When it comes to traditional golf balls, Srixon golf balls were never really counted among the first few traditionally respected golf balls. Talking about the giant golf ball manufacturing companies, you're surely going to hear names like Callaway and Titleist. Things have been changing over time. Golf balls produced by Srixon seem to be pushing their way through the line of respected golf balls. Impressively enough, some well-known professional golfers have been flocking to Srixon golf balls. Some of those professionals include Boo Weekley, Steve Flesch, Ben Crenshaw, Karrie Web, and Robert Allenby.

On a general note, what's good for the pros should be good enough for regular golfers too. But the question is, why are Srixon balls gaining more popularity with the pros these days? There will obviously be some substantial reason for it.

Presently, these golf balls are seriously gaining a lot of popularity with not just the pros but also the regular golfers throughout the golfing industry. If you haven't tried playing with these golf balls, it will be a good idea to try it right away and see why other golfers prefer them these days.

Ever since Srixon golf balls came into the market, some curious and diligent golfers have been reviewing these golf accessories to find out more about them. Here's what they established: With respect to "tour golfing", Srixon produces "tour" golf balls that include two particular types – the Z-star and Z-star XV. Both the varieties are available in two colors: tour yellow and pure white. The Z-star balls are multilayered, and are covered with urethane covers. They are ideal for short-spin and distance games. According to Srixon, the Energetic Gradient Growth technology employed in the core is aimed at optimizing a golfer's feel of every shot, as well as to optimize the distance of the driver. The core technology also enables a penetrating flight of the ball during heavy windy conditions. This means that a Srixon golf ball will perform excellently for driver speeds of around 80 mph to 105 mph.

Srixon's Z-star XV tour ball on the other hand is slightly more firm and offers less spin. However, for fast-swing golfers, Z-star XV is good for both distance and spin. It is better to say that these balls are more of distance-oriented balls, which are specifically designed for long drives and reduce the spinning-off of the driver. Just like the Z-star balls, these balls also use the Energetic Gradient Growth technology. But unlike the Z-star balls, these balls perform better with driver speeds of 96mph and above.

Besides the Z-star and Z-star XV, the line of Srixon golf balls also includes two other categories, namely; the "All-Ability Srixon golf balls" and the "Premium Distance Srixon golf balls". Both of these are also recognized for their exceptional performance.

Earlier this year, Srixon Sports Europe launched their new Z-Star range of golf balls at the 2011 PGA Merchandise Show in Florida. The new Srixon Z-Star Golf Balls are high-performance, 3-piece multilayer golf balls with low compression and extremely soft feel. The outer layer of Z-Star golf ball uses proprietary Urethane which is super-soft and provides an optimal combination of spin control and distance. The core of golf ball is based on Energetic Gradient Growth design which helps to generate exceptional distance while maintaining soft feel.

The new Srixon Z-Star golf balls also feature the 324 aerodynamic large dimple design with Invisiseam technology and this helps to reduce the air resistance during the flight for enhanced distance.

The Z-Star golf balls perform best with driver swing speeds between 80 and 105 mph. The Z-Star range comes as Pure White and Tour Yellow, which gives the added visual performance. The new Z-Star range is more durable, delivers long distance and is definitely a star-addition to the existing range of Srixon Golf Balls.

The Srixon Z-Star 2011 golf balls will be used by international golf stars including Graeme McDowell, Robert Allenby, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Ryo Ishikawa, Vijay Singh, Boo Weekley, Soren Kjeldsen and Fernando Gonzalez Castano.