Equipment

Srixon launches new ZXi irons, utility

Published

1 year ago

Jan 13, 2025

Srixon’s iron offerings have been nothing short of fantastic over the past few years. We have seen the 7 and 5 models voted in as winners in our annual GolfWRX Member’s Choice Awards. Srixon has always made sure that the irons feel and sound great without sacrificing the performance each iron needs. This year Srixon is introducing the ZXi irons with added technology to help every golfer.

What you need to know: Srixon developed some new technology and processes to ensure the ZXi line pushed the limits of performance in each iron category. A new forging process and new materials help create strength in the irons while giving better immediate feedback. Four familiar models make up the line with the ZXi7, ZXi5, ZXi4, and the ZXiU Utility iron.

Srixon ZXi irons: What’s new, key technology

i-Forged: A new impact forging for Srixon that allows them to forge each iron in a way that boosts performance while giving great feel and feedback. The ZXi7 irons use a softer S15c steel to make it the softest players iron engineers have ever created. The ZXi5 and ZXiU use a 14 percent softer forged steel in their faces compared to the Mk II versions.

Condensed Forging: For strength and durability Srixon uses Condensed Forging to strengthen certain parts of the iron that need it. This process lets Srixon engineers focus on specific parts of the irons to help increase performance and use softer steels.

PureFrame: For the ZXi7 irons Srixon knows the focus is on pure strikes, precision distances, and workability. PureFrame is forged behind the sweet spot to help strengthen that section, reducing unwanted vibration and giving the golfer that soft and solid feel.

MainFrame: The third generation of MainFrame is in the ZXi5, ZXi4, and ZXiU iron faces. This combination of grooves, channels, and notches are milled into the back of the face with different thicknesses. The iron face then has more flexibility and at impact will generate better energy transfer on all shots. The channel in the toe area has been enlarged to save 2g that is moved to lower CG and create a more stable club head.

Tour V.T. Sole: A refined sole will help golfers make more consistent strikes on the face and get through the turf without digging. The sole width and bounce have been updated on the irons and for the first time the ZXiU will get the Tour V.T. Sole to better turf interaction in the long irons.

Srixon ZXi7 Irons

Srixon ZXi5 Irons

Srixon ZXi4 Irons

Srixon ZXiU Utility

What Srixon is saying

“Every year we’re seeing more people choose combination sets with our Irons. We typically have three specific duo’s that are most popular among players – the ZXiU and ZXi7 is the most used among our Tour staff, pairing forgiving long Irons with highly workable short Irons. The ZXi5 and ZXi7 are for people wanting powerful distance and workability. And we have the ZXi4 and ZXi5 combination that pairs cavity back short Irons with hollow long Irons for maximum forgiveness.”

-Dustin Brekke, Director of Engineering

Price, specs, availability

ZXi7 Irons ($1,299.99, 7-piece steel)
ZXi5 Irons ($1,299.99, 7-piece steel)
ZXi4 Irons ($1,299.99, 7-piece steel)
ZXiU Utility Iron ($239.99)

At retail: January 24, 2025

Equipment

Slab city on the Korn Ferry Tour — Lead Tape Report

Published

12 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

12 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

13 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.”