Hi Rick, I’m in the Chicago area (USA) and I was warming up on the practice green this morning with the Divide golf balls. Two golfers from different groups asked me about the balls and said they heard about them from your video. Seems like you’ve got a strong fan base here in Chicago.
Worse is when a guy walks up to your ball and plays it or picks it up! One time I hit a shot to an island green and a seagull picked up my ball and dumped it in the water. I didn't know how to rule that one.
@@Pulse2AM ive done that once same bright green ass ball about where my shot landed over the green nope not mine this chick just absolutely slaughtered her drive for 50 yards
Q-Star Tour Divide has been my go-to Golf Ball for the last 2 years . Easy to track in the air, above average distance, great feel around the green, and very durable.
Definitely appreciate the "hide and seek" test to search for them in the rough, but you had to expect a similar result as with regular balls😄 I'm curious if they're any easier to see in light rough along the fairway. Too often am I losing balls in THOSE circumstances and it is incredibly frustrating, especially if it was a solid shot.
Every time. I spent a solid 2 minutes looking for my ball that my buddy and I both saw land in front of a hill. Just as we were about to say screw it and I was gonna drop a ball he stepped off the cart and it was right there...
It's pretty easy to see fluorescent orange in all but the deepest rough. And personally I find them easier to see as I don't lose them as easily against the sky. But that might be a personal preference
@@SiFiFreak For me it's not a matter of losing sight of them in flight, instead it's locating them after they land. Especially those shots where you hit something great or even decent and you just can't seem to find it even though you swore you saw where it landed.. I had that same mindset initially when I purchased some of the bright orange Callaway Supersofts in the past, but I found them to be even more difficult to locate than standard white balls unless they were on fairway.
I bought a couple dozen of these sometime after your ping video and absolutely love them. But I am a pretty high-handicapper so I don't notice things from the ball that low-handicappers might hate. But I enjoy them greatly.
Steve Johnson did a great video about focusing on hitting the colored half of the ball that is closer to you off the tee. I don't use these two-tone balls, but this promotes the inside to out swing path and as helped correct my slice and tendency to fade the ball.
@@aag113 I would love that. In my practice rounds I tee off with a z and switch to this on the green. Illegal, I know, but I love putting with it!! I hope the rumor is true.
Rick, Have you ever done a video on "one length" iron sets? Sets where all the clubs have the same length regardless of loft? I'd love to see a review.
I bought a dozen of the yellow and red when they first came out. I love them! Even with approach shots I feel more confident standing over the ball, and I love watching them off the tee. It’s so strange to be able to visibly see the spin you put on the ball. Plus, they are one of my favorite feeling balls off the face (so to speak). I’ve been waiting for you to review them since they came out, and especially after your video on the ping balls! Thanks for the content, Rick!
Curious if the optical illusion effect that you experienced on the tee would be a hindrance on your second (or in my case, sixth) shot when you have to play the ball as it lies.
Bought 2 dozen to start the season and played about 20 rounds with them. They’re nice for getting instant feedback in your shorter irons and chipping. Definitely can be distracting when you first use them, but once you’re used to them they are a very nice ball to play and very easy to spot in the air, almost like a strobe effect
I was missing this too from Rick's video, but it seems from other people commenting, it is not bad, or actually it looks cool when you see your ball spinning in the air or on the green.
Been playing the red/yellow version. Love it. I line up my tee-shots regularly, and these felt even better. My favourite thing is hitting a good tee shot - the hemispheres will stay on the left/right side they were on when they were hit. I always put yellow on the right, and seeing it stay there means the ball isn't going to slice or bounce weird. Big fan.
Just realized that Rick is making major changes to his bag! Brings back the EvnRoll and then makes the switch back to the Vokey wedges too. Atta boy Rick!
Tried it today. Absolutely great.. You choose Orange face, Yellow face or Mix face .. In any case, the mat finish makes it easy for the eyes.. a real pleasure !! Love it 😍
Love the orange and yellow, the easiest ball for me to track in flight and see on the ground. The blue and yellow looks cool but if it lands blue side up it’s hard to see in the fairway or rough.
You're not wrong. I found 2 maxfli matte blues the other day not a foot off the fairway. I stepped on one cause i didn't even see it, and another one was right beside it. Poor guy hit two decent drives and just couldn't find em
@@chairmanmeow8388 for me personally the matte blue color doesn’t stand out enough against the green like the yellow does. With the type of color blind you have It may work well. My brother-in-law is red green color blind and can’t see anything on the golf course.
I’m on staff at srixon. I was told that it’s mostly used as a training aid. Not so much meant for out on the course. It is a really good training aid though.
Tee the ball perpendicular to the fairway and parallel with the clubface. The last thing you want to do is hit a ball on the seam. By setting the ball up so you impact the logo, you'll be hitting dead center on the most consistent part of the ball.
@@zacwigle4005 yes. So the line is parallel to the club face to make sure the face is lined up with the ball. It would make it very easy to tell if the club face is too open or closed at address
That's how I used to hit the ping balls when I was a kid. Align the divide parallel to the face or slightly inside so you can attack the middle of the ball
Ever try aligning the ball the other way? I always struggled lining up straight at the hole but perpendicular to the hole has helped me vs. no alignment or aligning straight at the hole
I always thought when they rolled on the green slowly they were like a spinning lure used in fishing. Overall these balls are great, playing decently well as a 6 handicap with them. Can’t wait for the Z star version to come out.
