Equipment

GolfWRX Launch Report: 2023 Srixon ZX Mk II drivers

Published

3 years ago

Jan 4, 2023

What you need to know: Srixon is improving upon its 2021 ZX5 and ZX7 drivers with the new 2023 Srixon ZX Mk II drivers. The ZX5 Mk II is a more forgiving, mid-spin, mid-launch driver. ZX7 Mk II is a less forgiving, low-spin, mid-launch, slightly fade-biased driver that is more workable than the ZX5 Mk II. For 2023, Srixon is adding a ZX5 Mk II LS driver to the lineup, which is lower launching and spinning than the ZX5 Mk II; also more workable.

2023 Srixon ZX Mk II drivers: What’s new

Srixon engineers focused on the moment of impact in designing ZX Mk II drivers, creating a Dual Flex Zone within a Rebound Frame for more efficient energy transfer to the golf ball. This produces a 10-percent larger larger “high COR” area than the previous generation.

Zone 1: The face of the driver, which deforms at impact
Zone 2: A flexible ring that deforms outwardly

Giving an additional COR boost — and 2+ MPH ball speed boost — ZX Mk II drivers are equipped with a variable thickness face that is 0.25 millimeters thinner at the center and 0.4 millimeters thicker at the perimeter than the first generation ZX driver family.

Star Frame Crown: A thin titanium crown sits atop a series of ridges and latticework, which allows engineers to optimally position discretionary mass in each ZX Mk II driver model.

Additional model details

ZX5 Mk II: Branded as the “total confidence” driver, ZX5 Mk II is the largest-footprint driver in the lineup with an eight-gram weight low and deep. A high launching, mid-spinning, high forgiveness driver with a slight draw bias.

ZX5 Mk II LS: Branded as a “low-spin performance” driver and targeted at high swing speed players, the LS features the same footprint as the ZX5, except with the eight-gram weight positioned forward for lower spin. A mid-high launching, low-spin driver with a neutral bias.

ZX7 Mk II: Srixon’s “total control” driver is more compact — and thus less forgiving — than the ZX5. The ZX7 Mk II LS features two adjustable heel-toe weights. Lower spinning than the ZX5 Mk II, higher spinning than the ZX5 Mk II LS, ZX7 Mk II is the lowest-launching, most workable driver in the lineup and features a slight fade bias.

What Srixon says

“With ZX Mk II, we’ve built upon the foundation of success with the previous generation,” said Jeff Brunski, Vice President of Research and Development. “Rebound Frame is a unique ball speed system that delivers a pure transfer of energy into the golf ball at impact. The result is an entire driver head that works in unison to deliver an unprecedented rebound effect that delivers maximum ball speed and ultimately, more distance.”

Srixon ZX5 Mk II

ZX5 Mk II LS

ZX7 Mk II

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Specs, pricing and availability

Lofts

ZX5 Mk II (9.5°, 10.5 °)
ZX5 LS Mk II (8.5°, 9.5°, 10.5°)
ZX7 Mk II (9.5°, 10.5°)

Stock shafts

ZX5 Mk II: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Red RDX 50, 60
ZX5 Mk II LS: Project X HZRDUS Black 60, 70
ZX7 Mk II: Project X HZRDUS Black 60, 70

Price: $499.99

U.S. launch: January 20

Equipment

Slab city on the Korn Ferry Tour — Lead Tape Report

Published

17 hours ago

Jun 10, 2026

Andrew Von Lossow

This week, we have our Tour Photographer, Greg Moore, on the ground at the OccuNet Classic at Tascosa Golf Club in Amarillo, Texas, for the 14th event of the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour season. With that, we see some great things in the Lead Tape Report as we roll into Amarillo.

Joel Thelen

Monday Qualifier, Joel Thelen is in the field this week. He has played on the Korn Ferry Tour for a full season in 2023, and he is back in action this week. A couple of clubs caught my eye this week in his bag.

First off: His trusted Titleist 816 H2 hybrid. This club came out in October of 2015, and it still remains strong in the bag. Also, take a look at this Odyssey White Hot OG 7, putting a capital S in the 7S model. This custom neck has some impressive lean for an arm-lock-style putter. The bottom of the putter is covered in tape for optimal weighting.

Mitchell Meissner

Taking a look at Mitchell Meissner’s bag this week, we have some great lead tape coverage. Top to bottom working from fairway metals, irons, and wedges. We can see on the short irons and wedges that there is tape at the base of the grip, adding a little counterbalance. Along with that, some tape on the short irons and wedges as well. Moving to his putter, he rolls the Odyssey 7 Bird putter. Meissner putts left-handed and strikes the ball right-handed.

Whats in the Bag

Bud Cauley WITB 2026 (June)

Published

17 hours ago

Jun 10, 2026

Will Schube

Bud Cauley had >14 clubs in his bag when photographed prior to the Memorial Tournament.

Driver: Titleist GTS2 (8 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X

3-wood: Titleist GTS3 (15 degrees, B1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Chemical Tensei 1K Pro Red 70 TX

7-wood: Titleist GTS3 (21 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Chemical Tensei 1K Pro Red 80 TX

Irons: Titleist U505 (3), Titleist 620 MB (4-9)
Shafts: Fujikura Ventus Black HB 8 X, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 (48-10F, 52-12F, 56-14F), WedgeWorks (60-K*)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Putters: Scotty Cameron Tour Prototype, Scotty Cameron GOLO 6.3 Prototype

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Align

Ball: Titleist Pro V1

See more in-hand photos of Bud Cauley’s clubs here.

Equipment

Name every set of irons you’ve owned – GolfWRXers discuss

Published

17 hours ago

Jun 10, 2026

Will Schube

In our forums, one user has offered up a prompt for the true sickos, inviting fellow forum members to share every set of irons they’ve ever owned. As to be expected, this is a lengthy forum topic.

@Lamosteve began:

Can you name every set of irons you’ve owned? Here’s mine

Spalding Dots
Spalding Eclipse
Ram Lazer FX
Lynx Parallax
Mizuno EZ Comp
Ben Hogans
Cleveland CG Red
Taylor Made R9s
PING i20
PING iE1
Taylor Made M6

Our members in the forum have been offering up their own collections. Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

macedan: “Started with a hand-me-down Golden Bear set from my brother when I was in high school, never really played more than once a year or got into the game until about summer of 2017. First purchased a set of Cleveland CG4’s (I actually really miss this set sometimes, soft & not terribly large for a GI iron), moved into Nike Vapor Fly’s by the end of the year. Those lasted until spring of 18 when I decided I wanted new, so I traded them in for TM Rbladez. Honestly, although I liked the Rbladez, poor decision on my part, I think this was really about the only time so far that after a week or two I was kicking myself for not staying with what I had. Rbladez stayed with me until late last summer when I switched to P790’s and (knock on wood) I am hoping this will be my longest lasting set.”
JimmyC59: “MacGregor Jack Nicklaus Triple Crown. Palmer The Standard. Still play these.”
jgrzask: “Tommy Armour 845u
Mizuno MP-32
Mizuno MP-33 (2 sets)
Bridgestone J33cb – still own
Srixon i-302 (2 sets) – still own
Tourstage X-Blades – still own
Mizuno Hot Metal – still own
Nike Forged Blades – still own
Titleist 714 AP1 – still own
Cobra Forged SS – still own”

Entire Thread: “Name every set of irons you’ve owned.”