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

[grm24]

> @cristphoto said:

> This new ball (if ultimately available in larger quantities) will be a game changer. **This could impact sales of the big boys. **

Please explain. This should be good.

 


 

[Backsidefloater]

> @"Rick Sanchez" said:

> > @Pmac2325 said:

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> > Backsidefloater Members Posts: 184 ✭✭✭ Dec 1, 2018 #331

> > Got mine yesterday took them out this morning. Every wedge shot tore the cover off. Going to stick with my srixons.

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> > Backsidefloater, you must have some crazy wedge game. You were tearing the covers off TP5s a year ago as well.

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> The plot thickens... Almost sounds like a shill for Srixon. Almost.

 

 

Yes, Srixon if you're reading this please send me some free stuff

[monks66]

the ball may be just fine, but with these construction speculation, those taht bought to unload on ebay for profit , may not see the buck

[jmgledhill]

I canned one from the fairway for an eagle yesterday! That aside I think the ball worked good enough for me on the course.

 

[DavePelz4]

> @jmgledhill said:

> I canned one from the fairway for an eagle yesterday! That aside I think the ball worked good enough for me on the course.

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Did you basically jar the shot? Looks like it just touched the edge on the way in?

[jmgledhill]

> @DavePelz4 said:

> > @jmgledhill said:

> > I canned one from the fairway for an eagle yesterday! That aside I think the ball worked good enough for me on the course.

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> Did you basically jar the shot? Looks like it just touched the edge on the way in?

 

no it landed a few feet short and rolled in.

Our club's greens are a week post aeration so not in top playing condition and/or there was an outing yesterday and some savage must have hit the edge of the hole with the pin.

[arbeck]

> @snagy2000 said:

> They're $1.25 per ball...If this is a real problem, who cares...

 

If they're half as durable, doesn't it matter if they're half the price?

[monks66]

yeah, i am a mid handi, so i wont tear too many balls up, if any, will be trying the ball this weekend

[FlashinLeather]

> @arbeck said:

> > @snagy2000 said:

> > They're $1.25 per ball...If this is a real problem, who cares...

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> If they're half as durable, doesn't it matter if they're half the price?

 

Agreed with snagy, and for the majority of people playing this ball (myself included) it is more likely to be retired by water/woods vs. scuffed/cut.

[arbeck]

> @monks66 said:

> yeah, i am a mid handi, so i wont tear too many balls up, if any, will be trying the ball this weekend

 

I'm a 14 and had to stop playing the Mizuno RB Tour after one dozen balls. I was going through 3 a round even if I didn't lose a ball just to the cover tearing. I can easily get a full round or more from the Srixon Z Star and Bridgestone Tour BXS. And other than one ball, I've had luck with the Snell MTB Black being durable. Those balls are going to end up being about 2x the price of the Kirkland, but if I play them each twice as long, the money is a wash.

[VNutz]

> @Backsidefloater said:

> Played a round today with them and tore the cover on 3 balls on 3 wedge shots. Not scuffed, actually pealed the cover back. Then I grabbed the cover and it just pealed off easy like a tangerine. Nevee seen this before

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[Stanks]

> @VNutz said:

> > @Backsidefloater said:

> > Played a round today with them and tore the cover on 3 balls on 3 wedge shots. Not scuffed, actually pealed the cover back. Then I grabbed the cover and it just pealed off easy like a tangerine. Nevee seen this before

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Damn Brooks. Does your sand wedge go 170?

I told you guys the original cover was garbage. Shame that this one is trending that way as well.

[monks66]

> @VNutz said:

> > @Backsidefloater said:

> > Played a round today with them and tore the cover on 3 balls on 3 wedge shots. Not scuffed, actually pealed the cover back. Then I grabbed the cover and it just pealed off easy like a tangerine. Nevee seen this before

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you are really a Titleist Rep who cut one open lol

 

[caniac6]

Played 9 this morning, and I thought the ball was good. Really can't say anything bad about it.

[Rory4Pres]

Those 2 pics are some BIG cuts in the golf ball. Crazy thing is, if playing anything of importance, you have to play the hole out with that gash in the golf ball.

On another note, if you have to use 3 or 4 Ksigs to get through a round (due to damage, not being lost), it's no longer a cheap alternative to the big boys.

May have just been a fluke though, time will tell.

[North Butte]

If the covers on these are TPU rather than cast thermoset (which they must be if the rumored factory of origin is correct) then I've got to say based on the cut-open photo that was posted it's among the thinnest TPU covers I've ever seen on a golf ball. Seems plausible that maybe they pushed the limits on durability a few thousandths too far in search of better feel and performance.

