YOUR GEAR | REVIEWED
These Blades are Better
Whilst I am a low-handicap golfer, my irons play has been
the weakness of my game as of late. These, however,
restored my faith that I can hit good irons shots and
don’t I’m not always scrambling to make pars.
“I’m not good enough to hit blades.”, “No one in their
right mind should play blades, not even pros.” or “Blades
are just for posers.” I’ve heard and read all kinds of
statements like these knocking blades/
blade players. Yes, I believe a 20
handicap golfer should have the most
forgiving set of irons in their bag they
can play, but for single digit handicap
golfers, I don’t think they should be so
quick to dismiss blades, especially ones
like the Srixon Z 945 range that offer
design features to help the golfer hit
these blades better.
Ok, let’s be honest, no matter
your opinion of blades for playing
purposes, there isn’t a prettier set
on the market than these Srixon Z9
45 irons. The simplicity, the angles,
the shape; these are simply beautiful to look at in the
bag, on the rack or even hanging on the wall! Srixon
nailed the looks of these irons perfectly. They are pure
blades with a very modern angular style that is perfect
for both the traditional golfer and modern golfer. Their
stock 3- PW with DG S300 shafts and Lamkin Red
UTx cord grips make for a complete player’s
iron package.
Don’t stop at the looks and say they are
too pretty to hit or too demanding until
you’ve given them a chance. I found
them to play as well as, if not better
than, other low handicap irons because
of a few really important design
features incorporated into the heads.
I’ve had them in the bag this autumn
and my scores started going down, I
hit them on my Flightscope X2 Launch
Monitor to confirm the performance with
numbers. All of which told me that these
blades are better for my game.
The clubs most vital to having a solid rounds with blades
are the long irons, the 3-6 irons are usually the real issue
in a blade players game. Many golfers can play the short
irons in blades, but struggle with the long ones in terms
of trajectory and consistency. Srixon
did a little tungsten weight in the toe
of the club that really helps balance
the long irons so that the golfers can
get consistently solid shots from those
clubs. I even kept the 3-iron in my bag
(which I never do) and hit it amazingly
well. I stuck a 3-iron to about 6 feet
for eagle on a par 5 from about 210
yards out, it wasn’t just a one off shot,
it was the shot after shot results that
gave me confidence with this set.
The short irons are exactly what you’d
expect; solid, versatile and accurate.
While they don’t have the tungsten in
the toe, they have near perfect balance with the angular
weighting on the back of the clubhead which puts solid
mass right behind the ball at impact. Their feel is as pure
as it gets.