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Paul Cleverley
13/04/2007 at 19:49
Been thinking of changing from Titleist golf balls. Well maybe not realy changing but trying another ball. I`ve always played Titleist. But got the urge to try Srixon.

Has anyone played these new balls from Srixon the AD333 and the Z-URK. I`ve heard good reviews about them from players.


I know what your saying, Why change. Or why do you want to try another ball if your happy with Titleist.

Anyone felt the same as i do and taken the plunge. Glad you did or not glad you did.

Will i know straight away the differnence, or will it take a long time to realy feel the difference.
Oli Poole
13/04/2007 at 19:54
Tried the AD333 - dunno what all the hype was all about. For me it was just another average ball. Better off with a titleist or trying other srixon balls. Soft feel is quite good with great alignment aid.

HOWEVER... You MUST try the new Wilson Staff Dx2 soft balls - quite simply the best ball i have ever played. Soft and long. Just try it!
Paul Cleverley
13/04/2007 at 20:03
Are they like Maxfli oli? Not realy keen on them at all. To me it just like hitting a lump of putty.
Steve Bendall (7.2)
13/04/2007 at 20:11
I'm now using the Srixon Z-URS. Very similar to the old A10. Also similar to the NXT tour. Not sure how it compares to Pro v1's as I refuse to pay that sort of money. Got the srixon's for £14 a dozen on ebay.
Edited: 13/04/2007 at 20:19
Oli Poole
13/04/2007 at 20:24
Wilson are in a different league to maxfli and I myself do not like those really soft balls - such as callaway's hx tour 56. Try and buy a three pack and see what you think of them. I doubt I will ever go back to my old nxt's!
Burner Basher
16/04/2007 at 09:35
I switched from ProV1 to AD333 last season, I found they were better for distance off the tee, but not any good for spin on the greens, and with the golf courses becoming more harder to stop the ball on the greens, it's worth sacrificing yardage off the tee for spin and control. So I am back with the ProV1's and thats what I will stick with.
GVI Gary
16/04/2007 at 09:44
I've used the AD333s for a couple of rounds now and am very happy with them - they have particularly nice putter feel, I find - but I'm stepping up to them (from Slazenger XTCs), rather than down.

FWIW I haven't lost one yet, which must be a good sign!
Badbobby
16/04/2007 at 11:28
I've bought a dozen of AD333 and URS. Played first round with the former yesterday and i have to say they are nice. Feel lovely, esp short game and putting. I do agree that they don't spin much - i was hitting 9 irons instead of 7s to get them to hold!

Best thing though is durability. Used one ball all round and it's pretty much spotless despite me clipping the ball really well and playing 4 under my handicap.

For just over a quid a ball you really can't go too far wrong. Certainly going to be my winter ball.

Will try the URS next week to see if i can get them to hold a bit better as i bought these to be my summer ball.
Dave Bhoy
16/04/2007 at 11:34
z-urs is a great ball. doesnt spin as much off the driver as the pro v1 but just as long, i find it much easier to putt with and have no problem with short iron spin.

i too just picked up ten dozen for 14 quid a dozen off ebay.
Rob66
18/04/2007 at 14:01
I,ve been playing with NXT tours but fancied a change, tried the srixion soft good driving but I didn,t like it around and on the green,too little feel, just tried the AD333,s these felt great very similar to the NXTs, going to try the Z-URS next.
Beast of Barnsley
18/04/2007 at 14:57
Always used Titleist Pro V1's but have recently switched to the Srixon Z-URS.

I find the Srixon slightly shorter of the Driver, but slightly longer off the irons.

Also, I used to get too much spin with short irons with a Pro V1, too often spinning back too far. Where as the Srixon is more of a hop then stop.

Maybe when the greens firm up more in the summer I'll have to switch back to the Pro V1 but for now I'm happy enough with the performance of the Srixon.
Paul Cleverley
18/04/2007 at 18:45
Thanks guys, lots of feedback and good ones to.

Just come back off the course now after an ok round. But i went to try these srixon z-urs realy to see what the hype about.
After playing titleist for so long, it realy felt wierd. Alot harder more brittel feel to it off the driver and clubs to. But maybe a straighter flight path, I say straighter i mean the flight path was more maybe managable. Cant explain realy.
I`m going to give them a go for a few more rounds and see after that.
Corona
18/04/2007 at 22:34
I bought a couple of dozen AD333's and have been playing with them for a few weeks. They play very long (an extra 15yds on my 7 iron) but I've found I just can't stop them on the greens. I can't remember going through the back of so many greens in a long time so I'll be ditching them, certainly for the summer anyway.
Dave Bhoy
18/04/2007 at 22:43
corona

they do fly high and long
Paul Cleverley
18/04/2007 at 22:47
not keen off the putter though
Wormburner
19/04/2007 at 06:53
The Ad333 is the best 2 piece ball I have ever used,found one last winter and got hooked on it for messing about rounds.Nike Plat for comps but the AD333 just gets used for knockabouts,great ball
Badbobby
19/04/2007 at 09:30
Corona - absolutely the same as me

As much as i hate using expensive balls, i'm going to have to get out my brand new Z-URSs to see how they do. I don't like having to play links golf on parkland courses!

