WE TRIED IT! CLEVELAND RTX 6 ZIPCORE WEDGES

By Michael Cooney

THIS month I was lucky enough to venture down to Srixon and Cleveland Golf where I had a good look at all the products so let’s get reviewing. 

Let’s start with the Cleveland RTX 6 ZipCore wedges. I must mention I’m normally excited to try all products and review them, but with Cleveland and Srixon it was different. 

I have never played, tried or demoed a product from the brand so I really felt excited to do so. 

The wedges: I love trying new wedges and playing multiple shots to really test how the ball will react on the green. I played full shots, higher and lower flighted shots, pitches, chips and bunker shots to really understand how the ball reacts. 

It’s something I really recommend all golfers do when getting fitted for clubs and especially wedges. This being the case I really loved the way the Cleveland wedge interacted with the turf and how the sole felt going through the turf. 

Aesthetically, the wedge presented beautifully. I chose the highest bounce possible to start with then proceeded to try the other grinds and soles to see how they interacted with the turf. 

My normal wedge set up is 46°, 50°, 54° and 58° of loft so I tried them in these lofts and I really loved how the ball reacted. The results were great and very dependent on two factors. 

One being the turf I tend to play in Melbourne where I play most of my golf in summer so I need a bounce option for those types of conditions and the second is the gapping of the lofts. 

As a general rule I like the idea of no more than five degrees of loft gapping with my wedges. The reason being we have so many wedge shots in the game whether it be on short par-4s, par-5s or pitching out from the trees. But after trying the Srixon ZX7 MK II that won’t be happening. We should have more clubs for those shots to give us options. 

The wedge options I went with were: 
• 50° 10 – mid bounce;
• 54° 8 – low plus option; and
• 58° 6 – low bounce. 

Let’s dive into the technology and design around the wedge. The Cleveland RTX 6 ZipCore wedges have been designed to maximise spin and performance regardless of the lie. 

The wedge’s big features that greatly affected my results were the Hydrazip. What is Hydrazip? It’s a feature that utilises dynamic blast and laser milled line system to maximise spin for any conditions anywhere around the green. 

Think about those early morning rounds where the ball and grass are wet or if you’re in the rough and the lie poses plenty of grass around the ball, that’s where the Hydrazip technology comes into play. This is where the striking areas of RTX 6 ZipCore wedges include dynamic blast media and laser patterns specific to loft groupings 46°–48°, 50°–52°, and 54°–60°. 

Lower lofts receive a less rough blast, while higher lofts receive a rougher blast and more laser lines for more consistent dry and wet spin performance across the course.

RTX 6 ZipCore
SRP: $259.00 – Steel
SRP: $279.00 – Graphite

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Michael Cooney is a teaching professional at the PGA Centre for Learning and Performance at the Sandhurst Golf Club in Melbourne and is always on the hunt for the latest and greatest in golf products.