Srixon Z-STAR driver
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RRP: £299
LOFTS: 9, 10.5
TECH TALK: The all-titanium head features two weight ports in the heel and back sole that can be filled with a choice of four weights (a three-gram screw, two seven-gram screws and an 11-gram screw). There are 168 combinations of loft-, lie-, and weight-position adjustments. In addition, the adjustable hosel accommodates 12 settings from draw to fade.
PLAYER COMMENTS:
L “Might be the best marriage of head and shaft I’ve seen. The adjustability in two ways with the weights and the hosel is cool, and the face is hot.”
M “If I were playing in the dark, I could tell you where I hit this and go walk right to it.”
HOT: This Z-Star gets high marks for an adjustable element that is so sophisticated the company has developed a smart-phone app (available this spring) to walk you through it. The innovative face, with its five separate thicknesses and multiple bulge and roll angles, maximises off-centre hits.
NOT: A driver that requires an app to decode? Really?
Performance: 4
Innovation: 4.5
Look/Sound/Feel: 4
Demand: 2
