Just about to buy the xxio 11's . Very popular with local warehouse company. They originally produced their clubs for the moderate speed swing golf - 85mph. I've tried all the other makes but I've gone for these because they specialise for my type of swing and they have been doing it for 20 years. Very big in Japan and S.Korea.
Just to follow this up. Clubs arrived late September and I’ve only played two comps with them. Came with Modus 120 shafts (depending on your club pro, they can be modified), and now down to 9.0. Monsters! Feel is fantastic and as much as they are a bit thick at the top line at address, they’re easy on the eye. Very easy to hit, as Alex says, and I’m hitting the 7i 165 yards average. If you have Shot Scope or Arccos, they still fit in the hole at the top of the grip, which was a concern for me as a commuted Shot Scope user due to the counter weight. For me they bring Srixon feel to Cleveland playability, and I highly recommend them. All in, delighted with them. They’re either for you or not, but definitely worth trying them out. I bought mine via @graemebellgolf at East Kilbride golf club.
Tried an early variant of this make circa fifteen plus years ago, I'm not 100% sure but I think they were marketed as Srixon XXIO at that time. They weren't classed as premium clubs at that time either but after trying them I wasn't that keen and went for MX23 Irons, which were of a similar price?
Xxio are top brand in Japan. I play the xxio forged 6, ns pro 930 stiff. Once of the best irons for mid handi player. I am 7 handi and tired mizuno pro, Callaway apex, honma x irons, but always go back to xxio forged 6. It is hard to find ns pro 930 shafts.
This is brilliant marketing. 10, 12 years ago you could buy Dunlop Xxio boxed sets from Big W or K Mart for $250. They were in the same league as Maxfli, P.G.F and Slazenger. I must have missed the memo that suggested to add 2 zeros to the price. Have a look on Ebay. There are some pretty old clubs with very high asking prices.
Well those X Blacks go for $1500 CDN a set or about $1650 AUS dollars. Don't know where that sits against the average cost of a set of irons down under, but here it is quite competitive pricing against the major brands like TaylorMade/PING/Callaway. They look nice, definitely have snob appeal if you like flashing your brand name stuff around, but oddly don't have a reputation for being high performing clubs. The matching driver would be $950 compared to say SIM or MAVRIK at about $650 or F9 at $350.
First time I ever saw the XXIO brand was when i got a bag of used golf balls because you can @#$! right off if I'm gonna buy a dozen new premium balls just to buy them back a week later from the guy that sells me used golf balls. Oh right we're talking XXIO, i just called them the gossip girl balls, had no idea how to pronounce the brand before this video.
Yep, XXIO is great. But every year at demo days when the Srixon rep has them side by side with the Srixons there is no difference in feel or performance but there is a world of difference in the price! Last year I bought the Wilson C300 forged which surprised me more than anyone. But in a head to head with XXIO, Srixon, Callaway, Ping etc.... the Wilsons just worked better for me.
Yes I've heard of XXIO. I would like to see more JDM brand clubs on your channel. Maybe Yonex, Seven, Miura (yes I did see the wedge upload) just to name a few. JDM clubs are beautiful no nonsense clubs.
I'd be SO pissed if I spent $2,000 on an iron set and the badges were dinged up already. Is that tin?
Of course we've heard of them ... Crossfield never shuts up about them! :)
I have seen them. Did like the look of them. Really liked the look of them. Then saw the price.
I would rather play the srixon z series. Srixon irons cheaper and look a lot nicer at a much more affordable price
I have heard of the brand, Mark Crossfield put the driver in his bag, or it was in his bag a while back.
Please game these and make yourself a boujie bag of Asian clubs!
Honma, muira, Xxio, Vega etc
Those irons look nice, the ones on the XXIO ad look like box set clubs.
Just about to buy the xxio 11's . Very popular with local warehouse company. They originally produced their clubs for the moderate speed swing golf - 85mph. I've tried all the other makes but I've gone for these because they specialise for my type of swing and they have been doing it for 20 years. Very big in Japan and S.Korea.
Never can try them since no lefties version... :-(
Ordered these two weeks ago. 5-PW. I’m a 9.2 handicap, I’ll post my findings once they arrive and I’m used to them. Good video by the way. 👍🏻
Just to follow this up. Clubs arrived late September and I’ve only played two comps with them. Came with Modus 120 shafts (depending on your club pro, they can be modified), and now down to 9.0. Monsters! Feel is fantastic and as much as they are a bit thick at the top line at address, they’re easy on the eye. Very easy to hit, as Alex says, and I’m hitting the 7i 165 yards average.
If you have Shot Scope or Arccos, they still fit in the hole at the top of the grip, which was a concern for me as a commuted Shot Scope user due to the counter weight.
For me they bring Srixon feel to Cleveland playability, and I highly recommend them.
All in, delighted with them. They’re either for you or not, but definitely worth trying them out.
I bought mine via @graemebellgolf at East Kilbride golf club.
Update?
Look like my Yonex ezone Pb irons, circa 2011. Lovely clubs only replaced with irons with less offset. Nice sticks
Tried an early variant of this make circa fifteen plus years ago, I'm not 100% sure but I think they were marketed as Srixon XXIO at that time. They weren't classed as premium clubs at that time either but after trying them I wasn't that keen and went for MX23 Irons, which were of a similar price?
