I tested Srixon’s ZXI Irons. This left a deep impression on me

In the first 60 days of my new position on Golf.com, one of my main goals is to test a wide variety of clubs from a wide variety of brands to feel everyone’s work and work in the summer. My self-applied bag deadline latest April; I wanted to spend a summer wear (not my club!), so any equipment needs to happen now.

As a complete gear degradation, this is not a small task for me. I’ve made substantial bets with several partners who will change anything by November 1st once I logged in to the setup. It will be an emotional roller coaster.

Of all the gear I was lifted up, my main goal at the beginning was the new Srixon ZXI Irons (see below), Ping G440 driver, Lab Putters and Taylormade Fairway Woods. Why special? Well, besides my golf friends’ anger and revelry at these clubs, I’ve seen the drive to these special pieces on the tour. For a club, they seem to have dived into a large number of non-ship bags every year. That’s the logo of a good golf club.

first: Srixon ZXI5 and ZXI7 Irons

My testing rules:

1. Use regular balls: If you don’t use player balls, you don’t use the test club.
2. Collect internal data and verify it on the course: This is one thing for your club to dial, but it is actually how you perform in the course. If it’s winter and you can only use indoor games, then I like to use the course features of track and field hands and hit the ball with wind, solid green and more. The device won’t tell you everything you need to know, but it will take you further.
3. Limit variables: Ideally, everything is apple of apple. Lofts, lies, axes, balls, etc. need to be tested as much as possible.
4. Don’t adjust: If you have to make swing adjustments to “make something work,” stop wasting time. That club setting doesn’t work for you.
5. It’s not all about numbers: When testing clubs, I always think about trust. For me, this is a harmonious thing. When I stand on the ball, Feel Like I’m going to play well? Is the club suitable for my eyes? Has my misfortune fallen into a common pattern? If so, can I get out of this mode in one swing? See #4.

Baseline gamer number:

Standard exercises here. My gamers 5 and 8 iron not only relaxed, but also to get my baseline numbers, I hit 20 shots.

standard:

These five metrics are critical for any golf club test and will tell you most of what you need to know.

– speed
-emission
-Spin
-carry
-Greens hits (Trackman driving range; targets are 160 yards and 200 yards, 8 and 5 irons respectively)

My Gamer Results:

The average number is more than 20

5 iron: (Callaway Apex Ti Fusion) 25-degree loft, 38-inch, STD lie, dynamic gold travel issues S400 120

Ball speed: 133.4 mph
Launch: 13.2
Rotation: 4897 rpms
Carry: 199.6 yards
GIR%: 15/20 75%

8-Iron: (Callaway Apex TCB 23′) 37 degree loft, 36.5 inches, STD lie, Dynamic Gold Travel Issue S400 120

Ball speed: 118.2 mph
Published: 18.2
Rotation: 7797 rpms
Carry: 159.8 yards
GIR%: 18/20 90%

Bottom line:

My Callaway setup (full disclosure: until recently I worked for Callaway!) has served me well and the numbers haven’t changed over the past two years. Actually, there is nothing to go beyond the distance, but if that means no loss of anything else, I just need more code. That’s the tricky place. Generally, the faster the iron is fired, the faster the emission speed increases and the rotation decreases.

Srixon ZXI Test:

Srixon at first glance: I like The appearance of these irons; the ZXI5 (highest precision and workable) and the ZXI7 (player distance) are amazing. ZXI7(Photos, below) It looks more intense than the past versions, but I dug. At 48, I wasn’t afraid to see some extra muscle in the right place. In my opinion, the top line looks a bit thicker, and the overall size of the iron is Slightly Bigger than before. It’s not a huge difference, but I noticed something.

ZXI5 is everything I remember with previous iterations. Perfect For the player’s performance iron size, it helps to drop enough, but it’s also the shape of the player you want. By the way, this is where the OEM knocked it out of the park. The iron looks cleaner as you enter these players’ performance/player distance category. Sometimes, it’s actually hard to tell the difference between the back of the tour accent and the player performance category.

My Srixon ZXI results:

40 shots in total; 20 per club. No deleted.

5 iron: (ZXI5) 25 degree loft, 38 inches, std Lie, dynamic gold travel issues S400 120

Ball speed: 134.2 mph
Published: 12.6
Rotation: 4619 rpms
Carry: 201.8 code
GIR%: 16/20 80%

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8-Iron: (ZXI7) 37 degree loft, 36.5 inches, STD lie, dynamic gold travel issues S400 120

Ball speed: 118.6 mph
Launch: 17.9
Rotation: 7601 rpms
Carry: 160.8 yards
GIR%: 19/20 95%

Srixon ZXI7 Custom Iron

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Also available at: PGA Tour Superstore at Dunlop Sports

What we learned:

The result is no different from my gaming iron, but Srixons has an interesting discovery.

While the GIR percentages for both my ZXI models are very good, even my misfortune doesn’t seem to be misfortune. Not only did these shots find the green, but their numbers didn’t change much. My thin lens (which is 95% of the time) still maintains the ball speed and rotates in a way I often see it. I only lost 1-2 miles of ball speed, which is a crazy number. When the results end in such a test, sometimes your decision boils down to unfortunate performance. The person holding up the floor!