Carm Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Would love to get some opinions on mid price ball selection - in reviewing many internet pages the Taylormade Tour Response, Titleist Tour Soft and Srixon Q-Star Tour seem to be popular. I handicap in the higher teens, my game not in the ball park yet to pay for premium balls of the ProV1, TP5, or Zstar and not interested in dealing with DTC balls. Thoughts on these balls or is there a sleeper out there that I a should be looking at. Driver 260+ yards, and need more work on my short game to improve my scores. Thanks for the feedback. azstu324 1 Quote TS3 Driver, TS3 4 wood, TS2 hybrid, 4-PW Mizuno JPX 919 Forged, 50/55 MP20 Wedges Mostly Weekend Rounds. Link to comment
pozzit Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 What's your definition of mid-priced? I'm assuming around the $30 mark? I've heard some good things about your response and Q star haven't played them myself though. Not sure why your nocking DTC balls though that price range is where they excel. How difficult is having balls arrive at your step?Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk Quote Driver: Ben Hogan GS53 4W: Maltby KE4 2i: Maltby KE4 FDI 4-PW: Maltby TS-1 - C-Taper 120g 50,54,58: Maltby TSW Putter: L.A.B. DF2.1 Accra Shaft 2023 Forum Testers - L.A.B. Putters Ball: Mixed prefer ProV1 or Snell Handicap: 9.2 - Best Score: 72 (E) Springdale CC, Canton NC -2022 2020 Forum Tester - Ben Hogan GS53 Driver Link to comment
azstu324 Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 So my $.02 having played all of the options mentioned.. I'm a higher single digits around 8. driver swing speed around 112 mph. The Taylormade Tour Response is probably the best all around ball of the bunch and definitely best of class. It's a 3 piece with a pretty durable urethane cover.Surprisingly is long off the tee, even with a softer core than the previous Project(a) but doesn't feel like a marshmallow like other softer core options. Feel and performance is as good as anything out there. I know some will scoff and roll their eyes.. or even yell "blasphemy!", but I'd go so far as to say it's just as good as a Pro-V1 or TP5. I have 3 friends who play Pro-V, Z Star, and TP5X. And we play together a lot so we know how each ball reacts. Skill levels are equal. I play the "cheap ball" of the group but can out drive and out score any of them on any given day with the Tour Responsethe more I practice, the luckier I seem to get.. GaDawg 1 Quote PXG 0311 Gen 5 9°/ Fujikura MotoreX F1 6X F6 3 Wood 14* / Kuro Kage Silver 65X F8 6 wood 20* / Fujikura MotoreX F3 6S RADSpeed Hybrid 24* TS1 4-GW / FCM Precision 6.5 Rifle TSW Wedge - 56/12 EAS 1.0 / Grip master 2.0 MAXFLI Tour CG Link to comment
Firebird Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 (edited) I am using the Costco Kirkland and for the money they are brilliant. I loose a little distance 1-10m depending on club, 10M being driver but happy to live with it considering the cost is $1.75 AUD ($1 USD) per ball. They also have a tendency to mark but if I get a round or 2 out of one before I loose it then that is a bonus. Edited July 11, 2020 by Firebird toehold57 1 Quote Callaway Epic Flash 9 Degree Callaway Epic Flash 3 wood 15 Degree Callaway Apex 21 Hybrid 19 Degree Callaway Steelhead Pro 4-AW Irons Cleveland 54 Degree Wedge Steel Shaft Recoil Graphite Shafts in all Callaway Cobra Vintage Series Stingray 40 Preferred ball - Seed 001 Link to comment
Carm Posted July 12, 2020 Author Share Posted July 12, 2020 my definition of mid priced would be $30-$40, I never said i don't like DTC, reason being challenge with DTC is shipping in and to Canada is adding another $10 dollars minimum and with Covid who knows when it will be received. I see you play Snell and no doubt a potential option but for me it would be the same price as buying PROV1. Quote TS3 Driver, TS3 4 wood, TS2 hybrid, 4-PW Mizuno JPX 919 Forged, 50/55 MP20 Wedges Mostly Weekend Rounds. Link to comment
