Playing these PXGs, I’ve never had more slight contact misses that turned out OK down the fairway or around the green. Those players (and most folks fall into that classification) need a golf club that allows for the “good miss”-less than ideal contact resulting in an acceptable, albeit imperfect shot. Still, these 0311 Gen5s pay for themselves on the course with their maximum “forgiveness.” That’s a term aimed at attracting the average or mid-handicap golfers suffering from the occasional poor contact or miss-hit. While most modern irons have a metallic ring on contact, these PXGs offer a satisfying, but more violent sort of “thwack” that gets everyone’s attention on the range. Combine that substance with the external metallurgy, and the ball leaps off eacb of the irons-creating piercing ball flight and maximized distance. The club head is packed with a proprietary polymer. In play, the Gen5s feel and sound like no other irons on the market.

The polymer core of the PXG 0311 GEN5 iron combines with the metal club face for explosive contact.

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