2 balls - Par 3 course.

[VelcroBobcat]

I was off today with my twin 8 year old boys and decided to take them to a local par 3 course down the road from the house. It was going to be a good slow morning so I decided to play 2 balls next to each other for a little unofficial comparison between the two.

I had been playing the Srixon AD333 (AD) pretty much all season until Srixon decided to discontinue them with the introduction of the Q-Star. I really like the AD and it played well for me. When I could no longer get the ball I decided I would give the Bridgestone e6 a try. It found it to be a decent ball and plenty straight, however I never really compared the two back to back. I had noticed my scores were not as well lately with the e6, but I attributed it to my poor game.

The e6 was certainly longer off the tee box and had a much lower, penetrating flight. Easily 10-15 yards longer off the same club than the AD. When it hit the green it continued to roll out more than the AD. A little harder for me to control as I had to guesstimate its roll out when landing. The AD had a rather high, lofty flight that was straight as an arrow and because of that, landed with a thud with little or no roll out. neither spun back off of the short irons although the AD usually stopped at or within a foot of the ball mark.

Wedges. The AD just performed better. Much more confidence in it "checking up" or stopping when I needed it too. The e6 continued to roll on similar shots. I really liked the AD off of the wedges.  When it came to putting, both performed well and I could not tell a difference in the two.

End result. AD333 =  + 3  e6 =   +8

Damn you Srixon for discontinuing the AD333.

[RyderJ]

You should give the Q-star a shot. It's a great ball for the money, imho. I've been playing them and can tell you that they are long off the tee, not a lot of ball spin with the driver, but you can still get a very decent amount of spin around the green. This past weekend I actually spun back a 7 iron 6 feet. Anyways, for $25 I don't honestly think there is another ball on the market that compares to them.

[kas910]

wow u spun back a 7 iron 6 feet with a qstar your my hero hahaha

[RyderJ]

I should be your hero Kas...you need a good role model...lol

[kas910]

i swear man the stuff u say cracks me up haha

[RyderJ]

You mad?

Originally Posted by kas910

i swear man the stuff u say cracks me up haha

[kas910]

I think its funny lol

[RyderJ]

Yup...mad

[sean_miller]

Originally Posted by RyderJ

Yup...mad

Mad. Angry. Either way you hit the nail on the head.

[ghalfaire]

I just bought a dozen Q-Stars and played only one round with them so far.  I was playing the e5 but you can't get them in yellow and at my age yellow helps.   But after one round I'd say the Q-star performs just as well for me as the e5 and I can actually see it hit the ground.

[kas910]

um ok im confused ?

[RyderJ]

Isn't this your normal state of consciousness?

Originally Posted by kas910

um ok im confused ?