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

[monks66]

read the reviews on here, for a 2 piece surlyn ball, its soft and sits well on the greens. at kmart they are $12 a dozen

[nsxguy]

I put 27 holes on a KSig this weekend and overall I thought it was a good ball. It did well in the wind and was well behaved on wedge shots. Only negative I can report is the cover scuffed easy for me with wedge and short iron shots. I had an errant shot that sent the ball into a tree and that scuffed it beyond what I typically play. Overall, great value.

The only thing I would add to this short review is I find it to be slightly longer off the driver than the ProV1x. Otherwise, I would echo these points exactly.

 

Forgetting about the tree scuff for the moment but smurf seems to indicate it's scuffing off wedges and irons.

 

Is that true ?

 

I mean I'm not a long hitter (driver about 235, 7 iron about 150) but I can honestly say I haven't scuffed a ball with ANY iron shot in at least a 15 years playing Callaway Chrome Softs, ProV1s, TM Reds, Bridgestone B330RX, etc.

 

Even some balls I hated didn't scuff off a wedge or iron shot like Callaway's Tour ix(?), and Nike's 20XI :dntknw:

[tsecor]

I put 27 holes on a KSig this weekend and overall I thought it was a good ball. It did well in the wind and was well behaved on wedge shots. Only negative I can report is the cover scuffed easy for me with wedge and short iron shots. I had an errant shot that sent the ball into a tree and that scuffed it beyond what I typically play. Overall, great value.

The only thing I would add to this short review is I find it to be slightly longer off the driver than the ProV1x. Otherwise, I would echo these points exactly.

 

Forgetting about the tree scuff for the moment but smurf seems to indicate it's scuffing off wedges and irons.

 

Is that true ?

 

I mean I'm not a long hitter (driver about 235, 7 iron about 150) but I can honestly say I haven't scuff a ball with ANY iron shot in at least a 15 years playing Callaway Chrome Softs, ProV1s, TM Reds, Bridgestone B330RX, etc.

 

Even some balls I hated didn't scuff off a wedge or iron shot like Callaway's Tour iV(?), and Nike's 20XI :dntknw:

i cut a ksig when i skulled a shot....

[suprfli6]

I haven't really seen a difference in durability vs ProV1s or other urethane balls. I scuff them with a wedge maybe once every few rounds.

[scotee]

All urethane covered balls scuff for me with wedges. They have a softer, tackier cover that you can feel with your fingernail. That's what makes them spin and check around the green. It's a trade off that I am willing to make. If you want a no scuff durable ball go with surlyn covered balls but know that they will have more roll out.

[Pedowd]

I tore a hammy the other night playing basketball and put an ice cold ksig on the back of my leg.....im all healed.

 

Its amazing this thread is 320 pages long.....its fun to kid around but obviously there are a lot of fanboi's out there. It just doesn't work for me like the Wilson duo does. very under rated ball that flies a mile for $19.99

 

I play whatever 3 or 4 piece urethane ball I bought for a deal in tournaments but my practice rounds and provisionals are always Wilson zips. 2 dozen for 19.99 at Walmart and always in stock!

[jpdx]

All urethane covered balls scuff for me with wedges. They have a softer, tackier cover that you can feel with your fingernail. That's what makes them spin and check around the green. It's a trade off that I am willing to make. If you want a no scuff durable ball go with surlyn covered balls but know that they will have more roll out.

 

Same here. I scuff or cut urethane balls all the time. maybe not every wedge shot, but I've done it with every tour ball I've played. Ksig is no different.

[MillerLowLife]

Im down to my last 5 sleeves of K-Sigs and super bummed I don't have more on the way. Hopefully more come in stock soon!

 

Such a fantastic ball to get brand new for this price.

[jas904]

I thought I would catch up on this thread tonight and basically it's become an argument between, this ball will solve the world's problems vs. it's not that good your exaggerating. I wonder if the argument continues just to keep this thread going. I'll stand behind my original assessment. I've played ProV1 x since the day it was released. I have also tried every other premium ball in the meantime under the premise of if its better or cheaper I'll switch. Nothing has come along until the Ksig. For me, it's equal to the ProV1x in performance. It might be 3 yards longer off irons, it also might spin a very small amount less around the greens, but are any of us really good enough to tell the difference? Does it scuff off of full wedge shots? Yes, but so does a ProV1x, for me. Here's the great thing, for all intensive purposes, same performance for far less money. Makes me thankful that I still have 7 dozen in the closet. I'll continue to game the Ksig and hope in the meantime that the golf ball folks at Costco find a way to stock these on a regular basis. I do admit that I'm a Ksig/Costco fanboy however. Great dress shirts, meat, pants, etc. I'm not much of a pickle guy though.

