“Grain Flow Forged with Quad Cut grooves. Steel-dominant identity club for the feel player.”
The MP-T4 followed the T-11 in 2013 with an unfussy 'teardrop' shape (especially clean in the black-nickel finish), Grain Flow Forged from 1025E Pure Select mild carbon steel, and Mizuno's Quad Cut grooves applied differently by loft for the first time in the T-series. The heel and toe grind were smoothed and the leading edge given a bit more bevel to resist digging, changes credited in part to input from Mizuno tour player Luke Donald. Reviewers consistently praised the soft feel and controllable spin - National Club Golfer called it 'one of the most controllable wedges on test' - but it is a scoring-club-only lineup (50-60 degrees in 2-degree steps), so it cannot replace a pitching wedge the way some GI wedges can.
Solid, well-liked in its day but purely iterative - the third entry in an ongoing forged tour-wedge lineage (T-11 to T-4 to T-5) with no standout claim of its own like the T-11's 'best wedge of the year' distinction or a documented tour-major moment. It is a good wedge people bought and replaced on schedule, not one collectors seek out today.
Fits accurate ball-strikers who want soft feel and controllable spin in the 50-60 degree range and are comfortable carrying a dedicated pitching wedge from their iron set. Not a fit for someone who wants one forgiving, do-everything wedge, or a player below 50 degrees of loft coverage.
Released in 2013 between the well-regarded MP-T11 (2011) and MP-T5 (2015), continuing Mizuno's two-year forged-wedge refresh cycle and competing with Titleist's Vokey SM5, Cleveland's 588 RTX, and TaylorMade's ATV wedges of the same period.
A compact forged tour wedge built for feel and spin rather than forgiveness - the smoothed heel/toe grind and beveled leading edge help it slide through turf cleanly on varied strikes, which is a playability aid more than a true forgiveness feature. Off-center full-swing shots still lose distance and spin the way any blade-style wedge does; this is a scoring-club precision tool, not a bailout design.
Calibrated across the whole catalog — a tour blade scores low here on purpose; it means control, not ease.
Original retail was about $130 per wedge. Realistic 2026 private-party value for a single clean wedge is roughly $30-50, in line with other forged Mizuno tour wedges of similar age - no collector premium, priced purely on playable condition.
Reading is one thing — hitting is another. Book a bay and see the numbers for yourself before you buy anywhere.
“Grain Flow Forged with Quad Cut grooves. Steel-dominant identity club for the feel player.”
The MP-T4 followed the T-11 in 2013 with an unfussy 'teardrop' shape (especially clean in the black-nickel finish), Grain Flow Forged from 1025E Pure Select mild carbon steel, and Mizuno's Quad Cut grooves applied differently by loft for the first time in the T-series. The heel and toe grind were smoothed and the leading edge given a bit more bevel to resist digging, changes credited in part to input from Mizuno tour player Luke Donald. Reviewers consistently praised the soft feel and controllable spin - National Club Golfer called it 'one of the most controllable wedges on test' - but it is a scoring-club-only lineup (50-60 degrees in 2-degree steps), so it cannot replace a pitching wedge the way some GI wedges can.
Solid, well-liked in its day but purely iterative - the third entry in an ongoing forged tour-wedge lineage (T-11 to T-4 to T-5) with no standout claim of its own like the T-11's 'best wedge of the year' distinction or a documented tour-major moment. It is a good wedge people bought and replaced on schedule, not one collectors seek out today.
Fits accurate ball-strikers who want soft feel and controllable spin in the 50-60 degree range and are comfortable carrying a dedicated pitching wedge from their iron set. Not a fit for someone who wants one forgiving, do-everything wedge, or a player below 50 degrees of loft coverage.
Released in 2013 between the well-regarded MP-T11 (2011) and MP-T5 (2015), continuing Mizuno's two-year forged-wedge refresh cycle and competing with Titleist's Vokey SM5, Cleveland's 588 RTX, and TaylorMade's ATV wedges of the same period.
A compact forged tour wedge built for feel and spin rather than forgiveness - the smoothed heel/toe grind and beveled leading edge help it slide through turf cleanly on varied strikes, which is a playability aid more than a true forgiveness feature. Off-center full-swing shots still lose distance and spin the way any blade-style wedge does; this is a scoring-club precision tool, not a bailout design.
Calibrated across the whole catalog — a tour blade scores low here on purpose; it means control, not ease.
Original retail was about $130 per wedge. Realistic 2026 private-party value for a single clean wedge is roughly $30-50, in line with other forged Mizuno tour wedges of similar age - no collector premium, priced purely on playable condition.
Reading is one thing — hitting is another. Book a bay and see the numbers for yourself before you buy anywhere.
