By ED TRAVIS
Mizuno announced the Pro 241, Pro 243, and Pro 245 Grain Flow Forged irons made in their Japanese plant targeted at player categories from professional to recreational.
Fast Facts Mizuno Pro 241 Irons
Better player/professional category
Forged compact head
Muscleback blade design
Copper Underlay
Stock lofts: 5-iron 27°, pitching wedge 46°
Stock shaft: KBS Tour
Stock grip: Golf Pride MCC
Satin brush finish
Available January 25, 2024
$200 per iron
Mizuno Pro 243 Irons
Better player category
Forged cavity back design
Copper underlay
Sole slot 4- through 7-iron
Satin brush finish
Stock shaft: Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3
Stock grip: Golf Pride MCC
Available January 25, 2024
$200 per iron
Mizuno Pro 245 Irons
Game-improvement category
Hollow body construction
Internal tungsten weight 2 through 7-iron
Copper underlay
Satin brush finish
Stock shaft: Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3
Stock grip: Golf Pride MCC
Available January 25, 2024
$200 per iron
WYNTK
The new 24x series of forged irons from Mizuno replaces the previous 22x models from two years ago with what the company calls “significant improvements.”
Most recreational golfers will want to look at the Pro 245 model since they are a hollow construction designed for added forgiveness compared to irons made for better players which are more difficult to hit. The 2-iron down through the 7-iron have interior tungsten weighting while the 9-iron through gap wedge have smaller heads.
Chris Voshall, Mizuno Product Director, said in the press announcement, “There are some impressive ball speed gains in the Mizuno Pro 245, considering we’ve slimmed it down – especially in the longer irons. The biggest challenge for people now is telling this iron apart from the one-piece Mizuno Pro 241 muscle-back.”
Mizuno also introduced the hollow-body Pro Fli-Hi iron created as substitute for those not wishing to hit hybrids in 2-, 3- and 4-iron lofts priced at $250 each.
David Llewellyn R&D Director commented that “Hybrid type irons generally use a flat sheet metal for the face – but upgrading to a heat-treated 4335 Nickel Chromoloy allowed us to incorporate a faster multi-thickness face and off-set face weld.”
