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Cut line: -3 amateur: shipley

Mine arrived at the perfect time! I just finished up the last touches for the golf sim and I’ve got 18 lined up for Saturday! The plan is to compare it to my gamer, Callaway Chrome Soft LS and also to a previous ball I tested, Oncore Elixr. With those 3 balls I intend to collect sim data with a wedge, a 7 iron and Driver. Then hit the links this weekend and collect real life feels and frustrations. Being in Kansas I’m definitely curious to see how it plays with some gnarly winds.

Cut line: +3 Highest Round: 81

Date 06/16/2023 Course Name Tex Consolver Golf Course Gross Score 97 Course Handicap 27 Gross Strokes over/under par 27 Net Score to Par 0 Net Score 70 Net Birdies or better 8 Longest Drive 245 Pretty hot day of golf, but was still pretty good. Super rough Front 9, I had a +17 on the Front 9, but on hole 9 I started to feel a rhythm and then just came alive on the Back 9, and kept it to +8. Putting was feeling strong a couple weeks ago and now it's burning me here and there. Can't wait for everything to line up, it feels like I could break 90 this year!

Even par 86

Date 06/03/2023 Course Name Arthur B. Sim Golf Course Gross Score 96 Course Handicap 20 Gross Strokes over/under par 25 Net Score to Par 5 Net Score 76 Net Birdies or better 3 Longest Drive 223 Been awhile, since I posted! Mainly only getting 9 holes in lately because I bought a new home and having to balance selling and moving in . But it's starting to settle down now! Which means more 18 hole rounds and more posts coming!

Final Review for my testing of the Oncore ELIXR is up! If you have any questions give me a shout.

Great pricing for that driver, I’m not too keen on the looks to be honest, but I like the idea they got going here (and cue the puns!)

Little update: Got out for a round of 18 over the weekend at the longest course I play here in town. I was worried at my handicap I wouldn’t notice differences but I certainly did. Not my best round, the spins coming off the drives were more than I was used to, which put me in a tough bind, but around the green and getting out of sand I noticed a lot more stopping power than I was used to. More rounds to test this ball to come, got a round of 9 tonight at my favorite course that I’m excited to get out for!

Date 04/29/2023 Course Name Tex Consolver Golf Course Gross Score 111 Course Handicap 26 Gross Strokes over/under par 39 Net Score to Par 13 Net Score 85 Net Birdies or better 4 Longest Drive 210 Been really struggling lately, just got to keep on swinging and telling myself progress isn't linear! Feel like my out to in is definitely getting better but my ball contact is just troublesome now.

Unboxed! Edited my post to include my first impressions. Happy reading and feel free to ask any questions!

Oh man, y’all are making me excited to get these in hand and start testing! Any reason why you switched?

Had a rough 9 holes at my least favorite course in town last night, so I decided to hit the range tonight and work on my irons. Not much better. Trying to work on my out to in tendency but it’s tough. Hit some decent ones that felt right but had more bad shots than the good. Might get in another 9 Thursday and then I got lessons lined up for Friday right before 18 so hoping for some good drills to help out. Just gotta remember progress isn’t linear!

Enjoyed reading through the intros! It’s exciting to hear how much of a change that 8 gram change at each position made during your fitting @Triple_Putt (also good job at paying the dog tax). I’ve heard multiple stories of that “aha” moment too, which makes me even more intrigued when @Getoffmylawnthrows the 6 and 4 into the mix. Fun times ahead!

Heckuva small world. I'm at Textron Aviation

Oooooooooh boy! This sounds wild! First year to experience this and based off the other members this is going to be awesome, cannot wait!

