Mizuno Review: T.P. Mills Forged #8 Putter

Manufacturer: Mizuno Golf

Model: T.P. Mills Forged #8
Category: Putters

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Purchase: Age: 28, male. Handicap: 14 Purchased this club from Rock Bottom Golf off E-bay for $42.00 including shipping. Wanted a more traditional style blade putter to use when I'm angry at my 2 ball.

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Pros: Great feel with this club. Quality milling on the face. True temper shaft. The price was right! Good balance in the hands. Has a "kick-back" style neck with a full shaft offset. Almost gives it the feel of being center shafted, although this is about a 45* hanger. Dual alignment lines on the back flange aid greatly in alignment. Nice brass-like color to the head. Very soft carbon steel. One piece forging of head and neck (no welding) adds to the sense of feel. Good amount of weight to the head to get the ball rolling.

Cons: I absolutely hated the stock grip! Very small in diameter and very cheap. Full cord design, but the cords were so loosely woven into the grip it felt like a a bunch of strings were stuck to it rather than enhancing grip. Replaced with Winn medalist red white & blue grip. I feel like this grip improves the balance of the club in terms of weight and the feel is much better. I can actually feel the vibrations (feedback) the head is making with this grip, as opposed to the stock grip.

T.P. Mills Forged #8 Quality: Great quality, except for the grip. I have read complaints about the head cover. Get over it! It fits well with velcro closure. Blue and white in color. What did you want, pink plaid?!! The very soft carbon steel used in the head communicates great feel, although is soft enough that it would be dented/dinged easily. Use that head cover at all times!

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Review & Rating Summary: Replace the grip and you will be very pleased with this putter. An affordable high performance putter. My buddy tried it once and said he wanted one after just a few strokes!

Mizuno T.P. Mills Forged #8 Rating: 5

Author of this Golf Review: MN_mike

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Golf Review Submitted: 2004-02-02
Review Usefulness Rating: 4.6 out of 5.
5 reader(s) voted on this Mizuno Golf equipment review.