What's your mix?

There’s a big gap between your driver and your approach irons, so which clubs do you use to get close to the green if you’re still a long way out?

Some players prefer to play with fairway woods, while some use utility irons and others swear by hybrids. There’s no right answer as each of these kinds of clubs nicely fills the gap between your driver and scoring irons.

By-and-large, hitting woods and hybrids off the deck will help you pack a punch and they’re easy to make good connection with the ball with, but longer irons provide that much-sought-after length and accuracy.

We’re seeing a modern trend of tour players opting for smaller fairway woods like 7-woods to help bridge the distance between the fairway and the green.

So, while there are different options open to you, what are the benefits of lining your golf bag with fairway woods?

Why use a fairway wood?

We all know that golf is a very challenging game, and as we’ve already hinted at, fairway woods will help give you a better connection with the ball when you’re hitting straight off the fairway rather than teeing off. The soles on fairway woods have been meticulously designed to power through the short grass, allowing you to translate that momentum into distance on your strikes.

When you play with a fairway wood, your strikes will simply glide across the top of turf and will have the power to give you both a higher ball flight, and a better landing on the green. The sole on Srixon’s ZX Mk II fairway woods has a floating weight pad that moves the internal weight right where you want it to give you superb height with each shot.

While it can be tempting to reach for an iron simply because you’re hitting off the fairway, there are potentially more benefits to hitting a fairway wood. If you tend to suffer from either a fade or slide when hitting the ball, fairway woods will give you a higher launch on your strikes, and have better shot-correction tech built into the larger clubhead.

Why use a hybrid?

You may be inclined to fill this gap between your clubs with a hybrid, and they’re an excellent choice if you do. Hybrids won’t give you as much power on your strikes when compared to fairway woods, but they’re very maneuverable to swing and will help you punch though the turf if your shot has landed in a poor area.

The ZX Mk II hybrid from Srixon is an incredibly versatile club, and will be your go-to recovery club when you find yourself wayward of the fairway. The club’s head is strong while being compact, and the square toe-design looks fantastic, giving you a boost of confidence when you’re standing over the ball.

Why use a utility iron?

Some golfers prefer to play with utility irons when they find themselves a good distance from the hole. A huge benefit of adding long irons to the bag is your set up to the ball and swing are similar to your scoring irons, allowing you to retain a consistent sense of feel when striking the ball from the fairway to the putting surface.

With a carbon steel construction, the ZX Mk II utility irons absorb vibration on impact for a soft feel when hitting through the ball. The MainFrame backside of the iron face also flexes on impact to give you faster ball speeds.

Srixon ZX MkII fairway woods

The latest fairway woods from Srixon, the ZX Mk II clubs, don’t just look fantastic. There’s a lot of tech that’s been packed into the clubhead to give you a trouble-free time on the golf course.

Sitting behind the clubface, Srixon has included their fascinating Rebound Frame. This fascination section consists of dual flex zones that focus the energy generated from the impact between the club and the ball and focuses it back into the ball to give you faster ball speeds whether you’re hitting off the tee or off the fairway.

How heavy a golf club weighs and what sections are heavier than others can have a big bearing on how you hit the ball. Srixon has crafted a dynamic floating weight pad as part of the sole to shift the weight lower in the clubhead. This allows for the bottom of the club to be heavier, giving you a higher launch when you swing the club through your ball.

Srixon has also engineered the ZX Mk II fairway woods to be wieldy in your hands and feel natural to move as you’re turning through your golf swing. The 3 wood models are made using a durable lightweight carbon crown that contributes towards weight distribution and offers increased forgiveness on your strikes.

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