Peartree

I only used Srixon AD333s for years, and have 2 dozen left. No longer available, even on Ebay. I am now a senior with slow swing speed, tried various "soft" golf balls over the years, and always came back to AD333. Original MSRP was 19.99/doz. I could buy them 4 years ago on Ebay at $11/doz when buying 6 doz. My 2 doz left are from that purchase. In the last 4 years, switched to Srixon Trispeeds (3 pc) when I could find them on Ebay at a good price, found distance equal to AD333, and better bite on green. Have 2 dozen left in garage. I would heartily recommend these. Original MSRP was 29.99. They can be bought 4 doz at a time today on Ebay for 20/doz. I am buying more. No better ball for slow to medium swing speed. Just bought 2-15 pack Maxfli Revolutions to try, each pack containing 12 revolutions and 3 U/2s. Could not resist the 2 - 15 pack half price special of 2-15 packs for $20. Have tried the Revolutions. They are awful. Hard and about 10-15 yds less than a Srixon. Scuff easily. Have tried the U-2s. They are excellent. About 5-10 yds longer than my Srixons. MSRP is 19.99. Will buy some when Dicks has a sale. Also just tried Gamer V6. Not impressed. Scuffs way too easily. For those who don't know, Maxfli is owned by Dicks. They also now own Golf Galaxy which I used to love for the bargains they had, but no longer. Up North, they had walk in stores. My wife (l2 handicap, former club champion up North before we moved to AL), swore by Maxfli Noodle (now owned by Dicks) ICE balls which are no longer available, She has settled on Precept Lady IQ plus clear golf balls. MSRP 19.99. As a surprise, I bought her 6 dozen when I saw them on the net at 2 doz/$30. I also like them. Also just bought Precept Lady IQ (Old black box vs new Silver box), 6 doz for $10/doz. I find no difference for balls from 2010 box vs 2012 silver box. In summary, in the future, when my garage empties, I will load up on Trispeeds from EBay, and in the future, either play Precept Lady IQs or Maxfli U/2s. I have been a loyal Srixon user for years. I have tried, and so has my wife, the Q Star ball. Not worth 24.99/doz. No better than AD 333 or Trispeed or Precept Lady. My next test will be with Fixx golf balls. Any opinions? I play five days/week and am a living tester of golf balls, so I thought I would submit and opinion to help others.

Me and my wife play 4 days a week, I have hncap of 18, she is 13. I have tried every soft golf ball in my 5 yrs of retirement, plus 20 yrs before, and so has she. Have preferred Srixon for yrs. She was settled on Noodle Ice until they quit making them, and after trying others, she will only use Precept Lady IQ plus. I have tried them when I can steal them from the garage. I strongly recommend them for slow swing speeds. I was settled on Srixon AD-333 or Trispeeds, and they now quit making them. I have 3 dozen left in the garage. (Bought 6 dozen on Ebay at $11 each) I hit a ball dead straight but short. At 71, my swing speed is about same as my age. I will tried several balls to replace Srixon AD333: For slow swing speeds, I rate the following from 1-10, from experience: Srixon AD333 (no longer available, but can be found on Web)- Rating -10- $19.99 dz max Srixon Q Star - Rating 7 - $24.99 - would use them if price goes down Precept Lady IQ plus - Rating 9 - $ 19.99 (can be found for $16) Srixon Soft Feel - Rating 3 Top Flite Distance - Rating 6 - 15 pak for $15- for slow swing speeds - almost as good as Precept Conclusion: Use Precept Lady IQ plus - I have seen them on sale for 2doz/$35. I bought 6 dz for wife and me and they are in garage. My wife and I can buy them in bulk on Ebay. PS: I have been reading about Top Flite Gamer V2 balls. ($19.99). They are a 3 pc ball, and are being touted as a replacement for high end ball like ProV1. Can't figure out if they are good for slow swing speeds, which would normally be best to use a soft 2 pc ball. I will buy a dozen and try them.

I have 8 dozen of each in my garage, and have used nothing but SrixonAD333s for 15 years. Slow senior swingspeed, 20 handicap. Have tried many other soft golf balls, none better than AD333/s. The Tri Speeds have better spin, however, I get same distance from both balls. Trispeeds cost 50% more than AD333 ($30 vs $20 MSRP). Presently, AD333's can be found for $25/2doz. The reason I bought Trispeeds was price. I bid on EBay and bought 6 doz for $14/doz including shipping. Srixon is going to replace both TriSpeeds and AD333s with Qstars. Bad marketing on their part. See my comments under peartree.

See my comment on this site by Peartree. I love AD333s. However, they are going to be replaced by Q stars with a higher price. I wouldn't mind if they presented some proof that they were superior , but as you stated, all they give a golfer is marketing fluff on the box. My wife and I did our own playing test this weekend. See my review. You, and rightly so, asked the obvious question. And Srixon doesn't have an answer.