PXG Irons Guide: Understanding The Differences, Similarities And How You Can Pick The Right Stick

Published: 06/18/2021

Categories: Blog, PXG Clubs, PXG Guides

As PXG’s club offering has grown, customers are provided a wider selection not only in terms of technology and aesthetics, but in price point too.

With more head types, come more decisions. To help you make an informed choice when selecting your preferred PXG Irons, we’ve compiled a guide to help you check out the differences between our iron generations and their head types. If you haven’t already, be sure to check out our guide on golf club fittings and learn about the importance of fittings, our process and so much more.

High Performing Golf Irons – Customized To Suit Your Game

PXG presents an amazing selection of high-performance golf irons, customized to fit each golfer’s unique swing. From our fully loaded GEN4 Irons to our 0211 XCOR2 Irons, there’s a wide range of clubheads and styles designed to achieve your goals.

  • 0311 GEN5 – Our most revolutionary technology to-date, these irons deliver profound performance. Watch out- excellence has a new enemy.
  • 0311 GEN4 – A crowd favorite only outperformed by our GEN5 Irons, these offer exceptional feel, distance, and forgiveness.
  • 0311 GEN3 – Impressively powerful irons featuring Impact Reactor Technology for a soft-yet-solid feel.
  • 0311 ST – Our 100% milled Super Tour blades are designed for ultimate workability.
  • 0211 ST – Triple forged, solid body irons that provide a killer feel and exceptional workability.
  • 0211 XCOR2 – Powered by our patented XCOR2 technology, this progressive set delivers rich performance at a remarkable price.
  • 0211 DC – Powered by DualCOR and a progressive set design, these babies deliver serious bang for the buck.

PXG 0311 GEN5 IRONS- LASER-LIKE ACCURACY

Released in 2022, these irons feature our proprietary, new XCOR2 technology and three breakthrough head designs to deliver formidable forgiveness, tactical accuracy, and impressive distance. Backed by industry-leading engineering, GEN5 Irons advance our original flagship forward.

A result of years of research and development, XCOR2 Technology is our revolutionary core material. Designed to be extremely lightweight, XCOR2 reduces the mass of the core. This allows weight to positioned low and back in the clubhead, which dramatically increases forgiveness. Combined with our ultra-thin face, XCOR2 helps deliver extreme face deflection and wildly fast ball speeds.

Also built into GEN5 Irons is our proprietary Power Channel Technology, a u-shaped corridor on the inner side of the face. The channel creates face movement and improved energy transfer at impact, which boosts launch angle, trajectory, and ball speed.  

Made from 8620 soft carbon steel, GEN5’s complex body geometry requires separate forgings using five unique sets of tooling and five hits to form each part. The clubhead’s back surface is then CNC milled to create an exact, thin-walled, high-performance body design.

GEN5 Irons also integrate Precision Weighting Technology, with five heel/toe weights and one adjustable, large weight. The adjustable weight, located near the CG on the back of the clubhead, can be fine-tuned during a fitting to achieve optimal personalized performance.

PXG 0311 GEN5 Irons are available in three distinct head shapes – XP (Xtreme Performance)P (Players) and T (Tour) – and two head-turning finishes – Chrome and Black Label Elite.

Available Lofts: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, W, G

PXG 0311 GEN4 Irons – Personalized Performance

Released in 2021, PXG GEN4 Irons introduce our proprietary new XCOR Technology. The result of a multi-year research and development project, XCOR was engineered specifically for use in PXG’s GEN4 Iron lineup. The material is incredibly soft and has high C.O.R., supporting more face movement and a colossal sweet spot. Coupled with PXG’s ultra-thin face – the thinnest in golf – GEN4 Irons offer a powerful combination of unbelievable forgiveness, explosive distance, and an incredible sound and feel.

Close Up of PXG 0311 GEN4 7 Iron | PXG

Made from 8620 soft carbon steel, GEN4’s complex body geometry requires separate forgings using five unique sets of tooling and five hits to form each part. The clubhead’s back surface is then CNC milled to create an exact, thin-walled, high-performance body design.

GEN4 Irons also integrate new Precision Weighting Technology. The sizeable adjustable weight located near the CG on the back of the clubhead allows golfers to quickly and easily experience various head weight configurations during a fitting.

With three head designs – Xtreme Performance, Players, and Tour – PXG is taking personalized performance to the absolute extreme to ensure golfers at every level of the game get the most out of their irons.

