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Berg Ryman  

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30 minutes ago, jlukes said:

Just pre-ordered 4dz Tour Yellow XVs with the buy 3 get 1 free (personalized) offer!  

I'm waiting to see if they bust out more of those six ball trial packs for $10 again JLukes, but will be interested on your thoughts. Srixon has been a favorite of mine dating back to Z-URC when I was in high school, can't wait to see what this new version of the ball brings.

In a :ping-small: Hoofer Lite bag

 :titleist-small: TSR2, 10 degrees, A1 setting, Fujikara Speeder NX Blue 50-S

:taylormade-small: Stealth, 15 degrees, VA Composites Nemesys 70-S 

:755178188_TourEdge: E722, 19 degrees, Oban Devotion 80-S

:mizuno-small: JPX 921 Hot Metal Pro 4-P, Nippon 950GH Stiff Flex

 :cleveland-small: CBX Zipcore 50* (bent to *49) and RTX Zipcore Tour Rack 54* (bent to *55), DG 115 Spinner, Tour Issue

:wilson-small: Staff Model TG 60*, Dynamic Gold 120 S300

 SIK Golf Flo-C

:bridgestone-small: Tour B-XS (2022 Model)

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Berg Ryman  

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24 minutes ago, jlukes said:

Agreed. 

JLukes, did you use srixon Z XV the 2015 version? (white diagonal across left third of box) or just the more recent 2017 release? Wondering if you had thoughts on how they compared up, because I loved the 2015, found the 17 lacking a bit.

In a :ping-small: Hoofer Lite bag

 :titleist-small: TSR2, 10 degrees, A1 setting, Fujikara Speeder NX Blue 50-S

:taylormade-small: Stealth, 15 degrees, VA Composites Nemesys 70-S 

:755178188_TourEdge: E722, 19 degrees, Oban Devotion 80-S

:mizuno-small: JPX 921 Hot Metal Pro 4-P, Nippon 950GH Stiff Flex

 :cleveland-small: CBX Zipcore 50* (bent to *49) and RTX Zipcore Tour Rack 54* (bent to *55), DG 115 Spinner, Tour Issue

:wilson-small: Staff Model TG 60*, Dynamic Gold 120 S300

 SIK Golf Flo-C

:bridgestone-small: Tour B-XS (2022 Model)

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Smellis745  

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22 hours ago, 03trdblack said:

This is actually perfect because I always felt they made the ZStar too soft and the XV too hard in recent years.  

Agree with this.  I've played the XV the last year or so and I've really liked it.  But it is a hard ball that takes a lot to compress it.

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  • TaylorMade M6 15* - PX HZRDUS Green 80 TX
  • Titleist 913 Fd 18* - MCA KuroKage XMS 90 X /// OR /// Callaway XForged UT 20* - Aldila Rogue Black 105 TX
  • Srixon Z745 4-P - PX LZ 7.0
  • Vokey SM7 49F / 53F / 58K - DG TI S400
  • Odyssey Black #3 34”
  • Titleist AVX
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22 hours ago, Berg Ryman said:

JLukes, did you use srixon Z XV the 2015 version? (white diagonal across left third of box) or just the more recent 2017 release? Wondering if you had thoughts on how they compared up, because I loved the 2015, found the 17 lacking a bit.

I've been playing the ZStar XV since the TaylorMade LDP Red went away!  I agree that the 2017 was not my favorite ball - I actually switched to the TaylorMade TP5x for a good 18 months just based on the feel.  I have been gaming the 2017 XV for about 5 months now and I don't mind how firm it is as much as I did when it first launched.  That being said, the 2017 was more firmer than I would have liked and I am excited to see that the '19 XV is a little softer.  

 

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I have been a big fan of the Z-Star XV... I have my fingers crossed they do the $10 6 ball tester packs again.

In my bag:

Driver: :callaway-logo-1: Rogue ST Triple Diamond LS 10.5* (set to 9.5) UST Lin-Q Gunmetal 6f5

Wood: :titleist-small: Tsi2 15* Project X RDX Black 70 6.5

Hybrids: :cobra-small: King Utility 19.5* Diamana Tensei White Pro 90TX

Irons: :cobra-small: Cobra King Tour MIM 4-PW Dynamic Gold 120 X100

Wedges: :taylormade-small: Milled Grind 3 50*, 54*, 58* Tour Issue S400

Putter: :seemore-small: Nashville Z1C 34"

 Ball: :titleist-small:  Pro V1x

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yungkory  

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On 1/14/2019 at 5:21 AM, jlukes said:

Just pre-ordered 4dz Tour Yellow XVs with the buy 3 get 1 free (personalized) offer!  

