Mizuno JPX 925 Hot Metal Irons Review

This is Golfer Geeks’ Mizuno JPX 925 Hot Metal irons review.

I’m an avid golfer, 8ish handicap on my way to a 2 (been a 5.6) and frequent tester of golf clubs and equipment since 2015.

In this review of the JPX 925 Hot Metal irons, I discuss my experience with the clubs, their unique features and benefits, customer reviews, and potential alternatives. 

About Jamie

I’m an avid golfer, with an 8ish handicap on my way to a 2 (I’ve been a 5.6), and frequent tester of golf clubs and equipment since 2015.

• Handicap: 7.8
• Expertise: reviewing clubs since 2015
• Right/Left-Handed: Right-handed
• Typical ball flight: Mid-High Tight Draw
• Golf ball used: ProV1x, ProV1

How I Tested

Rounds on the course – 1
Launch Monitor Sessions – 2

JPX 925 Hot Metal Iron Specs

• Set: 4 iron – GW
• Shaft: Nippon NS Pro 950 NEO
• Shaft flex: Stiff

Club	Loft	Lie Angle	Length
4	19*	60.5*	38.75″
5	22*	61*	38.25″
6	25*	61.5*	37.75″
7	28*	62*	37.25″
8	32.5*	62.5*	36.75″
9	37*	63*	36.25″
PW	42*	63.5*	35.75″
GW	48*	64*	35.25

Launch Monitor Data (Average #s)

Notes about the data:

Yardage gaps between long irons are likely off due to inconsistent ball striking. But, those are the averages I got.

Club	Club Speed	Ball Speed	Carry Distance (yds)	Peak Height (ft)	Spin Rate
GW	77	93	119	83	8355
PW	78	102	138	93	6586
9	80	109	154	87	5755
8	83	113	173	94	4278
7	83	120	188	71	3458
6	84	123	194	75	3729
5	85	127	198	60	2905
4	89	131	204	64	3057

Performance Review

Category	Grade
Looks	B
Sound/Feel	A
Distance	A
Forgiveness	A
Flight/Playability	A
Value	A

Looks: (B) Good enough. Heads are appropriately large and look forgiving. The cosmetics in the cavity back are rather ordinary.

Sound/ Feel: (A) Best in the business – As always with Mizuno Hot Metals.

Distance: (A) Plenty, but appropriate to their loft. They shine on mishits. Your flight may come down, but you’ll lose minimal distance.

Forgiveness: (A) Again, this is where they shine. Especially with the long irons. Very…very hittable.

Flight / Playability: (A) High, straight, and long. They retain some workability and the ability to flight the ball down when needed.

Value: (A) ~$150/club.

My Experience with the JPX 925 Hot Metals

Like the Hot metal Pros, no surprises for me. I knew they’d be great.

I found the distance played true to their lofts – which are jacked to the tune of one club stronger than standard.

I’ve tested sets in the past with inconsistent distances from solid strikes. You can’t pull a club with confidence because you can’t trust the result. And you can’t score.

The 925 Hot Metals are consistently long from shot to shot.

They excel at helping you get the ball up in the air. (Exactly what you want from a game improvement set)

This was most apparent in the long irons for me. I build my entire game around avoiding hitting them…unless I’m testing a set.

Then, I hit the long irons as often as I can on the course. And thanks to my erratic driving, I get more chances than usual.

I probably hit some of the better long iron shots of my life with the 925s. I had good contact, I had bad contact. I had good lies and bad lies during my rounds.

I was consistently on or around my target. This is all I ask of long irons in my game.

Bottom line: Mizuno hit their mark again with the JPX 925 Hot Metals. They tick all the game improvement iron boxes.

Who are the JPX 925 Hot Metals for?

Low handicaps: (Nope) Not made for you, but you can play them if all you care about is high, far, and straight. You just have to get used to large clubheads.
Mid handicaps: (Yep) Great set for you. Tons of forgiveness and help with distance and especially hittable long irons.
High handicaps: (Yep) See above.

Potential Alternatives

Callaway Apex Ai300 irons — Awesome clubs. Great sound and feel, but not quite as good as the 925s. About $50 more per club

Titleist T350 Irons – Great performance. Sound & Feel not as good. About $50 more per club.

TaylorMade Qi Irons – A notch or so behind on performance, sound and feel. And, about $8 less per club.

Final Verdict

As I expected – Mizuno JPX 925 Hot Metal irons hit their mark.

• Best sound and feel in the game.
• Long & forgiving.
• Helps launch the ball high.
• Hittable long irons.

As usual…

My #1 suggestion is to get your hands on them before you buy. Either at your local golf store or take advantage of Global Golf’s Utry trial program. I use it and recommend it.  

Thanks for checking out our Mizuno JPX 925 Hot Metal irons review and let us know how they work for you.