2025 Srixon ZXi Irons

[txbadger]

3 minutes ago, is1ander said:

 

Wow, super clean and frames the ball perfectly. Please do the 7 iron zero shaft lean for those of us who do not set up with shaft lean when you have time. No judgement on y'all leaners, haha.

 

 

[is1ander]

2 minutes ago, txbadger said:

 

 

Stunning. I see a lot of pros throwing these in the bag, esp at the top end.

 

[ace036]

29 minutes ago, txbadger said:

 

Here are the 8 iron and PW (in that order)...  I was holding the club in my non dominant hand and using the dominant hand to take the picture so alignment might not be 100% spot on.. also and had it setup like I normally would at address with a bit of shaft lean.... setup might not be what you are looking for so if you need something with no shaft lean (straight on like the random 7 iron you gave as an example), let me know and I'll re-take. 

 

8 iron first, followed by PW

 

Man, you’re awesome! Much appreciated. Thank you for your willingness and taking the time to do that. 

[txbadger]

Just now, ace036 said:

Man, you’re awesome! Much appreciated. Thank you for your willingness and taking the time to do that. 

no problem... again.. apologies if setup is a bit wonky.... lean/face angle. 

[Wasmundson]

What is the release date for the U.S.? Assume fitting centers will get that time as well.

[ace036]

6 hours ago, txbadger said:

 

Here are the 8 iron and PW (in that order)...  I was holding the club in my non dominant hand and using the dominant hand to take the picture so alignment might not be 100% spot on.. also and had it setup like I normally would at address with a bit of shaft lean.... setup might not be what you are looking for so if you need something with no shaft lean (straight on like the random 7 iron you gave as an example), let me know and I'll re-take. 

 

8 iron first, followed by PW

 

Txbadger, would you say the shape of the topline from the tip of the toe down into the hosel transitions into a direct line more than a rounded crescent type of shape? Historically that’s one of the characteristics I’ve loved the most about a Srixon irons. Can’t tell from your picture if the short irons in this ZXi line have a more rounded topline versus a direct line and transition into the hosel versus previous iron lines (i.e. Z785) or if it’s just the angle the picture was taken from?

[CPT_LHR_ATL]

1 minute ago, ace036 said:

Txbadger, would you say the shape of the topline from the tip of the toe down into the hosel transitions into a direct line more than a rounded crescent type of shape? Historically that’s one of the characteristics I’ve loved the most about a Srixon irons. Can’t tell from your picture if the short irons in this ZXi line have a more rounded topline versus a direct line and transition into the hosel versus previous iron lines (i.e. Z785) or if it’s just the angle the picture was taken from?

This question could really only be asked on GolfWRX.

 

😁

[ace036]

2 minutes ago, CPT_LHR_ATL said:

This question could really only be asked on GolfWRX.

 

😁

Hahaha so true. What can I say? I know what I like in an iron shape and take notice of the small details. 

[txbadger]

9 minutes ago, ace036 said:

Txbadger, would you say the shape of the topline from the tip of the toe down into the hosel transitions into a direct line more than a rounded crescent type of shape? Historically that’s one of the characteristics I’ve loved the most about a Srixon irons. Can’t tell from your picture if the short irons in this ZXi line have a more rounded topline versus a direct line and transition into the hosel versus previous iron lines (i.e. Z785) or if it’s just the angle the picture was taken from?

Happy to help... but not entirely sure I can answer it.   I'm not familiar with the Z785 but can say the transition looks the same as on the ZX5mkII.    Here are a couple of pics of the topline of the 9 iron.   Hope this helps... if a certain angle would help over these, let me know. 

[Philfil]

2 hours ago, Wasmundson said:

What is the release date for the U.S.? Assume fitting centers will get that time as well.

Where you been the last 6 months!? 

[Venox22]

3 hours ago, Wasmundson said:

What is the release date for the U.S.? Assume fitting centers will get that time as well.

