Srixon ZXi Irons | ZXi4, ZXi5, ZXi7 | The Swing Report

[@petegalindez9961]

These look aweeeesome…definitely adding to the test drive this spring! Some really exciting clubs coming out…I was under the impression that grooves don’t actually directly cause spin. The reason for grooves is to take matter (dirt & grass) off the club face and thus indirectly helping the club create spin…thus, it seems that since you don’t normally dig down as much with the longer irons, you don’t need more/deeper grooves like you would with the shorter irons…either way, great idea.

[@2ndswing]

Thanks for watching! Both things are true in regard to the grooves and spin. Ultimately they are there to create friction/interaction between the clubface and the ball.

[@robertallen7419]

That's what I want to hear, " I'm going to put this in the bag" -Drew

[@2ndswing]

They are PURE

[@CarlosSaintPatrick]

Excited to upgrade my ZX7’s!

[@2ndswing]

Love it!

[@marshallw4492]

Great review guys. Any word on a black or grey version like they have done in the past?

[@2ndswing]

Have not heard anything yet...thanks for watching!

[@Station2Station-du2gh]

Every reviewer I watch draws the heck out of the ZXi7. My occasional miss is an inside/out overcooked draw - and with the super low spin of these irons, I can't deal with the left miss ever. My hopes for this year was that Srixon would remove some offset and increase spin.

[@TheDeepsilver]

I play the ZX7's 1.5* weak, this takes out a decent amount of offset

[@mashedpotatoes5276]

Super-hyper

[@Station2Station-du2gh]

@@TheDeepsilver that might be a good plan. I'll test this notion.

[@jman000]

I keep a set of Z785s because every ZX release has moved further and further away from a true players iron.

[@FGrecoJR]

​@jman000 This is so true and it's a shame

[@StevenDietrich-k2w]

I hesitate to make too much of the flight differences between these 3 models as Drew swung the ZXi7 5 mph faster than he swung the ZXi4. Had he put as much speed into the ZXi4 it might well have spun more and carried significantly more than it did.

[@2ndswing]

Correct - I took it easy with the ZXi4 knowing people don’t love someone swinging 90+ MPH with that type of iron for testing. Thanks for watching!

[@undergroundupholstery]

These vs the ELYTE asap pleaseee ;).

[@KyleHowells-x4r]

If you already had the ZX Mk2 irons are these worth changing? Or should I just keep gaming with my MK 2's?

[@jballoregon]

If you were to weaken these lofts by say 2 degrees...what happens to bounce? It increases correct?

[@FGrecoJR]

Yes

[@2ndswing]

Yes, the bounce angle would increase.

[@MG-ro7nl]

Thought on zxi7 vs titleist t150? Forgiveness?

[@2ndswing]

Great question. Haven't done a head to head test yet, but my initial thought is it would be really close between the two. Gut instinct is the ZXi7 may be slightly more forgiving just because the footprint is slightly larger, but that's purely speculation - Drew

[@MrLesliewood]

How do the Srixon ZXi7 compare to the Mizuno S3?

[@2ndswing]

Great question! To me, after hitting both, I'd say the Mizuno Pro S-3 is more of a "players" iron than the ZXi7. Pro S-3 is a little bit smaller, and the loft is a touch weaker as well. That said, the venn diagram of players that will fit into these irons is nearly a circle. The ZXi7 packs a bit more of a punch distance-wise. Both irons feel awesome! Thanks for watching our videos! - Drew

[@MrLesliewood]

@ Thank you for your response. Which feels softer?

[@masaguchi46]

Are these actually forged or is I-forged a marketing term? They look great!

[@2ndswing]

Definitely forged! The ZXi7 is a single-piece forging while the other two models combine multiple parts, so the feel is slightly different because of that. Nonetheless they all feel really good

[@kevintang5792]

after watching some of the reviews in youtube channels I realised that the selling gimmick of local japan market and the western market for ZXI7 of this generation is different....no one mentioned the S15C steel and the forging process to reinforce the hosel of ZXI7...? or local japan and export iron use different materials?

[@phytosnappy3069]

Looks good, small changes from previous versions.

[@2ndswing]

Correct - and, with the previous irons having performed so well, they didn't need to make huge changes. I do think the feel is softer. We'll do some comparisons in the future for a deeper dive!

[@davidlewisTN]

Love my ZX5/ZX7 mkii

[@phytosnappy3069]

@@2ndswing funny in the 4 years using the gen 1 zx-7s, never did I wish they were softer. They are amongst the best feeling irons, only true MBs feel better.

[@ryanrichardson9915]

Re these still Endo Forged?

[@blakemartin8311]

ZXi7 or S-3?

[@markushayes]

S3

[@2ndswing]

Has been a common question...may have to do a video on this

[@inflatablemooseadventures]

Had a full set of the mk2 zx5's for a season. Hit them well - but I couldn't get over the techy feel of the irons. Im high handicap player and now game the Z-FORGED MK2 irons 5-PW. I strike them better, have better dispersion and ball flight is far more consistent. Srixon blades have to be some of the most forgiving ever made - I do wonder if they intend on making a zxi Forged iron - I still only see the z-forged 2 on their website.

[@2ndswing]

Great feedback! Srixon's new forging process is a winner. The ZXi7s feel sweet. I imagine a blade would be even better

[@stevetreehots3583]

only problem is your zxi4 is really a 5 iron. No idea why everyone pretends 29* irons are still a 7 iron. Its a short 5 iron.

[@2ndswing]

LOL, you're not wrong. With that said though, while the lofts have gotten much stronger...the tech in the clubs produces much higher launch

[@atxrich]

Srixon isn’t the only OEM with this approach. Frankly most people can leave longer clubs out of the bag with sets like this and add extra wedges.

[@michaelrood2751]

Same old tired response for the last 10 years.

[@stevetreehots3583]

@@2ndswing it produces a slightly higher launch. That “seven” iron wasn’t launching high enough. It was also not spinning even close to high enough to be an accurate scoring club. Are you unaware that back spin helps to keep your shot online and also stops it quicker? I have never seen a video that proves these game improvement clubs are more accurate. Forgiveness is not what you need, you need it to more consistently go to your target. I don’t think the zxi4 does that.

[@kooijbas]

Aren't those spin rates on the ZXi4 are way too low?

[@adambarnes4191]

They're low, but the loft is lower, too. The 1k spin per club, 6k for 6 iron, was with traditional lofts. Zxi4 6 iron is closer to a 4.5 iron.

[@johnbrodnik839]

Oh oh. Someone figured out the distance claims! 😊

[@kooijbas]

@@adambarnes4191 I think that's just stupid. They're game improvement irons, for high handicap players. A high handicap player can't launch a 4 iron. Usually the excuse is that the flight characteristics are that of a 7 iron, but that's clearly not the case. So who are these for? Even in the review they have trouble figuring it out, talking about "high swing speed players with too much spin, a high ball flight and a high handicap". These just don't look good. The ZXi 7 look great though, but it should be telling that the ZXi7 has 4 degrees more loft, but carries the same distance. Plus has way, way better flight and spin.

[@2ndswing]

Spin rate was low, no doubt. Part of that was my swing (very neutral attack angle with an inside-to-out path) and part of it was the distance-oriented design of the club. I also swung the ZXi5 and ZXi7 models faster.

[@stevenspencer5979]

The names of clubs are getting worse every year haha. Zxi, elyte, qi35

[@FGrecoJR]

Lol great point