Stix Golf Club Reviews – Are They Any Good?

Stix Golf Club Reviews – Are They Any Good?

Stix Golf has been making a name for itself by providing stripped-down, aesthetically pleasing golf clubs direct to consumers.

Selling direct to consumers is part of how they keep their prices so low. Another method is to strip away all that CEO and co-founder Gabe Coyne deems as superfluous in modern game improvement clubs.

Stix golf clubs are known for their striking designs. And the company is known for making clubs specifically for mid and high handicappers. The company was formed after Gabe Coyne grew frustrated with all the bells and whistles of game improvement clubs – features he felt simply drove up the price and were irrelevant to 100 shooters.

It’s refreshing to see that a company makes no qualms about making clubs for beginners and high handicappers. But are Stix golf clubs really any good? I Took some of their most popular clubs out for a round of testing to find out.

Is Stix A Good Brand?

Stix is starting to make some noise as an upstart company by selling their products directly to consumers. This means lower prices. Their clubs also lack some of the “advanced tech” that goes into modern game improvement clubs.

For the most part, I’ve heard good things about the brand from people who actually game their clubs. The company seems to be in tune with the needs of today’s beginners and high handicappers. Many people also rave about how Stix clubs look. They cite the sleek, modern design with no hint of pretentiousness.

Where Are Stix Clubs Made

Gabe Coyne has officially gone on record as saying the Stix golf clubs are manufactured in Asia. He also added that the manufacturers the company uses have been making golf clubs for decades.

How Does Stix Compare to Callaway?

Compared to Callaway, Stix clubs have a basic design. For instance, the Callaway Paradym irons utilize an AI-designed forged face and tungsten weighting. But the basic design of Stix irons (basically just a deep cavity back with low CG) should be more than enough for beginners and high handicappers. Plus, Stix clubs are offered direct to consumer so they cost much less than newCallaway clubs.

Stix Complete Set Reviews

The Stix Complete Set comes in three different configurations: a 9, 11 and 14-piece set.

The 9-piece “casual” set includes a driver, 5-wood, #4 hybrid, 5-iron, 7-iron, 9-iron, pitching wedge, sand wedge and putter. It costs $700

The 11-piece “Classic” set includes a driver, 5-wood, #4 hybrid, irons 9-PW, an additional 56° wedge and a putter. This set costs $800.

The 14-piece “complete” set includes a driver, 3-wood, 5-wood, #4 hybrid, irons 5-PW, sand wedge, 52° wedge, 60° wedge and a putter. It costs $1000.

You can also choose the color of the finish. The regular finish color is solver but for an additional $100, you can get your clubs in all-black.

The driver is made of titanium and has a 460cc head volume. The fairways and hybrids are made of stainless steel. The irons have a cavity back design and the wedges are blade-style. The putter is a moderately sized mallet-style putter.

Overall, I found the set to be very forgiving. The woods have a deep face depth so thin and heavy shots are almost eliminated altogether. The irons sport deep cavity backs and undercuts. They launch very high and play straight on all but the most egregious mis-hits. The putter offers really clear feedback; but the rollout was a bit delayed. It doesn’t feel like the face insert in the putter is made very well.

Who is it for?

The Stix Complete Set is forgiving from driver to wedges. For that reason, I would recommend it to high handicappers who want a complete set to improve their consistency.

Pros & Cons

Pros:

• Silver or black finish options
• Graphite irons
• Graphite woods
• Good for slow swing speeds
• Consistent performance

Cons:

• Putter isn’t very good

Overall Score: 96/100

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Stix Iron Review

You can also buy Stix irons individually. Again, you can choose from a silver or black finish – just keep in mind that the black finish will cost a little more. Overall, I liked the Stix irons in the black finish more than the silver. There are a couple of reasons for this preference.

For one thing, the black finish just looks cooler. It gives the irons a sleek, modern and even fast look. For another, the black finish diminishes glare. The Stix Irons have a deep cavity back which moves weight to the perimeter of the face. All Stix irons are fitted with graphite shafts. You can choose from active, stiff or regular flex.

I liked the Stix Irons in stiff flex – it suited my mildly aggressive tempo more than regular and active flex. High toe mis-hits were flying straight and low-face shots weren’t losing a ton of ball speed.

The feedback is pretty clear thanks to moderately sized soles and milled faces. These are cast stainless steel irons so they don’t feel incredibly soft; but they don’t send a jolt up your arms either.

The 8-iron performed very well on bump-and-run shots as I felt like I was picking the ball up cleanly off the turf with every swing. The 4-iron yielded mid spin rates so my ball was staying on-line even for full-on, out of my shoes swings.

The flight throughout the set was stable – I never saw insane pushes or pulses during testing. Distance was just slightly above average: 162 yards of carry was my max with the 6-iron.

There aren’t many custom options for the irons. They all come with the same graphite shaft. But you can choose your shaft length between -5” to +5” from standard length.

Who Are They for?

The Stix Irons performed pretty much how I expected: middle of the road. Decently long, decently forgiving and a decent feel. Still, they would work wonderfully for beginners and high handicappers.

Pros & Cons

Pros:

• They look cool
• Milled faces
• Lightweight graphite shafts
• Moderately forgiving
• High launch

Cons:

• The graphite shafts aren’t great for aggressive tempos

Overall Score: 95/100

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Stix Wedge Review

The Stix Wedges come with graphite shafts only in stiff flex. You can buy a single 56 degree wedge, a set of two wedges (52 and 60 degrees) or a complete set (52, 56 and 60 degrees). You can choose from a black or the standard silver finish. The black finish will cost you about $40 more.

I’m not a huge fan of graphite-shafted wedges but at least the Stix Wedge only comes in stiff flex. So even as a graphite shaft, I still got a bit more control than I was expecting. Right off the bat, the Stix Wedges don’t have the smooth transition through the turf that tour-grind wedges have.

But once I fell into a groove with these wedges, that wasn’t a huge issue. My chip shots were gaining good height and landing softly on the green – and that’s what’s most important for wedge play.

The grooves on these wedges aren’t very aggressive though. So I was having trouble increasing spin when I needed it from distance. As a result, I was getting high bounces that would roll dangerously close to the edge of the green.

On long approaches, I had issues with control. But short approaches were a different story. The high launch I was getting on short approaches more than made up for the lack of spin. Getting over hazards was a breeze and I felt very comfortable with the pitching wedge in particular.

Again, I preferred the black finish as it reduced glare and seemed to flow a bit more smoothly through the semi rough. In a tight lie or from the full-on cabbage, you aren’t going to get the best feel from these wedges. They perform best on the deck. But you can still work the ball to a moderate degree if you have the skill.

I liked that these aren’t massive wedges so I was actually able to work the ball. However, I can imagine that the workability will be lost on high handicappers. Again, you don’t get many custom options. All the Stix Wedges come with a graphite shaft in stiff flex (57 grams). But there are right and left-handed versions and once again, you can trim or add 5” from the standard shaft length.

Who Are They for?

I would say that the Stix Wedges are actually best for mid handicappers. They have a workability in them that more experienced players will be able to take advantage of.

Pros & Cons

Pros:

• The black finish looks cool
• The shaft is pretty light
• Good launch angles
• The sand wedge lands softly on the green
• Moderate workability

Cons:

• Hard to control spin

Overall Score: 94/100

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Is Stix A Good Brand? – Final Thoughts

Stix clubs offer the performance that beginners and high handicappers need.

They sell their clubs for a reasonable price too. While Stix won’t be the sticks you’ll be playing after you break 80, they will get the job done until then. For those reasons, I would say that Stix is one of the best brands making GI sets for under $1000.