I’ve played these balls in practice rounds for a couple of weeks, you hit all the highlights: 1- they can be hard to find, especially if it lands red-up, lost one in the middle of the fairway! 2- they’re great for putting, but in a game when it lands “off” alignment green side, it bugs me that I can’t align it for chipping or putting off the green 😬 3- I agree, it’s nearly impossible to line these up off the tee box, I purposely put them solid up, but it is cool to see the ball “flashing” as it flies away 😂 4- I think the matte finish scuffs a little more personally, which is ok but worth noting Overall, they’re great balls, especially for training. I still like just the regular Qstar in white for most occasions otherwise. Good ball for a good price.
I just think that these split coloured balls should be used in televised tournaments. It let's the viewer have a better idea of the action on the ball, in the air not just the green.
just got the Q-STAR TOUR regular and the divide are on sale at golftown for 26 Canadian a dozen ( 19.50 US ) good price great ball...end up ordering 6 dozen....cheers from Canada
Great review. I place a dot along the center of my golf ball (I play Kirkland Golf balls) as a focus point. I also place it right behind the imprinted name and I use that to line up my ball on putts. Placing a dot in a similar manner might be helpful no matter if you line this ball up with both colors visible or with one color. I'm planning on trying this just for the fun of it. I'll let you know how it goes!
these are my favorite balls, i love the feel of them from driving to putting. I line the putt with the split line but I line my drives up with the srixon logo
I agree with your statement at 5:30. I don't line the ball up at the hole. I do line the line up at a 90 degree so I don't feel the pressure of being perfect.
I bought a dozen to try as I use the Q star anyway… you’re absolutely correct about the line messing with your head on the tap in putts! Lovely feel…, would prefer a glossy finish! Just a faze! 😎
With the driver I would place the ball with the line parallel to the driver face rather than perpendicular. That’s what I do with a standard ball with a line
"If i wear a black hat, the idea is the sun will be absorbed into the hat and my vision will remain unaffected.. RIGHT, lets try it out and she how she goes"
Love these golf balls and have been playing them for about a year! Although I play just the all white ones. Glad you finally did a review on the q-star tour!
Here's a suggestion for the tee shot: Align the ball with the line perpendicular to the intended shot line. I like this visual as it helps me square the clubface.
Oh crazy! I found one of the blue/yellow ones in some weeds yesterday and thought immediately of Rick's video on the Ping two-toned balls. Crazy that literally the next day, you release a video about them. I'll have to give that ball I found a try tomorrow!
I found that same issue on the tee with the triple track balls. I have to try and hide the lines. You could try putting the line parallel to the club face which might be a useful visual
Eyeline golf impact ball liner is the best putter alignment ball marker in existence. Been using it since 2017. I make my own divide style practice balls with it too for my home putting mat
Played the red / yellow and the blue / yellow and I will say that the red and yellow are much easier to find in the rough. Blue and yellow if the blue side is up makes for a challenge to locate your ball but they are cool to watch in flight. They do help with putting and are not that much of a distraction if you put a good stroke on it. By the way these are the Q-Star Tour just in two colors.
I just bought the blue and yellow. Great feeling golf ball. I don't use the color divide to line it up I use the Srixon logo as my alignment aid. The biggest benefit for me is, the random colors remind me every shot, that this is a game. Probably silly but I enjoy walking up to the ball. For driver put it solid side up.
I got one in the pro shop at my all star match. I wish I got more. I absolutely love it. When I tee off you can at first see it spinning then you can’t tell it’s spinning but once it lands on the green you can see it roll. It looks awesome!
I have to say that I tried these balls and before watching your video just thought I hit the balls better (never even read the box) but I could see a difference in distance. I do love these balls, I dont line puts up and Like you see one colour on the tee. I just love the feel and its just fun!
I bought a dozen of the blue/yellow. I did lose one inexplicably in the light rough just off the fairway, probably because the blue side was up. When teeing them up I have them where I only see the yellow. I like how when they're hit they kind of flicker which makes them a bit easier to see. And of course lining them up on the green is a benefit. All in all I really like them.
I bought a dozen when they first came out and had the same issues with them as you are experiencing. I use them now to practice my putting stroke at home and at the course. You definitely know when you put a good stroke on the ball. Great video Rick, keep them coming.
Newbie here and loving all things golf! My number one question is,...where does one focus on the ball when hitting it? Top?Side?Middle?Ground? Silly question but have tried different focus points and have different results. Thanks for your sharing your knowledge on your channel,..helps me a lot!! I'm a lefty if that helps.
