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I have two incredibly underrated Japanese forge irons which are not only a great price but actually would suit quite a lot of you. And even though I still champion this brand when it comes to forge irons that are heavily underrated with the amount of wins they’ve had recently and word spreading on how good Stricks and irons are, especially the forged ones, maybe it’s time I start looking at different brands. underrated Japanese forged iron brands. Guys, how are you doing? Welcome back to a brand new video. Simon here, SAS Golf Academy, where I do all my one-to-one coaching, online coaching, as well as secondhand club fitting. And what a video I’ve got for you today. Especially these bad boys right here. This will be the first time I’ve ever hit Tore Xstiff graphite irons and I’m looking forward to giving my opinion on them. But also, I want to break down how I can decipher what secondhand clubs are good for some people and not for others, even if I have no idea what they are. Just like both of these models here, I had no idea when they came out. I had no idea on their loss, their offset, their capabilities, meaning forgiveness and distance. And after 20 minutes of spending some time online, I deciphered both of these irons, who they’re good for, and I want to give you that kind of knowledge so that if you find an underrated brand or a set of clubs that look great going for £200, how you can pounce on them, knowing that actually they could be quite good for you. So, let’s get into my first model, and this is a Zexio XForgged iron. And actually, this is quite unique, and I actually really like it. You see, typically forge irons lend themselves to that better player. Yes, they feel great, sound great, especially if you hit them out the middle. However, the lack of forgiveness that you tend to get from these clubs mean that actually let’s get something that potentially doesn’t sound and feel as good, but it’s going to help us with the miss strikes. So, what happens if there’s an iron lofted quite generously that’s going to feel, let’s say, as good as something like this, but at the same time help you if you don’t necessarily hit the middle, which puts it in a realm of itself, especially when we start talking about prices. And not only is this a great price in terms of secondhand, wait till I show you what those over there go for as well. And let me give you a quick understanding on why these are quite good. When it comes to distance and trajectory, unlike other brands, have to say that did feel great for what is a cavity back. When it comes to high-end Japanese iron brands, there’s only one thing that’s at the top and it’s lightweight and it’s forgiving as well as obviously feeling great. You see brands like Hummer have their Berez um like models. Again, all fixed, no adjustable driver heads. You’ll have Callaway with their Epic Star range. All very expensive but super light shafts like 35 gram driver shafts, 40 gram driver shafts. And in Switzeren’s case and very very popular in Japan, you have the Zexio range which is exactly that. And typically they’ll have clubs just like this one where yes, it’s all lightweight but also weights in the top of the grip as well. This counterbalancing that they do again is very fine-tuned and obviously comes at a cost because this when it first came out $200 per iron. But when you add that all up, incredibly light, incredibly easy to get a bit more club head speed. Not to mention the overall confidence I have over this club. And there’s also one more sneaky thing that is different about these irons compared to, let’s say, the rest. And it’s the fact they’re not actually that offset. These are forged irons that are super forgiving but potentially for that better player. To give you an example, look at this X forge. So here on the left versus this Rogue ST Max OS and you can see the sole there again. You can see how the Zexio still got that kind of stricks and V grind. Actually, it’s not that prominent, but you can see the difference. My big thing is look how wide the bottoms are. They’re still quite wide compared to both. But if you’re a player that’s been playing a long time, or actually a player that keeps going left and doesn’t want to go left, but wants a forgiving forge iron, look how offset the Callaway is. See how much that huzzle comes out here compared to obviously the leading edge and that big dip, let’s say, in the hoszle. And then I put up, let’s say, the Zexio here. This therefore seems like a category of itself. It’s like a forge players iron just blown up to big size to give you more distance. And as I said at the start, I want you guys to understand how you can find underrated irons before even I do because I looked at these and especially the ones in a minute. And I had no idea what they were. All I knew is that the price looked quite good in terms of forge irons. And also they looked unique. They looked different. But I had to do some research. Found one that matched on Google. found out what year it came out and then I typed in lofts. So therefore, I know these Forge X irons 29° with a seven iron, which is definitely a bit punchy for that player that does need to drop the spin a tiny bit or actually get a bit more distance from their old CB irons that they’ve had for 10, 12 years and they’ve now lost speed so they need a bit more help. Well, these bad boys right here are going to be great. And the reason I say loss is so important is that 29 degrees, 28 degrees for a seven iron is forgiving. It’s chunky. If you’re starting this game, 28, 29, 30° are the seven iron lofts you’re looking for because typically they’re always going to be chunky. They’re going to be forgiving like I have here. And don’t get me wrong, there’s some manufacturers that bend one way more than the other. However, don’t get me wrong, it’s confusing when you’re looking at irons because these all here could look like blades. Does that make sense? They all have that kind of hollow body cavity iron head that you go, “Oh, they’re all blades.” But in actual fact, a lot of these aren’t blades. This one, for example, that is a blade. 