New Srixon Sticks

The Japanese brand that’s part of Dunlop Sports appears to be disrupting conventional launch dates with the September/October releases of its latest equipment

Late last week, a whole slew of new Srixon clubs hit retail stores after a month of pre-sales on the company’s website. Given the brand’s rise to prominence in recent years on the professional tours, on the high street, and in pro shops, the introduction of new Srixon equipment is now a major industry news story, up there with a Titleist ball, a Callaway driver, a Cleveland/Vokey wedge, or a Ping putter.
Starting with the irons; Srixon is continuing its use of the highly-touted i-FORGED manufacturing process it introduced in the first generation of ZXi irons early in 2025, and which is performed at Japan’s foremost forging house – Endo, where a number of the game’s finest forgings have been created. Small, Condensed Forging inserts with a tight grain structure are positioned in the hosel area, allowing Srixon to use softer S15C carbon steel (in Japan, the equivalent of 1015 carbon steel) for the single-piece head to improve feel.

ZXi7The ZXi7 is the Players iron and features PureFrame IQ with a wider, thicker ridge of S15C in the hitting area, further reducing vibration and face deformation compared with the first-generation ZXi7. Expanded using AI, this thicker ridge stiffens the area around the sweetspot using less weight, thus increasing MOI and improving feel simultaneously. Srixon’s impressive V.T. Sole lets the club glide through the turf, minimizing the loss of clubhead speed.
Each end of the bag has different grooves – wide for the long/mid-irons, tighter and deeper for the scoring clubs to enhance spin. Laser-milling between the grooves creates more friction whatever the conditions.
Looks-wise, the ZXi7 was created with input from Tour staff, meaning it’s refined with thinner topline. A tungsten weight in the toe helps retain speed and spin on off-center strikes.

$215/iron; $1,500/set
Lofts – 4 – 22 degrees; 7 – 32 degrees; PW – 46 degrees
Shaft – True Temper Dynamic Gold Mid 115 (Stiff)
Right and left-hand

ZXi5
Termed the Players Performance iron, the Zxi5 features MainFrame IQ – a network of variable-thickness grooves and channels milled into the back of the clubhead that flex together at impact to boost ballspeed. Like the ZXi7, this club is forged at End

o and has a refined shape with a thinner topline than its predecessor, as well as the V.T. Sole, and progressive grooves. And the S20C steel body has the dense tungsten weight in the toe of the long/mid-irons to help poor strikes.

$215/iron; $1,500/set
Lofts – 4 – 22 degrees; 7 – 31 degrees; PW – 44 degrees
Shafts – True Temper Dynamic Gold Mid 115/100 (steel); Mitsubishi MMT Iron 60 (graphite)

Right and left-hand

ZXi5+The all-new ZXi5+ is a Players Distance club with very slightly longer blade lengths, wider soles, and stronger lofts than the ZXi5. The club has an S20C forged body and forged SUP10 face.

$215/iron; $1,500/set
Lofts – 4 – 21 degrees; 7 – 29.5 degrees; PW – 43 degrees
Shafts – True Temper Dynamic Gold Mid 100/90 (steel); Mitsubishi MMT Iron 60 (graphite)
Right and left-hand

ZXiU
All the tech of the ZXi5 and ZXi5+ in 2/3/4-iron lofts – MainFrame IQ, V.T. Sole. tungsten weight, refined shape.

$260/iron
Lofts – 2 – 18 degrees; 3 – 20 degrees; 4 – 23 degrees
Shafts – True Temper Dynamic Gold Mid 100 (steel); Mitsubishi MMT Iron 90/80 (graphite)
Right and left-hand

On an admittedly slow news week in the summer, we used this space to tell you that Srixon’s new RKT drivers had appeared on the USGA’s Conforming Drivers list. Now that they’re here, we can properly celebrate as they involve an awful lot more than a simple cosmetic change. The new RKT actually introduces a whole new material – a titanium alloy that adds silicon to the mix. Srixon says VR-Titanium creates more flex from clubface through body which significantly increases initial ballspeed. The new i-FLEX pattern on the back of the face features variable thickness zones that maximize energy transfer at the sweetspot and surrounding area, while Srixon’s familiar Rebound Frame boosts ballspeed by activating two flex zones – face and body – rather than one. Essentially, the VR-Titanium is enabling the Rebound Frame to work as effectively as possible, meaning maximum energy is applied at impact.

Gear Effect enables the variable Roll design to correct mishits and take the

edge of a toe hook. AI-optimized internal rib structures, together known as ACOUSTICORE, are positioned to produce a crisp sound at impact. And to add forgiveness to the ballspeed gains resulting from the VR-Titanium and Rebound Frame, a carbon crown pushes mass low to increase launch and MOI. There is an adjustable hosel sleeve.

ZXi RKT
The standard RKT has sole weights (10 and 4 grams) in the heel and toe to promote your preferred flight/trajectory.

$650
Lofts – 9 degrees, 10.5 degrees
Shaft – Mitsubishi Kai’li Dark Waves Blue 60
Right and left-hand

ZXi RKT LS
The Low-Spin driver places sole weights at the front and back. To generate the least possible spin, place the heavier weight forward.

$650
Lofts – 8 degrees, 9 degrees, 10.5 degrees
Shaft – Mitsubishi Kai’li Dark Waves Blue 60
Right and left-hand

ZXi RKT MAX
The MAX driver features a sole weight at the rear to maximize MOI (Srixon’s highest driver MOI ever).

$650
Lofts – 9 degrees (right-hand only), 10.5 degrees (right and left-hand), 12 degrees (right-hand only)
Shaft – Mitsubishi Kai’li Dark Waves Red CB 50
Right and left-hand

The RKT fairway-woods feature much the same technology that makes the RKT drivers so appealing – VR-Titanium, Variable Roll, and i-FLEX (to form the RKT face), Rebound Frame, and the carbon crown. The fairway-wood has a single adjustable sole weight (10 grams is standard, though weights from 2 grams to 16 grams are available) that works with the adjustable 12-position hosel sleeve to help you find the configuration that optimizes your launch, swing weight, and distance gapping. Having just the one fairway-wood model is a little surprising, but the extent to which it can be adjusted should mean you can create a club that does the job you need it to.

$380
Lofts – 13.5 degrees (3+, right-hand only), 15 degrees (right and left-hand), 18 degrees (right and left-hand), 21 degrees (right-hand only)
Shafts – Mitsubishi Kai’li Dark Waves Blue 60, Mitsubishi Kai’li Dark Waves Blue 50

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