Date 04/14/2023 Course Name Auburn Hils Golf Course Gross Score 98 Course Handicap 26 Gross Strokes over/under par 26 Net Score to Par 0 Net Score 72 Net Birdies or better 9 Longest Drive 240 Whirlwind of a day here. First hole, storm rolled in but we continued on. A good bit of thunder but no strikes, had multiple groups riding back to the clubhouse but we charged on! Par'd the first hole, nothing was going to stop me now. At the Second hole the rain started dropping but it wasn't bad so we tee'd off and kept going. Right as we chipped on to the green the sky just opened up and was pelting us with ice cold rain, finished with a triple on that one ha! Couple of us mentioned going back but right as we said that it let up so we trekked on. Couple holes later rain picked up again, but not as bad. That was the trend for the Front 9. Hit well, collapsed on 2 and 3 but pulled it together at 4. On Hole 7 Par 3 , I sliced my 8 iron bad and ended up about 20-30 feet from a tree that was directly in line to the hole (See pic), I will never know how I got this to stick but I grabbed my AW and just told myself hit it high and it flew! Dropped within 5 feet. (Missed the putt unbelievably with a very cruel lip.) At hole 9 I crushed my drive and then smashed my 3 hybrid to get onto the backside of the green at a par 5 in 2! I was stoked, my putting has been on fire, and now I was putting for my first Eagle! Totally botched the read on the first putt at about 25 feet out. Birdie putt was great, but a little fast and it lipped it again! Ended with a par, that one stung a bit. At the turn the sun came and so did the humidity. Not too bad, hit 50 on the Back 9, and had 2 pars. Hole 17 was a beaut as well, drive landed in a long fairway bunker and I decided to risk it and hit the hybrid out of it. Clean hit, had a slice but curled right to the green, felt amazing. Then Hole 18 was a train wreck, so like I said, total whirlwind yesterday ha. The only thing keeping me under 100 were Par-ing 5 holes which felt great and lessened the sting of a missed Eagle/Birdie opportunity. Rain or shine, I'll finish my round!

That's what I like to hear, and hope to see from the testing. Great value and quality are what I love to find.

Hey everyone! Stoked to be a part of this test, and figured y'all should get to know the dude who's testing. I'll start with my non-golf related life to flesh me out a bit. I am about 6 years out of college living in Wichita, KS working in the aerospace industry. I'm in engineering so you bet I'm going to be a data nerd with testing. Outside of golf I like to rock climb (go figure that I would live in the flattest state of the USA and enjoy this hobby), and I dabble in woodworking particularly turning. Switching back to golf! I enjoy our municipal courses here in town we get a pretty sweet membership deal for all 4. I started golfing a few years ago in college as just a way to hangout outside, but I started to get serious about 2 years ago. I'm rocking a gnarly 23 handicap, recently went to a fitting (that turned into a lesson) and learned I had a wicked 13 degree out to in! So if you aim 45 degrees left on a drive to counter your slice then follow me on this journey! For my testing of this ball, I plan to compare it against the Srixon Q-Star Divide which is what I game and have been a fan of (especially that DIVIDE coloring). It's been reliable lately and the price point is pretty similar. Most of my testing will be on course testing, we have some pretty high winds here in Kansas so I am quite interested in how the Oncore ELIXR will play pitted against that. My next plan is to get access to a simulator and grab some numbers for everyone to get their eyes on so that you can have hard data to compare as well. I have high hopes for the ELIXR, I'm excited to see how well they play in the wind, and if they truly can perform in the wind and maintain low spin off the driver then they will earn a firm spot in my bag going forward! Excited to get these in my hands and begin testing! Can't wait to show y'all the unboxing pictures. Stay tuned! The package has been delivered! Impeccable timing to because I was on my way home from work to grab the clubs for a post work 9. So I sat down and did the 

UNBOXING! First thoughts in my head when I pulled one of the sleeve was, "Wow these are crisp!" My main ball is the Srixon Q Star Divide which has a more matte color scheme so the bright whites that reflected my dining room light were a bit of a shock to me. The feel is a lot slicker than I am used to with my Srixon Q Star, it even feels slicker than my Vice Pro Plus and Nike balls that I've played it. Closest I could find to the feel was a Titleist Pro V1.

