If you had to pick: ZX7 or Blueprint S

[The Ultimate Hack]

These two irons are amazing.

 

If I had to nitpick between the two, the srixon's are a littler on the lower side for spin and I get insanely high ball speed numbers with the pings.

 

Both feel and look incredible. 

Edited February 8 by The Ultimate Hack

[toastinato]

Haha funny you started this! I just sold off my BPS to stick with my zx7 Mkii. I think both are awesome but the zx7 was just a little better for me. Plus I already have a set of s55 that I love. 

[nitram]

Blueprint S, to replace my beloved S55. I'll have a combo set with the T's before mid-summer to replace what's currently in the bag. The ZX7's are wonderful irons but I get more life out of PING. Now I know that last part doesn't mean a lot here at WRX but I logged 255 rounds in '23, and I hate changing irons during the season.

[cdnavalanche9312]

Tried both in a fitting and went with the Mizuno 243s, have you hit those?

[The Ultimate Hack]

1 minute ago, cdnavalanche9312 said:

Tried both in a fitting and went with the Mizuno 243s, have you hit those?

I hit the mizuno's and idk, mizuno's to me at least just don't have the feel they use to have. At least compared to other irons now.

 

Years ago I heard all the time "nothing feels like a mizuno." I think that has sort of run its course because I'm seeing and hearing less about mizuno's. 

[cdnavalanche9312]

1 minute ago, The Ultimate Hack said:

I hit the mizuno's and idk, mizuno's to me at least just don't have the feel they use to have. At least compared to other irons now.

 

Years ago I heard all the time "nothing feels like a mizuno." I think that has sort of run its course because I'm seeing and hearing less about mizuno's. 

Fair fair, well if I had to pick one of your options and you're asking WRX to pick one, my vote is the Srixons

[wheelergj2003]

Both irons are amazing.  However, I feel that Srizon is the most highly underrated iron on the market

[mason82]

BPS. 
 

love Srixon, but the ZX7 is one of the worst looking irons I have ever seen. 

[toastinato]

4 minutes ago, mason82 said:

BPS. 
 

love Srixon, but the ZX7 is one of the worst looking irons I have ever seen. 

 

[MattM97]

Blueprint S for me right now, had Srixon before with the 785 but they fly way too high for me. Hit the Blueprint S recently and love them. 

[drvrwdge]

Id have to agree with the looks comment. I've had the MKii ZX7 and had the memory in my head that they looked really good and they performed really well. After seeing the BPS in person and comparing directly, I really don't like the look of the zx7. BPS all day.

 

[gators78]

I have both, extremely similar performance. zX7s are slightly lower spin but I had close numbers on everything else.

 

I was totally surprised to say this with a Ping, but the Blueprints are the best looking irons out there right now.

[craz-e]

Ping for me, V-Sole is something I don't get on with 

[phizzy30]

Ping's all the way.  I love how the Blue print T look and feel and would game them in a heart beat.  Maybe do a combo set and have the S in the long irons and T's in the mid and short irons. 

Edited February 9 by phizzy30

[Christen_The_Sloop]

20 hours ago, nitram said:

Blueprint S, to replace my beloved S55. I'll have a combo set with the T's before mid-summer to replace what's currently in the bag. The ZX7's are wonderful irons but I get more life out of PING. Now I know that last part doesn't mean a lot here at WRX but I logged 255 rounds in '23, and I hate changing irons during the season.

255 rounds is incredible. Which courses are you wearing out?

[nitram]

Anyone I can get on & where I am that day.

 

Most played courses last year:

 

The Territory - Duncan, OK

Carlton Woods - The Woodlands, TX

Squire Creek - Choudrant, LA

Koasatti Pines - Kinder, LA

Diamondback National - Abilene, TX

Prairie West - Weatherford, OK

Pine Dunes - Frankston, TX

Eagle Point - Mont Belvieu, TX

Eagle Bluff - Bullard, TX

Champions - Houston, TX

[this_is_golf]

I’d go with the Blueprints but that’s based solely on looks. 