Tom the Golf Nut Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 The balls you listed are all good choices. My order of preference would be: 1) TaylorMade Tour Response 2) Titleist Tour Soft 3) Srixon Q -Star Tour Quote Driver, TSi 1 S Flex 3 wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 5 wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 7 Wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 5 Hybrid King Tec MMT R Flex Irons, Tour UST Recoil 95 R Flex (6 - Gap) Wedges, Snakebite KBS Hi- Rev2.0 54* & 60* Agera 35" Ultralight 14-way Cart Bag Link to comment
storm319 Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Assuming current models and retail prices: Srixon QStar Tour Snell MTB Black/X Quote TS2 9.5 909F2 15.5 690.CB 3-PW Vokey SM5 50, 56 Works Versa 1W Link to comment
aerospace_ray Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Probably the Srixon Q -Star Tour or Titleist Tour Soft. Both reasonably priced and good tee to green. Quote Link to comment
DiscipleofPenick Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Q star is awesome. And can be found for closer to $20/ dozen quite often.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
HardcoreLooper Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Thanks for letting us know about the shipping thing. I'll second the Tour Response. It's the best major brand ball I've played at that price point. Quote What's in the bag: Driver - F8 - Aldila NV Blue 60 ( S ) 3 Wood (13.5*) - 980F 4 Wood (18*) - F8 - Aldila NV Blue 60 ( S ) 3 Hybrid (19*) - RBZ 4i - PW - D7 Forged - Recoil 760 ( S ) 52* - CBX 58* - CBX Full Face 2 Putter - Craz-e Bag - 2.5 (Blue) Ball - AVX Instagram - @hardcorelooper Twitter - @meovino Facebook - mike.eovino Link to comment
Chizzle Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Just food for thought. I recently saw a video TXG posted on youtube where they compared the titleist velocity and proV1. No noticeable difference in distance but major differences in spin characteristics, especially on shorter shots. Most people would have guessed this. This is the caveat. Since high hdcp players miss more greens, they need balls that spin more where better players want balls with more spin. So age old question of performance vs $ With that being said, I see a lot of last years srixon z-star/z-star xv on sale now for under $30. Quote Link to comment
Wondergiulio Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Did you ever consider a Wilson Duo Pro? Is just a really good ball and in my opinion under evaluated Quote G400 9.0 Alta CB 55g stiff G400 3W Alta CB 65g stiff Fairway Pro 5W Ust Mamiya V2 black stiff 839X 4h Kbs TGI80 639cb 5-PW Kbs TGI80 Forged Wedge 50.7 Kbs TGI80 MD4 56.8, 60.12 PXG Bat Attack MTB-X Link to comment
Thin2win Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Q-star is definitely good. But at that price point, I don't think anything is beating the Maxfli Tour / Tour X. You can get them at 2 for $50 almost every day at Dick's or Golf Galaxy. On good days you can get them at 2 for $35. And they always ship for free. You can check them out in the forums, or in the big ball test from last year. I've played them (the regular Tour version) now for 9 months, they do everything they should. Unless you want to pay for ProV1, Z-Star or BX(S) , you aren't going to get a "better" ball. ncwoz and gavinski91 2 Quote WITB: Driver: SIM2 Max 12° - Accra TZ6 M4 FW Wood: Gen5 0311 7w Fujikura Motore X F3 Irons: ZX7 PW-7i, ZX5 6i-5i Wedges: Zipcore 50°, 58° Putter: MySpider X Cart: Onewheel XR+ Ball: Z-Star Diamond/ Z-Star XV 1 Link to comment
Carm Posted July 12, 2020 Author Share Posted July 12, 2020 Appreciate the feedback. Quote TS3 Driver, TS3 4 wood, TS2 hybrid, 4-PW Mizuno JPX 919 Forged, 50/55 MP20 Wedges Mostly Weekend Rounds. Link to comment