[nsxguy]

I thought I would catch up on this thread tonight and basically it's become an argument between, this ball will solve the world's problems vs. it's not that good your exaggerating.

 

Not for roughly a week or so. Or did you not read the last few pages ?

 

So I guess you just decided to poke the hornets nest, yes ? :rolleyes:

[nsxguy]

I tore a hammy the other night playing basketball and put an ice cold ksig on the back of my leg.....im all healed.

 

Its amazing this thread is 320 pages long.....its fun to kid around but obviously there are a lot of fanboi's out there. It just doesn't work for me like the Wilson duo does. very under rated ball that flies a mile for $19.99

 

I play whatever 3 or 4 piece urethane ball I bought for a deal in tournaments but my practice rounds and provisionals are always Wilson zips. 2 dozen for 19.99 at Walmart and always in stock!

 

Am I hearing this correctly ?

 

You play a bargain basement non-spinning Wilson to practice with and play a "spinner" in tournaments ? :blink:

[jas904]

I thought I would catch up on this thread tonight and basically it's become an argument between, this ball will solve the world's problems vs. it's not that good your exaggerating.

 

Not for roughly a week or so. Or did you not read the last few pages ?

 

So I guess you just decided to poke the hornets nest, yes ? :rolleyes:

You are correct, I did not correlate the time frame. Not trying to poke any nests. Just thought that I would add my opinion which is, it's a good ball that's cheaper than some of the other options that are equal in performance, for me, of course.

[Hateto3Putt]

I've been playing the Kirklands since they first appeared last October.

 

I've found them to be very durable.

 

Yeah, they may scuff off trees, occasional wedge shots, and of course cart paths, but what good ball doesn't?

[TsarBomba]

With regards to the most recent discussion on scuffing (last few pages)

 

I've also played the Prov1X extensively and see no difference on scuffing between it and the K-Sig..same for the Srixon Z-Stars, Lethals, TP Red LDP. (Chrome + seems to sprout gills rather easily ). I have also not put a smile on any urethane ball and bladed quite a few.

[03SMURF]

Got another 27 holes in, 18 of them was a scramble. I stand by my scuffing remark as I simply can't remember playing another ball that was brand new for a few holes, hit good shots with it and notice some cover in my grooves or a scuff while cleaning it on the green. I wouldn't choose to not play this ball because of it, though. I agree it can happen with all premium urethane cover balls. Heck, I once split a Z-Star XV on the 4th hole of its life so a little scuffing isn't bad. However, I've also played a ProV1X for 5 rounds before losing it, and it was finally starting to show some wear after the 3rd round. I think everyone can have their own results when it comes to cover durability based on the many variables that come into play.

 

Back to performance, I hit this ball very well off the tee. I knew I needed to get back into a lower spinning ball than what I have been playing but I have seen instant improvements since using one. To me, it just acts like a ProV1X and I have always been comfortable with those attributes. I have 4 dozen KSigs that I look forward to playing until I'm out of them.

[tsecor]

i just started playing the Nike RZN black.....may be the best ball i ever hit....

[PuttCurseRepeat]

I've been playing the Kirklands since they first appeared last October.

 

I've found them to be very durable.

 

Yeah, they may scuff off trees, occasional wedge shots, and of course cart paths, but what good ball doesn't?

 

You mean the K-Scuff? Low quality control makes it 2.5 times more likely to scuff than a ProV1.

 

Heard it straight from Michael Breed.

[TsarBomba]

i just started playing the Nike RZN black.....may be the best ball i ever hit....

 

Lol, Does this one explode off the face even better than yesterday's favorite ball, the Wilson Duo?

[tsecor]

i just started playing the Nike RZN black.....may be the best ball i ever hit....

 

Lol, Does this one explode off the face even better than yesterday's favorite ball, the Wilson Duo?

Not as soft as the Wilson Duo, but it flies. Played it for the first time ever Doesn't cure any diseases like the Ksig though. You may not like.

[TsarBomba]

i just started playing the Nike RZN black.....may be the best ball i ever hit....

 

Lol, Does this one explode off the face even better than yesterday's favorite ball, the Wilson Duo?