Upon closer inspection I also noticed the dimples felt a bit deeper and more pronounced than the Srixon Q Star, and the Titleist Pro V1 that I play with occasionally. I'd say the depth of the dimples felt closer to the VICE Pro Plus out of all of them. The more I looked at it the more I really admired the bold ELIXR on the alignment mark and the more the glossy crisp look grew on me (Which I was worried wouldn't), and I think it started to grow on the ol' pups too With my first impressions on the looks & feel wrapping up and my tee time growing closer I knew I had to give these a try already, so I threw 2 sleeves in my bag and hit the links! I will say, off the tee, my first drive with it was quite a new experience compared to what I am used to! The ball definitely may or may not have gotten quite a beating with some poor play and I MIGHT have already lost one. More testing to come, just had to tease y'all a little bit, stay tuned for some updates! Alright Everybody it is time for the Final Review! So right after the unboxing I was able to hit the links within 30 minutes for my first round ever with an Oncore ELIXR golf ball. Since then, I have lost an entire box of golf balls, I must admit that right out the gate. Water, tall grass and golf ball gremlins are my nemesis out there. BUT also since then, I have been able to put these balls through the ringer and they have seen approximately 200 holes (and maybe double that many times in the rough). So without further ado, First Impressions on the Course! First Impressions (7/10) Right out of the box, and onto the tee box. I would have to give my first impressions at 7/10. You get a solid product for the cost. But I still had to rate my first impressions at a 7 and here’s why. Oncore makes two big claims that I wanted to test out. The first claim states that the ELIXR will have Low Driver spin for optimal distance and control. With a slice as bad as mine, I didn’t find this true. My spin was insane for a driver, far more than I have ever seen before. On the flip side, it still earned some points because the other big claim was for superior greenside control and once, I got off the box and started hitting short approach shots, I can confirm that I witnessed this in my play. Both claims will be fleshed out further down. Aesthetics (10 out of 10) Swinging back to the looks of the golf ball. A lot of my thoughts about the aesthetics from the Unboxing still ring true. It’s a crisp looking ball, I can’t find a fault with the look of it. The durability of them has been stout, I’ve hit a good amount of tree roots and cart paths and they’ve held up surprisingly well despite that. When it comes to the sound and feel off the driver, I noticed a higher pitched hit than my Srixon Q Star. I’d say the same with the putter too, it almost felt like it a stronger reaction off the putter face. The Numbers (15 out of 20) I have a confession. I stated in my introduction that I would grab indoor simulator numbers and I was unable to. I had to make a choice and I prioritized real world play so that the elements could play more of a factor in this test. So, for that I apologize. Playing this ball was tough, when compared to the Q star Divide, I really struggled to choose the Oncore ELIXR if I am honest. There were hits where I felt the DIVIDE would respond to the hit I was trying to accomplish but I chose the ELIXR to continue testing. In fact, halfway through a round I just ended up switching. The amount of sidespin generated the ELIXR was absolutely killing me every shot outside of 120 yards. For that reason, I had to knock off 5 points right off the bat here. I felt I had no margin of error on my swing, when the path was great (Which is rare), the ball flew well. But if that’s not my consistent swing then the ball flew horribly most of the time. I found chipping and getting out of sand wonderful. The spin was the right amount that I felt I was accurately able to judge distances to get on the green and stop a roll in time. On The Course (12 out of 20) Alright, here we are. On the course, spirits were high, and spirits were low here. But a bad day on the links is always better than a good day sitting in a cubicle. But let’s get down to it because I have some things to say here. First things first let’s start with Off the Tee, because that’s the first thing you’re going to start with and it’s probably the most you’re curious about in this review based off what you’ve already read. For me, off the tee is the most brutal part of my game and with the ELIXR I had my shoulders slumped every time I walked up to the box. Here’s why: My average drive distance with the Q Star DIVIDE with a nasty slice is about 200 yards and the slice usually puts me offline by about 20-30. I understand this is a swing problem. But with ELIXR I had drives barely cresting 150 yards on average for me, and some albeit rare were in the 130-yard range. It got so bad at one point I witnessed my ball hit the ground with so much side spin it bounced up and left with no forward roll. That happened twice during testing this ball and I have never seen that before. Overall, my distance with it got so bad that Golfshot started recommending I pull Driver on Par 3’s. On the topic of Par 3’s I saw similar attributes to the Driver when I would pull my 7 iron out. For those reasons alone I had to deduct 5 points, I needed to walk up to the box feeling confident and leave the box feeling confident and I rarely did. Walking off the box was rough, but it did get better. My slice tends to be more playable once I start shortening clubs, but it was still rougher with the ELIXR and so I had to knock off another 3 points here because woods, hybrids were still rough. But even with the slice surprisingly the ELIXR held the green well once it hit it, the ball would sound like a bullet but if it hit that green it stuck and for that I was quite pleased on approach shots. I’ve talked about the flight off the drives, and the characteristics were similar until about my 8 iron which I hit about 120. 8 Iron and down the flight started to feel more of what I am used to, slight slice but it had a very nice up and down with a very clean roll and stop and I enjoyed that aspect of the ball. Once you get down to chipping the ball begins to shine. I really felt I could grab a green and direct this ball if I am honest. Flop, or low hit, or from the sand, it didn’t matter because when I walked up whatever I chose I really felt I could get the ball close to the hole and that was a great feeling. Chipping Video Ah and now we’ve reached putting. When I started this game, I hated putting, and now, it is the only thing that keeps me under 100. I enjoyed putting with this ball, the word ELIXR has grown on me, and I liked looking down at it. This ball felt like it wanted to bounce off the putter and I liked that. The alignment was adequate, and I didn’t have to add anything to help with that. I did have to tone back the strength slightly because of it being more responsive off the face of the putter. In the end though, as much as the putting was good, it wasn’t massively better than the Q Star that I game. Putting Video Bottom Line though, my scores worsened in the end. The chipping and putting were great, but it just doesn’t outweigh the pain of 120+ yards from the hole. The Good, the bad, the inbetween (18 out of 20) Despite what I said above, I do enjoy other aspects of the ball. The good would be the value, the greenside control, and the name honestly, I really dig the ELIXR name. The bad is that the ball is rough on people that have a poor swing path. It’s a struggle to reign the ELIXR in. As for the in between I did notice I had to clean this ball a lot more often than my others, the deeper dimples seemed to grab a good bit of green, but that’s not a bad thing my eyes, reminded me to clean my tools . Play it or Trade it? (15 out of 20) After this review I will be switching back to my Q Star Divide. I struggled way too often with this ball. I will keep it because on the rare chance my path was straight, the ball flew well, and I hope to one day get to that point. Once there, this ball will be in my gaming arsenal. On that note though, if you are the type of golfer that struggles reigning in a slice, I can’t recommend it. If you are a golfer that can keep a straight path consistently, I think this ball is great for your money and I believe that golfer won’t find a better deal for a ball. Because I struggled to use it with my slice I deducted 5 points, but since I know this ball is a good value for the ones who can hit straight, I only kept it to 5 points. Conclusion Ah you’ve reached the end (Or you’ve skipped to it ). Overall, I wanted to like the ball, the value was there, the looks were there, sticking the greens was there. But if you have a bad swing path or a bad slice, I can’t recommend it. Off the tee I was significantly shorter and more offline than other balls I’ve gamed. If you stay straight, this ball is a great value for you. 120+ yards in, close to the greens, getting out of sand, or putting I loved this ball. Those times were great, but I just couldn’t wrangle this ball in when I was 120+ yards out. And Now the Final Score: 77 out of 100