Available Lofts: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, W, G

PXG 0311 GEN3 Irons – The Ultimate Game Changer

Released in 2020, our 0311 GEN3 Irons deliver an incredible combination of distance, forgiveness, accuracy.

Powered by our Patented Impact Reactor Technology and the world’s thinnest club face, these 5-times forged then milled irons are the ultimate game changer.

Compared to our GEN2 Irons, PXG GEN3 Irons deliver faster ball speeds (+3mph), a lower spin rate (5767 vs. 5887), and a 5-6yard increase in carry distance.

You can find more information on the difference between our GEN3 Iron models right here.

Available Lofts: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, W, G

PXG 0311 St Blades – A Pure Tour Blade

Designed to support the needs of advanced golfers, 0311 ST Irons deliver lower launch, higher spin, and more control while surprisingly easy to hit.

A pure tour blade, 0311 ST Irons feature PXG’s signature Perimeter Weighting Technology, a narrow sole design, and compact blade length. These attributes support the performance characteristics desired by better players.

Each clubhead is NiCr plated for corrosion resistance and presents an anti-glare finish to eliminate distractions at address.

Triple-forged billet of 8620 soft carbon steel, the strong, yet “soft” alloy helps prolong the life of the grooves and enhances the appearance of the irons over time. Using a CNC mill, every surface, curve, and angle are produced to exacting specifications for consistent performance and advanced shot-making.

Available Lofts: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, W

PXG 2021 0211 St Irons – The Ultimate In Club Control

Ideal for better golfers looking for the ultimate in club control at a killer price – our PXG 2021 0211 ST Irons are triple forged, solid-body blade irons that provide exceptional feel and workability in a clean blade design.

“We couldn’t help it. We had to see if we could develop a pure tour blade that packs a punch at a killer price tag,” said PXG Founder and CEO Bob Parsons“Good enough for the tour, but designed for the average Joe, 0211 ST Irons feel as good as they look and perform like a car on rails.”

Even though 2021 0211 ST Irons are blades by design, the mass’s strategic repositioning throughout the clubhead results in an increased overall moment of inertia (MOI). A tapered sole and back-bottom flange design add mass towards the toe side of the clubhead, while additional material is removed from the upper mid-section and repositioned to the high toe. These strategic attributes make 0211 ST Irons surprisingly forgiving for a solid-bodied blade.

Available Lofts: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, W, G

PXG 0211 XCOR2 IRONS – ELITE PERFORMANCE. UNBEATABLE VALUE.

Built for the everyday golfer, these built-to-spec irons employ some of our flagship technologies to meet the needs of a wide audience of golfers. PXG 0211 XCOR2 Irons were engineered as an innovative progressive set, offering greater forgiveness in harder-to-hit long irons and maximum control in the short irons. Rich in performance, they deliver terrific distance, enhanced spin characteristics, and exacting accuracy. 

PXG XCOR2 Irons share innovative technology with our flagship GEN5 Irons. Both models feature XCOR2, our revolutionary polymer core technology that allows more mass to be positioned low and to the perimeter or the club head which drastically helps to increase MOI and forgiveness while delivering big on feel.

The XCOR2s also feature Power Channel Technology which creates face movement and transfers energy to increase launch angle, trajectory, and ball speed.

PXG 0211 DC Irons – Precision And Distance For Golfers Of Every Skill

PXG 0211 DC Irons deliver extreme precision and insane distance for golfers at every skill level.

We cut our margins to the bone on these incredible golf clubs to give everyone a reason to experience PXG’s killer patented technology.

Featuring a progressive offset makes it easy to square up the iron’s face, and a progressive bounce helps the clubhead glide through the turf. An angled top rail positions the CG closer to the clubface’s center, high MOI, more forgiveness, and excellent consistency.

Made from 431 stainless steel and powered by PXG’s proprietary DualCOR System (the same system as found in our GEN3 Irons).

Available Lofts: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, W, G, S, L

Find The Right PXG Iron For Your Game: Online, In-Store Or Over The Phone

We offer several ways to help players find their ideal golf club set up. Our online fitting tools are built by PXG Engineers and provide a simple way to fast fit your equipment.

If you need a little extra help making your selection or have questions about which might be the right club for you, PXG Player Support is here is assist at 1.844.PLAY.PXG. Not only are they on hand to answer questions, but our team of Fitting Specialists can also fit you over the phone.

For the ultimate experience – our PXG Fitting Specialists are equipped with a complete matrix of premium shafts, head models, and TrackMan® data to support the decision-making process. Find and get fitted at a location near you


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