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You need to see what most other professional coaches say is normal spin rate for a driver. It’s 2000 rpm. So that 1950 with the cheapest ball you said was way off, is actually pretty much dead on with the Z Star XV at just 2100+. The best average over all was the standard Z Star. What you should have shown but did not was which one had the tightest dispersion. Finding fairways is more important than anything. Why not test the chrome soft? And where I live, the Chrome soft are the exact same price as the Pro V1.

My driver swing is 85mph. I'm leaning tword a softer ball? Suggestions?

Great breakdown. I have Arccos but learned a bit more after watching your vid.

Why waste our time with a hacking dork 🙄

Titleist golf balls are nothing but rocks!!! They are hard and that’s all there is to say🤷‍♂️

i love tp5x but they are expensive so i typically just buy one box of those a year and go for some cheaper options like the q star is 2 dozen for 40 sometimes so thats a sweet deal

Hi, nice simulator. How have you connected your impact screen with the curtains? Just wondering how to get enough tension at the sides for the impact screen.

Which one would do the most damage when my husband cheats on me?

Wow that HEX balls for me .. I can buy 3 dozen equal to that Chrome tour

What golf ball is best for me? I find so many when I play that I use them until I lose them! Or until they get beat up. I play from layouts that are about 6,000 yards and my handicap is around 12. Happy golfing! ⛳🏌

I'm still using a 2010 burner set. The cost of clubs tells me not to buy new clubs.

Up until this year I was still hitting the Burner driver! Classic bomber!

Improve technical skill will improve your score with any ball makes.. just get the affordable ones.. it works for me

You kept asking "why are the Srixon cheaper?". Maybe a better question is "why does Titleist charge so much and keep raising their prices?" I tend to feel Titleist overcharges because they can, not because it's worth it. Titleist is like Rolex. Great product, I own a few. Are they the best? Nope. Have more people just HEARD that they're the best therefore assume it's true? Definitely. I know plenty of 20 handicappers who refuse to play any other ball despite their complete inability to improve or use the features of the ball that they just paid $54.99 a dozen for. Great review.

The message of this video is so great. The point about having fun even on a bad day is really important for golf. Even tour pros hit atrocious shots from time to time. I’m quite terrible at golf but am new to the sport and have spent a lot of time dissecting my swings, so take this as it is - but when you hit that iron shot right and then the other one left, I slowed it down and I think on the first shot you opened up the club face a little by rotating your wrists when you start your backswing, and on the second shot look at your swing arc, it looks like you swung across your stance into yourself trying to compensate and push left. If you trace your swing arc I think you’ll be able to see it. Anyway, so far early in my golfing career those videos that visualize swing arcs have been very helpful to me in thinking about tracing that ideal arc when I swing. Cheers and good luck!

You're crushing your drive almost dead straight, it just appears that (from my angle) you are actually aiming at that tree with your clubface at 2:06 right before your swing. What has helped my setup and overall score by a ton was using the putting line on your ball to point directly at where you want to aim and using that as a reference for your driver shot. Many pros do it on every hole and drive and it has saved me from the weeds many times. Keep swinging it, looks great.

There’s rumors there’s at least one decent golfer going on your stag, I’d ask him for advise 😂

First... thanks for posting

Good, fact based video. The best kind.

nice content but the test is flawed. you are not even swinging consistently to give them both a fair shake

Q- Star Tour. The 2024 version has a compression of 74. The 2024 box is slightly different than previous boxes, it’s easy to tell the difference. I played the Z-Star for close to a decade. Loved the spin, and the cover was the most durable I’ve ever seen for a top end/Tour level spin ball. I carded 80-85 most days. But. I’m older now and about a half club to full club shorter than I used to be. I just bought a dozen Q-Star Tour. We’ll see… I like the way they feel with the putter so that’s a good start. The new, 2024 ball with the slightly harder compression might be perfect for me.

Should've done the test with the exact same shaft and grip imo. This would narrow down the test to actually just the driver face. If the shaft is the primary worse part you can get a diff shift.

I’ve recently had to play my TaylorMade R9 after trading in a Callaway Rouge Max LST. I’m not hitting the R9 bad but after 2 rounds with it I’m really missing my low spin driver. I’d say it’s about a 20 yard loss in distance, possibly because it’s going 20 yards higher in the air....it’s also a 10.5 head on a “stiff” shaft.. which I grew out of a while ago…but whatever..it still works.. definitely not as fun to play with compared to brand new clubs with new tech

I’m a 69 year old, 18 handicapper…swing speed is 89 mph…I’ve been using Titleist Tour Speed, Tour Soft, TruFeel and the older Tour Distance…as well as the Bridgestone Tour B RXS…the RXS is the winner off the tee for distance….I don’t notice a marked difference off the Irons or Wedge….my $.02 worth

I use a burner superfast 2.0. In January, I tested it against the latest drivers. Long story short...I saved myself R10,000. Im a 4 handicap and strike the ball consistently well. The difference in distance was not worth a change in equipment.

