Equipment
Miura beefs up production of less-offset Passing Point 9003 straight neck irons
Miura Golf has increased production of their Passing Point PP-9003 Straight Neck irons, which have less offset than their sister model, the Passing Point PP-9003, while maintaining perimeter weighting and a wider sole.
“Initially, we weren’t intending to make a straight neck model,” said Adam Barr, President of Miura. “But the 9003 was so popular with so many players because it’s very easy to hit and has a great flight. When some of those new 9003 players talked with us about their flight preferences, we knew there was a class of 9003 lovers who didn’t want or need all the offset of the original. So we began to make a less-offset version, and that became the Passing Point 9003 Straight Neck. We sold out the initial run so quickly that we thought we’d better make more.”
Miura is a company that is known to resist many industry trends, such as the recent popularity of “distance irons,” but even it has recognized the value of providing golfers with less-offset, larger-sized irons as low-to-mid handicap golfers become accepting of more forgiving irons.
The 9003’s accomplish forgiveness by having a wider sole than other blade options, combined with a cavity that is engineered to put mass in the correct spots to correctly utilize its perimeter weighting. The regular model’s offset ranges from 5.6 mm in the 4-iron to 3.5 mm in the gap wedge, while the Straight Neck model ranges from 3.8mm in the 4-iron to 1.8 in the gap wedge. Depending on the club, that’s a reduction of offset of 50-to-70 percent from the standard PP-9003 irons.
Both the regular Passing Point 9003 and Straight Neck models are available in sets of 4-PW plus gap wedge, and cost about $225 per club.
Neal Shipley was the first to admit that he enjoyed his food while in college. But since his days at Ohio State, he’s slimmed down and earned a PGA Tour Card.
That hasn’t stopped him from having fun with his wedge stampings, though it’s led to some misunderstandings.
On the 54 (degree), we have ‘Big Fudge,'” Shipley told GolfWRX. “It was supposed to be ‘Big Fridge,’ so this happened a little while ago. ‘Big Fridge’ was a nickname between my college teammates and I, with ‘fridge’ meaning stomach, a big stomach.
“We told the Ping guys to put … ‘Big Fridge’ on it, and I think maybe some bad cell service or something, and they thought I said ‘fudge,’ so they put fudge on it.”
On Shipley’s 50-degree he also continues the food theme, this time with his go-to order at the “Golden Arches,” and his stamping “DONS 7.”
“The number 7 meal, the two cheeseburger meal, that was my McDonald’s order, back when I would have McDonald’s frequently,” Shipley shared.
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greg
Mar 4, 2014 at 9:39 am
Pricey but gorgeous looking sticks.
Ryan
Mar 1, 2014 at 7:21 am
PERFECT !
Tyler
Feb 27, 2014 at 12:03 pm
I play around scratch and am a decent ball striker. I tend to fight the pull from time to time. This would be something I would consider.
Rod
Feb 27, 2014 at 12:02 am
And only if they made them left-handed!
Ron Hampel
Mar 2, 2014 at 1:52 pm
Agreed. But they do make a left-handed cavity back; just not the Passing Point model.
JB
Feb 26, 2014 at 9:48 pm
Maltby has been doing this for years. See TE Forged model…..
Snowman
Feb 26, 2014 at 12:30 pm
Bingo! TMAG, Callaway, et.al. are you paying attention. I think there are a lot of 4-12 Hdcp players that would buy a product like this… Traditional look, Forged (or even not), minimal offset, GI/cavity back. I play the ~2010 Cobra S2 Forged which have similar characteristics…which of course they now have no similar product having moved into their ‘orange’ era.
Pooch
Feb 26, 2014 at 12:40 pm
I agree minimal offset will help a lot of players in this handicap range. Especially if they are truly working on the game. They can then buy a set and not get stuck with a set of clubs they can’t play anymore due to too much offset.