Equipment

Help me understand Miura… – GolfWRXers discuss

Published

10 months ago

Aug 15, 2025

In our forums, our members have been discussing Miura Golf. WRXer ‘KGolfCt’ is in the pursuit of fully understanding the allure of the high-end Japanese club manufactuer, and reaches out to fellow members with the following question: “Why are people buying Miura?”

“My question is, why are people buying Miura? Is it the premium feel? This seems to be the most frequent comment about their irons. I recently had a set of ZXi7’s that were one the best feeling iron I’ve ever had, not being able to compare them to some of my past Mizuno sets. I don’t notice anything extraordinary in the Miura tech, but I don’t think people are buying them for that reason.

Now if we’re talking quality, I could possible stand behind that. But if it’s a status thing, or that they’re just a high end boutique manufacturer and they have to charge a premium, I don’t know if I ever will own a set. They have an impressive history, and some of them are beautiful but I’ve found it hard to justify the price.

Truthfully, if I could, I’d play a set of MP5s today, in my opinion one of the best irons ever made. They basically check off every box I can think of…feel, forgiveness (for a blade), workability, looks are about as sexy as an iron can look.

Anyone out there able to help me wrap my head around this?”

And our members have been sharing their thoughts in our forum.

Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

Nessism: “Miura irons are largely handcrafted, by a (until recently) family owned company. The craftsmanship is as good as it gets. And they have a unique feel; not buttery soft, a bit firmer, but a very pleasant impact sensation. Think of them like a pair of handmade dress shoes. Functionally, they are ordinary. They tend to have a bit more bounce than something like a Mizuno. Nice clubs.”
SJP1: “The heavier head weights of Miura irons combined with the soft forging is a really good combo. It’s hard to describe – soft, but powerful because of the mass. You’re also paying for the best tolerances in the game. I switched to Miura a year ago and a big reason for me was head shape at address and loft specs. I really like more angular irons and the vast majority of major OEM’s – basically everyone but Ping – do very round iron shapes at address. The fact the TC-201 was very compact at address and square in its lines, with the fact they come a degree strong as stock – so if you bend them a degree weak, it gives you very little offfset – was a perfect recipe for me.”
hacker1337: “Once upon a time, I had a set of their 1957 baby blades. Amazing in so many ways, but I basically wasn’t good enough to game them consistently. And they’re so pretty I almost couldn’t stand them getting any bag chatter. I had iron covers (something I said I’d never do). I eventually passed them on, but their craftsmanship, rarity, feel (soft but firm, if that makes sense), beauty, and just ‘cool’ factor can’t be beat IMO.”

Entire Thread: “Help me understand Miura… – GolfWRXers discuss”

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Slab city on the Korn Ferry Tour — Lead Tape Report

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16 hours ago

Jun 10, 2026

Andrew Von Lossow

This week, we have our Tour Photographer, Greg Moore, on the ground at the OccuNet Classic at Tascosa Golf Club in Amarillo, Texas, for the 14th event of the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour season. With that, we see some great things in the Lead Tape Report as we roll into Amarillo.

Joel Thelen

Monday Qualifier, Joel Thelen is in the field this week. He has played on the Korn Ferry Tour for a full season in 2023, and he is back in action this week. A couple of clubs caught my eye this week in his bag.

First off: His trusted Titleist 816 H2 hybrid. This club came out in October of 2015, and it still remains strong in the bag. Also, take a look at this Odyssey White Hot OG 7, putting a capital S in the 7S model. This custom neck has some impressive lean for an arm-lock-style putter. The bottom of the putter is covered in tape for optimal weighting.

Mitchell Meissner

Taking a look at Mitchell Meissner’s bag this week, we have some great lead tape coverage. Top to bottom working from fairway metals, irons, and wedges. We can see on the short irons and wedges that there is tape at the base of the grip, adding a little counterbalance. Along with that, some tape on the short irons and wedges as well. Moving to his putter, he rolls the Odyssey 7 Bird putter. Meissner putts left-handed and strikes the ball right-handed.

Whats in the Bag

Bud Cauley WITB 2026 (June)

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16 hours ago

Jun 10, 2026

Will Schube

Bud Cauley had >14 clubs in his bag when photographed prior to the Memorial Tournament.

Driver: Titleist GTS2 (8 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X

3-wood: Titleist GTS3 (15 degrees, B1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Chemical Tensei 1K Pro Red 70 TX

7-wood: Titleist GTS3 (21 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Chemical Tensei 1K Pro Red 80 TX

Irons: Titleist U505 (3), Titleist 620 MB (4-9)
Shafts: Fujikura Ventus Black HB 8 X, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 (48-10F, 52-12F, 56-14F), WedgeWorks (60-K*)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Putters: Scotty Cameron Tour Prototype, Scotty Cameron GOLO 6.3 Prototype

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Align

Ball: Titleist Pro V1

See more in-hand photos of Bud Cauley’s clubs here.

Equipment

Name every set of irons you’ve owned – GolfWRXers discuss

Published

16 hours ago

Jun 10, 2026

Will Schube

In our forums, one user has offered up a prompt for the true sickos, inviting fellow forum members to share every set of irons they’ve ever owned. As to be expected, this is a lengthy forum topic.

@Lamosteve began:

Can you name every set of irons you’ve owned? Here’s mine

Spalding Dots
Spalding Eclipse
Ram Lazer FX
Lynx Parallax
Mizuno EZ Comp
Ben Hogans
Cleveland CG Red
Taylor Made R9s
PING i20
PING iE1
Taylor Made M6

Our members in the forum have been offering up their own collections. Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

macedan: “Started with a hand-me-down Golden Bear set from my brother when I was in high school, never really played more than once a year or got into the game until about summer of 2017. First purchased a set of Cleveland CG4’s (I actually really miss this set sometimes, soft & not terribly large for a GI iron), moved into Nike Vapor Fly’s by the end of the year. Those lasted until spring of 18 when I decided I wanted new, so I traded them in for TM Rbladez. Honestly, although I liked the Rbladez, poor decision on my part, I think this was really about the only time so far that after a week or two I was kicking myself for not staying with what I had. Rbladez stayed with me until late last summer when I switched to P790’s and (knock on wood) I am hoping this will be my longest lasting set.”
JimmyC59: “MacGregor Jack Nicklaus Triple Crown. Palmer The Standard. Still play these.”
jgrzask: “Tommy Armour 845u
Mizuno MP-32
Mizuno MP-33 (2 sets)
Bridgestone J33cb – still own
Srixon i-302 (2 sets) – still own
Tourstage X-Blades – still own
Mizuno Hot Metal – still own
Nike Forged Blades – still own
Titleist 714 AP1 – still own
Cobra Forged SS – still own”

Entire Thread: “Name every set of irons you’ve owned.”