221. However, a 225 isn’t necessarily a blade. Actually, it’s got quite a bit of something behind it. My point is, if you’re starting this game and you type in an iron and the seven iron lost 34 degrees and you’re just starting the game, stay well clear. It’s not going to be offset. It’s not going to be forgiving. It’s definitely not going to give you distance. That is a blade in the modern day game. And before we go into our next set of irons, I’ll show you prices here on the right hand side. They’re pretty affordable, very mixed match in terms of sets. And again, finding Zexio irons in the UK can always be quite tough. But for around the £300 mark, £400 mark, these are a bit different. If you want that forge feeling, maybe to get that itch scratch, however, you still need a bit of forgiveness. You still definitely don’t need massive amounts of offset. These are great starting point. And for the price, I honestly think you can’t go wrong. Which brings me on to these bad boys. And can I to say I have never hit a Torx ext graphite shaft before. And to be honest, half of me is kind of like, well, why have we got this very lightweight X stiff shaft? And I guess it’s for that player that kind of wants a bit more club head speed, but doesn’t need to go left. Needs to have that high torque, which I guess you can kind of only produce with, let’s say, a graphite shaft. Core, these things feel solid. And these are very different from the Zexios. These are bladed. Let’s say players CB irons that feel everything like a forged iron should feel feel exactly what a Japanese forge iron should feel. However, no one, especially in this country, has this brand in their bag. Okay, I take that back. A lot of you will have drivers, hybrids, and irons with this particular brand, but it just doesn’t have the awareness it should. And I kind of understand why. But don’t get me wrong, it’s got absolutely nothing to do with performance or even feel. Yonx in this country secondhand is heavily underrated. And Yonx is a big innovator. They are very good when it comes to design. And to be honest, I’ve only ever known Yonx quite similar to like let’s say Zetsio in the past when I used to work in a shop and we had Yonx in just to be lightweight. Again, counterbalance graphite shafts, high launching, forgiving. I didn’t know they were making these kinds of things. And again, I go back to that concept I said at the start. These are lofted at 34°, which is good for me because I need more backspin at my club head speed. I want to have that control. I don’t want flies coming off from a 7R or 8 iron or a 9 iron. That just go straight up the back. Again, I mentioned that offset, barely anything. You can just see how this hosel just blends into the heel here. I can basically put a ruler or that against the table. Very little offset. And for someone that hooks the ball a lot, as I’m showing you, again, that obviously suits me. And I don’t need to tell you guys, the Japanese are kind of known for their forge processes over the thousands of years. Therefore, when I test a Japanese forge iron, whether it’s the more popular brands like your Mazuno or your Swixen or this YonX here, I have a slight chuckle to myself because now knowing what I know and the confidence that I have in buying secondhand clubs, as well as not being necessarily insecure about what brands in my bag to obviously show other people, I’m looking at these eyes, whether it’s the 301 ones and this is a combo set or the 501s or the N1CB whatever it might be whether it’s new or old going these are going for cents on the dollar because again these are premium especially when it comes to retail I’ll show you the retail prices of these when they came out in 2017 2018 and I’m not surprised the engineering the craftsmanship X Y and Zed if they had any of the big western name brands on them, they would be worth that kind of money and people would pay it as they do every year. Anyway, point is Fords, especially in the past, came in one particular shape and size with just different logos of different brands on the back of them. Not only that, Ford came with a price tag. And my point is in 2025, not only have we got different shapes and sizes, we’ve got some brands that are going under the radar that yes, were expensive at retail, but because no one knows about them five, four, six years later, you can get a great set of feeling irons for not that much money. Guys, thank you ever so much for watching this video. Any inquiries on lessons here online or even secondhand club fits, make sure to go to my website, ssgolfcademy.com. Catch you in the next one.