Durability of the Srixion ZStar & ZStar XV Golf Ball

[PETERMCKEE7]

I'm a huge Srixon Fan, love their bags, gloves, hats but most of all their golf balls. I however find the durability of the Z Star and ZStar XV ball to fall short in comparison to its competitors. 

Any one else use the ZStar and experience it cracking after little use?

 

[kasting333]

Me too. I used to think the XV was very durable. What happened?

[buckI]

I was selected to test the Z Star for GolfWrx.   The thread is in the Tour and pre release forum.   I was very impressed with all aspects of the ball except the ball showed more wear than others and the seam really showed it in less than 18 holes.    Pictures included in that thread.

[HackerD]

Previous years’ models seemed more durable than average.  What gives?

[SwingBlues]

1 hour ago, HackerD said:

Previous years’ models seemed more durable than average.  What gives?

 

...that is NOT good. And the fact that last year, the durability of the XV was very poor to begin with. Ouch Srixon!!!

[MtlJeff]

I use 2020 Zstars and they are very durable. That sucks that the new ones aren't but i was likely going to move to Vice balls anyway.

 

 

[MattM97]

They're trying to use as thin of a cover as possible and it's showing in durability and wear. 

[jas904]

There’s quite a few threads about this. I really like the XV’s performance but the cracking/seam issue is a deal breaker for me. I just polished off my stash and am testing multiple candidates. 

[Shushwap]

A tree jumped into the middle of the fairway today and peeled open the cover on a previous gen z star 

[jas904]

12 hours ago, Shushwap said:

A tree jumped into the middle of the fairway today and peeled open the cover on a previous gen z star 

Weird, I’ve never seen a straight crack that travels around 1/3 of the circumference of the ball from hitting a tree. 

Edited June 20, 2021 by jas904

[storm319]

Here are some existing threads on this topic:

https://forums.golfwrx.com/topic/1632454-srixon-z-star-xv/

https://forums.golfwrx.com/topic/1784470-new-srixon-z-stars/

 

I posted this in another thread, but the mantle is molded with a raised seam and the cover halves are joined around the seam before paint/coating and stamping (basically their approach to a seamless cover). Below is an example with the cover pealed off.

The problem that people are complaining about in most cases is finish wear on this parted seam and in few cases separation (cover is not actually cracking). 

 

 

 

[Simp]

I've played the XV before and thought it was too hard for me but I've never had an issue with durability. 

[EastTNGolfer]

I've been using the new Z-Star for a few weeks now and they have been holding up very well. Much better than the MTB-X and Chromesofts I was using.