Love XXIO irons... can't afford them, but love them.
Yes Heard of them.
Go get fitted for KZG and give us a review, come on.
Xxio, the brand many golfers should try but have never heard of.
Hi Al! LOL, as usual but also fairly edumacational. 😂
Xxio are top brand in Japan. I play the xxio forged 6, ns pro 930 stiff. Once of the best irons for mid handi player. I am 7 handi and tired mizuno pro, Callaway apex, honma x irons, but always go back to xxio forged 6. It is hard to find ns pro 930 shafts.
This is brilliant marketing. 10, 12 years ago you could buy Dunlop Xxio boxed sets from Big W or K Mart for $250. They were in the same league as Maxfli, P.G.F and Slazenger. I must have missed the memo that suggested to add 2 zeros to the price. Have a look on Ebay. There are some pretty old clubs with very high asking prices.
Well those X Blacks go for $1500 CDN a set or about $1650 AUS dollars. Don't know where that sits against the average cost of a set of irons down under, but here it is quite competitive pricing against the major brands like TaylorMade/PING/Callaway.
They look nice, definitely have snob appeal if you like flashing your brand name stuff around, but oddly don't have a reputation for being high performing clubs. The matching driver would be $950 compared to say SIM or MAVRIK at about $650 or F9 at $350.
Too expensive. If you don't like them, you would get probably less than half of what you originally paid for them. No resale value.
First time I ever saw the XXIO brand was when i got a bag of used golf balls because you can @#$! right off if I'm gonna buy a dozen new premium balls just to buy them back a week later from the guy that sells me used golf balls.
Oh right we're talking XXIO, i just called them the gossip girl balls, had no idea how to pronounce the brand before this video.
My cavity back Titleist cavity back T300 do that Al I bought them after your review on them you said they performed as good as the T 100 and T200
Nice looking, kind of pricey! At almost $1,350 USD, you can but pretty much anything other than PXG at that price point.
Yep, XXIO is great. But every year at demo days when the Srixon rep has them side by side with the Srixons there is no difference in feel or performance but there is a world of difference in the price! Last year I bought the Wilson C300 forged which surprised me more than anyone. But in a head to head with XXIO, Srixon, Callaway, Ping etc.... the Wilsons just worked better for me.
Has anyone else wondered what type of ball those sim balls react like? Are they similar to a Prov1, Prov1x, TP5, etc?
Yes I've heard of XXIO. I would like to see more JDM brand clubs on your channel. Maybe Yonex, Seven, Miura (yes I did see the wedge upload) just to name a few. JDM clubs are beautiful no nonsense clubs.
Currently game Srixon z785, is there a significant size difference between the two ?
i just discovered xxio.
I do a lot of walking.
it take the bus to the golf courses
I need lightweight irons
Alex, your upper body seems a bit constricted through the swing? In the shoulder turn?
Heard of them on Rick Shiels TH-cam feed 😬 sorry Alex
Can't say I've heard of them, mind you I've not been looking for new clubs either
Beautiful iron. I would definitely game it if the price point was right. Did you hit a 7 iron 217 yd? And got it to stick!
Al , great review .. test the epon af tour irons 😉🏌️♂️⛳️🍻
How come you measure distance in metric, but club and ball speed in imperial. Just an Alism
XXIO very big here in New Zealand. I've tried the driver and very good club.
I have the z 585 irons which are very similar to these clubs...really like them.
They are quite nice looking, but I'm just too cheap to game them lol
I tried an XXIO driver, did not like the sound at all, did better with the Wilson D7.
Nice looking club. I have heard that they are expensive.
Forged with undercut channel on the rear. Sounds like a Nike Covert Forged iron.
I play a set of the XXIO forged. Love em!! Awesome feel.
What shafts are you using?
Great review over these.. I have heard of these irons before but don't see them around or played much. This is good info on how well they perform.
Why yes I would looks like my forged D7 Wilson's which you still haven't reviewed yet?
Based on looks no....it’s too rounded and too much offset
Hey Buddy, Your still the MAN!!!
Beautiful club, I've only seen their woods before and they were quite hyped back in the day
I’ve always thought that xxio was like.... a cheap brand.... might consider trying these now
Very expensive here in New Zealand.
loft 29 but swing weight c9
Heard of them but haven't tried
My future irons. I better sell the cow.
They look like Ping Zings!
wow, i'm on the market for new irons might have to try these
I use the ones older than these by one year
not a fan of xxio at all
and still Not a fan
“Cough” MIURA “Cough”
Not my cup of tea.
It's growing on me.
7 is 29*
I would try them
Aren't XXIO part of Cleveland\Srixon if so they are bound to be good
And they are all owned by Dunlop Tires.
@@andya2665 who are also owned by Sumitomo Rubber Industries.
Pretty looking Iron!
His face after he hits it for the first time 😂😂
AMAZING STUFF!
Hi
Al when you doing a what’s in the bag???
Soon mate 👍👍
would love to see you try the Wilson launch pad irons.
Hi al
Al have you ever done a review of the Cleveland HB Turbo irons. Would love to see you do that. Enjoy the channel very much.
Never