FALDO’S VERDICT ON MIZUNO’S NEW JPX919 FAMILY

FALDO ON… HIS OLD FAITHFUL TP-11

“It’s the old look we wanted years ago, with a high heel, but today I’d liken it more to a pretty shovel. It looks like there’s an awful lot of metal behind the ball. The sole is flat and skinny, nothing like as sculpted or rounded as the JPX919 Tour. Turf interaction is the biggest difference I can feel switching from TP to JPX.”

FALDO ON… MIZUNO’S JPX919 TOUR

“If I can feel feel, I want as much of it as I can get – and that’s where the Tour delivers. Mizuno’s modern perimeter weighting improves stability which means off-centre hits feel and perform better. Blades really have moved on and I really enjoyed hitting the Tour. It’s very solid – much more solid than the TP-11.”

FALDO ON… MIZUNO’S JPX919 FORGED

“In my prime cavity backs had hardly been invented, so there was never a question of me playing them. But today I love the offset, the leading edge and bounce of the Forged. It goes higher quicker and stays in the air longer, and still gets the height I need to stop shots on a green. It’s a seriously cool iron.”

FALDO ON… MIZUNO’S JPX919 HOT METAL

“To me the Hot Metal is fun, and perfect for golfers who’ve lost a bit of zip. You have to remember the 7-iron is equivalent to my usual 6-iron (7° stronger than the TP-11), but that shows the difference between irons from 1990 and 2018. Shots fly off the face really fast. Irons just weren’t made like this years ago.”