StrawberryShortCake Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Anyone using this ball? I have got great performance from the q-star. I was playing ProV-1s and the Srixon Z-Star. Figuried I would roll the dice on these when they were on sale buy one get one. I'm hitting the ball straighter and I'm getting almost the same distance off the tee with them. Being half the price of the ProV or the Z-Star I am very impressed with these balls. Sometimes my wedges will scuff them up but that rare and at this price point I just use them for practice or lose them into the water. Rickp 1 Quote Driver: Rogue Sub Zero 9* stiff Wood: Tight Lies TI 3 wood stiff Hybrid: XR 3 19 deg stiff Irons: JPX 900 Tour std loft/lie Wedges: 52,56,60 Putter: #7 Red Ball: Q-Star 12.9 Handicap Comox Valley, B.C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerospace_ray Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 1 hour ago, StrawberryShortCake said: Anyone using this ball? I have got great performance from the q-star. I was playing ProV-1s and the Srixon Z-Star. Figuried I would roll the dice on these when they were on sale buy one get one. I'm hitting the ball straighter and I'm getting almost the same distance off the tee with them. Being half the price of the ProV or the Z-Star I am very impressed with these balls. Sometimes my wedges will scuff them up but that rare and at this price point I just use them for practice or lose them into the water. So I always keep a sleeve or two of these (Q-Stars). They are not my tournament game ball (PRO V1 or Snell MTB-X) but I love the feel and spin of the Q-Stars. Problem I have with them is side spin on long game. For some reason if I am off a little these really go off-line. And very high in the wind. Where I do use them is practicing my short iron game on a local Par 3 course and I practice wedge shots with this ball as again I love the feel / spin I get with it. Putting they feel ok, no complaints I just don't game them full time so I only practice putting with the balls I game. Have friends that swear by these and from a price point, really hard to beat for the quality imo. GregGarner 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyBobby_PR Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 They are a good ball. Most see similar performance or better off the tee compared to the tour type balls. They are designed to improve dispersion off the tee as well. Around the green and with partial swings they don’t perform as well as the tour balls. This is one of the balls I grab during the fall Quote Driver: PXG 0811 X+ Proto w/UST Helium 5F4 Wood: TaylorMade M5 5W w/Accra TZ5 +1/2”, TaylorMade Sim 3W w/Aldila rogue white Hybrid: PXG Gen2 22* w/AD hybrid Irons: PXG Gen3 0311T w/Nippon modus 120 Wedges: TaylorMade MG2 50*, Tiger grind 56/60 Putter: Scotty Caemeron Super Rat1 Ball: Titleist Prov1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian A Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Its a good ball for me. I like the Q-Star tour, I feel its a little more around the green spin than the regular Q-Star jazz15c, gavinski91, RickyBobby_PR and 1 other 4 Quote Driver: G425 9* Hzrdus Smoke Green Small batch 6.5 70g Fairway Wood: Cobra Radspeed Big 3 Hzrdus Smoke Black 6.5 Hybrid: Cobra Aerojet 5 Wood Hzrdus Smoke Black 6.5 Irons: T200 (4-AW) AMT Black Stiff Shafts Wedges: Tour Rack 56* 60* Putter: Scotty Cameron Golo 5 Right Handed Pittsburgh, PA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russtopherb Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Both this ball, along with the Q-Star Tour, are excellent values. Some of my favorite balls. jazz15c, HardcoreLooper and Rickp 3 Quote In my carry bag: ST-X 10.5* Kai'li Blue R Flex ST-Z 15* Kai/li Blue R Flex ST-Z 4h Linq Blue R Flex Launcher 5h Launcher CBX 6i-PW CBX 54* & 58* Huntington Beach #10 e12 Contact CURRENTLY TESTING - Mizuno Long Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyBobby_PR Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 24 minutes ago, Apes44 said: Its a good ball for me. I like the Q-Star tour, I feel its a little more around the green spin than the regular Q-Star I may have to finally try the tour version this year. I had played the tour soft from titleist or the nxt the year before so never looked into picking up the q star tour HardcoreLooper and jazz15c 2 Quote