Golfspy_CG2 Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 Here's the results on Srixon's flagship ball. Share your thoughts below. MGoBlue100, dlow206 and TR1PTIK 3 Quote G430 Max 10K TSiR1 15.0 Aldlia Ascent 60g TSR2 18.0 PX Aldila Ascent 6og TSi1 20 Aldila Ascent Shafts R T350 5-GW SteelFiber I80 SM10 48F/54M and58K S159 48S/52S/56W/60B Select 5.5 Flowback 35" ProV1 Play number 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGoBlue100 Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 Always been a fan of Srixon balls. Read the review, and ordered the 3dz for price of 2dz deal!Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy GregGarner 1 Quote "Where'd it go?" "Right in the Lumberyard..." Gen 2 0811 XF 10.5* Graphite Design Tour AD DI-6x Gen 2 0211 15* 3W Mitsubishi Tensei Raw Blue 65-S Tour B JGR 15* Fairway UST ProForce V2 7F5 76g X-Flex (These two are gonna fight it out in early "24 to see who stays in the bag...) Tour B JGR 19* & 22* Hybrid UST ProForce V2 90g X-Flex Tour B JGR HF-2 irons (5i - PW) KBS Tour 130x CBX Wedges (50, 54, 58) TT Dynamic Gold 115 Wedge Shaft MATI Mamo Putter 33" Super Stroke Football League 3.0 Slim Hoofer Camo Stand Bag Precision Pro Nexus Rangefinder FAN! PRO Member Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR1PTIK Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 I think this is the result everyone expected to see from Srixon. The value proposition of these with Srixon's frequent promotional offers is quite good as well - better than what the report suggests (same could be said for DTC brands that offer multi-dozen discounts of course). One thing of particular note though... DANG THOSE COVERS ARE THIN!!! GregGarner and Golfspy_CG2 2 Quote Driver: ST190 9.5* Fujikura Atmos Blue 5S Fairway Wood: ST190 15* Fujikura Atmos Blue 6S Hybrid: CLK 17* Fujikura Speeder EVO HB Irons: J40 CB (3-PW) Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 Wedges: Milled Grind 2 54* & 58* Dynamic Gold S200 Putter: Tri-Hot 5k Two 34" Bag: Players 5 Stand Bag Ball: Maxfli Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berg Ryman Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 Srixon players breathe a sigh of relief. Appears there may be an issue with the different manufacturing plants between the two balls with that Indonesia plant being a bit more "hands off" for Srixon rather than the production plant in Japan. The only think that irks me, and this is more as an XV player, the layer issues that show up here make me question how they might show up in a 4 piece. Guess I'll have to wait and see. GregGarner 1 Quote In a Hoofer Lite bag TSR2, 10 degrees, A1 setting, Fujikara Speeder NX Blue 50-S Stealth, 15 degrees, VA Composites Nemesys 70-S E722, 19 degrees, Oban Devotion 80-S JPX 921 Hot Metal Pro 4-P, Nippon 950GH Stiff Flex CBX Zipcore 50* (bent to *49) and RTX Zipcore Tour Rack 54* (bent to *55), DG 115 Spinner, Tour Issue Staff Model TG 60*, Dynamic Gold 120 S300 SIK Golf Flo-C Tour B-XS (2022 Model) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscipleofPenick Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 I already made the switch to this ball this year. Good to know the numbers match what I see in performance on the course. When they run the BOGOs this ball can't be beat. Take Dead Aim GregGarner 1 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...
