Tour Hideki Matsuyama's new Srixon ZX5 MKII LS driver (and putting drill) – 2022 Fortinet Championship

[atursky]

[gripANDrip1983]

It’s hard to tell where the crown ends and the face begins on that driver

[Esco9]

That putting drill/aid is really old, EyeLine golf had it like over 10 years ago.

[Valtiel]

Absolutely essential for maximum performance. 

[03trdblack]

Titleist reduces the size of the screw hole for the adjustable hosel for better aerodynamics and Srixon says "naw f-that, we're making it the size of the grand canyon!" 😄

[third-times-a-charm]

3 hours ago, Esco9 said:

That putting drill/aid is really old, EyeLine golf had it like over 10 years ago.

But did they use a 300$ shaft to do it with? I think not!

[ForTourUseOnly]

1 hour ago, 03trdblack said:

Titleist reduces the size of the screw hole for the adjustable hosel for better aerodynamics and Srixon says "naw f-that, we're making it the size of the grand canyon!" 😄

Might be one of the first times I've laughed out loud reading a post on this forum

[Esco9]

57 minutes ago, third-times-a-charm said:

But did they use a 300$ shaft to do it with? I think not!

 

honestly the super expensive shaft would be a much better product or even a cheap graphite shaft, I have the OG EyeLine one and the thing bends so easily, you can leave it in your back or near anywhere where a gust of wind would bend that thing. Great drill though!!!

[the bishop]

Can't exactly tell if Hideki has this in the bag today but if he does, based on how he's hitting it, it might not make round 2.

Edited September 15, 2022 by the bishop

[zap311]

DI-8 TX is beast mode for a driver shaft.
 

Liking the look of this driver…pretty clean crown.  

[the bishop]

10 hours ago, Valtiel said:

Absolutely essential for maximum performance. 

I had similar thoughts.  That's like, 1 gram's worth.  Maybe it cuts his one handed finishes in half though.

[Valtiel]

7 hours ago, the bishop said:

I had similar thoughts.  That's like, 1 gram's worth.  Maybe it cuts his one handed finishes in half though.

Hideki has both static weight and swingweight targets for basically every single club, so when we see tiny strips of lead tape here and there it appears to simply be for meeting those targets. He is super particular and occasionally very secretive about his specs so it's just a super detailed oriented thing. 

Edited September 16, 2022 by Valtiel

[QuigleyDU]

I feel bad for hideki’d caddy. He has to lug 900 pounds of gear around every week for hideki to decide what he is going to use, then all his training aids and practice gear.

 

but hey, he bowed at the masters and became golf catnip for a year. So maybe he has his reward. Lol..

Edited September 16, 2022 by QuigleyDU

[the bishop]

9 hours ago, Valtiel said:

Hideki has both static weight and swingweight targets for basically every single club, so when we see tiny strips of lead tape here and there it appears to simply be for meeting those targets. He is super particular and occasionally very secretive about his specs so it's just a super detailed oriented thing. 

Fair but in that case the positioning of it is a bit comical.

[driveandputtmachine]

1 hour ago, the bishop said:

Fair but in that case the positioning of it is a bit comical.

Now take this with a grain of salt, but the PGA Tour rep for Srixon is a member at my old club in Atlanta, and from the things he has told me and seen with Hideki, it being in the exact space and location he wants it is paramount.  Some of his tendencies are a bit overboard IMHO, but I am not on tour and he is so maybe I am the one in the wrong here.

 

He is very finicky about his clubs and as stated above, his SW and Total weight have to be right on the money and he can tell immediately if they are not.  There is a good chance Hideki wanted that small lead tape right there, and if it was somewhere else he would have taken back to the van.  Now could he tell if one gram was on the toe rather than the heel?  Probably not, but the one gram missing?  He absolutely would notice from what I have heard.

[Ben Berube]

16 hours ago, Valtiel said:

Hideki has both static weight and swingweight targets for basically every single club, so when we see tiny strips of lead tape here and there it appears to simply be for meeting those targets. He is super particular and occasionally very secretive about his specs so it's just a super detailed oriented thing. 

Is this why every week he is at the range with like 5-10 of the same shafts going through everyone of them in this crazy repetition of testing?  I mean its crazy sometimes seeing him and his pile of the same shats. 

[SUPERG]

Hideki finally got what he wanted, a driver with the most crown wrap ever!!! That sad the stick looks very very good, if it can keep up with the likes of TM/Cally should be a no brainer 

[pga43]

14 hours ago, QuigleyDU said:

I feel bad for hideki’d caddy. He has to lug 900 pounds of gear around every week for hideki to decide what he is going to use, then all his training aids and practice gear.

 

but hey, he bowed at the masters and became golf catnip for a year. So maybe he has his reward. Lol..

Actually there are 2-4 others who carry most of the extra "stuff". Shota carries he bag with about 16-20 clubs during practice range sessions and practice rounds.

 

Greg

[mattman]

Using the most expensive shaft possible as a yard stick for a putting drill is absolute comedy. Lol!

[Vlade15]

Anyone know about when these clubs will be released?  And if the LS versions will be available to the general public?

 

[JDTex]

4 hours ago, pga43 said:

Actually there are 2-4 others who carry most of the extra "stuff". Shota carries he bag with about 16-20 clubs during practice range sessions and practice rounds.

 

Greg

So he has other team members there to lug around the other stuff? I'm sure that makes Shota's day. Still, 20 clubs though, ouch. 

[meliaant]

On 9/15/2022 at 7:37 AM, 03trdblack said:

Titleist reduces the size of the screw hole for the adjustable hosel for better aerodynamics and Srixon says "naw f-that, we're making it the size of the grand canyon!" 😄

Makes it easier to adjust my driver to "fix my slice" when I'm 7 Tito's & sodas deep on the course...

[Valtiel]

5 hours ago, pga43 said:

Actually there are 2-4 others who carry most of the extra "stuff".

So what you're saying is that Hideki basically has a club ho entourage? 😯

[QuigleyDU]

20 hours ago, pga43 said:

Actually there are 2-4 others who carry most of the extra "stuff". Shota carries he bag with about 16-20 clubs during practice range sessions and practice rounds.

 

Greg

Oh, yeah. I forgot that hideki rolls deep with the entourage..

[Golfingfanatic]

Might just be the way the face is painted, but the driver looks quite shallow to me. Looks similiar to OG Sim imo.

[pdiddy3]

Rumor has it, TM tips somehow work in srixon drivers. Hideki's tip might confirm this.

[TheDominator273]

On 9/16/2022 at 2:03 PM, Vlade15 said:

Anyone know about when these clubs will be released?  And if the LS versions will be available to the general public?

 

Will be released in January.  The ZX5 LS will be available to the general public, but the ZX7 LS appears to be a tour only head.

[Valtiel]

8 hours ago, pdiddy3 said:

Hideki's tip might confirm this.