(down to 1\/100th of a point)<\/strong>. \u00a0I think the subjective \u201cstuff\u201d is a huge part of the buying process, especially in situations where the performance between clubs is extremely similar. \u00a0It\u2019s impossible to discount the subjective entirely.<\/p>\nAnother reason why subjective scoring matters is that, as I\u2019ve mentioned before, there is very often a fundamental disconnect between how a given golfer thinks a club performs in his hands, and how it actually does. \u00a0Our performance tests have revealed these\u00a0discrepancies\u00a0time and time again, and continuously illustrate why club reviews based\u00a0solely on one or two guys opinion, and that aren\u2019t supported by any data beyond \u201cI think\u201d or \u201cI feel\u201d, are woefully inadequate. \u00a0The subjective perspective gives us an indicator of how closely perception is to reality.<\/p>\n
Feel<\/h2>\n
More than anything else Mizuno is a company known for producing irons with unrivaled feel. \u00a0While our testers almost to a man rated the JPX-800 Pro higher than its competitors in this space, many who\u2019ve hit Mizunos previously felt that the JPX-800 was by no way a disappointment.<\/p>\n
Of course, the guys moving from cast game improvement clubs had nothing but positive things to say. \u00a0In the end, most of our testers rated them as an 9, although a single 8, and a couple of 9.5s were also in the mix. \u00a0Brian, who didn\u2019t take part in the detailed performance testing, told us that he thought the weighting of the JPX-800 Pro was absolutely perfect.<\/p>\n
For my money, the JPX-800 pro offers very good feel, but if we\u2019re being brutally honest, it\u2019s not on the same level with those in the MP series.<\/p>\n
MGS Feel Score: 87.54<\/h2>\nPerceived Distance<\/h2>\n
Given that most of our testers hit the JPX-800 on the same day they hit the S2, it\u2019s not a huge surprise that they perceived it as being the shorter of the two clubs \u2013 it is. \u00a0That said, we\u2019re not talking about a tremendous difference in our tester\u2019s minds. \u00a0Though a couple rated distance as a perfect 10, most of the 10s we saw for the S2s were replaced by 9s, and the 9s were replaced with 8s. \u00a0While the JPX-800 Pro is probably longer than our testers give it credit for, their for the most part match up with the results of our tests.<\/p>\n
Tester Perceived Distance Score: 95.21<\/h2>\nPerceived Accuracy<\/h2>\n
We\u2019re uncovering an interesting trend with our recent tests. \u00a0It seems golfers are more accurate than they think they are. \u00a0This of course is the complete opposite of what we see with distance (where most golfers assume they\u2019re 10 yards longer than our tests results prove). \u00a0With accuracy, golfers seem to have low expectations, with the actual results often being better than golfers give themselves credit for.<\/p>\n
With respect to the Mizunos, it\u2019 not like anyone (with the possible exception of Dan) was out there throwing darts, but they certainly performed better than some of the ratings (as low as 6) suggested. \u00a0As with our\u00a0perceived\u00a0distance scores, a number of 9s and even a 10 helped to offset the lower rankings.<\/p>\n
Tester Perceived Accuracy Score: \u00a087.54<\/h2>\nLikelihood of Purchase<\/h2>\n
Likelihood of Purchase (or\u00a0LOP<\/strong>\u00a0as I like to call it) accounts for the smallest percentage of our subjective score. \u00a0It\u2019s the closest MyGolfSpy gets to \u201cdemand\u201d or buzz\u201d. \u00a0We differ from others in that we don\u2019t ask our testers to give us rating until after they have actually hit the club. \u00a0Our LOP question is simply this: \u201cIf you were going to replace the irons in your bag today,\u00a0how\u00a0likely is it that you would purchase the irons you tested today\u201d? \u00a0Asking somebody if they like an iron is one thing. \u00a0Getting them to spend their money on them is an entirely different\u00a0proposition.<\/strong><\/p>\nMaybe it\u2019s the clubs we\u2019ve tested so far. \u00a0As I\u2019ve pointed out several times already, the forged game-improvement space is golf equipment\u2019s unchartered water. \u00a0Many golfers don\u2019t know there are clubs in this space, fewer still are looking for them. \u00a0There could also be something in the \u00a0way we\u2019re phrasing the question, but whatever it is, LOP numbers thus far are well below what we would have expected.<\/p>\n
From a percentages perspective, LOP barely counts at in our scoring (5% of the subjective score), but we do like the insight it provides into how golfers really feel about the clubs they\u2019ve just tested. \u00a0While most of the feedback we received on the JPX-800 pro suggests an \u201cI\u2019d think about it, but not on the top of my list\u201d mentality, a couple of scores suggest a \u201cnot a chance in the world\u201d\u00a0mindset. \u00a0As per usual, those guys were largely balanced by a couple of testers who absolutely love the JPX-800 Pro irons.<\/p>\n
Personally, I gave them a 7. \u00a0They\u2019re a fantastic iron, but if I\u2019m thinking forgiveness, I probably step down to the standard model, or perhaps look at something like a Ping K15. \u00a0If I\u2019m inclined to go performance, feel, or looks, I probably step up to the MP-53. \u00a0Such is the fate of irons in this space I think. \u00a0They offer great balance, but probably not the best of anything.<\/p>\n
CONCLUSION<\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\nThis isn\u2019t the first time Mizuno has had a club in this space (they\u2019ve been doing it for years), but the fact that they\u2019re no longer alone tells me that forged game improvement irons might be developing a broader market appeal. \u00a0Granted, the JPX-800 Pro, \u00a0a transitional iron \u201cpro\u201d enough to find its way into the bag of Charles Howell III,\u00a0is probably at the extreme end of the category, but that only serves to remind us that there are plenty of guys playing less forgiving irons than they probably ought to be (yours truly included).<\/p>\n
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