GregGarner Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 I'm really encouraged by this. I have been so pleased with the XV, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it's at least as good of a report. Everyone else may have different experience, of course, but the difference in playability of the regular Z-Star compared to the XV is night and day. On a blind test you couldn't have convinced me that they were from the same company. Prior to the Q-Star report, I had toyed with the idea of putting it into play since, in theory at least, it should be lower spin than the Z-Star (which is way too much spin for me), but with only a slight price increase between the Q-Star and the XV and the quality issues with the former? I'll stick with the XV. Quote Driver: ZX5 LS MkII 9.5* (@ 9.0*) with 46.5" Ventus Blue 6X 3-wood: SIM 15* with Diamana Limited 75S 5-wood: RADspeed 18.5* with Motore X F3 60S 2i: ZX with SteelFiber i95 Stiff 4hy: TS3 23* with Tensei AV Blue 70 S 4i-7i ZX7, 8i-PW Z-Forged, Modus3 Tour 120 S 50*, 55* RTX 6 Modus3 Tour 125 60* RTX Full Face ZipCore DG Spinner S400 Putter: Toulon Chicago with a Quad Tour or HB SOFT Milled 10.5S with UST All-in Ball: Chrome Tour (but I might still have some Left Dashes hanging around) Bag: Ltd Edition Tartan, blue/green/yellow Using to keep track of my shots Tested: D7 Forged 3i-PW, KBS Tour-V 110S - Official Review Blind Ball Test (Ball #3 vs Ball #4) - Unofficial Review V3 GPS Watch + Tags - Official Review Vero X2 - Official Review The Stack System - Official Review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2puttbogey Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 Great to see Srixon premium balls are on the same levy of quality as the others. Now I’m interested to see if the non tour balls from the other OEMs have some of the issues that the q-star tour had.Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy GregGarner 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommc23 Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 I keep trying other balls this year but I always go back and for between Prov1x and Z star XV. The XV being my preferred but not all my local courses have them and i only buy a sleeve a round because i haven't been losing balls which is why my scores have been dropping. GregGarner 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarheelvolvo Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 (edited) Glad to hear the news about the z-star and that I don't have to chuck out the 3 dozen I have in the closet, haha! Also, everybody who is taking advantage of the Buy 2, Get 1 Free might also be interested in this deal: https://www.golfdiscount.com/srixon-z-star-6-performance-pack-golf-balls-6-balls edit: had the wrong link to the prior gen before Edited November 13, 2020 by Tarheelvolvo GregGarner 1 Quote In my Hoofer: G410 LST 10.5* - Kai'Li White 60 X-flex VRS Covert 3W 15* - Kuro Kage 65 S-flex T200 4-GW, DG X100 Tour Issue - Tester Glide 2.0 Stealth 54.12 SS & 58.10 SS Zing 2 LW - 60* Anser 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfspy_CG2 Posted November 13, 2020 Author Share Posted November 13, 2020 6 hours ago, greggarner said: I'm really encouraged by this. I have been so pleased with the XV, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it's at least as good of a report. Everyone else may have different experience, of course, but the difference in playability of the regular Z-Star compared to the XV is night and day. On a blind test you couldn't have convinced me that they were from the same company. Prior to the Q-Star report, I had toyed with the idea of putting it into play since, in theory at least, it should be lower spin than the Z-Star (which is way too much spin for me), but with only a slight price increase between the Q-Star and the XV and the quality issues with the former? I'll stick with the XV. I agree 100%. I have had nothing but great results every time I’ve played Z-Star. The XV on the other hand feels like i hit a bowling ball—to me. Really a stark difference. Tarheelvolvo and GregGarner 2 Quote G430 Max 10K TSiR1 15.0 Aldlia Ascent 60g TSR2 18.0 PX Aldila Ascent 6og TSi1 20 Aldila Ascent Shafts R T350 5-GW SteelFiber I80 SM10 48F/54M and58K S159 48S/52S/56W/60B Select 5.5 Flowback 35" ProV1 Play number 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miboy62 Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 Dang it, I can’t find the link to the lab report. Quote ZX5 MKII LS 8.5 Stealth 2 plus 3 wood Stealth 2 plus 5 wood Stealth 2 plus 19.5 Hybrid ZX5 MKll 5 / AW Dart stiff MG3 black 52 9b 58 12b 7.5 Phantom 34” Z Star Diamond 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
storm319 Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 21 hours ago, Berg Ryman said: Srixon players breathe a sigh of relief. Appears there may be an issue with the different manufacturing plants between the two balls with that Indonesia plant being a bit more "hands off" for Srixon rather than the production plant in Japan. The only think that irks me, and this is more as an XV player, the layer issues that show up here make me question how they might show up in a 4 piece. Guess I'll have to wait and see. Srixon has produced the Z Star models in both so I don’t think manufacturing location has any impact. The reduced QC of the Q Star Tour is more than likely due to the lower target price point. Tony did mention in an episode of NPG that he noticed a correlation between price point and consistency across most of the OEMs while going through this effort. 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...