Congrats everyone! Stoked to read y’all’s findings!

Oooo man those are sexy. Going to be following this closely. I’ve got my eye on Sub70, Takomo, and the MacGregors as potential iron upgrades for my bag this year. So these updates will surely help out

Just wanted to put this out there that I definitely fall into the category of thinking “I’m not good enough yet to get a fitting” and I needed to read these. Was on the edge of do one or not do one, this helped a ton. Gonna set up an appointment here in a couple weeks for one. Appreciate you posting these

Date 04/07/2023 Course Name Arthur B. Sim Golf Course Gross Score 102 Course Handicap 21 Gross Strokes over/under par 31 Net Score to Par 10 Net Score 81 Net Birdies or better 4 Longest Drive 215 Another beautiful day out on the course, first hole was a bit rough but without a range to warm-up I expect that. 2 and 3 I played well and bogey'd. Hole 4 tho, WOW. I hit a super slice off the tee, had to play near the fence but still in bound. Direct shot to the hole was blocked my massive trees, but there was an opening about 60* and I told myself if I can play the slice I'll hit green. So I grabbed the 5 iron, told myself to not correct the slice, absolutely smashed it, straight and the slice grabbed and you see it curl to the green. Couldn't find it til I got to the green and it was on the backside. Hit green in 2 so I'm happy, but I had a putt downhill at about 30 feet. Picked my line, hit and it grabbed the cliff edge just right, got some speed and went right for the hole, sunk! First birdie of the year, man I was feeling on top of the world! Rest of the round was about average, around hole 11 and 12 I fell apart, completely crumbled to end up with a quad and triple bogey (Which was a 241 yard Par 3). Somehow, I mentally got back tho, which is tough for me. Bogey'd 13 and par'd 14, then hole 15 I drove the green and sunk it in 2 for another par! Went back to average and then all of us crumbled on hole 18, so that one was an easy one to laugh off! Very happy with my putting, it truly has started to shine lately, my confidence standing behind the ball is high. If I can clean up the long game, I'll be sitting pretty. Had a great time, just finished some top golf fun from this morning, and looking forward to another round next week! (Pic from the Par 3 I drove, note the lone ball on the green )

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That’s a bummer. I remember one of the courses I play at has this hole with a dog leg left and water on the left and if you cut the water you could set yourself up for an easy chip but there was a massive tree on the corner and a massive tree by the green so you had a very narrow window, so if you nailed it, it was rewarding. Well one season the tree on the corner was gone and now everyone can easily drive right up there and avoid the green side tree. And no worries of a slice cause you’d just land back to the fairway instead of the corner tree stopping it. Tree used to be in that yellow highlighted area in the pic