Pandaman Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Not sure if you will be able to source them easily, but the Inesis 900 is well worth a try if you can. £20 doz in UK, (same price as Srixon AD333 etc.) Quote Link to comment
Hadi05 Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Any of those are great options. Ill either play the TM, the Srixon or DTC, based on what is available at the best price. Recently got the Q-Star on BOGO, so that's what I'm playing now. Great topic! 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
ncwoz Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 On 7/12/2020 at 1:04 AM, Thin2win said: Q-star is definitely good. But at that price point, I don't think anything is beating the Maxfli Tour / Tour X. You can get them at 2 for $50 almost every day at Dick's or Golf Galaxy. On good days you can get them at 2 for $35. And they always ship for free. You can check them out in the forums, or in the big ball test from last year. I've played them (the regular Tour version) now for 9 months, they do everything they should. Unless you want to pay for ProV1, Z-Star or BX(S) , you aren't going to get a "better" ball. I second the Maxfli Tour, it's a great ball. Quote Right Handed Driver: 9° Speedzone (HZRDUS Smoke Green 70g X-Stiff shaft) 2 Hybrid: 18° Exotics EXS Pro (Evenflow Black 6.5) (2020 MGS Official Review here) 3/Driving Iron: 18° UiHi Iron (MMT Utility TX 105g shaft) Irons: 4-GW T100 irons (Nippon Modus 120 X-Stiff shafts) (2021 MGS Official Review here) Wedges: 54° & 58° TSW Forged (Dynamic Gold S300) Putter: ER2B (2019 MGS Official Review here) Ball: MAXFLI Tour X Bag: Hoofer Lite WITB thread here Link to comment
HAC Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 On 7/11/2020 at 10:54 PM, Chizzle said: Just food for thought. I recently saw a video TXG posted on youtube where they compared the titleist velocity and proV1. No noticeable difference in distance but major differences in spin characteristics, especially on shorter shots. Most people would have guessed this. This is the caveat. Since high hdcp players miss more greens, they need balls that spin more where better players want balls with more spin. So age old question of performance vs $ With that being said, I see a lot of last years srixon z-star/z-star xv on sale now for under $30. Velocity does not have a urethane cover. Response and Q Star Tour do. Apples and oranges. TXG has a video on last year’s versions of these two and the Tour soft. Very different conclusion. Chizzle 1 Quote Sim 2 Driver Fujikura Ventus Blue 6R shaft Sim 2 5 wood Fujikura Ventus Blue 5R shaft 0311 Gen 5 Seven Wood Project X Cypher 50 5.5 shaft. H818 Hybrid 25 degrees Tensei ck Series 60 HY regular flex shafts at C4 setting (flat for lefties) 0311 Gen 6 Hybrids 3-28 and 31 degrees. 718 AP1 irons 6-gap Tensei ck Series AMC IR regular flex bent two degrees flat SM 7 Wedge 58 degrees M grind with 8 bounce Steel shafts wedge flex bent 2 degrees flat Glide 3 52.12 and 56.14 with Alta CB Red Regular Flex shaft bent 2 degrees flat LAB DF3 putter - 33 inches long, 71 degree lie angle, Accra shaft Bridgestone B X or Titleist Pro V-1x Link to comment
HAC Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 13 hours ago, Hadi05 said: Any of those are great options. Ill either play the TM, the Srixon or DTC, based on what is available at the best price. Recently got the Q-Star on BOGO, so that's what I'm playing now. Great topic! This. Love BOGO Quote Sim 2 Driver Fujikura Ventus Blue 6R shaft Sim 2 5 wood Fujikura Ventus Blue 5R shaft 0311 Gen 5 Seven Wood Project X Cypher 50 5.5 shaft. H818 Hybrid 25 degrees Tensei ck Series 60 HY regular flex shafts at C4 setting (flat for lefties) 0311 Gen 6 Hybrids 3-28 and 31 degrees. 718 AP1 irons 6-gap Tensei ck Series AMC IR regular flex bent two degrees flat SM 7 Wedge 58 degrees M grind with 8 bounce Steel shafts wedge flex bent 2 degrees flat Glide 3 52.12 and 56.14 with Alta CB Red Regular Flex shaft bent 2 degrees flat LAB DF3 putter - 33 inches long, 71 degree lie angle, Accra shaft Bridgestone B X or Titleist Pro V-1x Link to comment