Driver: PXG 0811 X+ Proto w/UST Helium 5F4 Wood: TaylorMade M5 5W w/Accra TZ5 +1/2”, TaylorMade Sim 3W w/Aldila rogue white Hybrid: PXG Gen2 22* w/AD hybrid Irons: PXG Gen3 0311T w/Nippon modus 120 Wedges: TaylorMade MG2 50*, Tiger grind 56/60 Putter: Scotty Caemeron Super Rat1 Ball: Titleist Prov1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian A Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 46 minutes ago, RickyBobby_PR said: I may have to finally try the tour version this year. I had played the tour soft from titleist or the nxt the year before so never looked into picking up the q star tour I know my local Dicks Sporting Goods has 6 ball trial packs for $10 RickyBobby_PR 1 Quote Driver: G425 9* Hzrdus Smoke Green Small batch 6.5 70g Fairway Wood: Cobra Radspeed Big 3 Hzrdus Smoke Black 6.5 Hybrid: Cobra Aerojet 5 Wood Hzrdus Smoke Black 6.5 Irons: T200 (4-AW) AMT Black Stiff Shafts Wedges: Tour Rack 56* 60* Putter: Scotty Cameron Golo 5 Right Handed Pittsburgh, PA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavinski91 Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 I've been playing the Q-Star Tour and really like them, although they are probably a bit soft for me (driver swing speed over 100, and they feel squishy off the tee). They feel really good for me on the putter, firm enough that I can hit with some pace and feel like I have control, but soft enough that they aren't too "clicky". Coming from playing budget surlyn-covered balls though, the improvement on approach shots was a revelation for me. I usually buy 4a recycled balls in bulk (since I typically go through a couple balls a round). Imagine my surprise when, after reading this thread, I went over to foundgolfballs.com and saw that they have the Z-Star XV priced $10 cheaper than the Q-Star Tour for a 5-dozen pack of 4a balls! I added a coupon code for 10% off and they worked out to $6.68/dozen ($9/dzn after taxes and shipping). So I will do a side-by-side comparison of the Q-Star Tour and Z-Star XV from the perspective of a high-handicap, moderately-high-swing-speed amateur and report back! GregGarner and StrawberryShortCake 2 Quote Driver - Radspeed XB, Aldila Rogue Silver 70-S 3 Wood - Radspeed, Aldila Rogue Silver 70-S 5 Wood - Radspeed, Fujikura Motore X F3 6-S 7 Wood - 0341x Gen 4, Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw Blue 75-S Irons - Pro 225 4-5, 223 6-PW, KBS $-Taper 120 Wedges - King Cobra Snakebite 52° & 58°, KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 S Putter - Stroke Lab Black Ten 35" Ball - Chrome Soft X LS Powered by 2020 ExPutt Official Review | 2021 Cobra Connect Five Participant | 2023 SuperSpeed Official Review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Stranded Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 I’ve been playing these for two years now. I looked for deals on Amazon with prior years versions, but this year I took advantage of their BOGO deal during June. Im well stocked now, with about 10 dozen, lol. Rickp and StrawberryShortCake 2 Quote Driver: G425 Max 10.5* Fairway: G425 Max 14*5* & 17.5* Hybrids: G425 Max 22* & 26* Irons: Apex DCB 6-AW Wedges: Jaws Raw Face 54-10 RTX Zipcore 58-6 Putter: ER7 34” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrawberryShortCake Posted July 10, 2020 Author Share Posted July 10, 2020 On 7/8/2020 at 10:05 AM, gavinski91 said: I've been playing the Q-Star Tour and really like them, although they are probably a bit soft for me (driver swing speed over 100, and they feel squishy off the tee). They feel really good for me on the putter, firm enough that I can hit with some pace and feel like I have control, but soft enough that they aren't too "clicky". Coming from playing budget surlyn-covered balls though, the improvement on approach shots was a revelation for me. I usually buy 4a recycled balls in bulk (since I typically go through a couple balls a round). Imagine my surprise when, after reading this thread, I went over to foundgolfballs.com and saw that they have the Z-Star XV priced $10 cheaper than the Q-Star Tour for a 5-dozen pack of 4a balls! I added a coupon code for 10% off and they worked out to $6.68/dozen ($9/dzn after taxes and shipping). So I will do a side-by-side comparison of the Q-Star Tour and Z-Star XV from the perspective of a high-handicap, moderately-high-swing-speed amateur and report