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

[jaycoyoyo]

I'm drinking the Kool-Aid with my 4 dozen K-Sigs. I even bought a new red Sharpie to go with them!

 

Feels like any other urethane ball off my putter face. Can't wait to start donating them to the golf gods during my next round.

 

--Jay

[deathbymuffin]

Got another round in with the ksig today. Is it just me or is it impossible to lose these balls? I'm a a fairly erratic high single digit player and I can't seem to hit these ob. Played with the same ball all day again today.

 

Just as long as any other premium ball, but these things spin like heck in the short game. Firmer feel than Prov1 or TPX. Like a love child between the the Srixon xv (feel and long game) and prov1 (greenside and wedge spin).

 

Only knock is that I don't seem to be holing any putts. But I think that's me and not the ball.

[Ryan5508]

I had an almost hole in one with the Kirkland. To bad the green was wet/soft.

[flushem]

Man, right when I was all excited about finding the Snell a few months ago, I might be switching to the Kirkland. I have a couple of dozen coming to compare to the Snell. I played the Tour B330 for the past several years because I liked it a little better than the ProV1x, but the Snell kicked the Bstone out of play. Now the Kirk might kick the Snell out?

 

I am in the same boat you are! I bought 6 dozen Snell MTBs and still have 3 left and now I am looking to play this ball. Looks like I will be waiting before I buy my first box. But, if its as good as everyone says and from what I have seen. I will be switching.

 

I played both Snell & Kirkland side by side. For me, Snell is winner because it is longer off driver and has harder feel than Kirkland. Also, it checks better off wedges.

[J_Birdie]

 

First KSig hole in one?

 

130y 52* is a heck of a shot unless It was downhill downwind at 6k elevation. My 50* is my 120 club and I hit harder than the average bear

[masamitsu]

Played 18 yesterday with the KSig. Initial thought mirror everyone else's thoughts. However, I will add that the ball perform really well around the greens. My standard ball (ProV1x & Vice Pro+) work well over all but I think I got additional spin with the KSig around the greens. Didn't strike it well but shot 77 with a number of up/down and a chip-in.

 

I hope to get out this week to do a side-by-side comparison with my standard balls.

[caniac6]

Played 9 early this morning, and it performed well. I thought distance was comparable with other high quality balls. Felt good putting and chpping. Not better than other balls, but as good. No brainer for the price. The printing on the ball looks cheap. Now, if they can make a tour quality driver for a similar reduction in price, I'd be all over it!

[cz13X4]

Man, right when I was all excited about finding the Snell a few months ago, I might be switching to the Kirkland. I have a couple of dozen coming to compare to the Snell. I played the Tour B330 for the past several years because I liked it a little better than the ProV1x, but the Snell kicked the Bstone out of play. Now the Kirk might kick the Snell out?

 

I am in the same boat you are! I bought 6 dozen Snell MTBs and still have 3 left and now I am looking to play this ball. Looks like I will be waiting before I buy my first box. But, if its as good as everyone says and from what I have seen. I will be switching.

 

I played both Snell & Kirkland side by side. For me, Snell is winner because it is longer off driver and has harder feel than Kirkland. Also, it checks better off wedges.

 

I agree that the snell sounds firmer, but the kirkland checks better for me around the green. Not by much.

[joekelli]

Played 18 yesterday with the KSig. Initial thought mirror everyone else's thoughts. However, I will add that the ball perform really well around the greens. My standard ball (ProV1x & Vice Pro+) work well over all but I think I got additional spin with the KSig around the greens. Didn't strike it well but shot 77 with a number of up/down and a chip-in.

 

I hope to get out this week to do a side-by-side comparison with my standard balls.

 

I think a side by side test is not the way to do it. You could put 2 provx's against each other and you are not going to wonder out to the fairway to see both balls within a couple feet of each other! We as amateurs do not hit the ball consistently enough to really make it a good test. Plus your head will play games with you when you know which ball you are hitting. You may swing harder when you play your normal ball because you don't want the Ksig to really beat it, or your just more comfortable with it. The best way is to just play the ball on it's own and if it does everything you want a ball to do then it passes the test! If you play it and it doesn't react as expected then it fails.

[MarkCPA]

I had a nice weekend with three rounds of golf played at my home club. The softer feel of the K Sig was really noticeable as all of my golf was played on early morning tee times. This is going to be a great ball for those of us who play year round, but don't live in Florida.

