Srixon ZXi7 Irons Review

When Srixon releases a new set of irons, it’s hard not to sit and admire them. Following on from last year’s popular ZX7 iron they have introduced the ZXi7 irons in 2025 and they look great. Having been an avid players iron user over the years, it’s fair to say I was quite excited to test these out.

Who Is It Aimed At?

When you think of players irons, most people would tend to gear towards brands such as Mizuno, Titleist or TaylorMade. However Srixon over the last few years have really gone under the radar to become one of the best performing irons on the market.

Srixon offer a number of irons in their new ZXi range, with the ZXi4, ZXi5 and the ZXi7 available for all different playing styles. The ZXi7 is the most bladed iron in the range and sits between the ZXi5 and their muscle back Z Forged II irons. It offers more workability than the ZXi5 but much more forgiveness compared to the Z Forged II muscle backs.

So if you’re someone looking for a forged iron that isn’t too thick or thin, that offers plenty of forgiveness and feel off the face, then these irons could be perfect for you.

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The Tech

This year Srixon have added their PureFrame technology to help deliver a more stable strike with less vibration in the hands. They’ve done this by forging it directly behind the sweet spot, which results in a stable feel at impact.

Just like their other sets with progressive grooves, the 3i-7i have much wider grooves, while the 8i-PW have deeper and closely nit together grooves to ensure consistent spin across the set.

Meanwhile, the brand’s biggest technology upgrade is actually during their new condensed forging methods. Their new iForged method claims to have increased softness, and overall feel. Ideal for those looking for a true players iron.

The brand’s Tour V.T. sole is also found in each ZXi7 iron to help create a smooth interaction with the ground. So if you’re struggling with striking the ball some days, then this will definitely come in handy.

The ZXi7 is a ‘players iron’ shape, offering minimal offset with a thin top line and narrow sole.

Srixon ZXi7 Irons Review

Looks and Feel

The Srixon ZXi7 irons aren’t too dissimilar to last year’s ZX7 model but there are definitely some noticeable differences.

Around the back of the club, the perimeter has a glossy finish to subtly highlight the new ‘pure frame’ technology.

I like the fact that Srixon have chosen to stick with their minimalistic look on the back, as more brands gear towards having a clean finish without putting too much colour or branding on there. At the end of the day, good golfers really admire classy looking clubs, especially players irons.

On the sole you can see Srixon’s Tour VT sole that you don’t see in many other brands. This is the first time testing this sole out so I was interested to see the results.

Down by the ball the iron sits very flush to the ground with very minimal offset and a very square leading edge. The top line is a bit thicker than my own Titleist T100 irons but nothing too distracting. The square leading edge surprised me – something I’ve only seen in classic muscle back blades before.

Both the 7 iron and 9 iron were really nice to look at. With the 5 iron I did seem to take notice of the top line a bit more than the others, but overall a very nice looking set.

Performance

I headed to HUKD Bury to collect some numbers. After warming up, I started off by hitting five shots with each iron starting with the 9-iron.

Straight away I flushed the first few shots and instantly could feel the softness of the irons themselves. Compared to my Titleist T100 I would say they felt more responsive, as if the ball was repelling off the face slightly faster.

The strikes themselves sound slightly higher pitched compared to my irons, combined with a nice solid clip off the turf. Obviously this was only hitting off a mat straight away but first impressions were solid and the numbers definitely matched that.

In the first five shots with the 9-iron I hit four of them all within five yards of proximity to each other. One shot was mis-struck but even so, I only lost around seven yards carry with that shot.

The results were similar with the 7-iron and 5-iron. Extremely accurate carry numbers over the five shots made me very excited to see them on the course.

Ball speed numbers were very consistent, within 3mph of each other. Other than the odd poor strike which dropped about 6mph, but nothing disastrous.

One thing I did notice that the spin rates were quite low at HUKD in general with everything tested on the day, so wanted to wait until the golf course to see the ball flight first.

On Course Performance

On my travels to Portugal I had the opportunity to test these irons out on the course. Straight away the ball flight really surprised me, seeing much more high-flighted and spinning shots.

By hitting off grass, the sound also changed quite a lot too. It was still quite high pitched but really fizzing off the face this time, you could really tell these irons packed some distance inside them.

I didn’t have a launch monitor on the course with me, but into wind I felt like I wasn’t going to struggle reaching the green as much. Even on some mis-strikes, I still found my ball carrying to the front of the green.

For some reason after hitting a few shots, I did find myself catching the ground before an awful lot. I think the way the Tour VT sole works is by almost forcing you to get your hands ahead of the ball at impact to further compress the ball. So if you’re someone who is working with a coach on striking your irons I think this could be a great training club for you to further improve your technique.

Srixon ZXi7 Irons Verdict

Overall I thought the Srixon ZXi-7 irons were a very strong set of irons. They look great in the bag and perform even better on the course.

I’ve always been intrigued to try Srixon irons over the years and this was my first time trying them. I was really surprised by how good they looked and sounded when hitting them both off mats and grass.

The clubs themselves were super forgiving, probably more so than my Titleist T100 irons, much higher launching and arguably sounded better too.

The iForged technology was definitely noticeable too, I couldn’t really describe the way they felt with words but I definitely felt very satisfied whilst hitting them.

If I had any gripes about the clubs themselves, I would possibly say the top line for the players iron could be a tiny bit too thick, but the rest of the shape definitely overshadows this minute issue.

Would I Use Them?

Absolutely, and they are pretty reasonable in terms of price compared to other irons. An RRP of £999 for a set of six high quality forged irons makes them more than worth testing out.

What I would recommend is definitely get fitted whilst hitting out onto a driving range for these. As seeing the ball flight was a much more desirable experience compared to hitting indoors.