Srixon ZXi4, ZXi5, ZXi7 and ZXiU handcuffs: 4 things you need to know

The quest to improve iron feel never ends for clubmakers, but Srixon says it has made a breakthrough with its new Impact Forging technology in the latest Srixon ZXi irons.

Here are four things you need to know about the Srixon ZXi4, ZXi5, ZXi7 and ZXiU 2025 irons.

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1. New materials offer new benefits

Srixon has a new process for forging its irons: i-FALSEwhich stands for Impact Forged. The new process helps strengthen and improve the steel used to build the clubs.

“The i-Forging process gave us the unique ability to select which steels would be best suited for each ZXi iron, promoting better hitting feel and overall performance,” said Dustin Brekke, Srixon’s director of engineering. “In the ZXi7 Players Iron, we used a softer steel in S15C. It is the softest steel we have ever had in a Srixon forged iron. Each new material upgrade serves a specific purpose to balance and strengthen each iron and give players immediate feedback at contact.”

Armed with the new material and forging process, the ZXi7’s new one-piece forged irons are 7 percent softer than the previous-generation ZX7 Mk II, while the multi-piece ZXi5 and ZXiU have face materials that are 14 percent stiffer. milder than their predecessors, Srizon. says.

2. Feel better

In the ZXi7 irons, which are the iron of the player’s family, Srixon has expanded PureFrame technology used in the previous generation to further improve the feel.

The PureFrame is a piece of steel forged directly into the iron body to dampen vibration, and with the larger PureFrame comes a 9.3 percent reduction in vibration displacement compared to the ZX7 Mk II.

In the ZXi4, ZXi5 and ZXiU, the third generation of Srixon’s MainFrame variable face thickness technology is back again to increase MOI and ball speed. The main frame features a grid of variable thickness grooves, channels and milled points on the back of each face to maximize energy transfer at impact.

For the new ZXi series, designers widened the channel on the toe side, allowing them to reset up to 2 grams of lower mass to increase ball speed and MOI.

3. Previous returns of Srixon technology

At the bottom of every ZXi iron, Srixon’s Tour VT sole geometry helps ensure clean contact through a combination of sole width, jumps and drops. Blue will also be present on the ZXiU Utility irons with this series for added versatility – a first for a Srixon Utility iron.

The iron sets also feature a progressive set of grooves, with irons 3 through 7 having wider grooves, while the scoring clubs have deeper and narrower grooves to ensure spin consistency throughout the set. There is also laser milling between the grooves.

4. Three models and one service

The ZXi irons are meant to blend together as they all have almost identical top thickness and similar shape.

“Every year we’re seeing more people opting for combo kits with our irons,” said Brekke. “We typically have three specific duos that are most popular among players – the ZXiU and ZXi7 are the most used among our tour staff, combining long forgiving irons with very workable short irons. The ZXi5 and ZXi7 are for players who want powerful distance and maneuverability. And we have the ZXi4 and ZXi5 combo that pairs hollowed short irons with hollow long irons for maximum forgiveness.”

As the one-piece forged iron in the series, the ZXi7 (Available 3-AW) are designed to cater to elite ball strikers with a shallower cavity for more accuracy and workability.

The ZXi5 irons (available 3-AW) are the players’ distance irons while the hollow body ZXi4 irons (4-SW) are the entry for game improvement.

Rounding out the range is the ZXiU Utility iron, which is available in three 2-iron to 4-iron lofts to help give players a boost with longer irons or a penetrating iron.

Price and availability

Srixon ZXi handcuffs are available for pre-order to begin January 13and will arrive at retail on January 24.

The ZXi4, ZXi5 and ZXi7 iron kits will be available for $1,299 as a set of 7 piecesand ZXiU Utility irons will cost $239.99 per club.