I never asked -- why'd you switch from the TP5x? Price point?

Driver: :callaway-small: Rogue ST Max LS Tensei AV Blue S

3w/5w: :titelist-small: TSi2 Tensei AV Raw Blue S

4h: :mizuno-small: CLK 22* Hybrid Tensei CK Pro Blue 80HY S

Irons 5-PW: :mizuno-small: 223 Steelfiber PR 95 S

Wedges: :cleveland-small: RTX Zipcore Tour Rack 50, 54, 58 Steelfiber PR 105

Putter: LAB Link.1

Ball: :srixon-small: Z-Star Diamond

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New TP5X and new XV, and add in the ERC that will be similar to the AVX I’ve been playing. It’s going to be interesting to see which one wins out. Although, TP5X is much cheaper than the others, so it’s going to take a lot for me to pay more.


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Driver: Ping G430 Max 9*, Ping Tour 70X

Fairway: Ping G425 15*, Ping Tour 70X

Hybrid: Ping G425 22*, Ping Tour 80X

Irons:  Ping i230 4-GW, TT DG X100

Wedges: :edel-golf-1: SMS 50D/54V/58D:Nippon:Modus 130 stiff, +1”

Putter:  :edel-golf-1: EAS 1.0

Ball: Titleist 2023 AVX

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Kanoito  

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Best ball ever!
They are indeed hard to find on sale, that's why I switched to the TP models...

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:callaway-small: X2 Hot 3 Deep 14.5* w/ Aldila Tour Green 75 S
:taylormade-small: JetSpeed 5W 19* w/ Matrix Velox T 69 S OR :adams-small: Super LS 3H 19* w/ Kuro Kage Black 80 S
:mizuno-small: JPX919 Forged 4-PW w/ Modus3 105 S
:titelist-small: Vokey SM7 50/08F, 54/14F & 58/08M w/ Modus3 115 Wedge
:EVNROLL: ER1 34" w/ SuperStroke Fatso 2.0
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Still have to play thru the 6 packs I bought last year for $10.......excited for Srixon. Let’s see how well it does on tour.


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Driver: image.png.6ba1c8a254ad57aa05e527b74c2e04ba.png0311 XF 10.5* w/Project X Cypher 40 gram Senior shaft or 0811 XF 12* w/Evenflo Riptide CB Senior shaft

Fairways:  image.png.80321f01fc46450b6f428c7daf7b3471.png0211 5W & 7W w/ Evenflo Riptide CB  regular shaft and Tour Edge E521 9W w/Fubuki HD50 regular shaft

Hybrid: None in bag at the moment

Irons: Titleist T300 5-PW w/Fubuki MV Senior graphite shafts w/Golf Pride Tour

Wedges: Edison forged 49*, 53* and 57* wedges with KB PGI Senior shafts(80 grm).

Putter: 33” Evnroll ER6R or  ER2 or Bellum Winmore Model 707,   or Nike Method Core Drone  w/Evnroll Gravity Grip

Bag: Vice cart bag(Black/Lime). 

Ball: Snell MTB Prime X, Maxfli Tour/S/X CG, Titleist Pro V1x or Titleist TruFeel

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Berg Ryman  

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I think I'm just going to dive in with both feet when the season gets closer and nab me some XV's. Saving cash for a trip and other things, but when I need balls, that's the play.

In a :ping-small: Hoofer Lite bag

 :titleist-small: TSR2, 10 degrees, A1 setting, Fujikara Speeder NX Blue 50-S

:taylormade-small: Stealth, 15 degrees, VA Composites Nemesys 70-S 

:755178188_TourEdge: E722, 19 degrees, Oban Devotion 80-S

:mizuno-small: JPX 921 Hot Metal Pro 4-P, Nippon 950GH Stiff Flex

 :cleveland-small: CBX Zipcore 50* (bent to *49) and RTX Zipcore Tour Rack 54* (bent to *55), DG 115 Spinner, Tour Issue

:wilson-small: Staff Model TG 60*, Dynamic Gold 120 S300

 SIK Golf Flo-C

:bridgestone-small: Tour B-XS (2022 Model)

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Putted around with the 2017 xv and 2019 for a bit yesterday and the newer version has a deeper/softer sound for sure. Not by much, but definitely a better feel! 