back! I was playing the z-star xv and loved it, I'm not a good enough player to notice the difference off my driver with the q star and the price here was half the cost of the xv. I use the q-star now and very pleased with the results. gavinski91 and fozcycle 2 Quote Driver: Rogue Sub Zero 9* stiff Wood: Tight Lies TI 3 wood stiff Hybrid: XR 3 19 deg stiff Irons: JPX 900 Tour std loft/lie Wedges: 52,56,60 Putter: #7 Red Ball: Q-Star 12.9 Handicap Comox Valley, B.C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickp Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Anyone using this ball? I have got great performance from the q-star. I was playing ProV-1s and the Srixon Z-Star. Figuried I would roll the dice on these when they were on sale buy one get one. I'm hitting the ball straighter and I'm getting almost the same distance off the tee with them. Being half the price of the ProV or the Z-Star I am very impressed with these balls. Sometimes my wedges will scuff them up but that rare and at this price point I just use them for practice or lose them into the water. I bought a couple boxes in the BOGO but have not tried them yet.Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy fozcycle and Grand Stranded 2 Quote Rick Left Hand, Driver; PXG 0311XF Cypher 50 gr Senior 5 wood; Ping 425, Senior Shaft 55 gr 7 wood; Ping 425, Senior Shaft 55 gr 5 hybrid; Cally Steelhead, Hazardous R2 Irons; Mizuno JPX 923HM 7-GW Recoil 460 F2 Wedges; Titleist S9 54*, Mizuno SW 56* Putter; Waaay too many to list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
storm319 Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 The difference in performance between most lower compression 2-piece ionomer covered balls is negligible (feel being the biggest difference). Multilayer urethane balls produce significantly more spin on partial shots which will be critical for those that don’t hit a high percentage of GIRs and play in firmer/faster conditions. jazz15c, KurtActual and StrawberryShortCake 3 Quote TS2 9.5 909F2 15.5 690.CB 3-PW Vokey SM5 50, 56 Works Versa 1W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBT Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 I’ve played these but don’t seem to get much green side spin with them off wedge shots, especially on partial shots. Full swing with mid to short irons seem pretty good, but touch shots around the greens don’t seem to check up very well.Sent from my iPad using MyGolfSpy fozcycle 1 Quote XR Driver Matrix Ozik 8m3 Black Tie Shaft King F7 3W UST Mamiya Chrome Elements 7F4 Shaft King F7 5W UST Mamiya Chrome Elements 7F4 Shaft King F7 4 Hybrid Graphite Designs Tour AD-HY 95 Shaft PXG 0211 DC 5-PW Mitsubishi MMT 80 Shafts RTX ZIPCORE 50*,54*,58* UST Mamiya Recoil 95 Shafts Metal X Milled #7 with SuperStroke 2.0 grip MTB Twitter: @timldotson Instagram: timldotson Facebook: TimDotson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDGolfHacker Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Q*Star Tours have a urethane cover. I like them better than the Q*Stars especially around the greens. MDGolfHacker jazz15c, HardcoreLooper, Rickp and 1 other 4 Quote TSssWhat's In This Lefty's Bag? Driver: TSR2 11° Project X HZRDUS Black 4G 60g 5.5 Flex Fairway Woods: F8 3W Project X Even Flow Blue 75g shaft Fairway Woods: Hybrid: TSR2 18° Graphite Design Tour AD DI-85 Shaft Irons: 2021 T200's 4-GW AMT RED shafts Regular Flex Wedge: Tour Satin RTX 4 Wedges in 52° and 56° 2 Dot Putter: Gray Matter TDP 2.2 32.75" Bag: Three 5 Ball: PRO V1 / Z*Star RangeFinder: In search of new range finder Social Media: Facebook: MD Golfhacker Twitter: @mdgolfhacker Instagram: mdgolfhacker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2puttbogey Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Currently playing the q star tour. I'd prefer the z star or Bridgestone tour b RX, but the price is right. It's a very good ball, just not my favorite. The regular q star lacks the green side control I want so I don't use them very often. fozcycle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxTwinDad+2 Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 So I'm very new to figuring out what ball I like most I'm mostly a budget golfer so I like a good deal on good products that is why I'm here. I like the greenside spin of my Snell Mtb-x. I did just check I holed out from 156yd for my first