JPX 925 Forged

[Cbfodalo]

I have played the 921 forged, and currently play the 923 forged. Now I am lusting after the 925 forged. 

Mizuno put allot of effort into a total redesign on the 925 forged.

The hosel and face are still forged from a single billet, they use  new hydraulic presses that allow them to compress face from back to specific densities. Then they can cnc mill the back face to thin out the face perimeter where it make the most sense to inceease forgiveness.  Then they weld a ss sole and perimeter weighted back onto face.  Previously when entire club was a one piece forging they could only mill back of face thiner by cutting a micro slot through sole.  Now since they do not have to cut through sole they can go back to the older style tri cut sole.  Slight bevel on leading  edge and bigger bevel on rear edge of sole.  I have scene this sole grind on older mizuno forged irons.  I think mizuno have proven they will stay true to there  traditions while improving tech.

I don't love the lift jacking, but i have played a 30deg 7i for years now.  I like the new approach to these 925 forged. Unlike some other brands who market thier clubs as forged when only the actual face is forged and welded to a cast body. Mizuno has kept the face and hosel as a 1 piece forging.

I would love to hit these, but if I do I will probabale buy them. I am committed to getting through two more seasons with current setup.

 

[Georgie Z]

What turnaround time are you all seeing? I was quoted 2-3 weeks and am wondering if Mizuno is good at sticking with the timeline. My clubs in the past were several weeks later than quoted.

[eddiebigeddie]

1 minute ago, Georgie Z said:

What turnaround time are you all seeing? I was quoted 2-3 weeks and am wondering if Mizuno is good at sticking with the timeline. My clubs in the past were several weeks later than quoted.

2-3 weeks unless something is back ordered 

[Jim53]

I am waiting for the new 4 iron then I am taking them to someone and have all the lofts / lies checked and I am thinking of going 1-2 strong to take some of the leading edge relief out of play (if that makes any sense). They launch plenty high and drop and stop so I don't think losing some spin would be that big of a deal. 

Is my thinking correct on this?

 

I am also just curious to see what the L/L actually are from the factory, after quite a few rounds I do see some strange gaps at times that I put those off to swing issues. Which it certainly may be.

 

EDIT

I think I am backasswards on my thinking and would need to take the loft from 38 to 40 on the nine so it is actually weaking the lofts? Now I have confused myself haha

Edited May 9 by Jim53

[Cbfodalo]

I think having loft and lie checked is always a good idea. I remember when I took my jpx923 forged in to get lie changed, I wanted to check all the lofts.  I wanted to address some gaping issues between my 6i and 7i as well as my gw and sw. Turns out both only where my lifts all off a little but lie angle was not to stock spec either. 

I was not.totally supposed as they where purchased used. Very new but in need of adjustment. 

I am trying a couple new shafts in next few days,  once I settle on  shaft to game, I will bring them in to check loft and lie.  In fact I am debating on getting one of the golfworks loft and lie machines to check myself. 

[Qegurezi]

Would these be closer to the ZX5 or ZX7 guys? I'm thinking they might be somewhat in between them?

[eddiebigeddie]

Zx7…the Mizuno have smaller top line and actually get smaller than the Zx7 in the scoring irons 9-Pw-Gw.
 

I posted pics comparing in the Zxi thread I think it was.  

[speedeuphoria]

10 hours ago, Qegurezi said:

Would these be closer to the ZX5 or ZX7 guys? I'm thinking they might be somewhat in between them?

Size wise reference above but they are built like a combo set with tech starting at the 7i

[BirdieBob]

 

[driveandputtmachine]

Earlier this year I decided

A.  I am old and it is time to go down to stiff flex in my irons.

B.  Even though I do my own club work and love my Cobra Tour's I should test new irons instead of re-shafting them.

 

So I started down the road, got some time at PGA Tour SS, Club Champion, and quite a few demo days at my club and also a few rounds with some loaner sets at my club.

 

I have to play graphite in my irons due to a wrist injury from the past.  In the end I did not want something huge and ugly, but also didn't really care if it improved my distance dispersion and my left to right dispersion stayed the same or got better.  I also needed to be able to hold a green(less than 20 feet of roll out with a 5 iron)

 

The finalists were the 925 Forged and the Cobra 3DPrinted irons, with the Cobra Tours just a smidge behind them.  The 3DP's were better, but it was just a smidge based on all the locations I tried the two irons, and the price was not quite worth the nominal increase.

 

I just got back from a 6 day 6 rounds of golf trip where for four days we played a Ryder Cup style event.  While I did hurt my back in singles and had to withdraw after hurting it, I had hit 9 of the 11 greens I played.  The day before in Cap Choice I only missed four greens, in ALT shot I missed one, and in Best Ball I think I missed 4.  In the two warm up rounds I hit the irons very well, one day I think I missed 4 and the other day I missed 5.

 

Once I get my driver experiment worked out and my back is better, I expect my handicap to drop significantly, this is the best I have hit my irons in 3+ years, and my putting has turned a corner.  If I could convince myself to practice chipping/pitching I might get back to scratch or below, but I just hate that practice.