Not as soft as the Wilson Duo, but it flies. Doesn't cure any diseases like the Ksig though. Nike really needs to work on that

 

Lol, remember, I only claim them to be equivalent to other tour balls, overall, for less bucks. No crazy claims. No differentials of 15 yards long, short, left, right or way too much spin, or way to little.

[tsecor]

 

Lol, remember, I only claim them to be equivalent to other tour balls, overall, for less bucks. No crazy claims. No differentials of 15 yards long, short, left, right or way too much spin, or way to little.

Maybe you didn't test it like I did so a conversation could take place in regards to a direct real life comparison? Maybe you did and I hadn't seen that? if so I apologize. I think you are a lot better player than I am and dont miss fairways or hit the driver off center like i do quite often.......im sure you are a much better judge than I am given my skill set isn't really that great, so possibly my comparisons are invalid based on my skill set. My experiences are what they are, so i am sure they do not align with yours. That's what makes golf great. So much variation

[TsarBomba]

Fanbois remarks (is this 2010 again?)

 

Just for reference I play several different tour balls that all work for various attributes. Some I like off the driver better, some off the wedge and putter better. Every ball I have tried is a compromise of these characteristics. Because every ball is a compromise this makes deciding rather simple. Since I AM a "fanbois" of saving bucks (isn't everyone) I play Z-Stars (less than 20 a dozen), K-Sigs, Prov1x on pro shop credits...in the past, it was Lethals, TP Red LDP and chrome plus, all at discounts.

 

The value and performance of this ball is easy to defend. But so were the others mentioned above. However the others don't draw fire from people that have never played them, and certain loyalists. If "fanbois" applies to anything, it certainly applies to the loyal types.

 

K-Sig is not my favorite ball, never claimed it to be. And I am loyal to no brand, that is for certain.

[tsecor]

Fanbois remarks (is this 2010 again?)

 

Just for reference I play several different tour balls that all work for various attributes. Some I like off the driver better, some off the wedge and putter better. Every ball I have tried is a compromise of these characteristics. Because every ball is a compromise this makes deciding rather simple. Since I AM a "fanbois" of saving bucks (isn't everyone) I play Z-Stars (less than 20 a dozen), K-Sigs, Prov1x on pro shop credits...in the past, it was Lethals, TP Red LDP and chrome plus, all at discounts.

 

The value and performance of this ball is easy to defend. But so were the others mentioned above. However the others don't draw fire from people that have never played them, and certain loyalists. If "fanbois" applies to anything, it certainly applies to the loyal types.

 

K-Sig is not my favorite ball, never claimed it to be. And I am loyal to no brand, that is for certain.

I play cheap balls too....Wilson duo leading the charge....use prov1's because they were a gift......would never spend $50 / dzn balls......too many of them find the woods and water...bought some Nike RZN because of a huge sale + a discount coupon....brought the cost down to $20/dzn....... the Ksigs i have are not for me.....im giving them to a buddy i have so he can review....to me a ball is a ball, but i do love a softer ball (what the?) and the ksig is much firmer than a prov1 to me with less durability and control..but like i said, im a 2x digit player, so maybe im not the best judge.....when i run out of Nikes, the Duo is my go to ball.....explosive!!! ;)

[TsarBomba]

Fanbois remarks (is this 2010 again?)

 

Just for reference I play several different tour balls that all work for various attributes. Some I like off the driver better, some off the wedge and putter better. Every ball I have tried is a compromise of these characteristics. Because every ball is a compromise this makes deciding rather simple. Since I AM a "fanbois" of saving bucks (isn't everyone) I play Z-Stars (less than 20 a dozen), K-Sigs, Prov1x on pro shop credits...in the past, it was Lethals, TP Red LDP and chrome plus, all at discounts.

 

The value and performance of this ball is easy to defend. But so were the others mentioned above. However the others don't draw fire from people that have never played them, and certain loyalists. If "fanbois" applies to anything, it certainly applies to the loyal types.

 

K-Sig is not my favorite ball, never claimed it to be. And I am loyal to no brand, that is for certain.

