[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":20},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-srixon-golf-clubs-srixon-zxi-rkt-fairway-woods-compared":3},{"slug":4,"title":5,"subtitle":6,"image":7,"imageAlt":8,"category":9,"html":12,"wordCount":13,"prev":14,"next":17},"srixon-zxi-rkt-fairway-woods-compared","Srixon ZXi RKT Fairway Woods Compared","Where each fairway slot fits, and how to gap the top of the bag properly.","\u002Fimg\u002Fsrixon-golf-clubs\u002Fsrixon-zxi-rkt-fairway-woods-compared_zxi-rkt-fairways.png","Srixon ZXi RKT Fairway Woods Compared illustration",{"slug":10,"title":11},"srixon-golf-clubs","Srixon Golf Clubs","\u003Ch3>The range\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Srixon’s \u003Cstrong>ZXi RKT fairway woods\u003C\u002Fstrong> cover the 3, 5 and 7 slots. The range is deliberately simple — one family, three lofts, rather than multiple head shapes at each loft.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That simplicity suits most golfers. The choice becomes which lofts you need rather than which of four heads at 15° is right for you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>The 3-wood problem\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>A 3-wood from the fairway is one of the hardest shots in golf. Low loft, long shaft, and a face that punishes anything less than clean contact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Count how many times last season you hit a 3-wood off the deck and were genuinely pleased. For most golfers the honest answer is a handful, which makes it an expensive slot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>The 5-wood and 7-wood case\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>A 5-wood launches more easily, holds greens better and functions from lies where a 3-wood cannot. A 7-wood does all of that more so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tour players have been adding high-lofted woods for years. Club golfers benefit even more, because the gap between a good strike and a bad one is wider for us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If your 3-wood only leaves the bag on a tee, ask whether a 5-wood plus your driver covers the same ground with fewer disasters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Where the 7-wood really earns its place\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Two situations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Long par threes.\u003C\u002Fstrong> A 7-wood holds a green from 190 yards where a 3-iron or a low-launching hybrid will not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Soft courses.\u003C\u002Fstrong> When the ball plugs rather than runs, height is worth more than roll, and a 7-wood delivers height a 3-wood cannot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Gapping the top of the bag\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>This is where bags go wrong, because golfers buy by name rather than by carry distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Col>\n\u003Cli>Establish your driver’s carry.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Establish the carry of your longest reliable iron.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Fill the space so no gap exceeds roughly 15 yards.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>If two clubs carry within 8 yards of each other, one of them is redundant.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Fol>\n\u003Cp>Names do not matter. A 7-wood and a 3-hybrid may carry identically, in which case you need one, not both.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>A setup that works for most golfers\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Driver, 5-wood, one hybrid, then irons from 5 or 6 down. Three clubs covering the long game rather than four, freeing a slot for a wedge you will actually use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Testing them properly\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Off grass, never a mat. A mat forgives the fat strike that a fairway wood punishes hardest, so mat testing flatters every fairway wood equally and tells you nothing useful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If your only option is a mat, at least compare the clubs against each other rather than judging any of them in absolute terms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cblockquote>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Buying tip:\u003C\u002Fstrong> If you are buying one fairway wood, make it a 5-wood rather than a 3-wood. It will get used more, from more places, with better results.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Model names current as of September 2026.\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",483,{"slug":15,"title":16},"which-srixon-driver-suits-your-swing","Which Srixon Driver Suits Your Swing?",{"slug":18,"title":19},"srixon-zxi-rkt-hybrids-and-the-zxiu-utility-iron","Srixon ZXi RKT Hybrids and the ZXiU Utility Iron",1788299818036]