Why these high-end irons aren’t just for low handicappers | Fully Equipped

I can’t count how many times someone has told me they aren’t good enough to play forged clubs — and it’s one of those golf stigmas that OEMs and gear writers just can’t quite figure out how to crack.

Let me go ahead and say for the record, it just ain’t true, especially in the last few years as new forged players distance offerings have come into the market.

When it comes to Miura Golf irons, it seems sometimes the whole brand can fall victim to only being well-fit for elite ball strikers. But that couldn’t be further from the truth.

On this week’s episode of GOLF’s Fully Equipped, Miura’s North American sales manager, Blake Smith, joined co-hosts Kris McCormack and Wadeh Maroun to go behind the scenes of the new TC-202 irons. Being the flagship model for the brand, Smith said lots of players could start with the 202 for their fittings.

Miura TC-202 Custom Irons

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“You hit the 202, you’re like, ‘Oh, when I hit it really well, that’s the Miura feel,'” Smith said. “And we like to talk about the Miura feel as more of a punch rather than a slap. Slap is more — I think we’ve all felt that — but the Miura feel is more of a solid, mass feel. Right?

“So then from there, you can start to test like the 302, and if the 302 is in your category, then there you go. And then you can go to the 602, and it’s a rocket. It’s a different construction. The 401 is even more of a rocket, and you go less loft as you get up there.”

If you fall in love with the feel of the 202, but aren’t ready for a players iron that small, then Miura has options like the CB-302, IC-602 or PI-401 to suit whatever needs you might be looking for.

Miura CB-302 Custom Irons

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Introducing the Miura Golf CB-302, the longest forged cavity-back iron ever produced by Miura Golf. With a sole width of 19mm in the 7 iron, this club rewards golfers with optimized forgiveness and exceptional performance. The precise amount of camber, leading and trailing edge relief, featuring Miura’s iconic Y grind, delivers improved results for golfers of any swing trajectory. Crafted from premium (S20C) soft carbon steel and finished in satin chrome, the CB-302 offers remarkable durability and exceptional performance, making it the perfect choice for golfers looking for a club that delivers outstanding results.

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Miura IC-602 Custom Irons

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Introducing the Miura IC-602 Iron: Precision meets Performance. Crafted by Shinei Miura, this 2024 model sets a new standard in golf club design, delivering exceptional distance and forgiveness. With its premium S35C Carbon Steel face ensuring unmatched responsiveness and the body’s combination of 8620 Soft Steel and strategically placed tungsten weights for optimized launch angles, every swing is precision-engineered for success. The Miura Versatile Sole (MVS) ensures solid contact with unparalleled turf interaction, allowing golfers to feel the club head release and deliver maximum compression to the ball, regardless of swing path or attack angle.

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Maroun, a 2 handicap, actually goes the other way and loves to play the KM-700 blades. Unlike other blades where you would typically find that you need to hit the center to get the ball to carry the proper distance, Maroun notices the ball still has some pop off those irons when he isn’t swinging his best. He sees that with the new 202 as well.

“The most impressive thing I found about the 202 was the speed,” he said. “It’s a really fast iron, and I think that’s why I fell in love with the KM-700 so much, because I wanted something that was a one piece that I didn’t have — if I was only 80 percent of my swing because my back wasn’t feeling it, or my hips weren’t feeling it, I’m not losing much distance”

Maroun thinks, because the new TC-202 irons are so fast, he could see players who might go toward the larger 602 and 401 choosing the 202 over them.

“I do think there’s a reason why like a 10 or a 12 handicap could actually play something like a 202 or a 700 versus going into a 602 or a 401 is because the speed profile of these irons is, it’s very complimentary to people that don’t necessarily utilize a lot of speed in their game,” he said.

For more from Maroun, McCormack and Smith and the backstory of the TC-202 irons, listen to the full episode of Fully Equipped here, or watch it below.