[dasams]

One of the key advantages of a cross-linked thermoset polymer is improved shear resistance. Based on the rips shown above, perhaps the KP1 cover isn't a thermoset, the cover is too thin or both.

[North Butte]

Maybe that’s why Costco only got (rumored) 350 units of these to sell.

[slicew]

> Rory4Pres said:

> Those 2 pics are some BIG cuts in the golf ball. Crazy thing is, if playing anything of importance, you have to play the hole out with that gash in the golf ball.

 

USGA rules allow you to replace a cut or otherwise visibly damaged ball without penalty. Rule 4.2

 

[North Butte]

> @slicew said:

> > Rory4Pres said:

> > Those 2 pics are some BIG cuts in the golf ball. Crazy thing is, if playing anything of importance, you have to play the hole out with that gash in the golf ball.

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> USGA rules allow you to replace a cut or otherwise visibly damaged ball without penalty. Rule 4.2

 

Yes, I don't think your fellow players or a Rules official is going to give you any grief about replacing that one!

[gioreeko]

> @"North Butte" said:

> Maybe that’s why Costco only got (rumored) 350 units of these to sell.

 

Where's this rumor from? I highly doubt Costco would do a run of only 350 of these.

[North Butte]

> @gioreeko said:

> > @"North Butte" said:

> > Maybe that’s why Costco only got (rumored) 350 units of these to sell.

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> Where's this rumor from? I highly doubt Costco would do a run of only 350 of these.

 

The forum's search feature sucks so I'm can't easily locate the post. But someone in this or some other K-Sig related thread claimed that a friend who has access to Costco's inventory computer looked up the KP1 when they went on sale and found a total quantity of 350 was all that was ever stocked this time around.

 

I am not claiming that's remotely reliable information. Which is why I said "rumored". But it was posted a day or two ago, here.

 

It certainly accords with the observed fact that the balls went up for sale with no warning and were sold out in, what, something like 4-5 hours?

 

[EDIT] My mistake, it wasn't here. It was on another forum, a post from Friday at 7:29pm claiming:

 

>I have a friend that works there and was able to look up the inventory. There was only about ~350 total units on this.

 

Make of that what you will.

[torbill]

I don't think that cuts are a problem for better players. If higher handicap players are routinely hitting trees and topping iron shots they are probably better off looking to a more durable ball. What I'm curious about is how well the cover holds up to clean iron strikes. I don't like playing scuffed balls.

[North Butte]

> @torbill said:

> I don't think that cuts are a problem for better players. If higher handicap players are routinely hitting trees and topping iron shots they are probably better off looking to a more durable ball. What I'm curious about is how well the cover holds up to clean iron strikes. I don't like playing scuffed balls.

 

So let me get this straight.

 

If you're a "better player" you ought to play with $1.50 Chinese-made discount ball from Costco because you always hit it cleanly and it won't tear up on you?

 

But if you're a higher handicap player you ought to go buy $4.00 Pro V1's that are more durable?

 

Somehow that seems backwards to me.

[larciel]

Dont twist every word NB.

There are tons of cheaper durable balls other than $4 prov1.

 

[torbill]

> @larciel said:

> Dont twist every word NB.

> There are tons of cheaper durable balls other than $4 prov1.

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Exactly. Such as the KS 3-piece, which is what I had in mind - durable and a fine performer.

 

 

[gioreeko]

> @"North Butte" said:

> > @torbill said:

> > I don't think that cuts are a problem for better players. If higher handicap players are routinely hitting trees and topping iron shots they are probably better off looking to a more durable ball. What I'm curious about is how well the cover holds up to clean iron strikes. I don't like playing scuffed balls.

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> So let me get this straight.

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> If you're a "better player" you ought to play with $1.50 Chinese-made discount ball from Costco because you always hit it cleanly and it won't tear up on you?

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> But if you're a higher handicap player you ought to go buy $4.00 Pro V1's that are more durable?

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> Somehow that seems backwards to me.

 

I bet there's other balls besides ProV1's out there. Hmmm, yep. I checked the internet, seems there's lots of cheap balls for beginners.

[HighBoomingDraws]

Can confirm these covers are garbage and the balls aren’t good. I’ve never seen anything like this playing all types of balls over 100s it rounds last few years.

 

 

[justasgood]

Is the cover too loose? Not bonded? I’ve never seen a cover so easy to peel. I was joking about balata’s being back( wish they were), but even balata didn’t peel that easy.

[justasgood]

I’m glad I still have 8 dozen original miracle balls left