Bought a box of AVX to try out this weekend. TexAgs never fails! Thanks guys!

What's a good ball for 153 mph Club Head Speed? (with driver)

Did they change something with the Srixon Z-Star over the last few years? I used to like playing with them back around 2015-2016 because they had them in the clubhouse where I live and I liked the way they played. I moved to Pro-V1's after they quit selling them. The clubhouse started selling the Z-Star again recently, so I bought a sleeve to try them out. I didn't like the way they felt. They didn't feel good and my iron distances were all off with them(mostly way short). With the driver, they were a good 15 yards shorter. I went back to the Pro-V1 and distances went back to normal.

Been playing Srixon Z Star Diamonds the past 4 months or so. I like them well enough.

ProV1x

They are considerably further than the average golf ball.

Hubert J. Farnsworth said:

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Did they change something with the Srixon Z-Star over the last few years? I used to like playing with them back around 2015-2016 because they had them in the clubhouse where I live and I liked the way they played. I moved to Pro-V1's after they quit selling them. The clubhouse started selling the Z-Star again recently, so I bought a sleeve to try them out. I didn't like the way they felt. They didn't feel good and my iron distances were all off with them(mostly way short). With the driver, they were a good 15 yards shorter. I went back to the Pro-V1 and distances went back to normal.

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I played them back around the same time and liked them. Bought some last year to try again and i agree, i hate the feel of them. Feels almost like hitting a range ball.

If i don't feel like spending the $$$ on AVX's, i do also like the Vice Pro Plus. They just aren't as durable as Titleist balls.

Been playing Srixon ZStar Divides lately. Love the two color ball look, and it's functional too.

Callaway CSX LS.......

....and they are doing away with it. Just switched to this ball a couple months ago and LOVE IT. Figures.

Old Sarge said:

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Callaway CSX LS.......

....and they are doing away with it. Just switched to this ball a couple months ago and LOVE IT. Figures.

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have you given the chrome tour x a try? Heard that one is pretty great and combines a bit of both the x and ls. The regular chrome tour is different.

Want to give the new TP5s, Bridgestones, and Chrome tours a try. Wish it wasn't so hard to buy a single sleeve of each.

GigEmJake17 said:

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Want to give the new TP5s, Bridgestones, and Chrome tours a try. Wish it wasn't so hard to buy a single sleeve of each.

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Your local course should sell sleeves of these in the proshop.

Personally I like the prov1 the best. The regular chrome soft I like as well. I'm a high spin guy so I like a ball with low spin, especially off the tee. The avx also works for me. I have tried all kinds of balls and most don't work for me off the tee.

In the end we all swing and hit the ball differently so I recommend trying out different balls until you find one that feels good and performs best for you.

Sugar

Hubert J. Farnsworth said:

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Did they change something with the Srixon Z-Star over the last few years? I used to like playing with them back around 2015-2016 because they had them in the clubhouse where I live and I liked the way they played. I moved to Pro-V1's after they quit selling them. The clubhouse started selling the Z-Star again recently, so I bought a sleeve to try them out. I didn't like the way they felt. They didn't feel good and my iron distances were all off with them(mostly way short). With the driver, they were a good 15 yards shorter. I went back to the Pro-V1 and distances went back to normal.

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I agree. I bought a few dozen of Mint quality when lostgolfballs had a sale and they don't go anywhere. They feel hard and get no distance off the tee.

GigEmJake17 said:

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Old Sarge said:

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Callaway CSX LS.......

....and they are doing away with it. Just switched to this ball a couple months ago and LOVE IT. Figures.

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have you given the chrome tour x a try? Heard that one is pretty great and combines a bit of both the x and ls. The regular chrome tour is different.

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Looking at the Callaway vids (Wunder?), and talking with Callaway on the phone, the Tour is supposed to be the "replacement" for the X LS. Not in stock in my town by sleeve save one pro-shop, but they only had the Tour, or I'd have bought a sleeve of each Tour and Tour X.

My course has about 5 practice holes so I'll get out there the next couple weeks and start a comparison of the X LS vs the CT. If I don't like it compared to the X LS, I'll wait for a sleeve of Tour X and give that a shot. If neither work for me, I've got 2 dz. X LS to run through as I explore Titleist and Taylormade for replacements.

Chromesofts with the soccer ball pattern.

Old Sarge said:

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GigEmJake17 said:

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Old Sarge said:

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Callaway CSX LS.......

....and they are doing away with it. Just switched to this ball a couple months ago and LOVE IT. Figures.

