GolfLink is a participant in affiliate partnerships, and may receive a share of sales from links on this page. These partnerships do not influence our editorial content.<\/p>\n
Srixon’s Z-Star is the flagship ball of the three-ball Z-Star family, designed to be softer than both the XV and Diamond, with more greenside spin than both. It’s a three-piece urethane ball built around Srixon’s FastLayer core and Spin Skin+ coating, priced at $54 a dozen.<\/p>\n
We ran the Z-Star through our full standardized golf ball testing to see if its actual performance supports Srixon\u2019s claims of long distance and maximum short game spin.<\/p>\n
Here’s what our test data says.<\/p>\n
We put the Srixon Z-Star<\/a> through our published golf ball testing protocols using the SkyTrak ST Max<\/a> launch monitor. That means human swings under strict bands for swing speed, impact quality, and delivery dynamics.<\/p>\n Because we use human swings, not robots, our data reflects the performance differences you can actually expect to see on the course, not microscopic variances under perfect conditions. We use strict benchmarks for swing speed, shot quality, and delivery dynamics to keep results as consistent as possible.<\/p>\n Individual results will vary, but the patterns we see across dozens of shots are meaningful.<\/p>\n Learn more about how we test golf balls<\/a> and see the complete list of every golf ball we’ve tested<\/a>. You can also check out our complete Srixon Z-Star test data here<\/a>.<\/p>\n In our test, Z-Star displayed a high-spin, mid-launch driver profile, settling into mid-spin, mid-launch with the 7-iron and high-spin, low-launch from 50 yards.\u00a0<\/p>\n That higher driver spin is the trade-off for the extra shot of stopping power and wedge control we saw in testing, and doesn\u2019t exactly jive with Srixon\u2019s description of Z-Star as a low-spin ball with driver. Of course, that\u2019s all relative, and within the Z-Star family, Z-Star is lower-spin than Z-Star Diamond, which is exactly what Srixon claims.<\/p>\n Shot<\/p>\n Spin<\/p>\n Launch<\/p>\n Driver<\/p>\n High<\/p>\n Mid<\/p>\n 7-Iron<\/p>\n Mid<\/p>\n Mid<\/p>\n 50-Yard Shot<\/p>\n High<\/p>\n Low<\/p>\n Z-Star finished 7th out of 43 balls in our distance test, and the carry number is the headline: 226.8 yards was the third-longest carry of any ball we tested. Total distance came in at 245.0 yards, just two and a half yards short of the longest ball we tested.<\/p>\n That carry number comes with a trade-off: the 2,737 RPM of driver spin is on the higher end. Srixon isn’t chasing the lowest-spin, flattest flight in the category, it’s getting distance through carry and hang time. In our test that approach worked.<\/p>\n Category<\/p>\n Srixon Z-Star<\/p>\n Ball Speed (mph)<\/p>\n 138.5<\/p>\n Carry (yds)<\/p>\n 226.8<\/p>\n Total Distance (yds)<\/p>\n 245.0<\/p>\n Launch Angle<\/p>\n 14.9\u00b0<\/p>\n Distance Score<\/p>\n 8.6<\/p>\n Srixon Z-Star\u2019s stopping power in our 7-iron test proved to be efficient. While on paper, a 13th out of 43 finish might not jump off the page, it was a bunched field near the top, and Z-Star\u2019s actual performance \u2013 underlined by under 10 yards of roll out \u2013 was as good or better than what we saw from most tour balls without an \u201cx\u201d in their name.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a step behind the top performers if stopping power is your top priority, but it’s not a weakness.<\/p>\n Category<\/p>\n Srixon Z-Star<\/p>\n 7-Iron Spin (RPM)<\/p>\n 4,426<\/p>\n 7-Iron Roll (yds)<\/p>\n 9.9<\/p>\n Descent Angle<\/p>\n 41.9\u00b0<\/p>\n Stopping Power Score<\/p>\n 7.9<\/p>\n Wedge control is arguably Z-Star\u2019s top strength. It tied for 8th out of 43 balls overall, with 7,446 RPM of 50-yard spin, the third-highest raw spin number in our test.\u00a0<\/p>\n Srixon’s Spin Skin+ coating is designed specifically to boost short-game grip, and our data backs up the marketing. Whatever ground it gives in stopping power from 175 yards, Z-Star makes back from inside of 50 yards.<\/p>\n Category<\/p>\n Srixon Z-Star<\/p>\n 50-Yard Spin (RPM)<\/p>\n 7,446<\/p>\n 50-Yard Launch<\/p>\n 30.5\u00b0<\/p>\n Wedge Control Score<\/p>\n 8.9<\/p>\n Z-Star finished 13th of 43 in accuracy. Driver dispersion averaged 6.0 yards offline with 158.8 RPM of sidespin, while iron accuracy came in at 7.0 yards offline with 123.5 RPM of sidespin.<\/p>\n Those are respectable numbers, albeit not standout ones. Z-Star never strayed too far away from the centerline, but it\u2019s not one of those balls built to correct a big slice.<\/p>\n Category<\/p>\n Srixon Z-Star<\/p>\n Driver Offline (yds)<\/p>\n 6.0<\/p>\n Driver Sidespin (RPM)<\/p>\n 158.8<\/p>\n 7-Iron Offline (yds)<\/p>\n 7.0<\/p>\n 7-Iron Sidespin (RPM)<\/p>\n 123.5<\/p>\n Accuracy Score<\/p>\n 8.4<\/p>\n At $54 a dozen \u2014 the same price as the Bridgestone Tour B X and Tour B XS \u2014 Z-Star’s value score of 7.4 lands 19th of 43. It’s a fair result: this is a strong all-around ball priced a dimple below the very most expensive golf balls of 2026.<\/p>\n If long carry off the tee and a strong short game matter more to you than top-tier stopping power, the value case is strong. Srixon also runs a recurring Buy 3, Get 1 Free promotion that can bring the effective per-dozen price well below $54, which is worth checking before you buy.<\/p>\n Z-Star is for the player who wants carry distance and short-game spin without stepping up to the firmer, higher-swing-speed XV or the max-spin Diamond. Our test found Z-Star is capable of long carry distance, paired with elite wedge control. That\u2019s a combo that should appeal to a lot of players.<\/p>\n The stopping is solid, but if you want elite, try an \u201cx\u201d ball like Pro V1x, TP5x, Chrome Tour X or Z-Star Diamond. But for players who want distance and greenside feel over maximum iron spin, Z-Star’s combination is hard to beat at $54 a dozen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"GolfLink is a participant in affiliate partnerships, and may receive a share of sales from links on this…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":53656,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3022],"tags":[2623],"class_list":["post-53655","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-srixon","tag-srixon"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53655","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53655"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53655\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}