bacchus Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 @Carm There are good suggestions on here for mid-priced balls if you're in a pinch. My recommendation if you can afford to, stock up on the premium balls when they go on sale. If you buy enough you can get the premium balls in the $30-40 or below range. I recently took advantage of the Srixon deal around Fathers Day and was about to get 4 dozen Z Star for $80. Titleist runs their promotion in the offseason I believe (Thanksgiving - Easter timeframe). If you search around enough you can find the times each brands' premium ball goes on sale and easily stock up on the "top tier" balls while staying in your price range. MDGolfHacker 1 Quote Driver : F7 - Project X Hzrdus Yellow 6.5 75g 3w: F7 Fairway - Project X Hzrdus Yellow 6.5 75g Hybrid: F6 Hybrid - KBS Tour Hybrid Prototype 95g X-Stiff Irons: JPX 900 Forged (4,5) JPX 900 Tour (6-P) KBS C-Taper 130 (Softstepped) Wedes: SM7 52* F Grind, 56* M Gind (KBS C-Taper 125), 60* S Grind Putter: Futura X7M Link to comment
HAC Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 19 hours ago, bacchus said: @Carm There are good suggestions on here for mid-priced balls if you're in a pinch. My recommendation if you can afford to, stock up on the premium balls when they go on sale. If you buy enough you can get the premium balls in the $30-40 or below range. I recently took advantage of the Srixon deal around Fathers Day and was about to get 4 dozen Z Star for $80. Titleist runs their promotion in the offseason I believe (Thanksgiving - Easter timeframe). If you search around enough you can find the times each brands' premium ball goes on sale and easily stock up on the "top tier" balls while staying in your price range. When Srixon is having their BOGO sales, I have recently been experimenting - sometimes getting Z Star and sometimes getting Q Star Tour. Same price for the Z Star that you cite. With BOGO, Q Star Tour is only about $3-4 a dozen less. Keep going back and forth as to which I like better between the two balls. Not sure. But, I don't know of balls for $17-20 or so that I like as much as I like these. Quote Sim 2 Driver Fujikura Ventus Blue 6R shaft Sim 2 5 wood Fujikura Ventus Blue 5R shaft 0311 Gen 5 Seven Wood Project X Cypher 50 5.5 shaft. H818 Hybrid 25 degrees Tensei ck Series 60 HY regular flex shafts at C4 setting (flat for lefties) 0311 Gen 6 Hybrids 3-28 and 31 degrees. 718 AP1 irons 6-gap Tensei ck Series AMC IR regular flex bent two degrees flat SM 7 Wedge 58 degrees M grind with 8 bounce Steel shafts wedge flex bent 2 degrees flat Glide 3 52.12 and 56.14 with Alta CB Red Regular Flex shaft bent 2 degrees flat LAB DF3 putter - 33 inches long, 71 degree lie angle, Accra shaft Bridgestone B X or Titleist Pro V-1x Link to comment
ZenGolfer Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 I tried the Q-Star Tour recently and wasnt impressed with it. It has more spin than the regular Q-Star but it still feels like a cheap ball to me. For me, its tough to beat the Maxfli Tour for the money. They are a 3 or 4-piece urethane covered ball that you can often get for $25 a dozen or less. Its basically a Pro V1 at half the price. Thin2win 1 Quote "I suppose its better to be a master of 7 than to be vaguely familiar with 14." - Chick Evans Whats in my Sun Mountain 2.5+ stand bag? Woods: Tommy Armour Atomic 10.5* Hybrid: Mizuno MP Fli-Hi 3H Irons: Mizuno T-Zoid True 5, 7 and 9-irons Wedge: Mizuno S18 54* and Top Flite chipper Putter: Mizuno Bettinardi A-02 Ball: Maxfli Tour X Link to comment