I have switched to the Z Star XV Divide for multiple reason. I'm a retired engineer so I can over analize things a bit but here it is worth noting. Softness and spin to me is the same as the Titleist AVX ball. Big thing is the white/yellow color and here is why. Blue is the hardest color for your eye to see and follow, on overcast days a white or blue diappear into the sky. Red and Orange are hard to see in high grass and impossible during the fall season. Finding the ball in rough even high rough is easier NOT THATCH when the ball settles down like in this video. The other benift is it is extremely easy to follow in the air esspecially on over cast days. With the white and yellow to almost looks like the ball is flashing in the air, hard to miss it. Last is sound and feel, there is no question when you hit a solid shot and can feel how fast the ball leaves the club face. After trying them for three rounds I only lost two balls (not much to say when you put it in the water). I went back to the store and bought 8 dozen once they had them in stock and saved $15.00 per dozen over the AVX. A fair amount of people I play with are seniors with average to poor eye sight and play all yellow balls, this ball is a game changer and my ball stands out in the crowd. Off the tee I always have the yellow half up.
I tried a dozen of these fishing bobber balls... and really liked them around the green, my only concern was the color options.. If they had a yellow/lime green I might would switch over to them, but the colors they choose, if any of them land with the yellow down, it makes them a bit difficult to spot off the fairways. another issue is when playing the ball down, they lines on the ball being in any direction from the lie can be frustrating.. I might play these again when winter rules are in effect, but outside off the tee box and the greens, the stripes on the ball aren't pleasant to look at unless you can place the ball like you want it. The feedback on drivers and irons during flight from the tees is also really great. you can really see if you are spinning the ball off center... but like you said, it doesn't look right lined up with the driver, and I found myself hiding one color entirely from my perspective.. so it ended up being something that wasn't entirely useful in practice..
Greetings from New Brunswick Canada. I play Srixon golf balls and I must say I did like the Divide and it had it's pros and cons but I think I have ended up just liking the Q-Star Tour in white. I still have some Divide balls and I may actually tee one up tonight but not always my go to ball. Thanks for the great content.
I switched to these a couple months ago and I love them. The putting alignment is great but i really love hitting a wedge shot and seeing the spin. Also Blue in yellow is the way to go. Never a question what ball is mine.
In my younger days I gamed the Ping two tone ball, until it was no longer available. When you tee it up put one color forward and one back; the pro told me to try and drive the back color into the front, that tip actually helped with the smash!!
Hey Rick. Great review again. I wondered if and when you were going to evaluate these "new" balls. As always, you covered all of the questions I had on my mind regarding aligning these balls throughout the various golf shots. Very interesting. Since I've never really liked nonwhite balls, I don't think I need anymore colors and alignment thoughts going through my mind when hitting a golf shot. I'll stick with a line on a white ball, but I will try to hit a few of these on the range. Thanks
I've been playing with these Q-star tour balls but in regular white for a little while and I like them. Pretty good feel and spin and good distance. After your review of the divide version I think I'm just going to stick with the white ones though.
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So I found one of these balls while playing a round last weekend. On tee shots turn the line perpendicular to your shot, so one color forward and one back. I golf but maybe a few times per year if that, and aligning the ball this way allowed me to really focus my eyes on the back of the ball from the tee, and the front of the ball for irons/chips. I consistently drove about 30yrds further than normal for the 12 holes I played with this ball…until I lost it of course. FYI, blue and yellow is fairly hard to find
I've played 3 rounds with these balls and I like them easy to follow in the air nice spin off my wedges and I like the way it looks when I line up a put.
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I use the sweet spot finder machine to mark my ball. Still sell them on Amazon, have had mine for years. You can hit a driver and sometimes it will it end up lined up since it is perfectly balanced.
I bought a sleeve to test out for myself. All around it was a good ball. Lining up putts and seeing the spin on other shots are great visual aids. Off the tee the multi colour didn’t distract me. If I line it up on the tee, I use it horizontally to a square face. Only complaint is the blue side is a little hard to see in the rough in the shadows… which with my game is bound to happen at least once or twice a round.
Been playing them for about 4 or 5 months now, and I will be play of them as long as they are being made. Here’s why: (Pertains to the entire Srixon Q Star Tour line). 1. Perform just as well as the Pro V1, in all aspects. 2. More durable than the Pro V1. 3. $17 (USD) cheaper than the Pro V1!!
Great review!! I love Srixon balls and considered buying these. But to your point about having trouble lining up tee shots seeing both colors, this is a huge problem when the ball is in play since you're playing the ball as it lies, and enough to be a deal breaker for me.
I’ve used them once or twice before and I actually line the ball up opposite to how he was on the tee. I do it perpendicular to the fairway rather than in line. It helped me a ton.
Ok so I split a dozen of the yellow/Orange with a buddy and I have to say, They were really good for me today. They fly off the driver and stick pretty good on approach shots and they are pretty cool to watch the ball spinning in flight. I am gonna give them another play tomorrow to see if the feelings hold after 2 rounds. I am a 4.9 Handicap and have been playing only Maxfli tour green matte for the last 2 seasons
I used this golf ball today it does help a lot with putting and also with chipping I didn't find it distracting at all. but I have to admit it does take a bit getting used to.
I have a dozen of the reds and blues each and a dozen orange ones coming tomorrow. I only use these for putting and chipping practice, or a par 3 where they cant be lost
I love the way they look and perhaps they would be easier to see as they enter the rough or the woods than a pure white ball. However on the green I have found even using balls that I mark I spend additional time fussing to make sure the mark lines up with my intended line. And then I hit it someplace else anyway since the line is never perfectly lined up.
