● CALLAWAY CHROME SOFT/TOUR/TOUR X R83 PERFORMANCE ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ INNOVATION ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
● SRIXON
Q-STAR TOUR R49
PERFORMANCE ★ ★ ★ ★ ½ INNOVATION ★ ★ ★ ★ ½
SOFT IS IT FOR YOU?
TOUR IS IT FOR YOU?
TOUR X IS IT FOR YOU?
IS IT FOR YOU?
• Targets aspirational golfers looking for tour- level greenside spin • Softest in the lineup • Higher flying, more ball speed than past versions FEEL RATING (SOFT-FIRM) . . . << . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SHORT GAME (POOR-EXCELLENT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . >> . FULL SWING (POOR-EXCELLENT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . >> .
• Designed for better golfers looking for soft feel and driver distance • Softer and faster than Chrome Soft Tour X with a more penetrating flight FEEL RATING (SOFT-FIRM) . . . . . . << . . . . . . . . . . . . SHORT GAME (POOR-EXCELLENT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . >> . . FULL SWING (POOR-EXCELLENT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . >> .
• For better golfers looking for firmer feel and ball speed through the bag • Highest spin in the lineup on half-wedge shots in our robot testing FEEL RATING (SOFT-FIRM) . . . . . . . . . >> . . . . . . . . SHORT GAME (POOR-EXCELLENT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . >> FULL SWING (POOR-EXCELLENT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . >> . .
• Targets moderate- to av- erage-swing-speed players (swing speeds of 120 kph with the driver) • Improved ball speed off the driver because of a slight increase in compres- sion compared to the most recent model • The softest-feeling Srixon ball with a urethane cover FEEL RATING (SOFT-FIRM) . . . . << . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SHORT GAME (POOR-EXCELLENT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . >> . . . . . FULL SWING (POOR-EXCELLENT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . >> . . . 23 NUMBER OF MODELS PLAYED AT THE PLAYERS ● The number of golf-ball brands and models avail- able today can be over- whelming. This can lead you to make a default choice that isn’t ideal for your game. Consider that at this year’s Players Championship, 23 ball models were in play. The takeaway? Getting fit for a golf ball matters.
● SRIXON Z STAR/Z STAR ◆ /Z STAR XV R75 PERFORMANCE ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ INNOVATION ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Z-STAR IS IT FOR YOU?
Z-STAR ◆ IS IT FOR YOU?
Z-STAR XV IS IT FOR YOU?
• The softest Z-Star for players seeking the most greenside spin • Additional coating en- hances how the urethane cover grabs the grooves FEEL RATING (SOFT-FIRM) . . . . . << . . . . . . . . . . . . . SHORT GAME (POOR-EXCELLENT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . >> . . FULL SWING (POOR-EXCELLENT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . >> . . . .
• Combines Z-Star’s thicker cover for spin with XV’s firmer-compression core for high-launch and distance • Designed for more green- holding middle-iron spin FEEL RATING (SOFT-FIRM) . . . . . . . . . . >> . . . . . . . . SHORT GAME (POOR-EXCELLENT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . >> . . . . FULL SWING (POOR-EXCELLENT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . >> . . .
• The firmest feeling of the three Z-Star balls • Ideal for high-speed play- ers (driver swing speeds of 160+ kph) who want dis- tance and higher flight FEEL RATING (SOFT-FIRM) . . . . . . . . . . . . >> . . . . . . SHORT GAME (POOR-EXCELLENT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . >> . . . . FULL SWING (POOR-EXCELLENT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . >> . . . .
GOLF BALLS PHOTOGRAPHED BY STEPHEN DENTON
GOLF DIGEST SOUTH AFRICA 103
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2024
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