Specs, Availability, and Price

XXIO X specs are very much better player friendly. The driver is available in 8.5-, 9.5- and 10.5-degree non-adjustable lofts, along with 15-, 18- and 20-degree fairway woods.

XXIO, the brother brand of Srixon under Dunlop Sports Co. Ltd. of Japan, has the reputation for designing popular clubs in Asia (nearly two decades as Japan’s top-seller). Its XXIO Prime line also has the reputation for offering clubs at big ticket prices, like $800 drivers and $2,000 sets of irons.

Swing easy and strike it pure with our new premium Driver, the XXIO 12. Its remarkably ultralightweight feel and significant ball speed improvement let you send it off the 18th tee as well as you did on the 1st by avoiding swing fatigue caused by heavier Woods. This one’s in a class all its own.

Catering again towards our testers who have slow-to-moderate clubhead speeds, this driver “impressed with its durability and performance,’” and despite the sticker stock, “is worth the price and produces a soft, buttery feel with added height and overall distance. It’s a great option for senior players.”

Mizuno is an obvious exception, and another name hoping to establish itself in the US market is XXIO (pronounced zek-si-oh) whose name comes from the Roman numerals for the 21st Century and the ‘O’ sound which in Japan means ‘king’ and signifies a leader.