Played these today, and actually I really really really liked them. Needed 3 reallys there... However I lined them up sideways off tee where the line is pointing towards me. That way I could make sure I'm lining my club up squarely. Watching them fly is ultra satisfying. Nice and soft on and around the green. And lining it up is obviously great but better within 10-12 feet like Rick said. A little imagination out side of 12 feet was still good but I found myself maybe being to reliant on the line I was making with the ball rather than I reading the line itself. I wouldn't say my drives got any longer than usual. Typical distance for me, but felt like I was able to find the fairway more for some reason. Possibly the ball off the tee. I dunno I just worked for me. I'm a 12 handicapper and shot an 71 net today. I was pleased my score, and felt pretty confident using those balls. I'll be buying more for sure.
Been using these balls in the red yellow and I love them. Played 18 holes on Friday and lost 1 ball throughout the entire round. Also love the way they grab on the green
I've played at least 30 standard white Q Star Tour's this season (all of them have been lost 😒) and I honestly like them more than a Pro V1, mostly down to the price difference. They're about 25% cheaper than the top of the line Titleist or Taylormade and they're just as good. I was hoping for a positive review and feel reassured why I like these balls 😁
I've been playing with Srixon Q-Stars for the past two season so when I saw these come out this spring I had to buy a dozen of them. I love the line on the ball for putting, but unlike you, I use it off the tee. I love when I pure a drive right down the middle and you see the line is just perfectly straight thru the flight of the ball..I also found they are more difficult to find in deeper rough with miss hits too! Great ball tho! I have the Red/Yellow
Still playing the AD333 Tour and I like them, good feel, spin and distance but I'm soon out of them and will probably move to the replacement Q Star Tour. I play white balls and don't use any alignment aid, just clean it, put it down, read it and put a good stroke on it.
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You're supposed to lean the line towards you on the Tee, not have it straight up like that
Rick, do a review of callaway chrome soft X - X out balls.
How I find my wayward ball.
Walk to where I think I hit it and then walk back 50 yds and start looking.
When using driver you have to tilt the line towards you for alignment because you are standing far away from it. Mr.Shortgame has a video about it
Line it up perpendicular to the target line.
Hi Rick, I’m in the Chicago area (USA) and I was warming up on the practice green this morning with the Divide golf balls. Two golfers from different groups asked me about the balls and said they heard about them from your video. Seems like you’ve got a strong fan base here in Chicago.
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@@pillwolak facts
I'm also in the Chicago area lol 😆
I'm just south of Chicago lol
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Losing the balls you swear you've hit on the fairway are the most maddening
Worse is when a guy walks up to your ball and plays it or picks it up! One time I hit a shot to an island green and a seagull picked up my ball and dumped it in the water. I didn't know how to rule that one.
I used to write on my balls “don’t jack my ball yo” when playing muni courses cuz everyone likes to pickup a fancy tittleist
@@Pulse2AM ive done that once same bright green ass ball about where my shot landed over the green
nope not mine this chick just absolutely slaughtered her drive for 50 yards
Thats why i have a magic pencil ✏
I still remember one from like 25 years ago. You never get over it.
Q-Star Tour Divide has been my go-to Golf Ball for the last 2 years . Easy to track in the air, above average distance, great feel around the green, and very durable.
Definitely appreciate the "hide and seek" test to search for them in the rough, but you had to expect a similar result as with regular balls😄 I'm curious if they're any easier to see in light rough along the fairway. Too often am I losing balls in THOSE circumstances and it is incredibly frustrating, especially if it was a solid shot.
Every time. I spent a solid 2 minutes looking for my ball that my buddy and I both saw land in front of a hill. Just as we were about to say screw it and I was gonna drop a ball he stepped off the cart and it was right there...
I've missed placed balls in the fairway before.
It's pretty easy to see fluorescent orange in all but the deepest rough. And personally I find them easier to see as I don't lose them as easily against the sky.
But that might be a personal preference
I know what you mean, or what about when you look for 10 minutes and then find it right before you leave
@@SiFiFreak For me it's not a matter of losing sight of them in flight, instead it's locating them after they land. Especially those shots where you hit something great or even decent and you just can't seem to find it even though you swore you saw where it landed..
I had that same mindset initially when I purchased some of the bright orange Callaway Supersofts in the past, but I found them to be even more difficult to locate than standard white balls unless they were on fairway.
I bought a couple dozen of these sometime after your ping video and absolutely love them. But I am a pretty high-handicapper so I don't notice things from the ball that low-handicappers might hate. But I enjoy them greatly.
I love everything about this ball
The best takeaway from this video was that you should try and miss your putts, since golf balls never do what you want them to 😅
😂😂😂😂
That’s why when I’m behind a tree I aim straight for it!
Steve Johnson did a great video about focusing on hitting the colored half of the ball that is closer to you off the tee. I don't use these two-tone balls, but this promotes the inside to out swing path and as helped correct my slice and tendency to fade the ball.