Have to say that distance of the drive, short game, putting, "feel" and durability is the best i've ever played and i'm messed around with all the best 2piece balls.

I'd just recommend not using them outside of October to March.
Kentish
19/04/2007 at 15:30
I swapped to the AD333 in the winter over the NXT Tour, and will do so again next winter. Now the better weather is here, I have swapped over to the Nike One Platinum. Nice and long, good hang time and nice around the green and putting. I can't see me returning to Titliest at all now.
Hackeroo
20/04/2007 at 16:58
I usually play with the Pro V1 and played with the 333 yesterday for the first time. A little longer off the tee but nowhere near the amount of spin generated with the AD333 compared to the Pro V1. Wilson DX2 Soft also spins a lot round the greens and an alternative to the Pro V. Has anyone tried the Taylor Made balls?
20/04/2007 at 17:43
I have played Srixon AD333s in winter and the ZURS in summer for two years in prefence to ANY other company's offerings.

Also, watch out for really excellent woods and irons from this HUGE company. Very good and even getting better!
Dave Bhoy
20/04/2007 at 20:07
boa

i play the z-urs and have a set of i-506s on their way to me this weekend.
MARK JOHNSON 5
20/04/2007 at 20:48
used the uzrs balls & found them superb for mid handicaps when hitting the ball well. just bought 6 dozen soft feel balls for £54 & love them. they say they're short off the tee but i've been within a few yards of all their drives & the touch within 100 yrds is excellent. you can't go wrong at this level.
Wormburner
20/04/2007 at 22:10
ZUR and S a bit hard for me around the green,I just think they feel a bit hard on delicate shots
CoomZ
20/04/2007 at 22:35
I am a true Srixon convert. I use the irons ( i-302's), have had the driver ( W506 ) and also the forged wedges. They also make the softest feeling cabretta glove I have found, and at £15 for three you cant beat them !

I switched the Srixon balls a couple of years back after reading lots of reviews, forum threads and the Srixon website and I have to say I love them.

I tend to use the AD333 for winter and Autumn play, and the ZUR-S ( trialling the new Z-URC at the moment ) during spring summer months.

I agree with earlier posters that the ZURS doesnt spin back as much as the ProV1 and that is the exact reason I like them. I want my ball to hop and stop, not head back in my direction !!! And I think if we were all honest with ourselves, other than the kudos of seeing your ball suck back down the green it usually means your ball is backing away from the flag. ( As Lee Trevino used to say "I never cashed a cheque when the ball was headed in my direction.." )

I love the distance I get with the ZURS, with the right amount of spin I need to hold greens and chip with. Less sidespin with the driver was a great find as I used to be a little left and little right ;)

A little tit bit here for you as well readers ..... Srixon ( or Sumito Rubber Industries ) own the only Supercomputer in the golf industry. They use it for R&D for all their equipment, and it's so powerful that BMW and Mercedes Benz borrow it for testing their new prototypes. Srixon also outstrip all other ball manufacturers with technology patents by a country mile. Put simply Srixon invest the most time and money into developing the best and latest technologies for your game.

I'm a huge believer and urge anybody who hasnt tried their kit to give it a whirl.

And as an aside you should also try the Bridgestone B330-S, my other ball of choice. I refuse to use ProV1's simply becuase of the legions of people that use them and the fact that they harp on that simply because they have the highest amount of paid pros using them then they must be the best available... nonsense!

So go on..be different.. play a better ball !!
Edited: 20/04/2007 at 22:37
UA (The Hooker)
20/04/2007 at 22:46
Agree with many of the others. I play with AD333s and find them great for distance and accuracy but since the greens hardened up i'm struggling to stop the ball. Perhaps thats just me though and nothing to do with the balls!
Paul Cleverley
20/04/2007 at 22:47
I am I am trying, I`le try the z-urs for a few more rounds.
1st impression is they are a little hard that what i feel off the driver and irons putter to, just a brittel feel. nothing like the titleist. But i did notice the ball flight wasent like the titleist.
But i`m off playing again tomoz. so watch this space.
Wormburner
20/04/2007 at 22:53
"I refuse to use ProV1's simply becuase of the legions of people that use them and the fact that they harp on that simply because they have the highest amount of paid pros using them then they must be the best available"

And of course these legions are all wrong
CoomZ
20/04/2007 at 23:19
Are you argumentative by nature Wormburner ?

I'm simply saying that just because a company has a huge marketing budget and cleverly strtegised commercial appeal doesn't necessarily make it the best product on the market, does it ?

I think of Titleist ProV1 balls in much the same way as Coca Cola and Sony, i.e. great merketing.