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have you given the chrome tour x a try? Heard that one is pretty great and combines a bit of both the x and ls. The regular chrome tour is different.

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Looking at the Callaway vids (Wunder?), and talking with Callaway on the phone, the Tour is supposed to be the "replacement" for the X LS. Not in stock in my town by sleeve save one pro-shop, but they only had the Tour, or I'd have bought a sleeve of each Tour and Tour X.

My course has about 5 practice holes so I'll get out there the next couple weeks and start a comparison of the X LS vs the CT. If I don't like it compared to the X LS, I'll wait for a sleeve of Tour X and give that a shot. If neither work for me, I've got 2 dz. X LS to run through as I explore Titleist and Taylormade for replacements.

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After reading about the new Chrome Tour, I'm very interested in how it plays. Replacement for XLS to compete with Pro V1. With the softer feel, seems like a combo of Pro V1 and AVX.

Noodle

Really liked the AVX. Going to give the '24 TP5x a try and whichever I like out of those 2, I'm going to stick with.

AggieEyes said:

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What's a good ball for 153 mph Club Head Speed? (with driver)

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Bridgestone E9 Longdrive!
That's what we use for WLD competitions.

Yellow ones all the time. Don't really care what brand but love Vice and Volvik.

Played Kirkland some. I bought a few dozen a couple of years ago and still use them selectively. However, I found a like-new ProV1 a couple of summers ago and played a few holes for the heck of it. I proceeded to hit my longest-ever drives on 4 or the next 5 holes, and realized I might be leaving something on the table. I still like the Kirkland on any shot but the driver, but I'm now playing ProV1, saving the Kirkland balls for practice and "let's see if I can get this 3-wood over the lake" shots.
Then last summer I found a left-dash. Played 27 holes straight with it and was hitting it miles. Seriously thinking about ponying up the extra $20 to get a dozen of them (but $75/dz stings). On the 67th hole, BTW, I thought to myself "wow! I can't believe I've played 26 holes without losing a ball! I don't think I e ever done that before!" I don't need to tell you what happened on hole #27…

Ag_in_Moscow said:

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Played Kirkland some. I bought a few dozen a couple of years ago and still use them selectively. However, I found a like-new ProV1 a couple of summers ago and played a few holes for the heck of it. I proceeded to hit my longest-ever drives on 4 or the next 5 holes, and realized I might be leaving something on the table. I still like the Kirkland on any shot but the driver, but I'm now playing ProV1, saving the Kirkland balls for practice and "let's see if I can get this 3-wood over the lake" shots.
Then last summer I found a left-dash. Played 27 holes straight with it and was hitting it miles. Seriously thinking about ponying up the extra $20 to get a dozen of them (but $75/dz stings). On the 67th hole, BTW, I thought to myself "wow! I can't believe I've played 26 holes without losing a ball! I don't think I e ever done that before!" I don't need to tell you what happened on hole #27…

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You may have already figured this out by now, but Kirklands spin like crazy. Not exactly a great distance ball for desperation shots over water.

Played Chrome soft triple track for the first time ever yesterday. Really helped quite a bit on my putting. I figure I'll at least try and always have a sleeve of these in my bag for hitting putts if nothing else.

Yep, aware of that, so I'll try that 3-wood at a 4-wood distance. Then mis-hit it so badly it wouldn't matter if it were a range ball or a ProV1, it's getting wet!

I bought a sleeve of ProV1s before my round today to try out. The price has always put me off, and I've been terrified of the spin as an average golfer. I was playing them today against my standard Srixon Z Star Diamonds and some Callaway Chrome Softs.

After giving them a ride today, I have to say that I'm converted. By far my best round with my driver. By far my best round with my wedges. Better ball flight. Better spin. Hit my best drive ever in a round as well. I get it now, and I know what I'm going to ask for when it comes to presents for pretty much every holiday going forward, and that's a box of ProV1s.

MW03 said:

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I bought a sleeve of ProV1s before my round today to try out. The price has always put me off, and I've been terrified of the spin as an average golfer. I was playing them today against my standard Srixon Z Star Diamonds and some Callaway Chrome Softs.

After giving them a ride today, I have to say that I'm converted. By far my best round with my driver. By far my best round with my wedges. Better ball flight. Better spin. Hit my best drive ever in a round as well. I get it now, and I know what I'm going to ask for when it comes to presents for pretty much every holiday going forward, and that's a box of ProV1s.

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Pretty much every year in Feb-March Titleist does a buy 3 get 1 dozen deal.

It is a lot of money up front, but is hard to beat.