I've been using these for a month and I love them!! My hopes are that they make this in a "Z-Star"
Have a friend sponsored by Srixon, word on the street is that they are in the future
@@aag113 I would love that. In my practice rounds I tee off with a z and switch to this on the green. Illegal, I know, but I love putting with it!! I hope the rumor is true.
@@PlaneJaneCars - spoke to a seller and yes they are making it in Z star as well
Can't seem to find anywhere online to purchase these? Any one have any idea where I can look?
Agreed. One of my best rounds of the year came with these when I saw them by the register at a course.
Rick, Have you ever done a video on "one length" iron sets? Sets where all the clubs have the same length regardless of loft?
I'd love to see a review.
I bought a dozen of the yellow and red when they first came out. I love them! Even with approach shots I feel more confident standing over the ball, and I love watching them off the tee. It’s so strange to be able to visibly see the spin you put on the ball. Plus, they are one of my favorite feeling balls off the face (so to speak). I’ve been waiting for you to review them since they came out, and especially after your video on the ping balls! Thanks for the content, Rick!
Curious if the optical illusion effect that you experienced on the tee would be a hindrance on your second (or in my case, sixth) shot when you have to play the ball as it lies.
Honestly, I don’t feel that at all. If anything, I check the angle of the line of the ball against my target line and that helps me with setup.
I love watching these when I chip. I actually like the misalignment when chipping. It is nice to see in the air. Give you and idea of spin
Bought 2 dozen to start the season and played about 20 rounds with them. They’re nice for getting instant feedback in your shorter irons and chipping. Definitely can be distracting when you first use them, but once you’re used to them they are a very nice ball to play and very easy to spot in the air, almost like a strobe effect
It is really cool to nail a nice approach shot and watch your ball spin on the green
I was missing this too from Rick's video, but it seems from other people commenting, it is not bad, or actually it looks cool when you see your ball spinning in the air or on the green.
Been playing with these for a few weeks now, have absolutely loved them!
SO GOOD! I played these today for the first time and was blown away. Spectacular ball honestly
Been playing the red/yellow version. Love it. I line up my tee-shots regularly, and these felt even better. My favourite thing is hitting a good tee shot - the hemispheres will stay on the left/right side they were on when they were hit. I always put yellow on the right, and seeing it stay there means the ball isn't going to slice or bounce weird. Big fan.
Just realized that Rick is making major changes to his bag! Brings back the EvnRoll and then makes the switch back to the Vokey wedges too. Atta boy Rick!
Tried it today. Absolutely great.. You choose Orange face, Yellow face or Mix face .. In any case, the mat finish makes it easy for the eyes.. a real pleasure !! Love it 😍
Love the orange and yellow, the easiest ball for me to track in flight and see on the ground. The blue and yellow looks cool but if it lands blue side up it’s hard to see in the fairway or rough.
That’s what I was thinking about the blue one
@@z28xtreme I saw them in the golf shop the other day and the guys said the haven’t sold a single dozen of the blue.
Surely blue would be the easiest to see? I'm colourblind so I can't see orange or red on green. Is blue closer to green than red then?
You're not wrong. I found 2 maxfli matte blues the other day not a foot off the fairway. I stepped on one cause i didn't even see it, and another one was right beside it. Poor guy hit two decent drives and just couldn't find em
@@chairmanmeow8388 for me personally the matte blue color doesn’t stand out enough against the green like the yellow does. With the type of color blind you have It may work well. My brother-in-law is red green color blind and can’t see anything on the golf course.
I’m on staff at srixon. I was told that it’s mostly used as a training aid. Not so much meant for out on the course. It is a really good training aid though.
Tee the ball perpendicular to the fairway and parallel with the clubface. The last thing you want to do is hit a ball on the seam. By setting the ball up so you impact the logo, you'll be hitting dead center on the most consistent part of the ball.
Can you explain? Like aim the line on the ball parallel to club face?
@@zacwigle4005 yes. So the line is parallel to the club face to make sure the face is lined up with the ball. It would make it very easy to tell if the club face is too open or closed at address
There is no seam, it’s just paint 🤦♂️
That's how I used to hit the ping balls when I was a kid. Align the divide parallel to the face or slightly inside so you can attack the middle of the ball
@@ultimatejay golf balls do indeed have a seam
Rick, For aligning the Driver shot with the Divide, try using the color split perpendicular to your target.
Ever try aligning the ball the other way? I always struggled lining up straight at the hole but perpendicular to the hole has helped me vs. no alignment or aligning straight at the hole
Strangely that's exactly how I play these balls. I like the alignment perpendicular to the line of flight or putt.
At the golf course I work at in Maine the hot seller this year has been the Srixon Q-Star Tour Divide
couldn't you have tilted the balls towards you when driving so the angle made it easier to see where it was lined up to?
Love these golf balls. Super long off the tee and soft around the greens. I'm hooked.
Wouldn’t you want to be “Straighted”? 🤷♂️😂
I always thought when they rolled on the green slowly they were like a spinning lure used in fishing. Overall these balls are great, playing decently well as a 6 handicap with them. Can’t wait for the Z star version to come out.