Dont just assume that "because everyone's using them" that they are the best product available or indeed the best product for your individual needs.
Badbobby
20/04/2007 at 23:42
Coom7

I agree completely about the proV1 comment. I found at my last (and only) club that people used to harp on about them yet had never tried other balls. They seem to be the only option. I'm certainly not paying that much cash and i don't see why others do.

I find it hard to believe that one ball is SO much better than all the others - if that was the case then surely there is a driver that's a million times better than all the rivals or an iron similar.

I apppreciate that proV1s are very good balls but i find that the cost coupled with the appalling durability make them unviable for myself.
Badbobby
20/04/2007 at 23:42
Coom7

I agree completely about the proV1 comment. I found at my last (and only) club that people used to harp on about them yet had never tried other balls. They seem to be the only option. I'm certainly not paying that much cash and i don't see why others do.

I find it hard to believe that one ball is SO much better than all the others - if that was the case then surely there is a driver that's a million times better than all the rivals or an iron similar.

I apppreciate that proV1s are very good balls but i find that the cost coupled with the appalling durability make them unviable for myself.
CoomZ
20/04/2007 at 23:54
Thats exactly my point Badbobby !

You walk into most pro shops in this country and there's usually a large colourful display proffering the Prov1, ProV1x, NXT, and Solo.

I've challenged a couple of people at my course as to why they choose the ProV1. Their answer ? "Well they're the best aren't they ?"

My reply: "Have you tried the Bridgestone B330S, the Srixon Z-URS or maybe the Precept U-Tri Tour or even god forbid a Nike One Platinum ?"

The answer is almost always a firm: - "ugh ?"

Put simply I dont believe the majority of club golfers are playing the ball that is right for either their game or the course conditions they play at.

I'm not trying to say the ProV1 is a bundle of sh*te, because it isn't.. it's a very good ball. I just get a little frustrated when people arent even prepared to accept that maybe it isnt the golden elixir it's made out to be.
Badbobby
21/04/2007 at 00:02
There's an interesting article on this site that suggests that you don't even get the benefit of the premium balls unless you have a quick enough swing. Food for thought.

As it is i got a load of proV1s from Spain so i'm currently comparing with URS and AD333s. I'm going to buy some soft feel srixons as well. I have to say they're easily the best ball i've ever putted with so i think i'm hooked.
21/04/2007 at 00:12
It appears from the MAJORITY on this thread that posters believe-quite correctly IMO-that whilst the Pro V1 or 1X MAY be best for the pros the Srixon range may be better for most amateurs-AND,of course, for Furyk,Stenson and one or two other top Tour players I understand are about to sign up with Srixon!
CoomZ
21/04/2007 at 00:15
Not fogetting Miguel Angel Jiminez, Tim Clarke, Tim Petrovic, Karie Webb, Tom Lehman and Alex Cjeka to name a few more.

2 of the worlds top 5 players using their kit is justification enough for me.
Just Pured
21/04/2007 at 00:20
Another big thumbs up for Srixon. I got 6 boxes of ZUR from Nev Bobs at the A1 range @ £15/box.
They are pretty similar to the older model Pro V1x and much better than the new one. Tighter disperson for a high spin generating player like myself and they dont screw back 20ft on a full wedge either. They are also a bright white which makes em easier to find in the rough.
Wormburner
21/04/2007 at 08:43
Coomz,are you obtuse by nature? You made a comment that you do not play a ball just because everyone else does,which I find slightly bizarre.But you are right,marketing does not make a good ball.But its also 'not the balls fault' is it? The Pro V1 happens to be a great ball despite how much money is spent marketing it.We can all have an opinion,and I wasn;t being arguementative,I was and still am disagreeing with you,if thats alright with you.

Marketing has nothing to do with how the ball plays does it,yet it effects your choice,which is strange to me,I play a ball that plays well on the course and nothing off the course effects the decision.You have a right to think otherwise,fair play,but at least let someone disagree without being called argumentative.
Fozzy
21/04/2007 at 20:25
I use AD333's most of the time along with the Z-URS and Nike Ignite's. The 333 is a great ball with a nice buttery feel, while the Z-URS feels a little bit more clicky to me, but plays longer.
I have also tried the Soft Feel ball as well, but I just can't get on with this one at all around the green.
Martin Griggs 3
27/04/2007 at 18:32
Have used AD333 found them similar to Titleist PTS.
Thought they were OK, but have gone back to Titleist
Damon George
27/04/2007 at 21:05
I have used the Srixon AD333 for the last couple of years having changed from a Titleist NXT. Only my opinion, but the Srixon is longer, softer and much more durable. Also putts better with greater feel all round for me. I also use the Titeist Pro V1 but only because I got some vouchers from work to get some free boxes!! Not much difference between a Pro V1 and the Srixon except £16-18 depending on shopping around. Bit of a no brainer for me really.
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