I play cheap balls too....Wilson duo leading the charge....use prov1's because they were a gift......would never spend $50 / dzn balls......too many of them find the woods and water...bought some Nike RZN because of a huge sale + a discount coupon....brought the cost down to $20/dzn....... the Ksigs i have are not for me.....im giving them to a buddy i have so he can review....to me a ball is a ball, but i do love a softer ball (what the?) and the ksig is much firmer than a prov1 to me with less durability and control..but like i said, im a 2x digit player, so maybe im not the best judge.....when i run out of Nikes, the Duo is my go to ball.....explosive!!! ;)

 

Kudos on the Nike RZN savings. Can't fault you for that. Would probably buy those to if I wasn't already stocked on the others. Can also appreciate the soft feel of the Duo off the irons specifically.

 

Ksig certainly is firmer then the standard Prov1, but less so than the V1X..seems to fall right between the two for me and that is not a bad compromise.

 

The Holy grail ball for me is the ProV1X or Z-Star XV off the driver (Firm, low spin), and Z-Star off the irons, and standard v1 around the greens. Until that impossible ball is created, EVERY ball will be a compromise.

[tsecor]

Fanbois remarks (is this 2010 again?)

 

Just for reference I play several different tour balls that all work for various attributes. Some I like off the driver better, some off the wedge and putter better. Every ball I have tried is a compromise of these characteristics. Because every ball is a compromise this makes deciding rather simple. Since I AM a "fanbois" of saving bucks (isn't everyone) I play Z-Stars (less than 20 a dozen), K-Sigs, Prov1x on pro shop credits...in the past, it was Lethals, TP Red LDP and chrome plus, all at discounts.

 

The value and performance of this ball is easy to defend. But so were the others mentioned above. However the others don't draw fire from people that have never played them, and certain loyalists. If "fanbois" applies to anything, it certainly applies to the loyal types.

 

K-Sig is not my favorite ball, never claimed it to be. And I am loyal to no brand, that is for certain.

I play cheap balls too....Wilson duo leading the charge....use prov1's because they were a gift......would never spend $50 / dzn balls......too many of them find the woods and water...bought some Nike RZN because of a huge sale + a discount coupon....brought the cost down to $20/dzn....... the Ksigs i have are not for me.....im giving them to a buddy i have so he can review....to me a ball is a ball, but i do love a softer ball (what the?) and the ksig is much firmer than a prov1 to me with less durability and control..but like i said, im a 2x digit player, so maybe im not the best judge.....when i run out of Nikes, the Duo is my go to ball.....explosive!!! ;)

 

Kudos on the Nike RZN savings. Can't fault you for that. Would probably buy those to if I wasn't already stocked on the others. Can also appreciate the soft feel of the Duo off the irons specifically.

 

Ksig certainly is firmer then the standard Prov1, but less so than the V1X..seems to fall right between the two for me and that is not a bad compromise.

 

The Holy grail ball for me is the ProV1X or Z-Star XV off the driver (Firm, low spin), and Z-Star off the irons, and standard v1 around the greens. Until that impossible ball is created, EVERY ball will be a compromise.

I gotta try the Z stars....heard lots of good things about them.....

[TsarBomba]

Fanbois remarks (is this 2010 again?)

 

Just for reference I play several different tour balls that all work for various attributes. Some I like off the driver better, some off the wedge and putter better. Every ball I have tried is a compromise of these characteristics. Because every ball is a compromise this makes deciding rather simple. Since I AM a "fanbois" of saving bucks (isn't everyone) I play Z-Stars (less than 20 a dozen), K-Sigs, Prov1x on pro shop credits...in the past, it was Lethals, TP Red LDP and chrome plus, all at discounts.

 

The value and performance of this ball is easy to defend. But so were the others mentioned above. However the others don't draw fire from people that have never played them, and certain loyalists. If "fanbois" applies to anything, it certainly applies to the loyal types.

 

K-Sig is not my favorite ball, never claimed it to be. And I am loyal to no brand, that is for certain.

I play cheap balls too....Wilson duo leading the charge....use prov1's because they were a gift......would never spend $50 / dzn balls......too many of them find the woods and water...bought some Nike RZN because of a huge sale + a discount coupon....brought the cost down to $20/dzn....... the Ksigs i have are not for me.....im giving them to a buddy i have so he can review....to me a ball is a ball, but i do love a softer ball (what the?) and the ksig is much firmer than a prov1 to me with less durability and control..but like i said, im a 2x digit player, so maybe im not the best judge.....when i run out of Nikes, the Duo is my go to ball.....explosive!!! ;)

 

Kudos on the Nike RZN savings. Can't fault you for that. Would probably buy those to if I wasn't already stocked on the others. Can also appreciate the soft feel of the Duo off the irons specifically.