I do appreciate your views, love your perspective on the short ‘non-marking’ putts - didn’t see that one coming.
I just bought a couple dozen of those. I love these golf balls. So easy to see in flight
I’ve played these balls in practice rounds for a couple of weeks, you hit all the highlights:
1- they can be hard to find, especially if it lands red-up, lost one in the middle of the fairway!
2- they’re great for putting, but in a game when it lands “off” alignment green side, it bugs me that I can’t align it for chipping or putting off the green 😬
3- I agree, it’s nearly impossible to line these up off the tee box, I purposely put them solid up, but it is cool to see the ball “flashing” as it flies away 😂
4- I think the matte finish scuffs a little more personally, which is ok but worth noting
Overall, they’re great balls, especially for training. I still like just the regular Qstar in white for most occasions otherwise. Good ball for a good price.
Still hoping to see a review of the Cleveland Putter line
Picked a few of these up on a whim in the pro shop before a round and I love them.
I just think that these split coloured balls should be used in televised tournaments. It let's the viewer have a better idea of the action on the ball, in the air not just the green.
I don't think viewers are going to see 6000 rpm backspin of a wedge. lol
@@larrybud more like 11000
I like to use two tone wiffle balls when I'm practicing. Makes it really easy to see how (not) straight I'm hitting them.
just got the Q-STAR TOUR regular and the divide are on sale at golftown for 26 Canadian a dozen ( 19.50 US ) good price great ball...end up ordering 6 dozen....cheers from Canada
Almost got upset then thought you wasent going to cut it in half 🤣🤣phew! Great video again thanks
He cut it in half in the wrong direction though! 🤣
Great review. I place a dot along the center of my golf ball (I play Kirkland Golf balls) as a focus point. I also place it right behind the imprinted name and I use that to line up my ball on putts. Placing a dot in a similar manner might be helpful no matter if you line this ball up with both colors visible or with one color. I'm planning on trying this just for the fun of it. I'll let you know how it goes!
I'd line it up on the tee with one face pointing the way I want to go. That's how I use the pro v 1 lines off the tee.
these are my favorite balls, i love the feel of them from driving to putting. I line the putt with the split line but I line my drives up with the srixon logo
think Rick needs to do a 9 hole challenge with these balls to see if he grows in confidence using these balls.
These nuts
I agree with your statement at 5:30. I don't line the ball up at the hole. I do line the line up at a 90 degree so I don't feel the pressure of being perfect.
You should be able to trust the line when hitting driver, even if it looks wonky? Feels like you don't just trust your own aim
I use the orange/yellow in our Senior tournaments...I can see it much better, and i love the 72 compression. It works on putting as well...
"If I line it up correctly and I put a good stroke on it, it should go in."
Isn't that basically true for every putt regardless of the style of ball?
I bought a dozen to try as I use the Q star anyway… you’re absolutely correct about the line messing with your head on the tap in putts! Lovely feel…, would prefer a glossy finish! Just a faze! 😎
With the driver I would place the ball with the line parallel to the driver face rather than perpendicular. That’s what I do with a standard ball with a line
I was thinking the exact same.
I have been playing these for a month now and LOVE them!
All of Ricks problems with the ball are due to him psyching himself out 😂
"If i wear a black hat, the idea is the sun will be absorbed into the hat and my vision will remain unaffected.. RIGHT, lets try it out and she how she goes"
and the depressing 2 piece inside lol
Love these golf balls and have been playing them for about a year! Although I play just the all white ones. Glad you finally did a review on the q-star tour!
Here's a suggestion for the tee shot: Align the ball with the line perpendicular to the intended shot line. I like this visual as it helps me square the clubface.
I found 4 of these on my course and have been using them. I love them.
Rick’s school of putting: aim to miss and you’ll make it every time.
Oh crazy! I found one of the blue/yellow ones in some weeds yesterday and thought immediately of Rick's video on the Ping two-toned balls. Crazy that literally the next day, you release a video about them. I'll have to give that ball I found a try tomorrow!
Rick: If it doesn't go in....
5:40
Gets it in twice, lmfao
At least he's putting better.
I found that same issue on the tee with the triple track balls. I have to try and hide the lines. You could try putting the line parallel to the club face which might be a useful visual
Hello dear
"Try and miss and apparently it will go in" 😂😂
Hahaha
Eyeline golf impact ball liner is the best putter alignment ball marker in existence. Been using it since 2017. I make my own divide style practice balls with it too for my home putting mat
Played the red / yellow and the blue / yellow and I will say that the red and yellow are much easier to find in the rough. Blue and yellow if the blue side is up makes for a challenge to locate your ball but they are cool to watch in flight. They do help with putting and are not that much of a distraction if you put a good stroke on it. By the way these are the Q-Star Tour just in two colors.
A 4 1/2 hour round of golf just became a 6 hour round by aligning drivers and putts on every hole.
Most people align putts and drives even without these balls....
@@Remob4 yes. I blade 1 irons at them…..
I just bought the blue and yellow. Great feeling golf ball. I don't use the color divide to line it up I use the Srixon logo as my alignment aid. The biggest benefit for me is, the random colors remind me every shot, that this is a game. Probably silly but I enjoy walking up to the ball. For driver put it solid side up.
