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2024 PXG Black Ops irons – GolfWRX Launch Report

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What you need to know: Golf is all about having fun and limiting your misses. Accordingly, PXG went all-in on stability and forgiveness with the Black Ops irons. Typically irons built for maximum distance and forgiveness have lacked the good feel and sound that more player-focused irons have. With its 2024 Black Ops irons, PXG decided that you shouldn’t have to compromise with your irons and pushed its engineers to design an iron that combines it all.

2024 PXG Black Ops Irons: What’s new, key technology

Dual Cavity Design: Going with a Dual Cavity Design gives the Black Ops irons a big increase in MOI to make it easy to hit high and long. PXG uses a lightweight insert in the back of the iron that removes mass from the center of the club and pushes it to the perimeter. This increases MOI on toe and heel misses but also adds forgiveness to the bottom and top of the club for help with misses high or low on the face. PXG has tested a lot of competitor irons in this category and says it is seeing up to a 14.5-percent increase of MOI over those models.

Large but versatile: While PXG won’t try and hide the large size of the Black Ops iron, it isn’t oil tanker large. If you compare the Black Ops to the Gen6 XP irons you will see that the sizes are actually similar. Black Ops will have a little more offset and a slightly thicker topline, but the blade length is the same. The face on the Black Ops iron is 4.3 percent larger than Gen6 XP to give it more of a trampoline effect and better ball speed. A thicker topline and seeing a slight bit more of the face gives higher handicap players more confidence in hitting a more solid shot. A wider sole is also engineered into the Black Ops for moving the center of gravity low and back for higher-launching, lower-spinning shots. Forgiveness with the turf is another advantage of having a wider sole as it will reduce digging and glide over the ground to help shots hit slightly fat.

XCOR2 Polymer: First used in the Gen6 irons, XCOR2 is a polymer that not only supports the thin face but helps with creating higher ball speeds. The need for a lightweight polymer that still performed at a high level took years of development for PXG engineers. Filling the Black Ops irons with XCOR2 allows weight to be moved from the middle of the club to the perimeter where it can help with CG and MOI. The XCOR2 works hand-in-hand with the ultra-thin face on the new Black Ops irons. Like the Gen7 irons, Black Ops uses high-strength HT1770 stainless steel to create maximum ball speed in a massive sweet spot. PXG’s Power Channel is milled into the back for additional flex and a higher launch. This polymer is also what gives the Black Ops irons such a soft feel and muted sound at impact.

What PXG says

“PXG Black Ops Drivers and Metal Woods are complimented by a brand-new game-improvement offering, PXG Black Ops Irons. Black Ops Irons perform exceptionally well for a wide variety of players. High strength maraging steel technology allows the face geometry to be extremely thin. Combined with PXG’s proprietary core, the combo generates a feel that is better than forged, provides superior forgiveness, and explosive ball speed.”

Pricing, shaft specs, and availability

  • Price: $150 ($1,200 8-piece set)
  • At retail: Now

I have been an employee at GolfWRX since 2016. In that time I have been helping create content on GolfWRX Radio, GolfWRX YouTube, as well as writing for the front page. Self-proclaimed gear junkie who loves all sorts of golf equipment as well as building golf clubs!

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Tour Edge unveils all-new Exotics mini driver

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Tour Edge Golf has today introduced the all-new Exotics mini driver, engineered to deliver a powerful combination of speed, control, and versatility in the long game. 

The Exotics Mini combines a titanium face with a stainless-steel body in design to balance ball speed with stability and control, creating a versatile option at the top end of the bag. 

At the core of the design is Tour Edge’s proprietary Combo Brazing technology, a high-precision thermal bonding process that seamlessly fuses a titanium cup face to a stainless-steel body into a single, continuous structure. By eliminating energy loss found in traditional multi-piece constructions, Combo Brazing is designed to deliver faster face response, more efficient energy transfer, and a uniquely powerful yet controlled feel.

The multi-material construction also allows mass to be positioned lower and deeper in the head in a bid to increase stability, while the thin titanium face is engineered to maintain ball speed across a wider impact area.

