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Z Star XV for 2 years now. $20 a dozen last year on introductory 6 packs, $20 a dozen early this year on sale. Excellent ball. One of the Best deals in Golf. I Bought 12 dozen each time.

 

I’d might quit golf before I’d pay $4 dollars for a Titleist.

 

 

I wouldn't pay $2 for a Titleist. LOL

The Ever Changing Bag!  A lot of mixing and matching
Driver: TM BRNR Mini 11.5* at 9.5*, 43.5", NV75X -or- Cobra SpeedZone, ProtoPype 80X, 43.25"

Fwy woods: King LTD 3/4, RIP Beta 90X -or- TM Sim2 Ti 3w, NV105 X
Hybrid:  Cobra King Tec 2h, MMT 80 S 

Irons grab bag:  1-PW Golden Ram TW276, NV105 S; 2-PW Golden Ram Vibration Matched, NS Pro 950WF S; Tommy Armour 986 Tours 2-PW, Modus 105 S
Wedges:  Cobra Snakebite 56* -or- Wilson Staff PMP 58*, Dynamic S
Putter:  Snake Eyes Viper Tour Sv1, 34" -or- Cleveland Huntington Beach #1, 34.5" -or- Golden Ram TW Custom, 34" -or- Mizuno TPM-2 34" -or- Maxfli TM-2, 35"
Balls: Chrome Soft, Kirkland Signature 3pc (v3)

Grip preference: various GripMaster leather options, Best Grips Microperfs, or Star Grip Sidewinders of assorted colors

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This year I have played my standards Titleist DT TruSoft and Callaway super soft . Added the Maxfli Softfli and Callaway Hex Bite. I cannot tell much difference with any of these balls as far as feel . Hex Bite holds very close to where it lands on the green. Hit a seven iron with the wind blowing behind me with the Hex and it stopped within 2 inches of where it landed. The other three would of rolled at least 3 feet for me. That is all. Goodbye.

Driver: Callaway Paradym 9 set to 10 Draw

3W Callaway  Epic Flash

5w Callaway Epic Flash
Hybrids: 4-5 Epic Flash    
               6-7 Big Bertha 

               7 Ping G430 played as an 8 

Irons: PXG Gen4 XP 9-GW

Wedges: PXG 0311 52 56 degree Forged

Putter: Odyssey Rossie Pro 2.0 

 

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This year I have played my standards Titleist DT TruSoft and Callaway super soft . Added the Maxfli Softfli and Callaway Hex Bite. I cannot tell much difference with any of these balls as far as feel . Hex Bite holds very close to where it lands on the green. Hit a seven iron with the wind blowing behind me with the Hex and it stopped within 2 inches of where it landed. The other three would of rolled at least 3 feet for me. That is all. Goodbye.

 

Hex bite strikes again! I had a 50 footer drop and stop on a high ledge of a tiered green. And my wedges do not produce a ton of spin.

Not bad for $1.25

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Started in the mid 80's with whatever I could find as a scholar, favourite was the Dunlop 65i, those days Pinnacle Gold was everywhere but hard as a rock, hated them.... Lots of Top Flite's came my way but wasn't until the Top Flight Aero came along that I played 1 ball exclusively. Rip Van Winkle started again in 2017 and currently rotate PV1x,Wilson Due Soft together with Callaway stuff ... Not settled on a ball yet

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Back to the Chrome Soft for me. Loving the truvis designs but the main thing for me is the durability. The QST and ZStar perform well for me, but I am lucky to get a 1 round out of them before they get so marked and scuffed and stained that I take them out of play. Yet I have gotten over 6 rounds out of several different truvis CS balls and they still look good enough to keep in play.

 

So as long as I am not losing balls every round, the CS actually becomes the more cost efficient option.

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I play Snell Red

Driver _____ Ping G400 Max
Woods ____ Ping G410 3 & 5, Cleveland XL HALO 7
Hybrids ___ Titleist 818H1 5H
Irons ______ Titleist T300 6-GW
Wedges ___ Titleist Vokey SM9 52.08F & 56.10S
Putter _____ Odyssey Dual Force Rossie 2 or Rife 2-Bar w/ Nickel Putter Golf Ball Pick-Up
Ball _______  Titleist ProV1 Yellow
Distance __ GPS:  Bushnell Phantom 2,  Rangefinder:  Precision Pro NX7 Pro
GHIN ______ HCP floats between 10 and 12

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AVX. Expensive, but great performance off the tee. Straight flight and manageable spin.

DRIVER:  Callaway Rogue ST 10.5

FAIRWAYS:  Callaway Rogue ST 3, 9, 11 Fairway Woods

HYBRIDS:  Callaway Big Bertha 3 Hybrid, Rogue ST 4 Hybrid

IRONS:  Callaway Rogue ST 4-AW

WEDGES:  Callaway Jaws Raw 50 S Grind, 54 S Grind, 58 Z Grind 

PUTTER:  Odyssey Toulon Las Vegas

BACKUPS:  Odyssey Toulon Garage Le Mans Tri-Hot 5K Double Wide, MannKrafted Custom, Slighter Custom

BALL:  Testing

A man has to have options!

