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Srixon ZXiR and ZXiR HL: Expanding Performance to Every Golfer
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I love seeing posts like this. Srixon really did some good things with this release.
I've been trying to talk my buddy into getting a set as well. He's 64 and he's still using his Ping K15 irons and woods. I keep telling him he could get so much of his game back if he upgraded.
It’ll be interesting if the there’s a broader movement away from the “loft jacking” wars in the GI/SGI space.
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I think we've already seen it tbh. As far as I remember, every major brand has an HL option. Some lean into it from the "height and lack of speed" angle, but others are talking more about consistency. You're always going to have distance irons, because there will always be people that want that and have the spin to handle it.
Cant agree with this! THe "HL" movement has been awesome. I think you will see more to come as far as marketing goes but maybe a small trend leaning back to high lofts
It's hard for me to speak to consistency at this point because a) I don't really have my yardages/gapping dialed in yet, and b) consistency in ballstriking is not exactly a 'feature' of my iron game - but I can definitely say that I haven't seen any surprise flyers that went 10 yards further than I expected them to when I "accidentally" hit the sweet spot.
I just joined a new club where I have access to a Top Tracer range and I'm going to do a gapping session pretty soon to figure my yardages out.
Can't wait until the Srixon Experience guys get these clubs in hand and we start hearing more about them. The feel of hitting them is pretty addictive, and the turf interaction with the Tour V.T. sole is really nice. So good the way it gets through the turf.
I'm counting down the days. Just a little over a month out now.
I think we got a darn good squad going to this thing too...we'll try our best to review these things from all the angles. I'm absolutely pumped about it.
Got the first round in with the ZXiR HLs, I've got a toe miss right now and these seem to be pretty forgiving on shots super far out onto the toe. Like nearly toe shank type of shots were flying straight and not that far short.
Is anyone gaming the ZXiRs?
Were the Zelos 8 available to you directly from Srixon? I am in Canada and the closest they had was the 750GH Neo.
Not gaming them but they tested well. I would probably go 2 weak if I was going to game them.
Srixon did not have the shaft I wanted unfortunately.
Thanks. I should be testing them in the next week or two. I've had some issues with similar style irons being rocket launchers with bad descent angles and no stopping power
Try the HLs, I can just about 100% guarantee you won't have those problems.
I'm sure. They're spec'd .5* weaker than my current irons which I can already get moonshots with.
The ZXiR is thick compared to the ZXi5. The trail side chamfer on the 5 does a good job of optically hiding how thick the club is. The R doesn't have that.
Blade length between the two looks very similar, with the R being a little longer. It has a more rounded end to give it that little extra.
Blade length between the two looks very similar, with the R being a little longer. It has a more rounded end to give it that little extra.
Im in same boat. Buddy and I and wives stayed in H Head for a week. He and I played twice. He's still playing Ping Eye 2s. No big deal years ago when he played 10 times a year, but retired he's playing twice a week.
He was having a terrible time so I told him to try my Club after another bad shot. My 9 carried further and higher. Dude you need these, splurge a little. He's more "frugle" than I am.
Wow, the Rs look huge compared to 5s. Although playing the 5s, they are definitely not a large club.
For the upcoming 2026 Srixon experience order I was going to try and get away from the AW set wedge and go to more dedicated CBZ wedges.
Well after playing some this year with my ZX5 MKii irons 5-AW on the Sim and about 3 outdoor rounds I decided against that idea. Ordered a ZXiR HL AW to match my set for the Srixon experience. Should be here today so I can get come comparison pictures vs the ZX5 MKii's iron for iron.
Well after playing some this year with my ZX5 MKii irons 5-AW on the Sim and about 3 outdoor rounds I decided against that idea. Ordered a ZXiR HL AW to match my set for the Srixon experience. Should be here today so I can get come comparison pictures vs the ZX5 MKii's iron for iron.