Kirkland Signature (Costco) golf balls (MERGED) (NO BST POSTS)

[Officer Droptank]

ordered this morning, already label printed. nice.

 

I smell strong demand for this ball. Costco won't raise price easily.. right? :stop:

 

I think Costco has a policy of not marking stuff up more than 15% above their cost, so if they do raise the price, it likely won't be by much unless the manufacturer jacks the price up.

[OLD_BONES]

Order shipped and should arrive Friday. I won't be home as I am on the coast for my anniversary.

[Downtown_Brown_41]

I might be able to get on the flightscope and a hitting net in a week or 2 to compare it to some other brands(TPX,B330,Tour Platinum,Chromesoft16)

 

Those are some of my favorite balls so I'll be looking forward to it!

 

All I have to do is set up a net for it so hopefully when Im free one weekend before the end of the month. Cheers

[Phireside]

Canadians,

 

Costco.ca pretty much told me we are SOL and that I should check back next season. There is a chance that the Canadian buyer may stock these.

 

Hopefully the rep who responded was wrong.

[PuttCurseRepeat]

These Kirkland balls are pretty close to what I consider cheap. I kinda wanna start using them, but I'm wondering- Do multilayer urethane balls really do that much to exaggerate slices and hooks on driver/wood shots more than 2 layer balls??

 

Am I going to lose more balls if I start playing these instead of your average cheap 2 core ball of the same price? Or does my lack of skill determine how many balls I lose regardless of the type of ball? Lol

 

Short answer is "no". The difference in driver spin between balls is relatively slim, according to Golf Digest charts. Anecdotally, I've waved goodbye to plenty of two-piece, "straight" balls from the tee box. I've probably lost less since switching to urethane balls. I think that is down to the urethane balls not carrying as far on miss-hits as do two and three piece surlyn balls. That means they don't travel as far into the woods, or into the water, or o.b., etc... Short game spin is where urethane balls and the average surlyn ball show their biggest difference. That and price.

[RSinSG]

So for all the guys on this forum that are into brand matching you can have a Kirkland shirt, socks, underwear, and ball.

 

Shirt, underwear and shorts I got. Never saw K/S low cuts. Would buy them though!

 

 

A couple of years ago I was in Costco with one of my sons who was in law school at the time. As we were hitting up the samples he noticed that almost everything he had on was from Costco. Hat, shirt, pants, jacket, socks. Only the shoes were from somewhere else. He was like a poster boy for them. His wife wouldn't walk next to him because she didn't like to see his clothes on the tables and other shoppers. Pretty funny.

[R Hagan]

I didn't get time machine'd:

 

 

Scheduled Delivery Date:

10/12/2016 by End of Day

Service Level:

UPS Ground

To:

CONWAY, SC, US

Weight:

3.80 LBS

[drn92]

Golf balls have shipped. Currently in Sparks, NV with a scheduled delivery of Monday. Pretty full week at work, so next Saturday will be my first chance to try them.

 

drn92

[Hateto3Putt]

My tracking shows for delivery next Wednesday 10/12. I was hoping to try them this weekend, but no biggie.

[lvphil702]

UPS updated to delivery on Friday, currently in Sparks, NV also. Perfect timing as I'm on vacation next week and will be playing at least three rounds.

[TheGeekGolfer]

It's true! Kirkland golf balls delivered this morning! Maybe I'll play them Monday in league?

[Fore_Left510]

Yeah I wish they had done a better job on the box to tell the average golfer that this ball is a tour-level ball that normally costs $90 for two dozen. Average guy doesn't know what urethane is

 

We were joking about this at work. It's like your playing a ball with a 80s sitcom logo on it. But I could care less. Funny thing too is the number on the ball in TINY. Like you may need reading glasses to see it. But it won't matter when someone yell what are you playing "Kirkland Signatures"

[bastarf]

My order was delivered today. I'll probably play 9 with them tomorrow and we'll see how they feel.

[The Chicken Connoisseur]

Yeah I wish they had done a better job on the box to tell the average golfer that this ball is a tour-level ball that normally costs $90 for two dozen. Average guy doesn't know what urethane is

 

We were joking about this at work. It's like your playing a ball with a 80s sitcom logo on it. But I could care less. Funny thing too is the number on the ball in TINY. Like you may need reading glasses to see it. But it won't matter when someone yell what are you playing "Kirkland Signatures"

 

Yeah personally I dont care. I just want them to sell really well for Costco so they keep making them, and I'm saying they could've done a better job explaining how great this price is for this ball to the average guy

[Cwebb]

This is funny. Some guys felt "uncomfortable" playing a Maxfli ball,....let alone a Costco Kirkland. I could care less if it performs

[larciel]

I'm telling ya, costco will take over the world. they're taking over golf course to start.

