 Believe it or not, I have waited three years to try the clubs that are in today's test. They are in fact from a Japanese brand that quite honestly I've never tried any of their product before and this one is really interesting and we'll take a deep dive just to see how good these irons are because from what I've heard these could be very interesting. Those irons you are looking at are from Zexio, a company like I said that I've never tried any product from before. It's really interesting because it's a very much a premium product but they do an interesting thing in that they don't only claim that the club head performs incredibly well in their hands of average golfers but also the fact that the head and shaft combination in the way that it is weighted also help you square that club face-up at impact. That is a theory that we'll certainly be putting to the test in today's video. And that video comes to you from Quinta da Marina in Portugal. Well Cascais which is just half an hour from Lisbon Airport and we are here courtesy of Glencore Golf and we'll talk about them a little bit later. And let's start there with the looks of this thing first of all because they're a real interesting looking product plenty of high shiny chrome which always appeals to me on the eye and we like to categorize irons, this kind of game improvement iron players irons. I'm not really sure where you'd put this one because from the top line it's I would say online with maybe a P790 maybe even a little bit thinner in terms of that top line profile but then the sole and that V-Sole that we've seen in other products from this group in terms of the Strix and Irons is a real interesting shape and profile a little bit wider and maybe more towards that game improvement iron. But then the overall looks like I said that shiny chrome minimal markings it really does appeal to me looks very easy on the eye and like I said heel to toe overall profile I think you'd probably put it into that players category and it's also a forged iron. Right I think before we go any further I need to explain what Zexio are claiming to do with this sort of shaft head combination and basically there's some weight in the butt end of the grip that almost acts as a counterbalance I suppose you would call it it's also a very lightweight shaft this iron shaft that I've got right now is 57 grams in reg flex. Basically the principle is this when you get to the top of your backswing this weighting system is supposed to help aid that transition of back into the downswing and really squaring or assisting you in squaring that club face up at that impact position that coupled with some tungsten weight in perimeter weight in very much the toe area is also all put together is supposed to help us and that's what we need to find out in today's video because there's two aspects to this how good are these irons in terms of their overall performance but also how good are they in helping me square up that impact location because that for me is the major selling point in these irons. Right we're going to start off with that feel element because one thing that surprises me a little about this it is a forge club but it's also a cavity back and from memory I don't really know of any cavity back forged irons not at least that I can think of so that's a real interesting bit for me but we're not going to play a full shot I've got an eight iron and I'm just going to see what sort of like I said responsiveness I get back in the hands from this type of shot that's going to come around a bit but what did I feel and the interesting bit for me is that it's still got a cavity back feel where the forged element comes in it may be there but it's certainly got a little bit of a clicky feel one that you would more associate like I said with a cavity back so the forged element a bit debatable that in terms of feel I really like the way this thing is balanced and that is a key element to how they zexio claim that this club and the counterbalance that is in the shaft helps you maintain that tempo and understand where you are in the top of the backswing and then how you bring that club face down and it is more square at impact like I said a real interesting theory and I think I better just wait a second because we've got a couple of boogies that have just appeared across the middle of the fairway what's interesting that's another eight iron but the feel out of that was actually better than that short shot I played so well I'm fire on that feeling in terms of that forged club face but how did the club perform well I'm hoping what you noticed from today's video is what I'm trying to do is buy into the zexio concept in terms of that shaft counterbalance the lightness in terms of the weight of the shaft and letting me feel that head throughout the swing was a nice easy eight iron and I've got to say I was quite impressed today's video comes to you in association with long-term channel travel partner Glencore golf holidays and we're at kins of the marina in kashkai Portugal the hotel and golf course have been a superb place to play and stay in the portuguese sunshine and the proximity to lisbon airport and nearby kashkai make it the perfect european golf destination so if you like what you see in today's video then make sure you click on the link in the video description below or head on over to glencoregolf.com for more booking information right before I go any further and try and find a nice little wedge into this tucked away pin quick question for you how many of you actually played the zexio product in the past and how accessible is it as far as you're aware because that's going to be a key thing for me I could give an absolutely glowing review and so far I'm liking what I'm seeing and trying but can you get all of these things that's the key anyway back to the wedge shop this is not a zexio product by the way come on it's got a carry it's got a carry oh hello that could be good we didn't quite manage that birdie which I was hoping you could stick around and see be right be the right club oh hello that's nice again that's another eight iron 135 a really nice easy swing tranna make use of this counterbalance element can I feel it within my swing is it helping me to sort of that transition from the top of the backswing into the the the the impact position is it helping me and I've got to say you know maybe it's again something that's in the mind but certainly at this stage it's allowing me to just slow things down a bit decent strike there on what is a really nice golf hole and what I really like again just going back to the overall profile of these things I mentioned earlier on still plenty enough compact to be classed as that sort of players iron I suppose it's a really interesting one this from zexio I'm just going to go back to that profile element first of all let's see if we can get is that in focus hand I think that it's quite an interesting shape and very neat I've gone into six iron expected to see a bit of a change up in in bulk if you like and it doesn't really happen it stays sort of very much in that same shape so there's no exaggeration into those longer irons but like I said it's a real interesting profile and sat at address really neat indeed I just want to talk about that sort of the soul as well I've hit quite a lot of shots without a tee even from a tee box and I like this thing I've tested in strips and irons and I've got a very positive opinion and that there's no sort of scientific evidence that I can present to you that suggests this works all I can give you is an opinion but I've got to say really impressed with what that does we have however teed this one up and I'm going to play six iron really nice looking tee shot can we keep that sort of nice easy rhythm with this counterbalance shaft and it's a nice six iron the answer is yes this bullet straight again decent distance that's the interesting bit for me is just how far these clubs are carrying and just reference that again in terms of strength of loft seven iron which is always our barometer in these tests is 29 degrees so on the stronger side if you like but yet again what you've seen hopefully from some of these is in terms of ball flight they very much defy that strong loft at this stage of the review it's very hard to be critical and find out what you would pick in this and I know that a lot of reviews are very positive right now but I like two aspects of what this does one are the club performs but I'm also buying into this concept of the shaft idea let's look how quick these greens are they're like lightning ah maybe need a little bit more because one of the things I was going to change from my initial remark was about the way these things feel that was another little eight iron from in and around the green and I've got to say this sort of fuller shot the feel felt really really good and I said with the eight iron the short shot earlier on maybe not so but yet really impressed overall with what these irons have done a little bit taking her back as well I have waited three years or perhaps even more than that to try these products and they've surpassed my expectations I think um maybe didn't think that I would get the kind of performance out of a cavity back the whole sort of feel the whole package if you like that I've actually seen in reality out on the fairways I've got no dry ball data for this it's purely an on course experience and I've got two things club head perform really really good and I think it would be a real interesting try for a lot of golf there's something to throw something very different in the mix and uh yeah I think a lot of you would get on with it the next thing is about this counterbalance shaft which again I really like but maybe more importantly maybe pushing my own opinion to one side I think it would be really relevant to a lot of golfers to be using that lightweight graphite shaft with that counterbalance idea could be a huge benefit that I've certainly never experienced before right that's me done I think a quick thank you to Glencore Golf for getting me out into some sun over in Kashkai in Portugal and also to Kinster Marina which is as you can see in great condition greens like absolute lightning and a bit different to what we used to at Hollywood right that's the nice video done I've asked the questions already make sure you give me some comments down below and as ever I'll probably see you tomorrow night