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Nice thoughts Dean. Looking forward to more of your thoughts.
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My time with Apex is limited, in fact I only ever hit them on the course when I swipe them from Pete's bag. I would say they are in the same ball park as far as distance. Hard for me to directly compare forgiveness. Pete has taken some swings with these and he will take more in the future.How would you compare these to the Apex line? Similar distance? Forgiveness?
Odd request, but next time you do a sound test, can you use a different ball in the middle? Like take those super high compression balls you were using for a few swings and then another ball for another swing? Curious if there is a difference or if its the club. If its the club, I am really digging the sound there.
Really liking what I am seeing out of these so far. Similar in size to the irons I have been playing and have a great look to them. I love the sole design and where it is on this set and based on our conversation with Srixon and learning a bit about the design, and its intentions, makes me want to give them a work out.
Are you seeing similar distances and forgiveness?
When I play in really wet and soft conditions I get worried how I'm going to hit my irons. I tend to get steep and really dig in those conditions. Yesterday we faced those conditions after a ton of rain late Saturday and in to the early hours of Sunday. Did not have any of those shots yesterday. Without a doubt I give some of that credit to the soles of these irons. A little wider than I normally play, but with that V sole that I believe just flat out works. These clubs just found a way to easily glide through the wet/soft turf all day long. The more I use these the more I think they are a good club for a masses. Srixon packed plenty of forgiveness in to these heads without giving them a large footprint. Pretty impressive on their part.
One small knock that I notice during the round, which I didn't grab a picture of but I will. On the back of the cavity, above where it says Srixon, there is a black material on the metal. I noticed on some that the material is someone scraping off. Wasn't much, it's not like what we saw with the pro combos this year, but makes me wonder how the finish will hold on them.
I forgot that I snapped these yesterday on a par 3. Both the same iron (8 iron I think) and 355 on the top, Apex on the bottom.Good feedback OC. Do they compare look and setup wise to the irons you are using? Not performance mind you, but was the setup similar?
What are you guys seeing for distance on these? I know the 545s are basically rocket launchers for me - are these also long?
I've been striking the ball better with my i25s than I am the 545s, but I miss the distance I was seeing with the 545s. Part of that is a fitting issue - I need to get the clubs extended again, but when I hit the 545s on the screws, it isn't even close.
Hard for me to answer that with limited swings. I'd say consistent with my current gamers, but with a caveat. I almost feel like I haven't consistently hit the 355s flush (fitting, shafts, mental, whatever). So I'll mis-hit an iron, and then get to the green and it's just about where I would expect the ball to be if I had caught it right.What are you guys seeing for distance on these? I know the 545s are basically rocket launchers for me - are these also long?
I've been striking the ball better with my i25s than I am the 545s, but I miss the distance I was seeing with the 545s. Part of that is a fitting issue - I need to get the clubs extended again, but when I hit the 545s on the screws, it isn't even close.
That makes two of us.I'm definitely looking forward to possibly getting some time with these next month.
Dean,
I live on the bottom 1/4 - 1/3 of the clubface. How would you compare the lower face forgiveness of the Z355's to some of the other irons you've played?
Thanks. I really like the sole technology and hearing that they are fairly forgiving lower on the face puts them at the top of the must hit list.They stack up pretty well. I've been known to miss a shot thin from time to time. The ball still gets up in the air, instead of seeing one of those line drives. I think the total amount of forgiveness packed in to these is impressive.