Srixon Z 355 Irons Preview
Pkielwa
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I'm glad they're "combining higher head weights with ultra-high balance point shafts" because, for me with the Z545, having to have lengthened shafts, I couldn't get a swing weight below E2! That's just ridiculously heavy. Hopefully the counter-weighting or change in balance point will help them play "lighter".
Fair comparison IMO.
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Probably worth hitting them side by side to see the differences that a simple photo can't show.
Also, many companies are successful with a yearly iron release. Why not Srixon?
Mine too, though I don't think these ultimately approach the incredible looks of the 545s. That's more of a tip of the cap to the 545s than a knock on these.
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Agree 100%. The 545s were probably the best looking irons released last year.
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I think so too. They were probably my favorite iron of the year. Thankfully mpeterson let me game his for 5-6 weeks.
And these are not a successor to the 545. These are a different line.
“The 1 series is the most game improver, moving up to 9 which is the smallest, for the true better player,” Rae continues. “In the name, the 4 or 5 is the year it’s launched in and we put another 5 at the end is because it sounds better.”
http://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/video...-woods-and-irons-launched#QZRGOgVTdWXRLsZK.99
“The 1 series is the most game improver, moving up to 9 which is the smallest, for the true better player,” Rae continues. “In the name, the 4 or 5 is the year it’s launched in and we put another 5 at the end is because it sounds better.”
http://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/video...-woods-and-irons-launched#QZRGOgVTdWXRLsZK.99
Nicest looking true GI iron I think I've seen, or at least up there with the J15 Cast. These remind me more than a little of those, if I'm being honest.
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expanding the market and to a different set of golfers. These will fit a lot of golfers but I'm guessing their market is for golfers with slower SS, want added forgiveness from what 545 offers. Gives them a release between the 545/745 first year release and the next one which is on a two year cycle
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Did XR build upon Apex? Or was it a different release for a different person? No different here
Weirdly, having them gone was the best thing I could do for deciding on a set of clubs to play. I missed them almost immediately.
I guess I don't understand what you mean by "do more with the 545/745 lines". Are you talking about from an advertising standpoint?
At the same time, those lines ignore the golfer who doesn't necessarily like the look of a low/moderate offset, compact head. Given that the 355 is advertised as being more GI, it's probably the right Srixon iron for the masses. Wouldn't surprise me if they get more inroads here than they do with the other two lines.
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It was definitely for a different golfer, hit a different price point and was a separate release. Just like this one. Every company puts out new products every single year. Is AP2 that much different than CB?
This is a new line from Srixon to continue on and give more choices to people as they look for something perfect for their game. Its not replacing an iron, but Srixon finally getting into the full forgiveness model is something I think a lot of people will be excited about.
Q-Star does not replace Z-Star, despite coming out in opposite years and is the perfect example of what is being done here.
While I know how you feel about how good the 545/745's are, there are simply MANY golfers that would look at the 545's and think they are too demanding. While they offer a ton of forgiveness for their design they are nowhere close to a SGI iron and that is where Srixon can gain additional marketshare with the 355/155.
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Very true. And Orange Hog felt as though the 745s were as forgiving as the 545s, so in this instance the forgiveness factor that the larger club head offers, is not something he personally is looking for obviously, so might be getting overlooked when it comes to what the masses are after. The larger club head outsells the smaller in every category (metal woods, hybrids/utility and irons) by a huge margin.
Been a few months and we didn't take any pics but from the short glance I took at them I would say they are just slightly larger in all regards but in a sleek sort of way if that makes sense.
Martsy
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wow those are really classy looking GI irons. For some reason I kind of think Speedblade when I look at them...maybe the two-tone part?
Nice standard shaft too!
Nice standard shaft too!
For me (and this could change tomorrow, of course) I don't want to play a forgiving players club again. I want a GI / SGI type club which trends toward a players club, if that makes sense. The 545s seem like they are in the former category, so that scares me off of them a bit. The 355's appear to be on the other side of the ledger, so they are intriguing.
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I'm scarred by a year of intermittent struggles with another club that some say is just as forgiving as the i25s :bashful:
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I really liked my 545s, but I wanted a little more size heel to toe than they offered. I ended up giving them to a coworker who'd been playing Mizuno muscle backs & he loves them.
If these irons offer the same production as the 545s, but in a slightly bigger package, they have a winner & I have a serious ponder.
If these irons offer the same production as the 545s, but in a slightly bigger package, they have a winner & I have a serious ponder.