Wilson Zip Golf Ball Review

Wilson Zip Golf Balls

Grade: B
Comments: Plays ok, but it scruffs too easily.

I found these Wilson Zip balls at a golf show in the late winter and bought them, thinking that a “zero compression ball” would be just the ticket in the early spring weather in Michigan.

I was right. I’m getting nearly midsummer distance in cooler weather.

According to Wilson, the Zip’s inner core is so soft that it registers a zero on Atti compression testing equipment. The core is surrounded by a mangle made from HPF polymer and the entire thing is wrapped in a soft ionomer cover designed to offer touch and spin.

The ball also has an interesting dimple design that is noticeably flatter and more shallow than others in my bag.

Ball flight on the Wilson Zip has been moderately high. It’s not as penetrating for me as the HX Hot, but is lower than some others I play, like the Noodle. I’m also hitting it with a little less fade than I’m used to. The ball tends to head left (my usual game), but not come back as far as I’d like. In that, it’s more like the HX Hot than the Noodle or Top Flite D2.

I really like the ball around the greens, where it has more spin than the hot. Playing these, my short game has been really remarkable in the early going. It’s got a nice feel in putting, too.

But if there’s one reason I can’t give this ball a whole-hearted endorsement, it’s that it scruffs too easily. With a new ball, after a couple of holes, I start noticing scruff marks. It’s not as bad as a Nike ball, but annoying nonetheless.

The price on these balls also is right. I got them for $15 at the show, and have seen them under $20 at most online retailers.

I’ll continue to play the box of Wilson Zips for as long as they last, and may even get another box and store it away for this fall.