PXG Gen5 Irons

The new GEN5 Irons from PXG Golf are available in three impressive head shapes, XP (Xtreme Performance), P (Players), and T (Tour).

ORLANDO, Florida – The 0311 Gen5 family from PXG includes three iron models for a range of player skills, each with redesigned clubheads and weighting plus a newly formulated polymer core material.

PXG 0311 GEN5 IRONS

Five step 8620 carbon steel forged bodies

CNC milled back

Hollow-body construction

Maraging steel forged face

Inverted U-shaped Power Channel

Adjustable tungsten weighting

XCOR2 polymer core

Stock shafts: Project X Cypher, True Temper Elevate 95

Stock grip: PXG

Two finishes: Chrome ($349 per club), Xtreme Dark ($449 per club)

0311 XP GEN5

Super game-improvement category

Largest clubhead, wide sole & thick topline

Lofts: 5-iron 20°, pitching wedge 41°

0311 P Gen5

Game improvement category

Smaller clubhead less offset

Lofts: 5-iron 23°, pitching wedge 44°

0311 T Gen5

Better player category

Smallest clubhead minimal offset

Lofts: 5-iron 25°, pitching wedge 46°

PXG is promoting the irons in their latest club family as hitting the ball greater distances with more effective control and less dispersion with increased forgiveness. How much of this is marketing hyperbole and how much accurately depicts the performance of the 0311 Gen5 irons is yet to be determined and as always, the final evaluation will be done by those who purchase them.

“We absolutely killed it with these clubs,” PXG Founder and CEO Bob Parsons, with characteristic bravado, said in the introductory announcement. “GEN5 is better in every way possible. From explosive distance to tight dispersion, to the oh-so sweet feel of forgiveness on every shot, these clubs are a master class in performance!”

A couple of features deserve our attention. The hollow heads are filled with a new lighter weight polymer which means head weight is pushed to the perimeter, a tried-and-true way of increasing a club’s forgiveness. The polymer also provides backing for the very thin face (the company categorizes is as the thinnest in the industry) and PXG says this improves both head stability (higher COR) and better ball speed, hence more yardage.

Rather than a slot in the sole behind the face all three models have a unique inverted U-shaped channel forged in the face’s interior put there to help energy transfer to the ball especially when impact is above the face center. Head weighting is accomplished with five tungsten screws, three towards the toe and two towards the heel, versus the four in the Gen4 model, plus there’s a large screw in the middle that may be replaced to achieve an ideal fit prior to purchase.

Of course, all this comes at a price. A seven-club set of 0311 Gen5s with a Chrome finish comes to $2,443 while in the Xtreme Dark finish they are $3,143 though this is $25 less per iron than the previous Gen4 model. Selling at these numbers puts a set at roughly a thousand dollars more than top of the line irons from the major manufacturers

https://www.pxg.com/en-us/clubs/gen5-collection

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Ed is a national award-winning golf journalist and has carried on a lifelong love affair with the game. His work covering the business of golf, equipment, golf personalities and travel is prominently featured in numerous print and electronic publications. He has competed in tournament golf both as an amateur and senior professional and though his competitive days are behind him, Ed still plays regularly and carries a handicap of 4. He lives on a water hazard in suburban Orlando. His email address is GolfScribe@outlook.com.

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