The hallmark of a good waterproof jacket is reliability - once you put it on, you want to know that whatever the weather conditions you'll be able to swing freely whilst staying dry at the same time. At the price point the Zero Restriction Z2000 comes in at, I had the upmost confidence this would indeed be the case, and I happy to report it passed the test with flying colors.
I tested this jacket across several rounds, some of which were in very heavy rain. Water beaded and ran off the shell reliably; at no point did moisture seep through seams or zippers keeping my clothing underneath warm and dry. Against wind, the shell fabric felt solid and I had a comfortable “shielded” sense without feeling claustrophobic - the jacket fit meant that there was not lots of material moving in the harsh wind which allowed a full range of motion in my golf swing. The taped seams and careful detailing seem to do their job at keeping the wind away from your body and the heat in.