I got one in the pro shop at my all star match. I wish I got more. I absolutely love it. When I tee off you can at first see it spinning then you can’t tell it’s spinning but once it lands on the green you can see it roll. It looks awesome!
I have to say that I tried these balls and before watching your video just thought I hit the balls better (never even read the box) but I could see a difference in distance. I do love these balls, I dont line puts up and Like you see one colour on the tee. I just love the feel and its just fun!
These are my go to. Love the blue and green. It's just visually satisfying watching the ball. Plus easy to find on those bad shots lol
I use the same marker for when my putting is horrible I’m glad you brought it up
Used a green and black version on my golf trip last week and made more putts than I ever had before. Love them
I bought a dozen of the blue/yellow. I did lose one inexplicably in the light rough just off the fairway, probably because the blue side was up. When teeing them up I have them where I only see the yellow. I like how when they're hit they kind of flicker which makes them a bit easier to see. And of course lining them up on the green is a benefit. All in all I really like them.
I bought a dozen when they first came out and had the same issues with them as you are experiencing. I use them now to practice my putting stroke at home and at the course. You definitely know when you put a good stroke on the ball. Great video Rick, keep them coming.
Newbie here and loving all things golf! My number one question is,...where does one focus on the ball when hitting it? Top?Side?Middle?Ground? Silly question but have tried different focus points and have different results. Thanks for your sharing your knowledge on your channel,..helps me a lot!! I'm a lefty if that helps.
I think you always look at the top.
I have switched to the Z Star XV Divide for multiple reason. I'm a retired engineer so I can over analize things a bit but here it is worth noting. Softness and spin to me is the same as the Titleist AVX ball. Big thing is the white/yellow color and here is why. Blue is the hardest color for your eye to see and follow, on overcast days a white or blue diappear into the sky. Red and Orange are hard to see in high grass and impossible during the fall season. Finding the ball in rough even high rough is easier NOT THATCH when the ball settles down like in this video. The other benift is it is extremely easy to follow in the air esspecially on over cast days. With the white and yellow to almost looks like the ball is flashing in the air, hard to miss it. Last is sound and feel, there is no question when you hit a solid shot and can feel how fast the ball leaves the club face. After trying them for three rounds I only lost two balls (not much to say when you put it in the water). I went back to the store and bought 8 dozen once they had them in stock and saved $15.00 per dozen over the AVX. A fair amount of people I play with are seniors with average to poor eye sight and play all yellow balls, this ball is a game changer and my ball stands out in the crowd. Off the tee I always have the yellow half up.
I tried a dozen of these fishing bobber balls... and really liked them around the green, my only concern was the color options.. If they had a yellow/lime green I might would switch over to them, but the colors they choose, if any of them land with the yellow down, it makes them a bit difficult to spot off the fairways.
another issue is when playing the ball down, they lines on the ball being in any direction from the lie can be frustrating.. I might play these again when winter rules are in effect, but outside off the tee box and the greens, the stripes on the ball aren't pleasant to look at unless you can place the ball like you want it.
The feedback on drivers and irons during flight from the tees is also really great. you can really see if you are spinning the ball off center... but like you said, it doesn't look right lined up with the driver, and I found myself hiding one color entirely from my perspective.. so it ended up being something that wasn't entirely useful in practice..
Greetings from New Brunswick Canada. I play Srixon golf balls and I must say I did like the Divide and it had it's pros and cons but I think I have ended up just liking the Q-Star Tour in white. I still have some Divide balls and I may actually tee one up tonight but not always my go to ball. Thanks for the great content.
I switched to these a couple months ago and I love them. The putting alignment is great but i really love hitting a wedge shot and seeing the spin. Also Blue in yellow is the way to go. Never a question what ball is mine.
Rick, this is such an entertaining video! Completely blows any kind of other ball reviews out of the water! Cheers!!
In my younger days I gamed the Ping two tone ball, until it was no longer available. When you tee it up put one color forward and one back; the pro told me to try and drive the back color into the front, that tip actually helped with the smash!!
Hey Rick. Great review again. I wondered if and when you were going to evaluate these "new" balls. As always, you covered all of the questions I had on my mind regarding aligning these balls throughout the various golf shots. Very interesting. Since I've never really liked nonwhite balls, I don't think I need anymore colors and alignment thoughts going through my mind when hitting a golf shot. I'll stick with a line on a white ball, but I will try to hit a few of these on the range. Thanks
I've been playing with these Q-star tour balls but in regular white for a little while and I like them. Pretty good feel and spin and good distance. After your review of the divide version I think I'm just going to stick with the white ones though.
Thanks for commenting and your time here really appreciate.
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So I found one of these balls while playing a round last weekend. On tee shots turn the line perpendicular to your shot, so one color forward and one back. I golf but maybe a few times per year if that, and aligning the ball this way allowed me to really focus my eyes on the back of the ball from the tee, and the front of the ball for irons/chips. I consistently drove about 30yrds further than normal for the 12 holes I played with this ball…until I lost it of course.
