We received our sample products of new 2011 Srixon Japan products last week and since the Japan Golf Fair i’ve been lusting to try a new driving iron. Some of us call them Driving Irons, others say Hybrid Iron, and Srixon say’s Utility Iron. There are three really hot DI clubs on the market from Japan at this moment. The Yonex Zero Iron that Ryo Ishikawa play’s, the Fourteen Hi610 T.S and this new Srixon.
The Srixon Z-UTi features a mild steel S25C forged hollow body design. The hollow structure improves forgiveness and allows for a lower center of gravity which is needed when hitting lower lofted irons. It’s 2 piece design also incorporates a soft iron vanadium steel face. The thing is with multi piece designs usually they sacrifice feel in the name of forgiveness but Srixon has been able to keep a rewarding and pure feel. The laser milling now a staple in Srixon and Cleveland has also been applied.
Another interesting aspect is that the spin rates have been truly optimized with the combination of the face milling, sand blasting and now an updated pitch angle of the groove interval. Srixon Japan’s professional golfers wanted an accurate long iron that was extremely forgiving and easy to hit. It’s available 18/20/23* with your choice of the steel NSPro 950GH and the Miyazaki Kusala Blue 77 gram utility shaft The head and shaft are made in Japan. Look forward to a good run of video reviews this week. This should be one of them.
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A review comparing the Yonex, Fourteen and this one would be a great idea. I bet a lot of people would like to see that.
Ohhhh, nice! It kind of reminds me of the Mizuno MP Fli-Hi. I wish I had the swing for a club like that but Ive always played better with a more wood-like hybrid.
Im currently gaming a Mizuno CLK Fli-Hi as well as a couple MX-100 hybrids and I really like them. Theyre so easy to hit I almost feel like Im cheating!
Of all the driivng irons this one looks the best IMO. I like the clean lines and modern look to it. I would also like to know if the performance/forgiveness is just as good.