FORGIVENESS RATING
A mid-sized, forged iron that ends the trade-off between precision and distance. Small amounts of boron make the Forged 30% stronger so it’s possible to create a pocket cavity with a multithickness face to allow the 900 to perform like a distance iron without losing feel. Expect the fastest ball speeds ever from a forged iron, say Mizuno.
It could be argued the Forged would be better classified as a Better Player iron, but Mizuno insists because of the addition of boron to the mix and a pocket cavity it can perform for a wide audience of golfers. The slightly longer blade length improves MOI, the top edge is very slender though. The 1025 steel head feels fantastic and the carry distance it produced was just a yard back from our test pro’s second longest (187 yards). Ball speed was also just 1mph slower than our test average.