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”