[TheGeekGolfer]

This is funny. Some guys felt "uncomfortable" playing a Maxfli ball,....let alone a Costco Kirkland. I could care less if it performs

Maxfli 4-piece is an awesome ball!

[Barfolomew]

$30/2dozen? I bet the price will go up to $35 in no time. This is a nice deal. Volvik makes a really nice ball. Also remember, Acushnet is owned by a Korean company so maybe they're making a ball similar to prov in Korea??!!?. that'd be a killer.

 

This guy knows Costmo.....They have a typical pattern where they introduce new stuff cheap and when everyones on board the prices slowly creep up after they own ya!! Like their mixed nuts were $9.99 now about $17 and pack of white towels were $11 now $19...ya I still buy em...bastardos!

[TravAz]

It's true! Kirkland golf balls delivered this morning! Maybe I'll play them Monday in league?

 

 

Please ban this guy. He has the ball that has wrx in a tizzy, and he *might* try it Monday?

 

:)

[gioreeko]

Just got home from golfing, and my box of balls were sitting on my porch. The balls look good, and just chipping them around in the house with a pro v1 next to it, they feel pretty similar off the club. I obviously won't be able to tell how they play from just chipping around, but they feel good. Although I COULD"NT (not could) care less about the logo, it doesn't seem as large and obnoxious as I thought it would be.

[The Chicken Connoisseur]

Just got home from golfing, and my box of balls were sitting on my porch. The balls look good, and just chipping them around in the house with a pro v1 next to it, they feel pretty similar off the club. I obviously won't be able to tell how they play from just chipping around, but they feel good. Although I COULD"NT (not could) care less about the logo, it doesn't seem as large and obnoxious as I thought it would be.

 

Thanks for saying couldn't, annoys the hell out of me lol

[IcemanYVR]

I buy the Kirkland brushed cotton pants. They're perfect for golf. I tried out one pair, then went back and bought 2 more colours. They look very similar to jeans but more comfortable, and they will pass on a course with a no jean policy. Can't go wrong for approx $20-30/pair

[augustgolf]

I didn't get time machine'd:

 

 

Scheduled Delivery Date:

10/12/2016 by End of Day

Service Level:

UPS Ground

To:

CONWAY, SC, US

Weight:

3.80 LBS

 

I hope they don't get lost in the hurricane

 

Stay safe, friend

[TheGeekGolfer]

It's true! Kirkland golf balls delivered this morning! Maybe I'll play them Monday in league?

 

 

Please ban this guy. He has the ball that has wrx in a tizzy, and he *might* try it Monday?

 

:)

Ha, ha... OK, I'll DEFINITELY try to play them!

[gioreeko]

Anyone inspect the balls and notice that it may be a 2 piece cover? Remember in the early versions of the pro v1 that had the seam, everyone starting lining up the seam down the target line? I remember reading a test to see if that did anything, and indeed the ball went almost 10 yards further if my memory serves me correctly.

[R Hagan]

I didn't get time machine'd:

 

 

Scheduled Delivery Date:

10/12/2016 by End of Day

Service Level:

UPS Ground

To:

CONWAY, SC, US

Weight:

3.80 LBS

 

I hope they don't get lost in the hurricane

 

Stay safe, friend

 

Thanks, buddy. I know UPS shut down yesterday for the next few days.

[zeke013]

Order placed. We'll see!

[J_Birdie]

These are the real deal. At least 1 yard longer than my ProV and it bites so hard it chews up the green.

[deathbymuffin]

Lol. These things look hideous and I'd be embarrassed to have them in my bag.

 

(I just placed an order for 4 dozen) :)

[lookylookitzadam]

I played them this morning and gave one to my playing partner to try out. I normally play 2016 Chromesoft, so my comparison is to that.

• Driver: Low driver spin compared to Chromesoft. The drives went much straighter, which accounts for the 5-10y additional yards I was averaging with the Kirkland ball.
  
• Irons: I really like the ball off of the irons and around the green. Felt very similar to the Chromesoft and got similar distances and ball flight.
  
• Wedges: Balls tended to check a bit harder than Chromesoft. Par 3's had the ball rolling back about 1.5x as far as Chromesoft.
  
• Putting: Pretty much similar in feel.
  

Overall, I really like them and I think I have found a new ball. I will test it a few more rounds to make sure there is not a "new ball excitement" biasing my review.

 

My golf buddy normally plays a proV1x and his impression was that they felt "heavy" off the driver compared to his proV1x, not entirely sure what he meant by this. Seems to have liked it around the greens as well.

 

Edited to add comparison ball was the 2016 Chromesoft.