I picked up a sleeve of the new Srixon Z-Star golf balls the other day, because I have played and liked the Srixon balls in the past and with the new Spin Skin that they are advertising, I had to try them. Now spin on a golf ball is a huge issue, to say there … Continue reading Srixon Z-Star with “Spin Skin” golf balls – Review
The folks at Titleist have a real winner on their hands with this newest of the DT family. I had to try a sleeve of them, since I had heard the buzz about this new very soft ball, with good distance and great greenside control. At least that is the marketing spin on the new … Continue reading Titleist DT TruSoft Golf Ball – Review
The TaylorMade Tour Preferred ball, is the number two ball on tour, second to the Titleist Pro V1 family. As with the Pro V, the pros on tour prefer the Tour Preferred-X version. It seems that Taylormade has finally gotten over it’s crazy ball and club names in favor of more industry standard naming. While … Continue reading TaylorMade Tour Preferred Golf Ball Review
It has been a couple of years since I have written my article on compressing the golf ball, and it still shows up as one of the more popular articles on Shank City Golf. So I figured I would follow-up with some additional thoughts on the subject. This is me hitting an 8 iron off … Continue reading More thoughts on compressing the golf ball – Irons
Ok, I had to try them. Callaway’s latest golf ball with, what can only be described as a soccer ball design, in of all colors, red. Well, as a 50 something golfer my first thought was, oh boy another marketing gimmick. But the folks at Callaway, say they have solid research on their side that … Continue reading Callaway Chrome Soft with Truvis Technology – Review