Had that yardage dialed in!!!!!
I'm back in the zx7s with modus 120. Really looking forward to them.
When you zoom in you can see the "hop" marks behind the ball mark. Now that's a good ball strike.
When I saw the ZX combo, I jumped on it - actually a feeling a little better with the 7 iron being in the more forgiving club.
I have never been a fanatic in any one brand but the Srixons are just great. I think you will enjoy them.Jumping on this train right as it's about to leave the station! The holiday season and the MkII coming out soon-ish meant some pretty good discounts on these irons, even in the split sets and the exact shaft type I was looking for. I'm soon to be the proud owner of 4-7 ZX5 and 8-PW ZX7
This is a pretty aspirational jump up for me from my Mizuno Hot Metals and I'm really looking forward to seeing how this will work out.
Some backstory -> I had a major swing overhaul through almost 6 months of lessons earlier this year. As a result of that, my fade/slice became a very consistent draw and my misses moved left. The Hot Metals are fantastic irons and served me well from being a noob golfer to a 15 handicap. I was finding that once I learned to grip and align them correctly, the offset started messing with my head and led to weird adjustments to avoid the left miss. I also found that the thicker sole in the 5, 6, 7 irons was throwing me off too. I tried a couple of irons with my instructor that had less offset and thinner soles and saw good results (not so much in the numbers but my comfort level and feeling of confidence at address was much better). I was really wanting to stay in the Mizuno line and specifically the JPX921 as I didn't like the looks of the previous generations or even the newer 923. I was looking for 7-PW in the Forged and 4-6 in Hot Metal Pro with 120g shafts and this combo was impossible to find a reasonable deal on
The ZX5s and ZX7s blend in so well together.
Agree about forgiveness of 5s. When my Over The Top rears up I hit Toe shots, I feel it right away but only loose about 5 yards.First range session with the ZXs was great! I took my Hot Metals as well to compare - I need to take a toothbrush to the Mizunos before putting them up in the Classifieds section
- Biggest difference was how much I enjoyed the lower offset of the Srixons. It's so freeing to not see a closed face at address.
- The thinner sole was a substantially different feel in the 5, 6, 7 irons. The turf interaction is noticeable cleaner than the fatter soles of the HMs.
- Distances were obviously lower than the HMs because of the loft but nothing to crazy (half a club or so through most of them)
- ZX5 4 and 5 irons were very close in yardage. I guess this isn't that uncommon and my swing wasn't the best today either. I'm going to play them as is for a bit to see how they end up before tinkering with lofts (or even removing the 4 iron completely)
- ZX7s are way more forgiving than what I was expecting. You can definitely feel the mishit far more sharply than the ZX5s or the HMs but the distances were not that far off than better hits.
- Mishits in the ZX5s are very muted and just as forgiving. The HMs felt the about the same.
- Sweet hits with the ZX7s feel like I went through a cotton ball
- The biggest difference for me was the shaft. The KBS Tour 120 in the Srixons feels stiffer and more uniform than the Modus 120 in the HMs. I found I preferred the KBS far more as I still had awareness of the club head and face when my transition and downswing got a little quick and aggressive.
I can't wait to play a round with them this weekend!
I also managed to find a seat as this train departed the station. Selected ZX5 in 4-6 + ZX7 in 7-A. Purchased heads only and expect to have the clubs assembled shortly after Christmas.Jumping on this train right as it's about to leave the station! The holiday season and the MkII coming out soon-ish meant some pretty good discounts on these irons, even in the split sets and the exact shaft type I was looking for. I'm soon to be the proud owner of 4-7 ZX5 and 8-PW ZX7
This is a pretty aspirational jump up for me from my Mizuno Hot Metals and I'm really looking forward to seeing how this will work out.
Some backstory -> I had a major swing overhaul through almost 6 months of lessons earlier this year. As a result of that, my fade/slice became a very consistent draw and my misses moved left. The Hot Metals are fantastic irons and served me well from being a noob golfer to a 15 handicap. I was finding that once I learned to grip and align them correctly, the offset started messing with my head and led to weird adjustments to avoid the left miss. I also found that the thicker sole in the 5, 6, 7 irons was throwing me off too. I tried a couple of irons with my instructor that had less offset and thinner soles and saw good results (not so much in the numbers but my comfort level and feeling of confidence at address was much better). I was really wanting to stay in the Mizuno line and specifically the JPX921 as I didn't like the looks of the previous generations or even the newer 923. I was looking for 7-PW in the Forged and 4-6 in Hot Metal Pro with 120g shafts and this combo was impossible to find a reasonable deal on
Agree, love my 5s. But the new Titleist Irons look fantastic, and the Experience is gonna be great.
all experiences are great, its great to also have a bunch of good choices for clubs!