My Pgass just told me tonight I can order on the 13th of Jan, and they’ll be in store to purchase off the shelf the week after!

[GoldenAges]

The Srixons look and feel amazing. I'm going to demo these as soon as they're out. 

[belh22]

Any experience with or pics of the zxi4’s? 

[Mob]

On 12/27/2024 at 5:04 PM, CPT_LHR_ATL said:

 

Not sure that's true in practice. I was chatting just yesterday* to a very good clubfitter who has built multiple ZX MkII sets with both SteelFibers and Axioms and he said he felt the overall performance was very closely comparable in the equivalent weights.

 

(* And the reason I was chatting to him is because he is going to make me a blended set of ZXi5/ZXi7 with Axiom 75 to replace my set of ZX5 MkII with Steelfiber i80cw. I got great results going from KBS Tour to the SteelFibers, but don't love love the feel, as @Mob said.)

I played the 95 Stiff in Steelfiber and the 105 Stiff in the Axiom.  The launch and spin is pretty similar between the 2 for me.  Maybe a minor difference.  The Steelfibers are alittle stiff to flex, so the weight difference kind of cancels out any meaningful difference between the 2.

[CPT_LHR_ATL]

13 minutes ago, Mob said:

I played the 95 Stiff in Steelfiber and the 105 Stiff in the Axiom.  The launch and spin is pretty similar between the 2 for me.  Maybe a minor difference.  The Steelfibers are alittle stiff to flex, so the weight difference kind of cancels out any meaningful difference between the 2.

Going to go the other way. Have the i80cw Steelfibers right now, which are 85g in stiff. Axiom 75 in stiff will be 78g I think. Have had nothing but good results from going lighter so far, but there's probably a tipping point.

 

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[Carolina Golfer 2]

1 hour ago, belh22 said:

Any experience with or pics of the zxi4’s? 

Yep. Played a demo set of my reps.  That is one of the main reasons i went 4/5 combo.  The 4’s look great and felt great.  And the few extra yards didn’t hurt. 

[belh22]

How much different are they in appearance than the 5s at address?  
 

is the chrome and finish of the beads the same? 

[Carolina Golfer 2]

11 minutes ago, belh22 said:

How much different are they in appearance than the 5s at address?  
 

is the chrome and finish of the beads the same? 

He didn’t have the 5’s with him to compare. But compared to my Mki 5’s they weren’t dramatically different in size.   
 

 

[prusd]

I'm not Japanese, so I dont know what they're saying, but you can see some stats on the trackman display.

 

 

[is1ander]

2 hours ago, CPT_LHR_ATL said:

Going to go the other way. Have the i80cw Steelfibers right now, which are 85g in stiff. Axiom 75 in stiff will be 78g I think. Have had nothing but good results from going lighter so far, but there's probably a tipping point.

 

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I went from SF i95 to i80 this year. Great results. I'm very curious about Axiom 75. Please share your thoughts once you get them. If they are as stable, they'll be next on the golf lab list.

[is1ander]

4 minutes ago, prusd said:

I'm not Japanese, so I dont know what they're saying, but you can see some stats on the trackman display.

 

 

 

Very nice. You can turn on captions and the translate to English feature. Works for most of it.

[Dommydazzler]

(Aussie here) 

I picked up a set of the zxi7 today. Previously been using Z745’s. Also hit the zx7 mk2 during the fitting.

can say the zxi7 felt softer than the others and comparing just with my eyes slightly more compact than my 745’s

if I owned the zx7 mk2 would I upgrade? Maybe not. But ultimately I chose the zxi7 even though I could have picked up the mk2’s quite cheap today

playing a round tomorrow and can’t wait 

[Wayne777]

I’m a 55 yo with an 18 handicap and a somewhat slowish swing at around 78-80. I went in for a fitting for some new irons a couple of days ago and going in I thought the Cleveland Zipcore XL would be the one. For me the results were not so good with inconsistent numbers. I also tried the Mizuno hm 925HL, Titliest t350 and Srixon ZXi4’s. To cut a long story short, my dispersion was the best with the Srixons. Best feeling was a tie between the ZXi4’s and the T350. The Mizunos had the best descent angle which was expected given the higher lofts. With the Srixons, my 7 iron was getting a descent angle between 38 and 43 but they had consistently the best distance (and tightest dispersion). I’m going to retest again soon and it will most likely be between the Mizunos and the Srixons (with the Srixons starting as favourite). The Srixons do look awesome though and far better than the Mizunos.