What shaft and year did you use in the burner? I'm 290-300 with that club with a low cost but newer shaft. Nothing touches my 2016 m2 with the air speeder 40 shaft. For myself. I believe the burner will probably outlast and look better in 10 years though than the newer TaylorMade

That isn’t as big of a difference as I expected, very cool comparison! I recently switched from a Taylormade RBZ Tour (2012) to the Taylormade Stealth 2 Plus (2023) and I saw about a 10 yard increase in carry and about 20 yards extra rollout on trackman at my fitting. Paid $60 for my old one 10 years ago and $400 for the new one. We pay so much for that little extra boost but it feels worth it every time haha.

funny I am using that exact burner. I'm not good enough to justify the price of a top of the line driver. what shaft do you have on both of them? stiff regular

AD333 is the winner looking at the stats.

I appreciate your effort and time in putting this test together! Subscribed. I've played all three of these balls and about a hundred others. These results fit with what I've seen - a little more distance off the tee with a firmer ball, but a lot more distance with every single other club with the softer ones. I'm in the low-mid speed - 95ish with driver, 7-iron is high 70s. I'm a 4.4 hcp (at the moment). I will say that I've never had trouble stopping the Supersoft or similar soft balls on greens - even pretty firm greens. But this may be because you were swinging at slower speeds with what I'm guessing are stiff or xstiff shafts - which would produce a pretty flat flight at low speed. I'm playing a very light, high-launching regular steel shaft. Having said all that, I've been gaming the Left Dash for a few weeks and I'm liking that ball quite a bit, too!

which unit is best served at the range? camera vs radar? outside? thank you for your assessment. you provided great details.

Great set of data and great approach to the test. The Q-Star Tour… is that the new ball released in spring 2024? If it’s the previous version yours is still interesting data but the 2024 version has a slightly harder compression. Still below 80 but it’s still much lower than the entire Z line and the Pro V line. Some other subtle changes to the 2024 Q-Star Tour as well but I haven’t played them yet.

After losing a few pro v 1s. I've switched to tour soft ones, bit cheaper, perform just as well, and dont wear out on the surface....

Great stuff except for one thing. Urethane covers make a huge difference when chipping and putting, and with stopping short irons on the greens. I find the ionomer covers are far too hard (great for distance with driver and durability), the surlyn are softer but they dont stop or check as well as the urethane covered balls. Maybe do a similar test of urethane balls versus ionomer/surlyn balls? IMO the slower swing players like me, need high launching balls and with a urethane cover. Those who run the ball onto the greens and rarely chip, do not need Urethane balls - the rest of us do as long as they dont lose balls every round ((too expensive).

Z star divide is a pretty good ball. Has a lot of spin compared to others I’ve played. Xxio is better. TaylorMade your soft, response and distance all also very good.

Im sure your grip down the shaft might affect the feel and overall performance

I work on a golf course and have hundreds of different golf balls. I play proV 1 because I can but I think I’ll be digging into my Q-Star Tour balls!

I learned the game as a teen and learned the differance between balls/brands as my supply of balls came from hunting for lost balls of the country club i caddied at. When i began buying golf balls (around 1989), i quickly stopped using Titleist balls due to cost. Maxfli was the brand for a long time. Then Strata came out and changed everything. my point is there are many options to find an equivalent ball for less. Srixon has been my current ball of choice. Thanks for your work and information.

Great vid . Funnily enough I just bought my first ever srixon balls last evening, Q Star tour

My friend and I both drive the ball 240 yd, 250 yd and are the same size. He plays a Callaway, tried my Ping and hit 180 yd low knuckle balls. We were both shocked.

False …. The app does not know where your ball is. You will never find your ball using the app. Incorrect.

Amazing video than you mate! Just a quick question, looking at that chart I have a compression of Low 70's (72/73 ish) but a swing speed of around 90/91 mph ... would you buy based on the swing speed on that chart or compression, as there is no range that fits both there.

Very interesting ! Nice video

Great quality video, surprised there aren't more subs

Im definitely the only non-golfer who watched this entire thing

The quality of this information is seriously impressive!

63 years old but not feeling it here.. using the yellow q star tour and killing it...scoring lower. amazing trajectory and distance off the tee great with mid irons approach shots and greenside manners are executed without one iota of fear... so nice just picked up 5 dozen.. no biggie I'm all in... its my ball

I am getting older but still hitting well. I still like the way Titleist plays.

I've been using the XVs for the past 3 years. Can't beat the 2 for 1 Father's Day deals on this premium ball. Good to see it holds up. It would have been nice to see the standard deviations. Titleist tote themselves as being the most consistent performing ball.

I've had arccos for about 2 years now and I've NEVER used the online dashboard. This is GREAT info! Thanks for the video