PXG Gen 7 Irons - 2024 Forum Review (2024)

Introduction:

Hello Spies and a big thank you to PXG for this amazing opportunity! My name is Josh just as the screen name suggest and I can’t wait to get this testing going with the PXG irons. I am out of the Austin, Texas area and practically play golf year-round. I joke around with the wife by saying that my home course practically pays me to play with the amount I am out there. (She puts up with my habit somehow)

I have two smaller children (8 and 3) and spend as much time as possible with them. They both love to get on the course and help dad out with filling divots or just riding around on the course looking at the deer. Neither of the kids are super interested in golf yet but have shown some interest and I am hoping that they decide to enjoy the game at some point.

When I’m not golfing, I am doing Real Estate and just started up my construction company which is what my background was prior to real estate. What can I say, I like to stay busy. Enough of the small talk, let’s get to why we are all on this site. The Golf! I am currently around a 4 handicap with some big goals for the remainder of the year. The biggest of them, breaking 70. I have hit 70 twice but haven’t broken that magic number yet and dang it, I want that badge!

What do I know about PXG? Well, I know that they like to make some noise in this industry and shake things up. They treat our Military and First Responders great and that alone is something I wish more companies did! They have always been a little more on the expensive side and some have said that they are all for show. So here is what I found on their website:

SIMPLY PUT, PXG CLUBS ARE THE DUCK'S NUTS*

*A colloquial but most compelling way to describe the world’s sexiest, most forgiving golf clubs that launch higher, go farther, feel softer and have a sweet spot the size of Texas.

I would say those are some mighty large claims and as someone from Texas….. well let’s just say there are plenty of statements about Texas. Ha

So, what can we expect from these statements and what will we see during testing?

1. While they claim to have a sweet spot the size of Texas, will that equate to tighter dispersion than my current gamers? (Srixon MKii ZX5’s and ZX7’s) I will be using my Flightscope Mevo at the range to test this out as well as on the course testing.

2. How does the fitting compare to other fittings I have had in the past? Do they go thru a certain process? What questions are asked?

3. As a golfer who has struggled to get the ball flight higher, will the polymer filled clubs accomplish this? Does their claim of being a high launch club stand true?

4. Can the PXG clubs beat out the gamers and help me hit the goal of breaking 70?

If anyone has anything specific that they would like to see tested, please don’t hesitate to ask.

Fitting:

PXG is known for "The Ultimate Fitting Experience" and with over 200 locations it would be easy to assume that is true. They also have about 22 stand-alone fitting studios that from the photos and videos I have seen are a golfer's dream come true. To check those locations out, feel free to clickHERE

The entire process has been flawless, and I made a comment earlier about how on top of it, PXG has been. From being notified about the test to having the fitting set up was in a whole 2-day span and they have yet to disappoint.

I did not have the ability to go to a satellite location as the closest one was 3 hours away and I wanted to get this rolling. I have 3 locations within 30 minutes of the house and the outdoor one was almost a month out. I chose to do my fitting at a local place called Golfinity which is a 2 story lounge with 20 hitting bays, putting green, bars and Robogolf Pro.

I walked in and was greeted by the staff and told them I was there for the PXG fitting and they directed me to the side of the building where the PXG fitter was working with another golfer.

My fitter Gavin had reached out to me in the morning of my fitting, and we had a good 20-minute conversation on my goals, what clubs/shafts I was using, and what my ideal shot shape would be, amongst other things, so I was ready to get warmed up and jump right in to the fitting. He came and introduced himself and proceeded to finish up with the prior golfer. As I sat there waiting "patiently by the way" they had all of the PXG club heads out to take a look at.

Once the prior fitting had been completed, it was go time for my fitting. Gavin chatted about the new technology and how PXG's new Gen 7 clubsmax out the C.O.R. with the USGA limit, feature the new QuantumCOR technology, a new Titanium Bezel Technology, and the thinnest face. They have gone away from the famous Tungsten weight in the back with all the screws and instead have placed it behind the face and at the toe. This has created better CG and boosting the MOI to add forgiveness.

After that process we jumped in to hitting clubs. We started with steel shafts and worked through about a half dozen and while some of them were producing decent results, neither of us were quite happy, so we proceeded to move to graphite. During this process, Gavin shared his knowledge of fittings and what he looked for in optimizing clubs for each golfer that he fits. We then proceeded to go to graphite shafts and started off a little heavier and then shockingly went super light.

I am waiting on the TM data to be emailed over and will add that once I have it but I can say that Gavin was more thorough than any other fitting I have been too. We landed on a few options that "could have" worked and he wasn't satisfied with them and we kept pushing through until we were both happy with the data.

I will wait to post final specs on the build once I have them in hand from PXG but wanted to get this out there for everyone on just how great the fitting experience was with Gavin and PXG.

First Impressions (10 out of 10)

When I first opened the box, impressed was an understatement.

Every club was protected and packaged to prevent any damage during shipping. PXG has done an awesome job of making these irons shine and stand out. Going away from their classic look with multiple weight ports to a single port has a lot to do with the claims that PXG has made with the Gen 7 irons.

Here is what PXG has claimed: 10 years in the making, new PXG GEN7 Irons are the first irons to push ball speed to the official USGA limit. Featuring new QuantumCOR Technology, Titanium Bezel Technology, and the thinnest face in golf, GEN7 Irons deliver a groundbreaking new level of speed, distance, accuracy, sound, andfeel.

PXG has basically taken these clubs as far as they can to make them the most forgiving clubs without a pro hitting them for you.

So, for scoring the first impressions, I am giving these Gen 7 irons a 10 out of 10. PXG has been on top of it from day one. From the initial communication, thru the fitting and even until the day the clubs arrived at the house, they kept you informed and updated.