[Carolina Golfer 2]

22 minutes ago, Wayne777 said:

I’m a 55 yo with an 18 handicap and a somewhat slowish swing at around 78-80. I went in for a fitting for some new irons a couple of days ago and going in I thought the Cleveland Zipcore XL would be the one. For me the results were not so good with inconsistent numbers. I also tried the Mizuno hm 925HL, Titliest t350 and Srixon ZXi4’s. To cut a long story short, my dispersion was the best with the Srixons. Best feeling was a tie between the ZXi4’s and the T350. The Mizunos had the best descent angle which was expected given the higher lofts. With the Srixons, my 7 iron was getting a descent angle between 38 and 43 but they had consistently the best distance (and tightest dispersion). I’m going to retest again soon and it will most likely be between the Mizunos and the Srixons (with the Srixons starting as favourite). The Srixons do look awesome though and far better than the Mizunos.

Some good choices there 

 

A suggestion, you can always order the ZXi with a 1* weaker loft.  It will help increase spin and give you a slightly better descent angle.  Both of which will help the stopping power. 

Edited December 29, 2024 by Carolina Golfer 2

[Wayne777]

27 minutes ago, Carolina Golfer 2 said:

Some good choices there 

 

A suggestion, you can always order the ZXi with a 1* weaker loft.  It will help increase spin and give you a slightly better descent angle.  Both of which will help the stopping power. 

Yes, that is a good idea. I’ll wait to retest both irons and take it from there.

[etodd]

Does anyone have sole/top-line/address comparison pics for the ZXi7 to the P7CB or know where to find them if already compared? Obviously expecting the ZX to be larger, just not sure by how much... I've read a ton, but are the soles ACTUALLY thicker compared to the MkII, or are they measuring differently this time around?

 

*If you saw this before my edit, I got clarification on the lengths from the 2024 thread after some research.

Edited December 30, 2024 by etodd

[asroma19]

On 12/27/2024 at 1:37 PM, txbadger said:

Just got my ZXi5's today.  First thing I noticed was that the soles "looked" smaller (as in width)....thought that can't be as many are concerned that they increased the sole with.   This was as I was just taking them out of the box, so I grabbed a 7 iron of the previous gen, which I've played all year for comparison.    I then decided to take a measurement and as far as increase in sole dimension... well, there isn't much in it.  The difference you see is .007" and is most likely operator based than actual difference.    I made a few measurements by myself and many were the same, but thought I'd grab some pictures so recruited mrs Txbadger for the assist.  

 

The picture side by side isn't a great angle but I think the beveling on the ZXi's gave me the impression of a smaller sole as it is wider sole to back and is more noticeable to my eye around the toe.

 

 

 

Is this first US order allotment going out already?!

[benz5521]

3 hours ago, asroma19 said:

 

Is this first US order allotment going out already?!

I think staffers got to put their orders in a few weeks ago so imagine they will start showing up. I’m just guessing though I’m not affiliated. I think the embargo date is 1/8 for us normal people. 

[fore_life]

I put my staff order in on DEC 19th but haven’t received any type of shipping notification

[Carolina Golfer 2]

1 hour ago, fore_life said:

I put my staff order in on DEC 19th but haven’t received any type of shipping notification

Same here, Some things like the woods say "in Packing" but they have been in that status for over a week 🙂    The rest all have due dates in January that coincide with tthe launch dates.   

 

My Order went in on Dec 5th.