New Kirkland Signature wedges and Performance+ v2.0 balls

[chisag 12,269]

5 minutes ago, Crowev01 said:

This is interesting. I have noticed the same thing with the Maxfli tour. I've played them all summer and noticed the quick discoloration. Things that make you wonder...

 

... I don't really notice any discoloration with the second generation KSig but next to the super bright first generation it certainly looks the way. I did notice the Maxfli Tours discolored quicker than most though. 

[PeterHenric 110]

So I played a couple rounds with the wedges in my bag and I’ve got mixed feelings about them. On the very first hole I shanked 2 shots in a row with the 60 (shanked one then dropped a ball to try again because I was in disbelief). I’m not a fantastic player but it has been quite a long time since I’ve full blown shanked a half swing wedge shot. It was very weird. 
Those were the only 2 times I shanked any shots so it might have just been me. My “issue” I had was my distances. I’ve not played these lofts before so I might just need to spend some time and get the distances dialed in but I frequently came up short on my wedge approach shots by about 5 yards or so. I normally just game a 54 and a 58 Vokey SM7 so I had those distances dialed pretty good on my half and full swing shots. Instead of getting onto the green from 50-80 yards out I would keep coming up 5-8 yards short. I’m just going to chalk it up to needing to dial in my distances before I start making any final decisions. 
 

As far as the V2 balls are concerned, they were just fine. Almost indistinguishable from the V1 in performance as far as I could tell. The cover held up just fine other than when it hit a rock or 2 when it was hit off line. I’m blaming the wind on that. The balls didn’t seem to perform any different than the others.

[ChitownM2 318]

On 10/27/2020 at 4:06 PM, golfish! said:

Nice review. I am looking forward to when I can get my hands on a set of these.

The wedge sets are available online now for anyone who is interested....

[Rtracymog 772]

So I played a couple rounds with the wedges in my bag and I’ve got mixed feelings about them. On the very first hole I shanked 2 shots in a row with the 60 (shanked one then dropped a ball to try again because I was in disbelief). I’m not a fantastic player but it has been quite a long time since I’ve full blown shanked a half swing wedge shot. It was very weird. 
Those were the only 2 times I shanked any shots so it might have just been me. My “issue” I had was my distances. I’ve not played these lofts before so I might just need to spend some time and get the distances dialed in but I frequently came up short on my wedge approach shots by about 5 yards or so. I normally just game a 54 and a 58 Vokey SM7 so I had those distances dialed pretty good on my half and full swing shots. Instead of getting onto the green from 50-80 yards out I would keep coming up 5-8 yards short. I’m just going to chalk it up to needing to dial in my distances before I start making any final decisions. 

That doesn’t surprise me too much. In theory every degree is supposed to add/subtract ≈2.5 yards. So if your used to playing a 54 and 58, it makes total sense as to why you were coming up shorts. Also, I’ve found the K Sig balls to be very spinny off of iron and wedge shots. Combine new grooves and a spinny ball and that could account for the distance loss as well.


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[googoomas 1]

I was looking at these in my Costco this week.  A lot better looking that I thought they were going to be (I could do with smaller Kirkland branding though...)

[fixyurdivot 10,716]

On 10/25/2020 at 8:21 AM, azstu324 said:

And the ultimate question is.. exactly how acetone resistant is that paint fill on the back?  

Exactly.  There is "brand agnostic" and then there is "brand agnostic".

[Peejer 79]

Just got back from our local Costco.  The Kirkland wedges, putter, gloves and 3-piece 2.0 balls are all in stock.

2 dozen of the balls were $24.95.  I have some of the (apparently 1.0) balls, so now that I know they're two different balls - I think I'll double back and buy some.

I'll run them both on my SkyTrak and see if I can tell any difference.

Should be interesting...

[Peejer 79]

Sorry for the delay, I ran the tests - but with the holidays, forgot to post them.

This is a comparison of the Kirkland 3-piece, Kirkland 3-piece v2.0 and a Titleist ProV1

This tests the Driver - 7 iron - PW.

I alternated which balls I used first, second, third to try to normalize the results. 

