Srixon Z-Star Golf Balls Review

Srixon is owned by Sumitomo Rubber Industries in Japan, a company that has been manufacturing tires and sporting equipment for over a century. Technology that helps perfect rubber tires is carried over to the mechanics of the golf ball. The right feel, speed and spin is tested and refined by experts who know a thing or two about rubber.

Srixon offers other models of golf balls like the Q-Star and Soft Feel but the Z-Star is its premium ball. The sixth generation of the Z-Star was released in 2019 with Srixon touting the ball as having more speed, greater distance and a better feel. The core is now bigger, and the mantle layer is harder for better ball speed.

As mentioned, the core is now larger, but its composition has also changed. The new FastLayer core is made up of thousands of layers that get harder as you move towards the outside of the ball. Soft golf balls have a better feel while hard golf balls tend to go farther. This FastLayer core technology combines the best of both worlds for golfers, resulting in a ball with great control and distance.

The Z-Star balls have come with Spin Skin technology on the urethane outer covering for years, but the latest iteration of the ball also has SeRM technology built in. SeRM is slide ring material bonding. This new urethane coating links flexible molecular bonds. The covering is thinner for better feel and stretches – but doesn't break – under force. The result? Molecular bonds dig deep into the grooves of your irons, maximizing spin for more control and impressive stopping power.

The new dimple design of the Z-Star provides less drag and more lift for straighter, longer shots, even in windy conditions.

The two models of the Z-Star golf ball are very similar, but a few modifications on the XV make it better suited for longer hitters who prefer a harder ball.

The Z-Star golf ball has three layers – a large core, thin compression layer and the urethane cover. In the latest release of the Z-Star, the compression is increased from 88 to 90. The ball has a softer feel and good spin.

The Z-Star XV has four layers – a smaller inner core, a large outer core, thin compression layer and urethane cover. The compression in the latest model was reduced from 105 to 102 for less spin off the tee. Most Tour golfers using the Z-Star prefer the XV model because of long distance and harder feel.

Both the Z-Star and Z-Star XV come in your choice of white or yellow.

Golfers who use the Z-Star ball include:

• Cameron Champ
• Hideki Matsuyama
• J.B. Holmes
• Keegan Bradley