eagle last yr and put the ball up it was a Q-star tour maybe I should give these balls a shot. Or any suggestions on which is similar to the MTB-X? fozcycle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grit Golf Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 I’ve never been a ball snob until the most recent no putts given podcast. I usually play either Srixon Soft Feel or Srixon Q Star. The point the MGS guys made was about ball quality and consistency, which I’d never really considered. With that in mind I decided to test the Q Stars (my go to) to see how balanced they were by floating them in water and epsom salt (if the center of gravity isn’t in the center of the ball one side of the ball will always fight to float to the top). 0/12 of the Q star tours were in balance. For perspective, 1/12 Callaway superhots was in balance, 1/12 Srixon soft feels, and 9/12 Top Flite Gamer Urethane were in balance. It has me thinking about moving on from this price point! Rickp and fozcycle 2 Quote “He’s a Cinderella story. A former assistant groundskeeper about to become the Masters champion. It looks like a mirac… It’s in the hole! It’s in the hole! It’s in the hole!” — Carl Spackler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscipleofPenick Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 For $2 more a dozen I get the tours, so I've been alternating between the Q & Z stars at the moment depending on temp. Still love Pro Vs, but the price point being half that of Titleist, I'm switching over. Take Dead Aim Quote Take Dead Aim Driver: PXG 0211 10.5* Fairway: Titleist 917 F3 15* Hybrid: Adams Idea Pro Boxer Gold 18* Irons: MacGregor MT-86 Pro Wedges: Vokey 50/54/58 Putter: SeeMore X2 Costa del Mar Ball: Srixon Z-Star Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanJohnson_Official Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 After doing some research on balls for the first time in my life, I actually switched over to the q star tours. They have been hanging on a string off the tee and I can finally hold greens with my iron shots! jazz15c, gavinski91, fozcycle and 3 others 6 Quote WITB: Callaway Rogue ST - Driver Titleist TS2 - 4 Wood Titleist 818 H1 Hybrid Mizuno JPX 850 Forged Irons Bettinardi HLX 3.0 54 and Cleveland RTX4 58 #ROCKCHALK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz15c Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 (edited) On 7/26/2020 at 2:15 AM, RyanJohnson_Official said: After doing some research on balls for the first time in my life, I actually switched over to the q star tours. They have been hanging on a string off the tee and I can finally hold greens with my iron shots! This is exactly what I've found. I moved from a decent 2 piece (Titleist tour soft) to the Q Star Tour, and the difference is amazing. I'll never go back to 2 piece. Edited August 5, 2020 by jazz15c fozcycle, Hadi05, RyanJohnson_Official and 2 others 4 1 Quote Bag full of mostly PING, apart from Cleveland CBX wedges..I need all the help I can get! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hadi05 Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 Agreed. I really like these tours for the price especially on BOGO. I can actually get them to spin backwards and roll back on the greens and can stick on the greens with some decent length iron shots. This is exactly what I've found. I moved from a decent 2 piece (Titleist tour soft) to the Q Star Tour, and the difference is amazing. I'll never go back to 2 piece. Sent from my SM-G960U using MyGolfSpy mobile app jazz15c, gavinski91 and MDGolfHacker 3 Quote Mavrik Max 9 degree loft w/ROUGE white X-Stiff 70g Maverick Max 3W, 5W w/ROUGE white X-Stiff 70g Mavrik Max 3H, KBS tour prototype 70/80 X-Stiff 80g Speedblade 4-PW, AW, SW KBS Siff 85g Ghost Sypder putter bourbon to be drank neat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patriots68 Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 I played the qstar, most of which I bought used for 3 or 4 years mostly in yellow. When the QStar tour was released I bought a box of them and had a really tough time keeping them on the golf course off of the Tee. Not sure I would buy the tours again. My miss with the driver is usually a duck hook and this was a major slice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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