[dahack]

Why shame on Titleist? If you could make something for 50 cents and sell millions of them for $4.00 apiece wouldn't you take the money and run? I sure would.

 

Some companies can make a golf ball for 50 cents and get $4.00 for it so that's what they do. Others can make it for 50 cents and get $3.00 so that's what they do. Costco can have one made for 50 cents and get $1.25 so that's what they do.

 

There's no shame is taking money that someone is willing to pay. Nor is there any shame for serving the bottom of the market.

 

It might have something to do with the thousands(ten's of?) of free practice and free balls given to pro's etc....

 

Somebody ends up paying for all that, and it's usually the consumer.

[North Butte]

I'm pretty sure they make a packet selling ProV1's even after freebies and other marketing expenses.

[DavePelz4]

Ordered 4 dozen today...2 doz as a gift and 2 for personal use. Intrigued to see how they work out.

[masamitsu]

Played 18 yesterday with the KSig. Initial thought mirror everyone else's thoughts. However, I will add that the ball perform really well around the greens. My standard ball (ProV1x & Vice Pro+) work well over all but I think I got additional spin with the KSig around the greens. Didn't strike it well but shot 77 with a number of up/down and a chip-in.

 

I hope to get out this week to do a side-by-side comparison with my standard balls.

 

I think a side by side test is not the way to do it. You could put 2 provx's against each other and you are not going to wonder out to the fairway to see both balls within a couple feet of each other! We as amateurs do not hit the ball consistently enough to really make it a good test. Plus your head will play games with you when you know which ball you are hitting. You may swing harder when you play your normal ball because you don't want the Ksig to really beat it, or your just more comfortable with it. The best way is to just play the ball on it's own and if it does everything you want a ball to do then it passes the test! If you play it and it doesn't react as expected then it fails.

 

Good point. I was really interested to see if it's longer or not. Just from yesterday, it seemed to be a little shorter off the tee but a little longer with my irons.

[OffTheDole]

Last week I split time between the Snell My Tour Ball and the Kirkland Signature in an early morning round at the World Golf Village's The King and the Bear course. The Snell MTB seemed more durable overall and spun a little less off the driver and around the greens compared to the Kirkland.

 

Yesterday I decided to go all Kirkland and see how they performed over a whole round:

• The toe draw I've been fighting lately had some serious spin, which led to a really long drive and short wedge in on a dogleg left where I accidentally cut the corner
  
• I had a few wedges back up quite a bit more than what I was used to with the Snell MTB
  
• I played the same ball the whole round and by the end of the round it looked pretty beat up and ready for the shag bag
  

Overall I'm still torn between the Snell MTB and Kirkland in the performance category because both are fantastic balls that play just as well as the name brands.

 

At the Kirkland's price it's not as hard a decision:

• The Kirkland is $16/dozen - $1.33 a ball (when you buy two dozen)
  
• The Snell MTB is $27/dozen - $2.25/ball (when you buy six at once)
  
• The TaylorMade Preferred X is $40/dozen - $3.33/ball
  
• The Callway Chrome Soft is $40/dozen - $3.33/ball
  
• The Bridgestone B330 S is $45/dozen - $3.75/ball
  
• The ProV1 is $48/dozen - $4/ball
  

Stock up and save is what I say.

 

P.S. I'm sure I'm preaching to the choir and that somewhere deep in this thread someone has already done the math, so my apologies!

[North Butte]

You can get B330-S for $20, Chrome Soft for $28 and TP-X somewhere in the low $20's on eBay if you're wiling to spend a half-hour shopping around. Still not as cheap as the Kirkland, though.

[ChipDriver]

You can get B330-S for $20, Chrome Soft for $28 and TP-X somewhere in the low $20's on eBay if you're wiling to spend a half-hour shopping around. Still not as cheap as the Kirkland, though.

 

Regardless - those are great offerings at that price point that you've shared - thanks! Heck to me $37 for Prov1's is a great price point.

 

People get too tangled up in comparing "good vs great".

[North Butte]

When it comes to urethane "tour" balls I doubt very much the worst one in the world versus the best one in the would could possibly matter more than a shot per round, if that. For my game.

[ChipDriver]

When it comes to urethane "tour" balls I doubt very much the worst one in the world versus the best one in the would could possibly matter more than a shot per round, if that. For my game.

 

Mine too. Truth is that I need more release and roll on drives and irons; but less on short game.