I then got in my first 18 of the year and decided to put the new Zstar XV in play and it really impressed. Great off the driver, great off the irons and absolutely fantastic on the greens. Played 18 with the same ball the entire time and it was held up well. Only some cosmetic damage, no scuffs or nicks that I can feel. 

I was so impressed with the new XV I ordered another 4 dozen! 

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I played a '17 non-xv last week and while I like it, it just feels like it spins up too much and if there's any head wind, I'm toast. I found a sleeve of '17 xv's in my drawer so I'm going to try it out today, but from what I remember, they were like rocks last time. Even wedges from like 80y out just feel super... clicky? Not really sure how to describe it. Feel any noticeable difference from the '17 to '19 in terms of softness? I know it's subjective but maybe compared to your old TP5x?

Driver: :callaway-small: Rogue ST Max LS Tensei AV Blue S

3w/5w: :titelist-small: TSi2 Tensei AV Raw Blue S

4h: :mizuno-small: CLK 22* Hybrid Tensei CK Pro Blue 80HY S

Irons 5-PW: :mizuno-small: 223 Steelfiber PR 95 S

Wedges: :cleveland-small: RTX Zipcore Tour Rack 50, 54, 58 Steelfiber PR 105

Putter: LAB Link.1

Ball: :srixon-small: Z-Star Diamond

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22 minutes ago, yungkory said:

I played a '17 non-xv last week and while I like it, it just feels like it spins up too much and if there's any head wind, I'm toast. I found a sleeve of '17 xv's in my drawer so I'm going to try it out today, but from what I remember, they were like rocks last time. Even wedges from like 80y out just feel super... clicky? Not really sure how to describe it. Feel any noticeable difference from the '17 to '19 in terms of softness? I know it's subjective but maybe compared to your old TP5x?

Definitely less clicky than the 17s.  100% noticeable for me off of every club.  It's probably a combination of the softer compression and the SERM stuff.

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I've always thought the Srixons where an all around solid ball.  I preferred the older Taylormade balls, but once I stopped being able to find those, I bought a dozen here or there of different balls.  

The pro is that I could always find them on sale for the most part and the ball performed well in wind and spun enough.  As others have said I agree that the 2015 version was softer and felt a bit better overall.  I may have to pick up a sleeve or two to see how they perform.

Driver:  image.png.3c6db1120d888f669e07d4a8f890b3f1.pngMavrik Sub Zero 9* (Set to 10) Ventus Blue 6X

2 Hybrid: :titelist-small: TSI3 Hybrid Tensei Blue 80 X (17.25*)

3 Hybrid :titelist-small: 818 H2 Hybrid Hzrdus RDX Black 6.5 (20.5*)

4 Iron -  :titelist-small: T200 4 Iron Graphite Design Tour AD IZ X Hybrid Shaft

Irons 5-PW:  :titelist-small: T100-S 5 - GW KBS Tour 130 X

Gap/Sand Wedge:  :titelist-small: Vokey SM6 49*  SM8 54* 

Lob Wedge:  image.png.3c6db1120d888f669e07d4a8f890b3f1.pngJaws 5 Wedge 58* DG Tour Issue Stiff

Putter:   :scotty-small: Phantom 5.5 34"      Pro Platinum Newport 2 35"      Taylormade Tour Black Spider 34"

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2 minutes ago, juspoole said:

I've always thought the Srixons where an all around solid ball.  I preferred the older Taylormade balls, but once I stopped being able to find those, I bought a dozen here or there of different balls.  

The pro is that I could always find them on sale for the most part and the ball performed well in wind and spun enough.  As others have said I agree that the 2015 version was softer and felt a bit better overall.  I may have to pick up a sleeve or two to see how they perform.

It seems like they went to the 2015 feel but tried to retain the 2017 performance. I've always liked Srixon balls, especially since they perform as well as anything out there, but come through on the price. 

Wilson Staff C300 9.0* Fujikura Pro 58 stiff

Callaway Rogue 3W Mitsubishi Diamana D+ LTD 80 stiff

Mizuno MP-18 MMC FLI-HI 2 iron UST Mamiya Recoil 95 stiff

Ping I200's 4-W Aerotech Steelfiber I110 CW stiff

Ping Glide 52* and 58* stiff

Bettinardi Studio Stock #38 Armlock

 

 

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2 hours ago, GB13 said:

It seems like they went to the 2015 feel but tried to retain the 2017 performance. I've always liked Srixon balls, especially since they perform as well as anything out there, but come through on the price. 

Definitely feel closer to the 2015's but even just after one round I am confident in saying they are better than the 2017s, especially around the greens.

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