 

Ksig certainly is firmer then the standard Prov1, but less so than the V1X..seems to fall right between the two for me and that is not a bad compromise.

 

The Holy grail ball for me is the ProV1X or Z-Star XV off the driver (Firm, low spin), and Z-Star off the irons, and standard v1 around the greens. Until that impossible ball is created, EVERY ball will be a compromise.

I gotta try the Z stars....heard lots of good things about them.....

 

Given your preferences, the Q-Star Tour would be better. Soft/low compression Probably still find trial packs at 20 per doz if you hunt.

[tsecor]

Fanbois remarks (is this 2010 again?)

 

Just for reference I play several different tour balls that all work for various attributes. Some I like off the driver better, some off the wedge and putter better. Every ball I have tried is a compromise of these characteristics. Because every ball is a compromise this makes deciding rather simple. Since I AM a "fanbois" of saving bucks (isn't everyone) I play Z-Stars (less than 20 a dozen), K-Sigs, Prov1x on pro shop credits...in the past, it was Lethals, TP Red LDP and chrome plus, all at discounts.

 

The value and performance of this ball is easy to defend. But so were the others mentioned above. However the others don't draw fire from people that have never played them, and certain loyalists. If "fanbois" applies to anything, it certainly applies to the loyal types.

 

K-Sig is not my favorite ball, never claimed it to be. And I am loyal to no brand, that is for certain.

I play cheap balls too....Wilson duo leading the charge....use prov1's because they were a gift......would never spend $50 / dzn balls......too many of them find the woods and water...bought some Nike RZN because of a huge sale + a discount coupon....brought the cost down to $20/dzn....... the Ksigs i have are not for me.....im giving them to a buddy i have so he can review....to me a ball is a ball, but i do love a softer ball (what the?) and the ksig is much firmer than a prov1 to me with less durability and control..but like i said, im a 2x digit player, so maybe im not the best judge.....when i run out of Nikes, the Duo is my go to ball.....explosive!!! ;)

 

Kudos on the Nike RZN savings. Can't fault you for that. Would probably buy those to if I wasn't already stocked on the others. Can also appreciate the soft feel of the Duo off the irons specifically.

 

Ksig certainly is firmer then the standard Prov1, but less so than the V1X..seems to fall right between the two for me and that is not a bad compromise.

 

The Holy grail ball for me is the ProV1X or Z-Star XV off the driver (Firm, low spin), and Z-Star off the irons, and standard v1 around the greens. Until that impossible ball is created, EVERY ball will be a compromise.

I gotta try the Z stars....heard lots of good things about them.....

 

Given your preferences, the Q-Star Tour would be better. Soft/low compression Probably still find trial packs at 20 per doz if you hunt.

good call...thanks

[top.h]

i am currently interchanging tp5, 5x, prov1, v1x and ksigs and honestly, no difference in durability. I am trending towards playing the V1X/5X/Ksig over the V1/TP5 though.

[Jasonic]

I finally got to play a more casual round where I could put the Ksig to the test. It was cold and windy and no warm up before the round, which may affect what I think but the feel was the same throughout the whole round.

 

First of all, the ball really held up well against the wind. It felt like it moved a lot less than the ProV1 I regularly play, especially in side wind.

 

Has anybody had the same experience or could this be because I didn't hit the ball perfectly and the weather?

how did you quantify this? maybe its because I rarely break 80, but I don't see how amateurs can figure this stuff out

 

Because the ball stayed straighter in the wind as opposed to a pro v in his experience. Pretty simple.

[TsarBomba]

I finally got to play a more casual round where I could put the Ksig to the test. It was cold and windy and no warm up before the round, which may affect what I think but the feel was the same throughout the whole round.

 

First of all, the ball really held up well against the wind. It felt like it moved a lot less than the ProV1 I regularly play, especially in side wind.

 

Has anybody had the same experience or could this be because I didn't hit the ball perfectly and the weather?

how did you quantify this? maybe its because I rarely break 80, but I don't see how amateurs can figure this stuff out

 

Because the ball stayed straighter in the wind as opposed to a pro v in his experience. Pretty simple.

 

You even know who your talking to?

 

Tsecor can detect initial launch velocity differences between balls as they leave the club face. And other cool stuff to.

 

Fine print - I forgot "seems" in there somewhere, which makes it legit-ish, I think. Lesson learned for me.

 

Kidding tsecor;)