“While the initial goal was to enhance control and versatility in the long game, Combo Brazing ultimately drove measurable gains in ball speed and distance within the mini driver category. In robot testing, we’ve documented higher ball speeds, higher launch, reduced spin, and increased carry and total distance compared to leading models.” – Vice President of R&D Matt Neeley

In addition to distance performance, the Exotics mini emphasizes forgiveness through a heavier stainless-steel body that shifts mass toward the perimeter. This configuration increases MOI relative to traditional all-titanium mini drivers, helping preserve ball speed and directional stability on off-center strikes. Paired with Pyramid Face Technology from the Exotics metalwood line, the design is intended to support consistent speed across the face.

To further enhance MOI, a lightweight carbon fiber crown frees additional mass that is strategically repositioned low and deep in the head in design to improve stability and promote optimal launch with controlled spin.

“We designed the Mini to be about five millimeters shallower than other mini drivers on the market. That change improves playability off the deck. From a clean fairway lie, it can function as a strong 3-wood alternative while still providing control off the tee.” – Tour Edge CEO David Glod

An adjustable hosel system allows for loft and lie tuning to dial in trajectory and shot shape, while a fixed 13-gram rear weight helps stabilize the head through impact to improve dispersion consistency. The Exotics Mini Driver is available in 11.5 and 13.5-degree lofts in right-handed models.

Pricing & Availability

The Exotics Mini Driver is available for pre-order beginning today for $399.99 USD at touredge.com, and will be available for purchase at retail outlets worldwide on May 22, 2026. 

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Srixon ZXi combo or TaylorMade P7CB/770 combo? – GolfWRXers discuss

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In our forums, our members have been pitting a Srixon ZXi combo against a TaylorMade P7CB/770 combo. WRXer ‘edutch22’ is on the hunt for a new set of irons and kicks off the thread saying:

“Looking at picking up a new set of irons and think I’ve narrowed it down to Srixon ZXi combo or Taylormade P7CB/770 combo. I am currently a 5 cap and allbeit I feel irons are my weakness. My miss is a little to the toe side. I am decently steep at 4-5 down. Always thought I am high spin but recently on trackman my 7 was spinning at 5800 roughly. 

My question or looking for thoughts on which one would benefit me more from a forgiveness standpoint? Or is there another iron is should be looking at entirely? I only get to play about once or twice a week, if I am not playing a 2-3 day event. Thanks in advance.”

And our members have been sharing their thoughts and suggestions in response.

Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

  • manima1: “You just can’t go wrong with Srixon ZXi7.”
  • MattM97: “You have to hit them to know, the V-Sole on the Srixon can be make or break for many.”
  • dmeeksDC: “P7CB is more forgiving for me than ZXi7 because my main miss is low middle and the P7CB still flies and spins great on that miss. These are both really nice irons but I like the P7CB more than the Zxi7 and the P770 (or P790) more than the Zxi5. The Srixons are larger so if that gives you confidence that is the way to go. I don’t feel like I get any benefit from the V-sole and the P7CBs live up to their high Maltby forgiveness rating so the TaylorMades have been great for me.”

Entire Thread: “Srixon ZXi combo or TaylorMade P7CB/770 combo? – GolfWRXers discuss”

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From the GolfWRX Classifieds: 2024 Wilson Staff CB/Blade combo

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At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals who all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.

It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.

Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, @pianoman0123 has a 2024 Wilson Staff CB/Blade combo up for grabs.

From the listing: “2024 Wilson Staff CB/Blade Combo.  4-8 irons are CB’s and the 9,PW are Blades.  5-PW have Project X 6.0 Shafts and the 4 Iron has a Steelfiber CW110 Stiff Shaft.   Standard Length, Lie and Lofts.  These are in very good condition the shafts just don’t work for me.  Like new Lamkin Grips on the 5-PW and a stock Golf Pride on the 4 Iron. $525 OBO.”

To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link. If you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum, you can learn more here: GolfWRX BST Rules

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