Srixon Z-TX irons review
Review Date: 15th June 2010
Srixon Z-TX irons review
Price: £499.00
A review of the Srixon Z-TX irons
See also:
Review: Srixon WR irons review
Review: Srixon WR driver review
Design and Tech Benefits
Srixon Z-TX irons review
Stock shaft options
Diamana graphite (regular)
Nippon NS 950 steel (regular)
Key technology
A straight leading edge and thin top line are combined with a sweetspot that is 20% bigger compared to previous Srixon irons. Tungsten weights low in the back of the heel and toe give a higher trajectory.
Will suit
Improving iron players who don't want a thick top edge
Those who struggle to control their short-iron distances
RRP
£499 (steel), 5-PW
£549 (graphite)
Golf Monthly Verdict
Srixon’s new irons offer plenty of shelf appeal thanks to understated visuals on the cavity and clean, attractive design. The blade is quite thin to look down on and is combined with a long head. This works better visually in the long irons but provides a solid strike throughout the set. The steel Nippon shafts we tested helped provide a soft feel combined with the forged heads.
The head design was far
more forgiving than the thin topline would suggest and the weighting helped produce a penetrating flight. The shorter irons don’t work as well visually compared to the longer clubs and take a little getting used to at address.
The thin top line means these
will suit improving iron players rather than those looking for all-out forgiveness. (Tested by GM's Paul O'Hagan & James Mason)
PGA Pro verdict
Forged irons with a long blade and deep heel. Slightly too ‘boxy’ in the short irons, but it really did feel easy to align the face to target. Good solid feel on impact and the flight was penetrating. The milled face looked great and gave the feeling of more control. The more I practised with them the better the clubs looked. They also felt consistent through the set as regards to feel. (Tested by John Jacobs)
Reviewer: Paul O'Hagan & James Mason
User reviews
Add your reviewMarch 15 14:01
Ken Lathane
Despite the fact that Srixon only provide PW through to 5 iron, I would recommend players looking for a bit more feel than their cast clubs offer. They do as the Golf Monthly reviewer stated take some getting used to ,however the feel off the face of a reasonable strike does make them worthy of sticking with. I got them from my local driving range (A1 ,Borehamwood) where I was allowed to try them and after a few swings was convinced . Good clubs for the mis handicapper looking to move up to quality irons.
December 29 16:45
Jack Marron
I've recently brought the z-tx's 3-pw second hand for £250. I thought that this was a bargain because looking on the faces of all the clubs, they look like they have hardly bin used. My handicap is 6 and my game has improved alot this year and it was the consistensy of clean ball striking that was a bit of a problem. I've had a few rounds with these clubs and so far i think they are top notch. They were everything i as looking for in a club. Not too thin a top line and abit of muscle in the club. I am now hitting the ball alot cleaner and creating that bit more stop on my shots in. And to be fair i've tried the taylormade r9 tp, cleveland cg7 tour, wilson fg tour, callaway x22 tour and titliest ap2s which are quality clubs but i think that the srixons have alot better feel and that they are a quality set of irons.