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Srixon ZX5 and ZX7 Irons Review

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Before I forget, a huge thank you goes out to @OldandStiff for shipping me this club. It looks even better in hand than I was expecting, and I am pretty stoked to put it in play. Very much anticipating the good feels of the ZX7 set in the AW spot! Thank you!

The 51-8 low bounce V-sole looks like it is plain ready to carve things up :love:
 
OITW said:
@PapaJohick looked pretty good up close today. Hit them well too.
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haha besides a few at first, I hit the irons well yesterday. Hit a tasty little fade with the 5 iron from some trouble.

also hit one of the best gap wedge shots yet with them. 85 yards into the wind. Low chippy gap to about 3 feet. @OITW hit a good one too. Unfortunately he was away by about 3 inches haha. Both made birdies.
 
What golf thing am I doing today, you ask? I’m waiting for FedEx to deliver my ZX7 A wedge. And I’m sure they’ll use every minute of “by end of day.”

Gonna be a l-o-n-g day. Maybe I should go play 27 or so to make the time go by faster.
 
Puttmaster said:
What golf thing am I doing today, you ask? I’m waiting for FedEx to deliver my ZX7 A wedge. And I’m sure they’ll use every minute of “by end of day.”

Gonna be a l-o-n-g day. Maybe I should go play 27 or so to make the time go by faster.
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If you want it to arrive sooner, go play golf. My usual experience in situations like this is that by the time I get to the 2nd hole, I get a delivery notification. If I hadn't played that day and I wait, it usually arrives just about 15 minutes before sunset.
 
What wedge setup are folks going with if going with the ZX7 A wedge? I historically played a 52/56/60 setup. I've been thinking of bending the ZX7 AW 1° strong and going with a 54/58 or 54/60 setup. I suppose I could bend my MD5 54° a degree weak. How bendable are these cast specialty wedges though?
 
VictorValiant said:
What wedge setup are folks going with if going with the ZX7 A wedge? I historically played a 52/56/60 setup. I've been thinking of bending the ZX7 AW 1° strong and going with a 54/58 or 54/60 setup. I suppose I could bend my MD5 54° a degree weak. How bendable are these cast specialty wedges though?
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You should be able to bend most wedges a degree, either way with no trouble. The sky is the limit as far as what loft pairings you could go with here.

I am playing it at 51* for now, paired with my usual 54-58. I tend to prefer a 54-58 to 56-60, but that is completely individual preference.
 
VictorValiant said:
What wedge setup are folks going with if going with the ZX7 A wedge? I historically played a 52/56/60 setup. I've been thinking of bending the ZX7 AW 1° strong and going with a 54/58 or 54/60 setup. I suppose I could bend my MD5 54° a degree weak. How bendable are these cast specialty wedges though?
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IF my A wedge shows up today as promised, I will have 51-54-60 in the bag tomorrow. I'm thinking of going 51-56-60 soon though -- or maybe even 51-54-58, depending on which new wedges I decide to add.
 
My setup will be 51-56-60. I used to never go above 58 (and often didn't even go that high) but have a new friend in my RM4 60. Just waiting on the AW...
 
Why do you think they went with a specialized wedge for the A wedge and not just a normal ZX7 with 50 degrees of loft? edit 51 degrees.
 
Cinco said:
Why do you think they went with a specialized wedge for the A wedge and not just a normal ZX7 with 50 degrees of loft? edit 51 degrees.
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Was wondering the same, but I suspect it's because the player that will use the ZX7 may not be using their AW only for full shots. In other words, a lot of iron sets have the gap wedge essentially as a replacement to the PW (due to delofting creep aka loftjacking). Perhaps Srixon realized that ZX7 might want to use their gap wedge similar to a specialty wedge. That's just my speculation. However, nothing really to back that up.
 
