PXG 2011 Irons

[ELEL13]

Curious if you compared these to the Srixon z585s or 785s? Curious about any feel differences. 

[Vegan_Golfer_PNW]

42 minutes ago, ELEL13 said:

Curious if you compared these to the Srixon z585s or 785s? Curious about any feel differences. 

I wish I would have. I went into the fitting wanting to hit those but never did. There is a sole difference. I did hit these compared to the new Level forged and these felt way better. 

[Tom D.]

On 12/9/2020 at 9:15 PM, ELEL13 said:

Curious if you compared these to the Srixon z585s or 785s? Curious about any feel differences. 

My previous gamers were a combo set of Srixon z565/z765 (now at the in-laws beach house), and I like the feel of my 0211 just as well as the forged Srixons - the "goo" works.  Now have MMT 80 S shafts in the 0211 based on the fitter's recommendation due to my quick transition, which I hit much more consistently than the MMT 70 R that I would have ordered if I had not been fitted.

Edited December 24, 2020 by Tom D.

[Vegan_Golfer_PNW]

So after a year almost of being in these irons, i am still happy with them (although @dlow206 tempts me with ZX5s). I have shot my best rounds with these irons and are very consistent for me. Longer irons are these beautiful draws, likely due to the increased offset. Forgiveness, especially the toe, has saved me a bunch. What it bugging me is the build quality. All of my ferrules are creeping badly even though i never leave them in my car. I am thinking maybe the heat waves here in the PNW but who knows.

[dlow206]

13 minutes ago, rbsiedsc said:

So after a year almost of being in these irons, i am still happy with them (although @dlow206 tempts me with ZX5s). I have shot my best rounds with these irons and are very consistent for me. Longer irons are these beautiful draws, likely due to the increased offset. Forgiveness, especially the toe, has saved me a bunch. What it bugging me is the build quality. All of my ferrules are creeping badly even though i never leave them in my car. I am thinking maybe the heat waves here in the PNW but who knows.

Ferrules shouldnt creep with a good build. Did PXG build them?

[Vegan_Golfer_PNW]

Just now, dlow206 said:

Ferrules shouldnt creep with a good build. Did PXG build them?

i believe so. I doubt Ben would have built a set this poorly

[cksurfdude]

6 hours ago, dlow206 said:

Ferrules shouldnt creep with a good build. Did PXG build them?

Asking 'cuz I dunno - are the ferrules just cosmetic? That is .. if the epoxy fails the shaft/head connection is still intact..? Thx

[CarlH]

2 minutes ago, cksurfdude said:

Asking 'cuz I dunno - are the ferrules just cosmetic? That is .. if the epoxy fails the shaft/head connection is still intact..? Thx

The purpose of a ferrule is to provide a smooth transition from the top of the hosel into the shaft. For the most part it is to provide a nice cosmetic element to the golf club.  A loose ferrule does not mean that the shaft/head is falling apart.

[dlow206]

40 minutes ago, cksurfdude said:

Asking 'cuz I dunno - are the ferrules just cosmetic? That is .. if the epoxy fails the shaft/head connection is still intact..? Thx

Specifically with PXG irons, i believe they have a special ferrule because the heads fit 0.370 or 0.355 and the ferrule centers the 0.355 shaft

[GolfSpy_BNG]

36 minutes ago, dlow206 said:

Specifically with PXG irons, i believe they have a special ferrule because the heads fit 0.370 or 0.355 and the ferrule centers the 0.355 shaft

It has been a while since I built up my former set of PXG’s but the ferrules I used were a standard ferrule turned down to fit. I don’t believe they require a collared ferrule but it is possible. I didn’t use one though. 
The pxg hosel is .370 and requires a shim for .355 just like other oems that use that size hosel.  Any .355 to .370 shim works. PXG uses a black plastic cap style shim instead of the golfworks style. They are readily available on eBay and IMO are far superior to the golfworks ones but that is a whole other can of worms. 

 

As for the ferrule creep, you can always grab some epoxy and reset them. I’m a firm believer that with steel shafts they are almost completely cosmetic. 

[MattWillGolf]

13 hours ago, blackngold_blood said:

It has been a while since I built up my former set of PXG’s but the ferrules I used were a standard ferrule turned down to fit. I don’t believe they require a collared ferrule but it is possible. I didn’t use one though. 
The pxg hosel is .370 and requires a shim for .355 just like other oems that use that size hosel.  Any .355 to .370 shim works. PXG uses a black plastic cap style shim instead of the golfworks style. They are readily available on eBay and IMO are far superior to the golfworks ones but that is a whole other can of worms. 

 

As for the ferrule creep, you can always grab some epoxy and reset them. I’m a firm believer that with steel shafts they are almost completely cosmetic. 

I had some BB and F Co ferrules put on my 0211 irons by Jim McCleary at McGolf Custom clubs. The clubs have a deep shoulder and Jim had to adapt for that shoulder when he installed my new ferrules with something to fill the space. He removed the collars from other ferrules to take up the space then installed my new ferrules.

[GolfSpy_BNG]

4 hours ago, MattWillGolf said:

I had some BB and F Co ferrules put on my 0211 irons by Jim McCleary at McGolf Custom clubs. The clubs have a deep shoulder and Jim had to adapt for that shoulder when he installed my new ferrules with something to fill the space. He removed the collars from other ferrules to take up the space then installed my new ferrules.

Well there you have it. I didn’t have any problem with standard ferrules or creep but if they need collared ones and they arent used that can definitely happen. 

[MattWillGolf]

3 hours ago, blackngold_blood said:

Well there you have it. I didn’t have any problem with standard ferrules or creep but if they need collared ones and they arent used that can definitely happen. 

Here is a video that Jim discusses the ferrule shoulder.