 

Do they make one of those types of balls? :)

[North Butte]

When it comes to urethane "tour" balls I doubt very much the worst one in the world versus the best one in the would could possibly matter more than a shot per round, if that. For my game.

 

Mine too. Truth is that I need more release and roll on drives and irons; but less on short game.

 

Do they make one of those types of balls? :)

 

Sure. Next shelf over from the no-sidespin ones!

[BrianMcG]

I'm just visiting this thread because the front page said everyone was going crazy in here.

 

Hmmmm.....ok.

[Mathwiz]

I'm just visiting this thread because the front page said everyone was going crazy in here.

 

Hmmmm.....ok.

 

It's all true. If you are not too snobbish about the printing on the ball, it's a ProV1 at $15/doz. + shipping. Simply the best deal on tour level golfballs as yet.

[mrhicksta]

I played 54 over the weekend with a buddy of mine who had the K-Sigs. I tried a couple off the tee, but mainly stuck with the MTBs. After doing some reading on the interwebz though I decided to pull the trigger on 2 dozen. Watching my friend use them, they performed well so I figure they're worthy of a $30 experiment.

[flushem]

You can get B330-S for $20, Chrome Soft for $28 and TP-X somewhere in the low $20's on eBay if you're wiling to spend a half-hour shopping around. Still not as cheap as the Kirkland, though.

 

Wow, awesome price. Are they new?

[North Butte]

Yes, new balls but the 2014 (Bridgestone) or 2015 (Callaway) versions. Not sure the details on the TP-X that I saw recently.

[Hubijerk]

I haven't gotten the best results with the Kirk and my Aeroburner admittedly, so I picked up a like new m1 430 rogue 70x cheap off of a guy who couldn't hit it and took it to the range and then played a few holes on my home course earlier today. I am no longer concerned about and driver distance or flight issues with the Kirk. I was able to keep the ball low when I wanted, good powerful flight... Then I was able to hit a high low spin bomb with a helping breeze that was so impressive to watch... I played 3 holes, and hit 3 of the longest balls I've ever hit on those holes from from the tees I played... now granted this was with the M1 430 which is new for me and much lower spinning than my aeroburner, and the track was all the way forward too... but the ball is plenty long and really seemed to shine with the low spin head, I think I might be able to squeeze even more out of the ball with a lower launch/spin shaft like the tensei white etc.. I have noticed that I give up about 3-5 yards in the air on my mid irons due to spin, my long irons seem to be the same, short irons seem to be the same but stick or back up, and I hit the longest hybrid I ever have with the Kirk... I now have to throw the ball to the hole or just past.. I actually backed up a 4 iron from 215 the other day, it landed on a slight upslope but still... and I'm ripping back 3/4 wedges (worn grooves) and getting good back up on 8 and 9 irons too.. I used to have to lead my irons a bit with the pro v1x or b330, or even the tpx.. I'm getting more spin from the kirk on approach which is changing the way I play the game.

 

On a side note I haven't noticed any real performance benefit from aligning the heavy/light side of ball on the putting green, but aligning the vertical axis off the tee seems to have helped consistency though I can't really be sure, but I've had no more odd flight issues since I started doing it and the ball seems straighter...

[troysan]

Am I the only one that has noticed the kirkland not checking as much on chip shots? Seems like it hops once, looks like its trying to grab....then releases and rolls out more than normal. I usually play chromesofts. I feel like with full shots the distance and spin I see are equal and what i would expect. It's only around the greens.

 

Anyone else experience this?

[justasgood]

Am I the only one that has noticed the kirkland not checking as much on chip shots? Seems like it hops once, looks like its trying to grab....then releases and rolls out more than normal. I usually play chromesofts. I feel like with full shots the distance and spin I see are equal and what i would expect. It's only around the greens.

 

Anyone else experience this?

 

Yes, even with very tight conditions you must really hit with a descending firm impact to get a check then short release.

 

Otherwise it's like chipping a two piece surlyn covered ball.

[J_Birdie]

Am I the only one that has noticed the kirkland not checking as much on chip shots? Seems like it hops once, looks like its trying to grab....then releases and rolls out more than normal. I usually play chromesofts. I feel like with full shots the distance and spin I see are equal and what i would expect. It's only around the greens.

 

Anyone else experience this?

 

I have found it doesn't spin as much on wedges as a CS. I can stop a CS on a dime with a wedge but I can't any other ball. CS too soft for me though. But yes I have found the same you have.

[caniac6]

I like to play chip and run type shots, so the run out is a plus in my book.