Head to head

Srixon ZXiR vs ZXi4 irons

Choose the ZXiR if thin and toe strikes cost you distance.

Choose the ZXi4 if you find the middle of the face most of the time and want the smaller head.

ZXiR $1,099.98ZXi4 $1,399.93, each with its shop and checked date

The ZXiR is the forgiving one: a game improvement cavity back that Srixon's own chart rates highest for forgiveness, a step below only its super game improvement ZXiR HL, with 3.5 mm of offset at the 7-iron against 3.2 mm. The ZXi4 is a compact players' distance iron with a hollow head and a forged feel, which the same chart rates high: more forgiving than a blade but less than the ZXiR. The two 7-irons share the same loft, lie and length (28.5°, 62° and 37.25 inches); the difference is at the top of the set, where the ZXiR's 4-iron is 19.5° and three-quarters of an inch longer, against 21°. Both come left- or right-handed on KBS Tour Lite steel or graphite, in senior, regular or stiff flex.

  1. Forgiveness 3.0 out of 5

    Srixon ZXiR

    $1,099.98 at Srixon7 irons at $157.14 each · checked 2 Nov

    See it at Srixon

    Used from $624.99 at 2nd Swing Golf5 clubs (6-PW), steel, stiff flex, average condition · checked 31 Oct

  2. Forgiveness 2.0 out of 5

    Srixon ZXi4

    $1,399.93 at Srixon7 irons at $199.99 each · checked 2 Nov

    See it at Srixon

    Used from $721.99 at 2nd Swing Golf5 clubs (6-PW), graphite, regular flex, average condition · checked 31 Oct

Srixon ZXiR

7-iron loft 28.5°; offset 3.5 mm; sole width not published.

Srixon ZXi4

7-iron loft 28.5°; offset 3.2 mm; sole medium.

Drawn to the same scale from each maker's loft, offset and sole: drawings, not photos. A dashed line marks a dimension the maker does not publish.
  1. Side view to scale: 3.5 mm offset

    Forgiveness 3.0 out of 5

    Srixon ZXiR

    Srixon's game improvement cavity back, with 3.5 mm of offset at the 7-iron and a sole that mixes widths and bounce to get through the turf.

    $1,099.98 at Srixon7 irons at $157.14 each · checked 2 Nov

    See it at Srixon

    Used from $624.99 at 2nd Swing Golf5 clubs (6-PW), steel, stiff flex, average condition · checked 31 Oct

    Offset
    3.5 mm
    Sole
    Standard
    7-iron loft
    28.5°
    Hand
    Left or right
    Flex
    Senior to stiff

    Fits golfers who make decent contact and want help on the misses.

    Higher score for less? Tour Edge Hot Launch C524, $559.99, 3.5 of 5.

  2. Side view to scale: 3.2 mm offset

    Forgiveness 2.0 out of 5

    Srixon ZXi4

    A compact, hollow players distance iron with 3.2 mm of offset: more forgiving than a blade, less than Srixon's ZXiR.

    $1,399.93 at Srixon7 irons at $199.99 each · checked 2 Nov

    See it at Srixon

    Used from $721.99 at 2nd Swing Golf5 clubs (6-PW), graphite, regular flex, average condition · checked 31 Oct

    Offset
    3.2 mm
    Sole
    Moderate
    7-iron loft
    28.5°
    Hand
    Left or right
    Flex
    Senior to stiff

    Fits good strikers who want distance and a little help.

    Higher score for less? Tour Edge Hot Launch C524, $559.99, 3.5 of 5.

Side by side

Srixon ZXiR vs ZXi4 irons
DetailZXiRZXi4
Forgiveness score3.0 of 52.0 of 5
ClassGame improvementPlayers distance
7-iron loft28.5°28.5°
Offset, 7-iron3.5 mm3.2 mm
SoleTour V.T. SoleModerate width
FlexesA · R · SA · R · S
HandsRH · LHRH · LH

Loft, club by club

As each maker publishes it. A stronger loft flies lower and longer; it is not more forgiveness.

Lofts by club
ClubZXiRZXi4
4-iron19.5°21°
5-iron22°23°
6-iron25°25.5°
7-iron28.5°28.5°
8-iron33°33°
9-iron38°38°
PW43°43°
WedgesAW 48°
SW 54°
AW 49°
SW 56°

See every specification side by side, and add a third club if you like.