Mizuno T24 Wedge Review

The forged Mizuno T24 wedges have subtle shape refinements to increase desirability in the play position, along with new higher spin QuadCut+ grooves.

Mizuno have a brilliant name for forging some of the best irons on the market. The company has a 100 year plus heritage and back in 2016 when Nike pulled out of making golf equipment, players like Brooks Koepka and Paul Casey wasted no time switching to the brands forged irons unpaid. There couldn’t have been a better validation for the brand leading the forged iron field.

For a company though who’ve specialized in producing brilliant forged irons for the likes of Nick Faldo, Luke Donald, and even Tiger Woods (who played a combo set of MP-29 and MP-14 irons for his first major victory in 1997), it’s surprising that the company has struggled to feature regularly amongst the best wedges for many decent golfers. Whether you’re looking looking for a brand new lob wedge or a pitching wedge replacement, there is a loft to suit in Mizuno’s T24 wedge series.

Today Mizuno create two wedge families. The S23 which is designed to be higher spinning for golfers who seek more forgiveness from their wedges. Where this new T24 is a very traditional blade like option to rival the best Titleist Vokey SM9 and Cleveland RTX6 tour level models have to offer.

Unlike the competition though, the Mizuno T24’s are forged (where lots of modern day wedges are cast) from a similar material to the brands irons, and this new generation have some subtle refinements to make them more attractive and higher spinning.   

Details: Mizuno T24 wedges

RRP: £185

Lofts: 46° – 60° in 2° increments

Stock shaft: Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Finish options: Soft White Satin, Denim Copper and Tour Raw

Grind options: S, D, C, V, X

What you need to know about the Mizuno T24 wedges

New profile

Wedge shapes are incredibly personal, but Mizuno say the new T24’s have straighter leading edges in the lower lofts (46° – 51°) which naturally progress into more traditional teardrop shaped rounded lob wedges (58° and above). We’re talking tiny amounts, but mass has been removed from the toe, and the hosel blend is slightly lower to create a smaller profile, all without reducing the effective hitting area size.

Like lots of modern wedges a flared upper blade positions more weight higher in the head (upping vertical MOI) to promote a more penetrating ball flight with additional spin.

Get into the groove

Mizuno wedges have had CNC Milled QuadCut grooves for a while but the number of grooves on the new T24’s, and their shaping changes depending on loft.

You’ll find 17 grooves on the 46° – 52° lofts, where 15 wider grooves are more efficient at grabbing and gripping more ball to impart maximum spin on partial shots closer to the green, on the 54° – 60° lofts.

Additional laser etched HydroFlow Micro grooves also channel away moisture so there’s less spin drop off between dry and wet conditions.

Decisions, decisions, decisions

The T24’s don’t just run to 17 different loft and bounce combination options. There’s also five different sole grind options, which includes a new high bounce, aggressive toe and heel relief V set-up, that’s a direct result of scanning the soles of the favourite wedges of the brands elite athletes on tour.

Throw in three cracking finish choices (Soft White Satin, Denim Copper and Tour Raw) and you’ve got a family depth that rivals the very best tour level wedges in the business.

Sole profiles explained

Understanding sole grinds and bounce can be really confusing, so if you have any doubts we’d thoroughly recommend a full wedge fitting session with Mizuno. If you’re happy to go it alone here’s an explanation of the T24’s five sole grinds.

S: High bounce, with limited toe and heel relief, a good choice for full shots.

D: Mid bounce, with moderate toe and heel relief, a good choice for golfers who gently manipulate the face in the short game.

C: Mid/high bounce, generous toe and heel relief, suited a wide range of players and conditions.

V: High bounce with aggressive toe and heel relief, good for additional versatility and steeper attack angles.

X: Low bounce with aggressive toe and heel relief, good for additional versatility and shallower attack angles.

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Specs: Mizuno T24 wedges

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Mizuno T24 Wedges

RRP: £185

Lofts: 46° – 60° in 2° increments

Stock shaft: Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Finish options: Soft White Satin, Denim Copper and Tour Raw

Grind options: S, D, C, V, X

Visit the Mizuno Golf website here