Mizuno hasn’t released a wedge under the Mizuno Pro name since 2014’s MP-T5 wedge, but now the company is ready to bring wedges back under their premier family.
With the new Mizuno Pro T-1 and T-3 wedges, Mizuno has created two wedge lines that can cater to players of multiple skill levels.
Here are three things to know about the Mizuno Pro T-1 and T-3 wedges.
The decision to separate wedges from the Mizuno Pro name was done to let both Mizuno Pro and JPX players know either could play their wedges, said Chris Voshall, Mizuno’s head of product.
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Mizuno wedges split into the T line, aimed at better players and the S line, which explored new materials and more radical designs — like 2023’s S23 — that could pair easily with JPX irons.
But now Voshall said the idea that a JPX player wouldn’t play a Mizuno Pro wedge or any bladed wedge is likely false.
“The number of players of players, regardless of the iron they have in the bag, still, they’re not afraid of a bladed wedge,” he told GOLF. “So to rebrand that Mizuno Pro, to me it was a chance to strip out some of the baggage that we’ve done before and put our focus more on feel, spin and performance.”
With that, Mizuno has gone ahead and forged these wedges with the exact same materials and processes they have with their irons, starting with using 1025 Pure Select Mild Carbon Steel and their Grain Flow Forging process. There’s also a copper underlay to soften the feel even further.
The Mizuno Pro T-1 is going to be your more typical players’ wedge with a compact tear-drop shape and a straighter leading edge.
Meanwhile, the Mizuno Pro T-3 has a shallow cavity design and a longer head length for increased stability and forgiveness.
“The idea behind the T-1 and the T-3 is to give slightly different head sizes in different profiles depending on how the players are wanting more forgiveness or where they’re wanting a little bit more size,” Voshall said.
While the T-3 is larger than T-1, Voshall said it’s still pretty comparable to most of the major wedges on the market in terms of face area and that could lead to players using both in the same bag. And combo sets could go either way, with T-1 in the higher lofts and T-3 in the lower lofts, or vice versa.
“If a player is looking for a pitching wedge or gap wedge that is more of full swing club and they want a little bit more forgiveness, A little bit more consistency out of it, T-3 is a great option there,” Voshall said. said. “That being said, it’s not uncommon to see people play a smaller wedge and then a slightly bigger-faced lob wedge since it gets opened up so much and manipulated so much. So we could easily see people doing T1 in the long and T3 in the high-lofted.”
Mizuno has quietly been expanding its wedge grind offerings over the past few years and the new Mizuno Pro entries are no exception.
This year, Mizuno has replaced its D-grind profile, which was a mid-to-high bounce offering in the sand and lob wedges, with a new M-grind offering enhanced relief and moderate effective bounce. The M-grind offers 8 degrees of stated bounce on a 54-degree wedge, 10 degrees on a 56 and 12 on a 58-degree lob wedge.
The P-grind has also been added to line the lineup, and it was built off of the D-grind profile, but with more bounce. It still offers enhanced relief but now has a plus effective bounce. The P-grind will have 10 degrees of stated bounce on 54-degree wedges and 12 on a 56-degree sand wedge.
For the T-1, grind options will also include the S, C, V and X grinds, which all return from the previous models. The T-3 will only be available in the S, M and C grinds.
While T-3 wedges will only be available in Soft White Satin, T-1 wedges will also be offered in two additional finishes, Blue Ion and Black Ion.
Mizuno Pro T-1 and T-3 wedges will be available for preorder on Feb. 6 and arrive at retail two weeks later on Feb. 20. They will cost $179.99 per club.
T-1 wedges will be available in three finishes (Blue Ion, Black Ion, Soft White Satin) for right-handers and just Soft White Satin for left-handers. T-3 wedges will be available only in Soft White Satin.
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