I actually got to try these out yesterday. The entire mp18 line and the 790s.
I didnt have time to hit the mmc and only hit a few with the flihi.
Looks:
I will say this the Mizuno Mp18 lineup is a thing of beauty. If you got a combo set you would be hard pressed to tell a difference from the topline (the flihi was a touch thicker but u had to really look)
The only noticeable difference although negligble was blade length. The MB was slightly shorter then the SC again not noticeAble. But comparing MB to MMC it was slightly noticeable but trust me u could easily do a
3/4 fli hi
5/6 mmc
7/8 SC
9/pw MB and not tell the difference at all. Tbe best thing is if u get the lofts bent to prooerly match the offset is identical to if u bought an entire set of one of the lines.
The 790s are also a thing of beauty. Theyre back is beautiful and overall headsize and topline is a hair larger then my AP2s.
Feel and Performance:
This is where i found it interesting. All mizuno heads were 6i demos at 30* loft except the flihi which i think is 28 or whatever is standafd 6i.
The 790 was a 30.5* 7i.
The numbers i was getting from the Mp18 MB and SC were just about perfect for me. Both were hit with a modus 120S.
Both performed almost identical. Carrying around 167-171yards. Spinning around 5800rpm (MB spun a touch more) and the MB had on avg 1* steeper descent angle. Both launched pretty much identical.
Feel both were superb however the MB was pure butter on a flush centre shot. Like hitting a marshmellow. The SC was also very soft but slightly edged by the MB.
Forgiveness. This suprised me. I found the MB almkst as forgoving as the SC with mishits travelling almost as far as mishits with the SC. Loss of about 6-12y with MB and maybe 5-10 with SC. The bigger difference was feel if you caught that MB thin man did it frigging sting. It let you know right away and man did it suck lol. Doing that on a cold brisk morning where the ball has also hardened up would be painful. The SC were still very responsive in terms of feedback but didnt feel like i shattered my elbow from the vibration s of a mishit.
The 790 were interesting... The feel was umm...not clicky like your typical cast club but not soft either. Was muted and dead. I couldnt really tell where i was impacting the ball. It djdnt feel bad but feedback was poor.
It also didnt perform for me. It carried about 5-7y shorter then the mizunos with 500 less spin and i think LA was about same but peak height and descent angle were lower.
It was very forgiving tho. Even badhits went as far as my good ones almost. But directional and trajectory control were almost non existant. I duno if that's because of design or bexause i couldnt get the feel for the head.
The Flihi did exactly what its supposed to. It launched those suckers nice and high while keeping spin and moonballs out of play. Definetly would want a 3i or 4i in this. Sorry no numbers to recall.
As for mmc ill hace to test another time but in truth i prob wouldnt bother because id likely go
3i flihi(if i bagged on)
4i flihi
5-7 SC
8-Pw MB
Or just go SC all the way in truth.id love to get fit for the mizunos but cant afford to lol.
I didnt have time to hit the mmc and only hit a few with the flihi.
Looks:
I will say this the Mizuno Mp18 lineup is a thing of beauty. If you got a combo set you would be hard pressed to tell a difference from the topline (the flihi was a touch thicker but u had to really look)
The only noticeable difference although negligble was blade length. The MB was slightly shorter then the SC again not noticeAble. But comparing MB to MMC it was slightly noticeable but trust me u could easily do a
3/4 fli hi
5/6 mmc
7/8 SC
9/pw MB and not tell the difference at all. Tbe best thing is if u get the lofts bent to prooerly match the offset is identical to if u bought an entire set of one of the lines.
The 790s are also a thing of beauty. Theyre back is beautiful and overall headsize and topline is a hair larger then my AP2s.
Feel and Performance:
This is where i found it interesting. All mizuno heads were 6i demos at 30* loft except the flihi which i think is 28 or whatever is standafd 6i.
The 790 was a 30.5* 7i.
The numbers i was getting from the Mp18 MB and SC were just about perfect for me. Both were hit with a modus 120S.
Both performed almost identical. Carrying around 167-171yards. Spinning around 5800rpm (MB spun a touch more) and the MB had on avg 1* steeper descent angle. Both launched pretty much identical.
Feel both were superb however the MB was pure butter on a flush centre shot. Like hitting a marshmellow. The SC was also very soft but slightly edged by the MB.
Forgiveness. This suprised me. I found the MB almkst as forgoving as the SC with mishits travelling almost as far as mishits with the SC. Loss of about 6-12y with MB and maybe 5-10 with SC. The bigger difference was feel if you caught that MB thin man did it frigging sting. It let you know right away and man did it suck lol. Doing that on a cold brisk morning where the ball has also hardened up would be painful. The SC were still very responsive in terms of feedback but didnt feel like i shattered my elbow from the vibration s of a mishit.
The 790 were interesting... The feel was umm...not clicky like your typical cast club but not soft either. Was muted and dead. I couldnt really tell where i was impacting the ball. It djdnt feel bad but feedback was poor.
It also didnt perform for me. It carried about 5-7y shorter then the mizunos with 500 less spin and i think LA was about same but peak height and descent angle were lower.
It was very forgiving tho. Even badhits went as far as my good ones almost. But directional and trajectory control were almost non existant. I duno if that's because of design or bexause i couldnt get the feel for the head.
The Flihi did exactly what its supposed to. It launched those suckers nice and high while keeping spin and moonballs out of play. Definetly would want a 3i or 4i in this. Sorry no numbers to recall.
As for mmc ill hace to test another time but in truth i prob wouldnt bother because id likely go
3i flihi(if i bagged on)
4i flihi
5-7 SC
8-Pw MB
Or just go SC all the way in truth.id love to get fit for the mizunos but cant afford to lol.
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