Balls to ya....

Anyone follow James Ridyard on twitter? he did some testing last week on premium balls and reckons he has found the holy grail ball that performs as well as the premium balls, but costs less than £30 a dozen, He is announcing the mystery ball next month. (not sure if he has a contract expiring or something?)
 
Rooter said:
Anyone follow James Ridyard on twitter? he did some testing last week on premium balls and reckons he has found the holy grail ball that performs as well as the premium balls, but costs less than £30 a dozen, He is announcing the mystery ball next month. (not sure if he has a contract expiring or something?)
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yesterday at golf show express golf were selling prov 1 at £29.99 and nxt tour £17.99 so less than £30 could mean anything.....
 
therod said:
The pro v1 is a better ball for the majority of golfers, your swing speed must be pretty high for that to come out as a recommendation.

According to the blurb the pro v1 will optimise the spin off a driver and more on a wedge at lower swing speeds. The pro v1x may provide more distance but you really have to compress it.

That said, I wouldn't play either. Even though I like the pro v1, there are equivalent balls for me at a lower price point. I like a premium ball but not at £3 each.
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I always thought that Pro-v 's were 100 compression cos of the black numbering and the 'x' 90 as the numbering was red and as such the 'x' should not need to be hit as hard being lower compression, any experts on that could confirm this or just laugh at my assumptions.?
 
Alan P Mills said:
Please remember my original question, regardless of the price of the ball.

And I'm with Gareth I don't lose that many balls.
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Yes, I realise, I got the wrong end of the question; you just wanted to know the difference.

I'm with both of you (as it happens)... very rare for me to lose a ball. Still wouldn't persuade me to part with £40 or £50 though.

Apologies.
 
Sorry, can't help with your original question.
I thought Pro Vs were only suitable if your swing speed was quick enough to compress the ball correctly, however this goes against Titleists latest advertising on Sky. They say "your ball doesn't know if you've won a major" "it doesn't matter what your swing speed is" "your ball doesn't know who is hitting it", so they are saying its suitable for ALL and EVERY golfer.
Sorry I don't believe this I think it's a marketing tool to sell more balls and help pay Bridgestone.
 
I love it when any golfer 10+ handicap that I am playing in a comp announces they have a pro v1, know the task ahead will be a little easier! it must be a status thing as I have yet to see a higher handicapper keep it straight consistently, I have a 7 handicap, fairly straight and have tried pro v1s briefly, they turn a 5 yard fade or draw into a 15-20 yarder and your average amateur is not good enough to stop any ball dead on the green, why make the game harder!!! I play harder 2 piece balls like bridgestone 'fix' and top flite gamer and they stay straight and with no issues stopping on greens unless very hard in the summer, if you are double figures, do yourself a favour and get a nice 2 piece ball, get used to them and reap the benefits!
 
From a Titleist tour rep "the prov 1 and x will spin exactly the same on green side chips the only difference you'll see is on full shots where the 1x spins a bit less"

Like all equipment, use what you feel comfortable and works for you.
 
As a recent winner of a dozen prov1x balls, I d feel they are wasted on me! Especially the one in the water on the third and the one out of bounds on the 14th!!!

Should I swap them with a Low hc player who may get some use out of them?
 
Jack_bfc said:
As a recent winner of a dozen prov1x balls, I d feel they are wasted on me! Especially the one in the water on the third and the one out of bounds on the 14th!!!

Should I swap them with a Low hc player who may get some use out of them?
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I would use them....pull out a cheap ball for the water par 3s. :)
 
Markw said:
I love it when any golfer 10+ handicap that I am playing in a comp announces they have a pro v1, know the task ahead will be a little easier! it must be a status thing as I have yet to see a higher handicapper keep it straight consistently, I have a 7 handicap, fairly straight and have tried pro v1s briefly, they turn a 5 yard fade or draw into a 15-20 yarder and your average amateur is not good enough to stop any ball dead on the green, why make the game harder!!! I play harder 2 piece balls like bridgestone 'fix' and top flite gamer and they stay straight and with no issues stopping on greens unless very hard in the summer, if you are double figures, do yourself a favour and get a nice 2 piece ball, get used to them and reap the benefits!
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Isn't the TF Gamer a 3 piece? I had some a while back and quite liked them - fancied using them if I ever make it to a forum event! But stopped seeing them for sale in the UK. Wondered if Callaway pulled the plug on them as the reviews were good!
 
Finally got round to buying a sleeve of Pro V1X. Played a round today and must admit its a great ball. Superb off the tee, around the green and putting.
 
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