First up, the Driver:

Driver	Club MPH	Smash Factor	Ball MPH	Launch Angle	Back RPM	Side RPM	Side Deg	Off-Line YD	Carry YD	Roll YD	Total YD	Flight Sec	Descent Deg	Height YD
ProV1	96	1.48	141	12.8	2021	116	-2.9	-8	242	33	276	6.4	27	20.3
Kirkland 2.0	96	1.47	141	14.1	2381	-34	-1.7	-10	247	29	276	6.9	32	24.7
Kirkland 1.0	94	1.47	139	12	2648	-696	3.7	-11	228	28	256	6.6	36	20.2

Now the 7-iron:

7-iron	Club MPH	Smash Factor	Ball MPH	Launch Angle	Back RPM	Side RPM	Side Deg	Off-Line YD	Carry YD	Roll YD	Total YD	Flight Sec	Descent Deg	Height YD
Titleist PROV1	81	1.34	110	21.1	6158	-271	1.3	0	158	11	169	6	45	29
Kirkland 2.0	83	1.32	110	20.4	6586	-205	-0.5	-4	156	10	166	5.9	45	28
Kirkland 1.0	83	1.32	110	20.5	6617	-3271.4	0	0	156	10	166	5.9	46	28

And finally the PW.  Let me know your thoughts...

PW	Club MPH	Smash Factor	Ball MPH	Launch Angle	Back RPM	Side RPM	Side Deg	Off-Line YD	Carry YD	Roll YD	Total YD	Flight Sec	Descent Deg	Height YD
Titleist PROV1	81	1.16	93	28	9176	-535	1.3	-1	122	5	127	5.5	49	27
Kirkland 2.0	80	1.17	94	28	9406	-291	2	2	123	5	128	5.5	48	27
Kirkland 1.0	80	1.15	93	27.8	9518	-408	1.8	1	122	5	127	5.4	48	26

 

[PeterHenric 110]

Few questions for you. How many shots total did you hit for each ball and club?
I’m surprised to see such a difference in spin between v1 and v2. I play them both and don’t know that I’ve ever been able to see or feel a difference. I’m not the best player so that shouldn’t mean all that much.
The carry difference with your driver from v1 to v2 is also very surprising.
The Driver seems to be where there is the biggest difference between all of them.


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[Peejer 79]

22 minutes ago, PeterHenric said:

Few questions for you. How many shots total did you hit for each ball and club?
I’m surprised to see such a difference in spin between v1 and v2. I play them both and don’t know that I’ve ever been able to see or feel a difference. I’m not the best player so that shouldn’t mean all that much.
The carry difference with your driver from v1 to v2 is also very surprising.
The Driver seems to be where there is the biggest difference between all of them.


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I hit a LOT of shots, but only kept the good one's.  I only kept the best 5 as I didn't want my bad swings to impact the results.

For the Driver, if it was more than 15 yards off target, I discarded it.

For the 7-iron, if it was more than 10 yards off target, I discarded it.

For the PW, if it was more than 7 yards off target, I discarded it.

 

No real science to that, just was a self-imposed parameter so I wouldn't skew the numbers.

-- Peejer

[Chav3468 0]

Could the off center core be from cutting a soft core. Maybe I pushed it to the bottom of the cut?   I’d be curious to see if you mark the bottom in the direction you cut and see if that is the thinner side of the second layer. 

[Chav3468 0]

Could the off center core be from cutting a soft core. Maybe I pushed it to the bottom of the cut?   I’d be curious to see if you mark the bottom in the direction you cut and see if that is the thinner side of the second layer. 

[PeterHenric 110]

I wouldn’t think so. The whole point of the golf ball is to return back to normal shape after taking a hit. Cutting it shouldn’t be any different.


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[TBT 2,792]

I can’t see the results of the ball test...can you summarize it for me...trying to decide if I want to grab a couple of dozen balls


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[brettryantalley 0]

i played the new 2.0 kirkland balls today & felt pretty good about them. i'm an 8 handicap and felt like i got better distance out of them than the last version...but i don't have any real data. 

[JohnBarry 157]

What sort of retail pricing is there for the wedge sets?

[Middler 2,468]

9 minutes ago, JohnBarry said:

What sort of retail pricing is there for the wedge sets?

$169.99 set of 3. https://www.costco.com/kirkland-signature-3-piece-golf-wedge-set.product.100696718.html

[JohnBarry 157]

On 2/22/2021 at 11:26 AM, Middler said:

$169.99 set of 3. https://www.costco.com/kirkland-signature-3-piece-golf-wedge-set.product.100696718.html

Thank you very much!

[Tsecor 494]

those "perfromance" balls look really bad......

[fixyurdivot 10,716]

I've now been seen on the course sporting a Kirkland Signature golf glove...  this is a process, it takes time .