Srixon · Irons · 2025
ZXi5
CaddyIndex™ breakdown — what the agentic research found across each of the six performance dimensions, with cited sources.
You're a mid-handicapper who wants the best-feeling, best-looking players-distance iron of 2025 - elite forgiveness and feel with strong accuracy and distance.
You want maximum raw distance, or the workability and compact shape of a true players' iron (the ZXi7).
Pros
- Elite feel - a new i-Forged face 14% softer than the ZX5 Mk II for a more consistent, solid, soft yet hot impact
- The highest-rated players-distance iron of 2025 for sound, feel, looks and likelihood of purchase
- 2nd for forgiveness in 2025 (8.9/10) with a huge sweet spot, plus strong accuracy and distance (8.8 each)
- A cleaned-up, more attractive look versus the busy ZX5 Mk II
Cons
- Not the longest - strong on distance (8.8) but other 2025 players-distance irons edge it for raw length
- A players-distance iron - moderately strong lofts, not for traditional gapping or maximum greenside spin
- Less workable than a true players' iron (the ZXi7)
By dimension
Forgiveness
2nd in the class - 2nd for forgiveness in 2025 (8.9/10) with a huge sweet spot, plenty of forgiveness in the long irons without losing control. Elite players-distance forgiveness.
Distance
Strong, not the longest - scored 8.8 for distance, among the strong options but behind the class leaders for raw length, with a fast, optimised ball flight. Strong players-distance distance.
Workability
Touch in the short irons - plenty of control and touch in the short irons, a players-distance cavity that lets the better player shape it. Good workability for a players-distance iron.
Feel
The biggest improvement - a new i-Forged face, 14% softer than the ZX5 Mk II, gives a more consistent, more solid, hotter and softer impact, elite feel with a huge sweet spot, rated the highest players-distance iron of 2025 for feel. Class-leading feel.
Sound
Best in class - rated the highest players-distance iron of 2025 for sound, with a soft, solid note from the i-Forged construction. Class-leading sound for a players-distance iron.
Looks at address
Cleaned up and best-rated - rated the highest players-distance iron of 2025 for looks, with the busy ZX5 Mk II profile cleaned up, a clean, compact players-distance shape. One of the best-looking players-distance irons of its year.
Sources
Some of the reviews, lab tests and head-to-head comparisons the agentic research read while grading this club.