[T Creer]

Owned Srixon MKii Zx7 and played them all last year. Ordered BP-S yesterday. We'll see 🙂.

Both have great look at address but my numbers were better with Ping. 

[getair23]

14 hours ago, craz-e said:

Ping for me, V-Sole is something I don't get on with 

This is a big differentiator between the two.  I need the V-sole, but I understand why others don't get along with it.  

 

Which has better turf interaction?

[byoshio82]

ZX7’s have been the best irons I have ever played! 

[endy]

27 minutes ago, T Creer said:

Owned Srixon MKii Zx7 and played them all last year. Ordered BP-S yesterday. We'll see 🙂.

Both have great look at address but my numbers were better with Ping. 

 

Any insight into what made the BPS number better for you? 

[T Creer]

28 minutes ago, endy said:

 

Any insight into what made the BPS number better for you? 

Might be head design. The ZX7 started launching too low with below average spin. The Ping launch and spin are noticeably higher for me. 

[Dyno4]

I own these two exact models and have been testing in our home sim for the past two weeks. DG120 S in the Blueprint S and SF i95cw S in the ZX7. Lofts are standard in both sets. I was on the fence about the BPS and decided to have lie angles adjusted yesterday. Holy cow what a difference. They now certainly feel better to me than the ZX7’s. Also seeing tighter dispersion and about 5 yards longer per club with the BPS. Again, all on my home sim and different shafts, but I give the nod to the BPS. 

[mogc60]

I went with the Blueprint S…really love Srixon irons but to my eye the BPS just look near perfect. 

[bbspeer]

7 hours ago, nitram said:

Anyone I can get on & where I am that day.

 

Most played courses last year:

 

The Territory - Duncan, OK

Carlton Woods - The Woodlands, TX

Squire Creek - Choudrant, LA

Koasatti Pines - Kinder, LA

Diamondback National - Abilene, TX

Prairie West - Weatherford, OK

Pine Dunes - Frankston, TX

Eagle Point - Mont Belvieu, TX

Eagle Bluff - Bullard, TX

Champions - Houston, TX

Think you can get me on at Squire? 😂 

[drvrwdge]

On 2/8/2024 at 9:11 AM, nitram said:

Blueprint S, to replace my beloved S55. I'll have a combo set with the T's before mid-summer to replace what's currently in the bag. The ZX7's are wonderful irons but I get more life out of PING. Now I know that last part doesn't mean a lot here at WRX but I logged 255 rounds in '23, and I hate changing irons during the season.

255 rounds?!?! What in the actual F?! Retired?

[Jmccas]

10 hours ago, nitram said:

Anyone I can get on & where I am that day.

 

Most played courses last year:

 

The Territory - Duncan, OK

Carlton Woods - The Woodlands, TX

Squire Creek - Choudrant, LA

Koasatti Pines - Kinder, LA

Diamondback National - Abilene, TX

Prairie West - Weatherford, OK

Pine Dunes - Frankston, TX

Eagle Point - Mont Belvieu, TX

Eagle Bluff - Bullard, TX

Champions - Houston, TX

Side note: there’s a lot of miles in between those courses. You in the natural gas business?
 

And now back to our regularly scheduled programming, I’d pick the BPS. ZX7 looks great but too low spin for me. 

 

 

[PARETO]

On 2/8/2024 at 10:12 AM, wheelergj2003 said:

Both irons are amazing.  However, I feel that Srizon is the most highly underrated iron on the market

I’ll see your underrated Srixon and raise you an even more underrated Wilson Staff brand for King of underrated irons. 

[halfsumo]

I have both. Both 7 irons at 33* same shaft, hitting on gc quad got same exact numbers. Personally, I always thought that the new zx7 looked a little off. Tthe zx5 look nicely proportioned at address as do the z forged, but the zx7 looks short and thick and I just never loved the look. It’s like they put the zx5 top line on a z forged blade length. That’s really the only thing that I didn’t like. Bps…no gripes so far, maybe a hair small for me.

[likmonster]

This might sway people. ZX7 now comes in black chrome