GaDawg Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 I would also consider the Snell MTB Black/X Quote Driver: TSI3 - 10*, Hzrdus Smoke 6.0 Stiff Driver: Stealth Plus - 10.5*, Oban Kiyoshi Purple O4Flex-65 Grams Purred 3 Wood: SIM - 15*, Graphite Design Tour AD DJ5 Stiff Hybrid: TS3 - 19*, Hzrdus Smoke 6.0 Stiff Irons: 5 - PW T150, with Nippon Zelos 7 Reg, 4 iron - U505 with Project X HZRDUS Black Stiff Wedges: Vokey SM 8 - 50*, 60* Standard Wedge Shafts Wedge: Milled Grind 3 MG3 56* S200 shaft Putter: Studio Select Newport 1.5 Putter: Phantom X 5.5 Ball: Pro V1x Link to comment
DawgDaddy Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 10 minutes ago, GaDawg said: I would also consider the Snell MTB Black/X I agree, I have been playing it for about a year now and love it. GaDawg 1 Quote Driver - Rogue ST Max Woods - Rogue ST Max 3, 5 & 7 Woods Irons - Rogue ST Max Wedges - Zipcore RTX 6 50° CBX2 54* & 58* Putter - Evnroll ER2 Rangefinder - NX-10 Slope Ball - Pro Tour Drip Bag - Xtreme Cart 7.0 Bag Heather/Red/White Link to comment
AmishJason Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 I'll give another plug for the Q Star Tour. I can't really tell a difference amongst the various generations, so there are some Gen 1 and 2 put there for sale at dirt cheap prices. Quote Driver: Cobra Speedzone 10.5 Mitsubishi AV Blue S flex Wood: Cobra Bio Cell 3-4 Grafalloy Pro Launch Blue (low launch original version) S flex Hybrids: Taylormade GAPR 3 KBS graphite shaft Strata 4 and 5 hybrids R flex Irons: Strata 6-PW R flex Wedges: Texan Classics 52, 56, 60 R flex Putter: Odyssey Red Ball mallet Ball: Srixon Q Star Tour Link to comment
DaveP043 Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 13 hours ago, DawgDaddy said: I agree, I have been playing it for about a year now and love it. I love the Snell balls too, but the OP is in Canada, and the pricing for Snell balls there isn't as good as it is for those of us in the US. I see at www.snellgolfcanada.com that the MTB balls sell at $45 Canadian dollars ($33 US) per dozen, plus shipping. I didn't have an address available to calculate shipping on those. An option could be the Getsum, starting at $28 Canadian per dozen, plus shipping. Quote Irons Titleist T200, AMT Red stiff Rogue SubZero, GD YS-Six X T22 54 and 58 wedges 7-wood 5-wood B60 G5i putter Right handed Reston, Virginia Link to comment
MDGolfHacker Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 I've played the Q*Star Tours. Pretty good ball for the price. Love that it has a urethane cover. You have a lot of choices out there. Maybe get a sleeve of each and put them into play to see what works best for your swing and game. I normally play z*stars and took advantage of the BOGO promotion this last go around and stocked up for the year. When you get this promos, it brings the tour balls down to $20 a dozen... MDGolfHacker 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
kingfive Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 Playing just par 3 pitch and putt any golf ball will do ,but i got lucky ordered 3 dozen off ebay and when the parcel arrived there were a total of 70 balls in the box some big names too ..................mostly srixon wont have to buy any for a while now Quote Link to comment
Nateyeight Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 I honestly buy the found/repurposed golf balls. I can get elite balls for the fraction of the price. At my level the mint versions are just the same as if I played a round with one of them. Quote Driver: G425 Max 10.5* 5 Wood: G425 Max 7 Wood: G425 Max Hybrid: TS2 23* Irons: 6 to GW, T300 Wedges: Vokey SM8 50F, 54S, 58K Putter: 1998 Tei3 Newport Long Neck Ball: Yellow Titleist VG3 Bag: Nike Air Hybrid Golf Bag I Love the Art of Putting! Link to comment
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