[JRL2]

I also have an old wrist injury, so I have a new set of 925 forged with MMT 125s drying now.  I played one round with the KBS steel shafts that came with them and knew I could not continue down that road.  I hit them well that round, but my wrist is still sore from just one outing.  I have been playing 921 JPX HMP with MMT 105tx that have been great, just wanted to try something with more spin, and better feel.  We shall see.

[Minarets]

22 hours ago, BirdieBob said:

 

Thanks for this.  interesting as I’m a heel striker.  Need to test this some.   

[Jim53]

Picked up the 4 iron to match the set, playing in the morning.

Need to figure out which way I am going, been eyeballing Miura KM700 which is way off the current path. Something with a sharper leading edge, which I prefer normally.

Been raining a bit so maybe softer conditions will change my mind.

[beluga99]

Played this morning and shot a 71 (+1) with 13/18 greens in reg, and 3 birdies. The irons were on point.  Very forgiving on less than stellar swings, and their preference is to go high and straight.

 

Highly recommended.

[Jim53]

Better round this morning ball striking wise, had a mind numbing thought that "it might be me" not the clubs.

Maybe practice would help LOL, not as much fun as club hoing but the end result might be more productive.

[Qegurezi]

These seem to be the best irons in this bracket Mizuno have made. I'm loving my ZX5 mkII but would be interested to demo these at some point. The reviews are outstanding virtually across the board.  

[eddiebigeddie]

I’ve said it multiple times at this point. I’ve Loved the 925 FB since they came out, but the more I play them the more I love them. Mizuno did a EXCELLENT job with this set. 
So happy that I jumped on board the moment they were released. 

[deadsolid...shank]

I’ve been hemming and hawing for three weeks over whether to order not.  Just not convinced that that drastic of a shaft weight change is smart. (115 down to 85). Guess we’ll find out, ordered this morning!

[eddiebigeddie]

39 minutes ago, deadsolid...shank said:

I’ve been hemming and hawing for three weeks over whether to order not.  Just not convinced that that drastic of a shaft weight change is smart. (115 down to 85). Guess we’ll find out, ordered this morning!

What are you coming from and going in to?

[Jose c.]

Fit into 925 hmp yesterday,with modus 120,5 thru pitch.  Super excited coming from callaway steelheads,which were solid irons for me. 

[deadsolid...shank]

4 hours ago, eddiebigeddie said:

What are you coming from and going in to?

JPX900 Forged with project x LZ 5.5. 
 

Getting MMT 85 in regular flex. Turning 62 this summer so I thought thr regular would be good as I age. 

[eddiebigeddie]

1 hour ago, deadsolid...shank said:

JPX900 Forged with project x LZ 5.5. 
 

Getting MMT 85 in regular flex. Turning 62 this summer so I thought thr regular would be good as I age. 

Gotcha, yeah that is a big drop in weight. I prob would have went to Recoil Dart or Steelfiber 95 in regular. Or even MMT 105s soft stepped 1x. Best of luck. 

[deadsolid...shank]

9 minutes ago, eddiebigeddie said:

Gotcha, yeah that is a big drop in weight. I prob would have went to Recoil Dart or Steelfiber 95 in regular. Or even MMT 105s soft stepped 1x. Best of luck. 

Hit the Darts and just didn’t care for them. Steelfibers were an up charge  shaft. And I really wanted an all black club, which left the MMT. I really thought about the 105s. What I wished was that had offered the 95s. But they don’t so I gambled with the 85. The few swings I made with the 85’sin the simulator did produce good numbers.  And felt really good Fingers are crossed!

[Georgie Z]

On 5/13/2025 at 6:25 PM, Qegurezi said:

Would these be closer to the ZX5 or ZX7 guys? I'm thinking they might be somewhat in between them?

ZX5 is more similar to the JPX925. 

[Qegurezi]

8 hours ago, Georgie Z said:

ZX5 is more similar to the JPX925. 

Thank you Georgie. 

[eddiebigeddie]

8 hours ago, Georgie Z said:

ZX5 is more similar to the JPX925. 

I’ll let the pics tell the story….925FB, ZX7 of and ZX5 MKII (no shaft)

[Georgie Z]

1 hour ago, eddiebigeddie said:

I’ll let the pics tell the story….925FB, ZX7 of and ZX5 MKII (no shaft)

I think the black hides the top line better vs the non-black 925F. I found the 923F and Zxi5 to be very similar in launch, spin, distance and feel. The zxi7 felt significantly better than both but was not as forgiving on mishits.

[Georgie Z]

1 hour ago, Qegurezi said:

Thank you Georgie. 

The poster below you posted some great comparison pics from a visual standpoint. 
 

My personal experience is that the 925F is more similar to the zxi5, and I think most people would be cross shopping those two models. Most YouTube reviews compare those two models as well. I recommend trying all of them out to see which one you like.

[Minarets]

How is the finish holding up for those of you with the black 925? 

[beluga99]

1 hour ago, Minarets said:

How is the finish holding up for those of you with the black 925? 

Excellent thus far with around 15 round on them.  No bag chatter, chips, marks or peeling of the finish.  Like it's been baked in.