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Improved Soft Feel
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The original Soft Feel ball from Srixon gained a reputation as one of the cheapest premium-branded balls on the market. Visit most golf stores and pro shops and ask for the cheapest ball in the shop with a name you'd recognise and chances are they'd hand over an emerald green sleeve of Srixon Soft Feel for under a fiver.
Nothing wrong with that, except that the ball wasn't soft ('as we know it, Jim') nor did it offer that much feel. But it was competitively priced, came from a well- known stable and was reasonably durable.
Srixon says it latest ball in their recent product line (following the Z-UR and Z-URS) is an improved version of the original and is made as a two-piece ball (core and cover) both of which are claimed to be of softer materials than the first of its type.
Though my short term memory isn't as good as it used to be, there's little difference between this latest ball and the original and it has a very similar performance to the aforementioned Srixon Z-UR with a similar 'click' at impact.
But as the packaging suggests, it's a definite higher-flier - the dimple pattern producing less spin but launching the ball on an angle which allows it to drop to earth with a plop rather than a skid.
For example, I hit a towering career 4-iron into the second green at my local course last week and the pitchmark was less than a foot short of its final resting place. Chipping's a little more lively than a premium-priced ball and off the putter face I got a little extra roll than I'd expected.
As for durability it's hard to fault if you want a ball to last a few rounds and can keep it straight.
And that's another thing - the ball has built in alignment marks to help you line-up putts and tee shots - always a useful and distinctive aid.
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7/10 |
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Summary: | The word 'soft' in its title is slightly ambiguous but it's a ball for slower swing speeds and will give you a little extra height to make up for its lack of spin. Pretty good value and a good winter ball.
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True Blue, I played at Treloy 1 mile outside of Newquay , I played there last year but wasn't too Impressed by it as the fairways were full of grass cuttings and I gained a full 1 inch in height after 2 holes, the greens were a bit rough with bare patches, But, this new Pro and green staff have totally transformed it IMHO and it was great this year, the greens are like velvet and uniformly cut and with the pin placements were a real challenge, they used the contours of the greens to good effect, good job my putter was hot as I took 15 on the first 9 sadly a 23 on the second 9 , the fairways though hard because of lack of rain were in good nick and no damn cuttings to clog your spikes.
I only played 3 times all week as my grandson (14 months ) was on top form and demanded attention , the other 2 9 hole rounds were at Atlantic Reach Golfing Complex ( ROTFLMAO ) nr. Indian Queens and was like playing in a brickyard , totally crap , the worst course I have ever been on, and I have been on a few bad ones.
I have converted another golfer to the CHIPPER after using it to get out of shallow bunkers and hitting the pin four times , I would highly recommend Treloy as its not too hilly but although a short course 2196 yds off the whites par 32 it was a good tester for me with tricky greens.
Posted: 24/09/2006 15:22
True Blue, GREAT, what a ball, I absolutely love em they don't cut or scuff and feel great off my driver, I used the same ball for 16 holes and not a mark, stupidly went for the green at extreme range and hit the water ditch 5ft short of the green, bugger, lost the ball under the mud and Lillie's, double bugger.
Till that mishap I had hit the fairway every time with the driver, the last two holes with my srixon soft I found the rough both times, was it the ball or me?
also got a good roll off the putter and my distance control was spot on, 15 putts on the front 9 and 17 on the back 9.
If the offer is still on could I order two dozen, balls not boxes:O)
Posted: 10/10/2006 20:40
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