fixyurdivot Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 I've never purchased these, only having played those I've found. They have performed well but that isn't saying much coming from a not very ball finicky player. I wonder if, at the end of the testing, we will see any correlation to quality and manufacturing facilities - particularly those that produce multiple ball mfg./models. Quote G410 Plus, 9 Degree Driver G400 SFT, 16 Degree 3w G400 SFT, 19 Degree 5w ZX5 Irons 4-AW Glide 2.0 56 Degree SW (removed from double secret probation ) ER5v Putter (Official Review) AI-One Milled Seven T CH (Official Review) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftyMatt89 Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 My preferred ball is the prov1x but couldn’t pass up Srixon XV fathers day deal was 2 dozen for 40. They perform as good as the Prov1x just not as durable to me. Overall I will stick with it because I prefer to play a new ball instead of a used balls (AAAA). Quote Driver: TSR3 8 Ventus Red TR 8X Fairway: TSi2 16.5 Ventus Blue 8X Hybrid: Sim 2 - 19 Hybrid Tensei Orange 90TX Irons: P790 4-5 P7MC Raw 6-PW MMT 125TX Wedges: SM8 50.10F, 54.10S - X100 & 58.04T S400 Putter: Lajosi DD201 Pro V1X Left Dash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yepitsme Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Love these pills but the spin way too much off the driver. I love the short game control and trajectory off my irons though. Going to stick with the Bridgestone Tour BX’s. Quote Norm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavygolffeels Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Looking forward to the XV test and I just keep going back to it. GregGarner 1 Quote GARSEN GRIP TESTER Driver: PING G400 MAX, Ventus Blue 6x Woods: COBRA F6 Baffler AD DI 8S Hybrid: CALLAWAY Apex Pro, Ventus Blue 8s Irons: SRIXON ZX5 mk2 5-6, ZX7 mk2 7-PW, Modus 120x Wedges: EDEL 50 C grind, 54 V grind, CLEVELAND 60 RTX6 Low Putter: YES Abbie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
log22 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 For the final verdict, we need to see the Z-Star made in Indonesia tested, I hope Tony will take this on in the near future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
storm319 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 1 hour ago, log22 said: For the final verdict, we need to see the Z-Star made in Indonesia tested, I hope Tony will take this on in the near future. I really don’t understand why there is so much interest in Srixon’s manufacturing locations with little to no mention of Titleist (ProV1 produced in US and Thailand) or TaylorMade (TP5 core assemblies produced in South Korea and Taiwan). The ball manufacturing process is highly automated with little human intervention when it comes to any production steps that directly impact the final product. The process is far more important than the location in this instance. 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...
mooremikea Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 If it was not for the Q-Star Tour's quality not being that great produced in the Indonesia plant I don't think it would be a big deal. The batch of Z-Stars that I purchased last summer was from the Indonesia plant and I wonder if there are QC issues with them. It would be interesting to know if there there is different equipment for each type of ball. If they are using the same equipment then the Q-Star quality should be the same as the Z-Star quality. Quote Driver - Ping G410 Plus 10.5 - Ping Tour 65 Stiff 4 Wood - Callaway Rogue - Project X Evenflow blue 6.0 Hybrids - Titleist 818 H2 - 3(c-1) and 4(c-4) - Tensei CK Blue 70 stiff Irons - Callaway Apex CF 16 5-AW - True Temper XP 95 Steel Stiff Wedges - Ping Glide 54 SS, 58 TS Putter - Edel e1 Torque balanced Indianapolis 5.5 Index Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
storm319 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 15 hours ago, mooremikea said: If it was not for the Q-Star Tour's quality not being that great produced in the Indonesia plant I don't think it would be a big deal. The batch of Z-Stars that I purchased last summer was from the Indonesia plant and I wonder if there are QC issues with them. It would be interesting to know if there there is different equipment for each type of ball. If they are using the same equipment then the Q-Star quality should be the same as the Z-Star quality. It’s more likely due to the lower target price point vs the manufacturing location. Tony mentioned in a podcast that he noticed a correlation between price point and consistency during this ball lab effort. mooremikea 1 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...
mooremikea Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 9 hours ago, storm319 said: It’s more likely due to the lower target price point vs the manufacturing location. Tony mentioned in a podcast that he noticed a correlation between price point and consistency during this ball lab effort. I hope that this is the case. It would make sense that the lower your reject rate the lower the cost. But as a consumer I still have that little bit of doubt in my mind. Quote Driver - Ping G410 Plus 10.5 - Ping Tour 65 Stiff 4 Wood - Callaway Rogue - Project X Evenflow blue 6.0 Hybrids - Titleist 818 H2 - 3(c-1) and 4(c-4) - Tensei CK Blue 70 stiff Irons - Callaway Apex CF 16 5-AW - True Temper XP 95 Steel Stiff Wedges - Ping Glide 54 SS, 58 TS Putter - Edel e1 Torque balanced Indianapolis 5.5 Index Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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