VictorValiant said:
Was wondering the same, but I suspect it's because the player that will use the ZX7 may not be using their AW only for full shots. In other words, a lot of iron sets have the gap wedge essentially as a replacement to the PW (due to delofting creep aka loftjacking). Perhaps Srixon realized that ZX7 might want to use their gap wedge similar to a specialty wedge. That's just my speculation. However, nothing really to back that up.
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I think that’s a safe assumption. Put a decent grind and shape on it to allow full shots but make it versatile enough to do more with it.
I, much like many in here, have been a huge fan of it.
 
VictorValiant said:
Was wondering the same, but I suspect it's because the player that will use the ZX7 may not be using their AW only for full shots. In other words, a lot of iron sets have the gap wedge essentially as a replacement to the PW (due to delofting creep aka loftjacking). Perhaps Srixon realized that ZX7 might want to use their gap wedge similar to a specialty wedge. That's just my speculation. However, nothing really to back that up.
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Yes, I think it's borrowed from the Z-Forged design to enhance versatility and playability.
 
Ended up going with the ZX7 AW and MD5 54° and 58°. Just have to figure out which, if any, I'll need to bend.
 
PapaJohick said:
haha besides a few at first, I hit the irons well yesterday. Hit a tasty little fade with the 5 iron from some trouble.

also hit one of the best gap wedge shots yet with them. 85 yards into the wind. Low chippy gap to about 3 feet. @OITW hit a good one too. Unfortunately he was away by about 3 inches haha. Both made birdies.
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No way bro my Cobra masters wedges were INSIDE YOU - i was left of you and you were worried about stepping on my line (see wanted the read) 😉 no one is wearing metal spikes putt that ****
 
Puttmaster said:
What golf thing am I doing today, you ask? I’m waiting for FedEx to deliver my ZX7 A wedge. And I’m sure they’ll use every minute of “by end of day.”

Gonna be a l-o-n-g day. Maybe I should go play 27 or so to make the time go by faster.
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Welp ... FedWhenever now says the delivery date is "pending," but it sure isn't today as originally scheduled. I just looked at the travel history and the club sat in two different Kansas towns for THREE days. Good grief.
 
Puttmaster said:
Welp ... FedWhenever now says the delivery date is "pending," but it sure isn't today as originally scheduled. I just looked at the travel history and the club sat in two different Kansas towns for THREE days. Good grief.
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Let me guess, it was in Pratt and Lenexa. Don't know why FedEx lets stuff sit there like that.
 
Snickerdog said:
Let me guess, it was in Pratt and Lenexa. Don't know why FedEx lets stuff sit there like that.
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Wichita and Olathe. From 3:04 pm Tuesday until Friday 6:34 am.
 
VictorValiant said:
What wedge setup are folks going with if going with the ZX7 A wedge? I historically played a 52/56/60 setup. I've been thinking of bending the ZX7 AW 1° strong and going with a 54/58 or 54/60 setup. I suppose I could bend my MD5 54° a degree weak. How bendable are these cast specialty wedges though?
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They'll move a couple without too much issue.

I bent my ZX7 AW 1 strong early on, but moved it back shortly after. I have my entire ZX7 1 or more weak, but I would play the AW at 51* regardless. That bounce and loft seem to work best with the set for me in terms of continuity. And that continuity is the reason I love it so much. I do not use it as a specialty. Outside of a longer bunker shot, it's a full shot club for me. And I shaft my irons the same through the AW, then to S200's in my 2 specialties. I want the same shaft, sole through the turf, and feel, with just a tad more of the blade-like precision and spin in that club. And that's what it gives me. I didn't really know that's what I wanted until that club. I'm sure it has it's versatility for those who use it in various ways, but I love it for it's continuity. I get into more of a variety of shot making with my 54 or 55 degree wedge, which to me, has a more verstaile bounce and sole profile. I've played my ZX7's with 54-58, 56-60, 55-60, etc, and it all works for your own preference. I chose those based more on their specifics for course conditions than anything else.
 
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