuno for Beginners and High Handicappers: What to Buy First illustration",{"slug":10,"title":11},"mizuno-golf-clubs","Mizuno Golf Clubs","\u003Ch3>Is Mizuno the right brand to start with?\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Partly. Mizuno’s game-improvement irons are genuinely good and there is no reason to avoid them. But the brand’s reputation is built on clubs that are wrong for a beginner, and that reputation exerts a pull worth resisting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you buy Mizuno as a newer golfer, buy JPX. Nothing else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>The right models\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Irons — JPX 925 Hot Metal HL or Hot Metal.\u003C\u002Fstrong> HL if you struggle to get the ball airborne, which most newer golfers do. Hot Metal if flight is not your main problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Driver — JPX One.\u003C\u002Fstrong> The larger, more forgiving head, with more loft than you think you need.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Fairway wood — JPX One Fairway\u003C\u002Fstrong>, in a 5-wood rather than a 3-wood. Far easier to hit and far more useful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Hybrid — JPX One Hybrid\u003C\u002Fstrong>, replacing your 4- and 5-irons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Wedges — S23\u003C\u002Fstrong>, or simply the set pitching wedge plus one sand wedge to begin with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>What to avoid entirely\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Mizuno Pro. All of it. S-1, S-3, M-13, and even M-15 is more club than a genuine beginner needs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also avoid buying a full fourteen-club set at once. You will not use half of it well, and you will replace much of it within two seasons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>A sensible starting set\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Eight clubs cover almost everything:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Col>\n\u003Cli>Driver\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>5-wood\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Hybrid\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>6-iron through pitching wedge\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Sand wedge\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Putter\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Fol>\n\u003Cp>Add clubs as gaps appear in your actual play rather than filling them in advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Spend the money where it counts\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Two pieces of advice that will do more than any model choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Get the length right.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Standard-length clubs suit a narrower range of people than the industry implies. Clubs that are too long are the most common equipment barrier for new golfers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Take lessons before upgrading.\u003C\u002Fstrong> A lesson costs a fraction of a new driver and will improve your golf considerably more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>On buying used\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>An older JPX generation in good condition is excellent value. Iron technology moves slowly, and a previous-generation Hot Metal set gives you nearly everything the current one does for much less.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Check the grooves, check the grips, and have the lofts and lies checked once you buy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cblockquote>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Buying tip:\u003C\u002Fstrong> Buy the forgiving iron and put the difference toward a fitting. A fitted Hot Metal set beats an unfitted Mizuno Pro set for a newer golfer, comfortably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Model names current as of September 2026.\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",405,{"slug":15,"title":16},"mizuno-custom-fitting-and-shaft-selection-explained","Mizuno Custom Fitting and Shaft Selection Explained",{"slug":18,"title":19},"mizuno-for-low-handicappers-and-better-players","Mizuno for Low Handicappers and Better Players",1788299817460]