FYI, blue and yellow is fairly hard to find
I've played 3 rounds with these balls and I like them easy to follow in the air nice spin off my wedges and I like the way it looks when I line up a put.
Thanks for commenting and your time here really appreciate.
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I use the sweet spot finder machine to mark my ball. Still sell them on Amazon, have had mine for years. You can hit a driver and sometimes it will it end up lined up since it is perfectly balanced.
I was looking to try these. The review helped. Thanks
I bought a sleeve to test out for myself. All around it was a good ball. Lining up putts and seeing the spin on other shots are great visual aids. Off the tee the multi colour didn’t distract me. If I line it up on the tee, I use it horizontally to a square face.
Only complaint is the blue side is a little hard to see in the rough in the shadows… which with my game is bound to happen at least once or twice a round.
Played witj these and overall easier to fond. Blue side up can sometimes be difficult to find though . Yellow orange ones are fantastic
Played these a few times, Great bang for the buck. Thank you Rick
I think I’ll be giving these a try! I have yet to find a ball I love but maybe this will be it
Been playing them for about 4 or 5 months now, and I will be play of them as long as they are being made. Here’s why:
(Pertains to the entire Srixon Q Star Tour line).
1. Perform just as well as the Pro V1, in all aspects.
2. More durable than the Pro V1.
3. $17 (USD) cheaper than the Pro V1!!
Great review!! I love Srixon balls and considered buying these. But to your point about having trouble lining up tee shots seeing both colors, this is a huge problem when the ball is in play since you're playing the ball as it lies, and enough to be a deal breaker for me.
I’ve used them once or twice before and I actually line the ball up opposite to how he was on the tee. I do it perpendicular to the fairway rather than in line. It helped me a ton.
That would make way more sense. Hope Rick sees your comment
Ok so I split a dozen of the yellow/Orange with a buddy and I have to say, They were really good for me today. They fly off the driver and stick pretty good on approach shots and they are pretty cool to watch the ball spinning in flight. I am gonna give them another play tomorrow to see if the feelings hold after 2 rounds. I am a 4.9 Handicap and have been playing only Maxfli tour green matte for the last 2 seasons
I used to love hitting those PING balls back in the day. Watching the colors change with the spin from high hit wedges was SOOO satisfying!!
I used this golf ball today it does help a lot with putting and also with chipping I didn't find it distracting at all. but I have to admit it does take a bit getting used to.
I have a dozen of the reds and blues each and a dozen orange ones coming tomorrow. I only use these for putting and chipping practice, or a par 3 where they cant be lost
I love the way they look and perhaps they would be easier to see as they enter the rough or the woods than a pure white ball. However on the green I have found even using balls that I mark I spend additional time fussing to make sure the mark lines up with my intended line. And then I hit it someplace else anyway since the line is never perfectly lined up.
Played these today, and actually I really really really liked them. Needed 3 reallys there... However I lined them up sideways off tee where the line is pointing towards me. That way I could make sure I'm lining my club up squarely. Watching them fly is ultra satisfying. Nice and soft on and around the green. And lining it up is obviously great but better within 10-12 feet like Rick said. A little imagination out side of 12 feet was still good but I found myself maybe being to reliant on the line I was making with the ball rather than I reading the line itself. I wouldn't say my drives got any longer than usual. Typical distance for me, but felt like I was able to find the fairway more for some reason. Possibly the ball off the tee. I dunno I just worked for me. I'm a 12 handicapper and shot an 71 net today. I was pleased my score, and felt pretty confident using those balls. I'll be buying more for sure.
I found a q-star tour a few weeks back and shot 74 with it. Was just a white one but really liked it.
I have 2 or 3 of the Ping ones somewhere in my stash of balls....only used them on the practise green as didn't want to loose them....lol
I actually line up a drive or off tee with the line facing my belt buckle. Helps me align more to face.
Been using these balls in the red yellow and I love them. Played 18 holes on Friday and lost 1 ball throughout the entire round. Also love the way they grab on the green
Im trying the vice pro plus, tm tp5, n v1x out for the 1st time this weekend. Been a devout v1 user for a while, might throw these in the mix too
I've played at least 30 standard white Q Star Tour's this season (all of them have been lost 😒) and I honestly like them more than a Pro V1, mostly down to the price difference. They're about 25% cheaper than the top of the line Titleist or Taylormade and they're just as good.
I was hoping for a positive review and feel reassured why I like these balls 😁
I really enjoyed playing these balls and watching them when hitting driver or irons. The strobe effect was awesome to watch
I've been playing with Srixon Q-Stars for the past two season so when I saw these come out this spring I had to buy a dozen of them. I love the line on the ball for putting, but unlike you, I use it off the tee. I love when I pure a drive right down the middle and you see the line is just perfectly straight thru the flight of the ball..I also found they are more difficult to find in deeper rough with miss hits too! Great ball tho! I have the Red/Yellow
Still playing the AD333 Tour and I like them, good feel, spin and distance but I'm soon out of them and will probably move to the replacement Q Star Tour. I play white balls and don't use any alignment aid, just clean it, put it down, read it and put a good stroke on it.
I use these. I love them. I have bad eyes and they help me see the ball so much better. Bright orange/bright yellow