 

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Been a pretty loyal Pro V1x player for years. Nephew got me to try what he uses, Srixon Z star XV. Very nice. I bought a dozen for $30. Going to use them this weekend and the weekend after in outings. Really impressed with the xv.

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Srixon 565/765 Combo 5-PW - Project X 5.5hs
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I used to play Chrome Softs until they raised their price early this year Most all of the courses here in East Texas are very woodsy and a badly hit shot is usually history. So I lose a couple or 3 balls a round, and thats too many to stay with the Chorme Softs at the price they cost.

 

It took me a while, but I landed on the Snell MTB Black. Its a very good ball for a reasonable price, and their customer service is 2nd to none.

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I am currently using the Callaway Super Soft after a swing change. Will be trying the Snell Get Sum to compare. It will come down to these two.

Driver: Callaway Paradym 9 set to 10 Draw

3W Callaway  Epic Flash

5w Callaway Epic Flash
Hybrids: 4-5 Epic Flash    
               6-7 Big Bertha 

               7 Ping G430 played as an 8 

Irons: PXG Gen4 XP 9-GW

Wedges: PXG 0311 52 56 degree Forged

Putter: Odyssey Rossie Pro 2.0 

 

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NIKE Tour Platinum- bought like 48 dozen from EWatts when they were on close out for $25bucks. I prolly will go with the Bridgestone TourS when I run out in 2032.

 

PXG GEN6 0311 10.5*DRIVER/FUJI RED VELOCORE 6S/GP TW WHT

PXG GEN5 0311XF 17*FAIRWAY/FUJI MOTORE X F3 7S/GP TW WHT

PXG GEN3 0311XP 3 IRON/TT ELEVATE TOUR S/WINN DT WRAP

PXG GEN3 0311P 4-PW/TT ELEVATE TOUR S/WINN DT WRAP

PXG GEN4 0311P GW/TT ELEVATE TOUR S/WINN DT WRAP

PXG SD II WEDGES/56/13&62/10/TT ELEVATE TOUR S/GP TW BLK

MACHINE M2A 1018RAW CS PUTTER/ACCRA I-STEEL/SS FLAT 1.0

 

 

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Prior gen Chrome Soft Truvis

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:taylormade: Qi10 Max 12* Fujikura Ventus Blue TR 5R

PING G430 SFT 5w 19* | 7w 22* Alta CB Black (set to +/Flat)

Exotics Xrail 5h 26* Graphite Design Tour G

Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke HL 6-AW True Temper Elevate 85R

PING Glide 4.0 56* WS Nippon Z-115

Cleveland CBX Full Face 2 60* | Smart Sole C 4.0

PING 2023 Anser 2D

 

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I've played them all. I recently discovered the MG C4 and I'll never pay ~$48 for a dozen balls again. It does everything the ProV1, ProV1X, BXS, Chrome Soft, etc will do but for over half the cost. The big companies can kiss my white @ss.

WITB
Sim 9° Diamana Limited 
TM M3 15°
Adams Idea Pro 22°
Hogan Icons 4-P
Titleist SM8 50° 54° 60°
Callaway MD4 64°
Ping Sigma Darby

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Chrome Soft, Chrome Soft X, Pro V1, Pro V1x. All of them play very well for me.

 

I player Titleist Balatas and then Titleist Professionals before the Pro V1's came out. If I left the Tour Balata balls in my bag in the heat I could cut the covers with my finger nail. They could also go out of round. But, in the heat of the summer they made the coolest sound when hit with a persimmon driver. And spin? Yikes.

 

Here is an interesting thing that happened to me a very long time ago. I put a new dozen of Spaulding Strata golf balls on the sun deck in my car and forgot I left them there while I was at work at the office. They were exposed to direct sunlight coming through the rear window. It was hot outside all day. I went to the course after work and teed one up on the first tee. Whack, with the driver. The ball went in the air and change directions four or five times, finally nose diving. What? I thought. I teed up another, same thing. So I looked at the remaining balls. Here, the dimples on the sunny side of the balls had almost completely disappeared. So the drag on the ball changed as it traveled down range. Hilarious! Of course I wasted the cost of a dozen new balls. So, I left them in the fairway. I can just imagine somebody picking them up thinking: "Somebody dropped these new balls and I found them. My lucky day! Yep, bad lucky day.

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ProV1 and Cut Grey.

TM SIM2 Max Driver

TM SIM2 Max 3 & 5

PXG 0311 XF Gen 1 4-W 

Titleist SM8 Black Wedges 48-54-58

Srixon Q-Star Tour 
2009 Custom Scotty Cameron Welded Neck 009 35/330g (with a slap of lead tape for sauciness)
“Check your Ego at the Club House and Play the Correct Tees”

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