2020 Srixon Q-Star Tour
The new 2020 Srixon Q-Star Tour aims to give you Tour Level performance, with a nice, soft feel. Srixon touts soft feel, longer distance, and max greenside spin, which let’s be honest, is everything a golfer could want in a golf ball.
How Does it Feel?
With the Srixon Q-Star Tour’s new FastLayer core designed for distance and feel, we’re going to start there. I’ll immediately start by saying the 2020 Q-Star Tour is even softer than previous models. Off of the tee, it gives you a soft, yet somewhat solid (if that makes sense?) feel at impact. That said, nothing is worse than when a ball feels like a marshmallow off of the tee, and the Q-Star Tour is definitely not that. Part of this is due to that new SoftLayer Core. The gradual layers transition from the soft core to the firmer exterior resulting in that softer feel, even on your hardest swings.
Full iron shots and wedges were all pleasantly soft as well. While they give off a nice, firm clicking sound, the actual feeling in the hands is much softer than that. I got the same feedback off of my putter face. The feel didn’t necessarily match what I heard sound-wise, but that isn’t a bad thing. It was pleasantly surprising to have that nice, buttery-soft feel that I look for in a golf ball, without it sounding like a dud.
Off the Tee
The 2020 Srixon Q-Star Tour is built for a mid-to-high trajectory, and I found that to be pretty spot on, maybe a little on the higher side compared to my typical ball flight. As a high ball hitter, this typically wouldn’t be great for me, however it was manageable. This leads me to spin and distance. Distance-wise, I found the Q-Star Tour to be comparable to my current ball “tour level” ball. I wasn’t shattering any long drive records, but was happy with the distance. With that, for a softer, higher launching ball, spin levels still stayed in check. While I was still able to work the ball around (not by choice, mind you, because I stink at golf right now), balls weren’t wildly spinning out of control. Long story short, the Q-Star Tour gives you a higher trajectory, while maintaining lower spin levels for solid distance numbers.
On the Approach
Consistency is the most important thing that I personally look for in both a golf ball or my irons. Sometimes I find softer golf balls to be all over the map in terms of consistency and control. The 2020 Srixon Q-Star Tour is NOT one of those balls. I found my distances to be pretty consistent across all of my irons, and once I learned my distance numbers for the Q-Star Tour, they stayed pretty tight. Workability (again not necessarily by choice for me) was still there, so don’t confuse this with a pure distance ball, which usually only travel straight-ish. What does this mean? They generate enough spin off of your irons to both work the ball, as well as hold greens.
Around the Green
Around the green is typically where a less expensive, distance-type golf ball falls short. Yet again, the 2020 Srixon Q-Star Tour does NOT fit this mold. I found the newest Q-Star Tour to be extremely consistent and predictable around the greens (see above about how I felt on consistency). They have a surprising amount of spin and zip to them too. Why? Probably because of the new SeRM Skin urethane cover designed to allow wedge grooves to grip and generate spin. Now, I won’t say they’re going to hop-and-stop, or zip back like a high-end Tour Spin ball, but they will spin enough to fit a majority of amateur golfers.
Final Thoughts – 2020 Srixon Q-Star Tour
If you’re a mid to low handicap, looking for a soft ball that can still generate distance and spin, the 2020 Srixon Q-Star Tour is definitely one to consider. It generates solid spin and distance, feels great off of every club in the bag, and won’t hurt at the cash register either. Srixon did a great job of improving on an already great ball, and they continue to surprise me with how much performance they can pack into a ball at this price point.
I found your review to be right on, I love this ball. I was speaking with the srixon guy who was at our local course I was honest with him about my game and he pointed me toward this ball and it’s done everything he said and you said, it would. I love it.
Carl-
Glad you like the ball and felt our review was spot on. Great ball at a great price point. Enjoy and thanks for stopping by!
Tommy
I’m a 13 handicap. I used the Q Star for a number of years before switching to the Q Star Tour. I didn’t really notice much difference between the two balls off the Tee. But I did notice a big difference in approach shots and short chips. My approach shots with the Q Star Tour seem to “stick” very close to where they hit the green. On chip shots, the Q Star Tour is very consistent. It hits the green, checks up with a bounce or two, and then rolls nicely (sort of like what you see with a Pro V1). For a ball that only costs $33 a dozen, I think it’s a very good deal.