Taylor Made Penta

[Snelly]

Hi,

Played last week and found one of these balls on the 2nd hole in the semi-rough - brand new and still shiny.

I decided to play with it from the 3rd and was very impressed. Plays like a ProV1 really and very good feel off the face when chipping and putting.

I know very little about this ball but would not hesitate to buy them. Really nice to play with.

Anyone use them and find the same or disagree?

Snelly.

 

[bobmac]

I know very little about this ball but would not hesitate to buy them.

£34.99 per dozen AND they don't sell them in sleeves of 3

 

[Losttheplot]

I have a mate who swears by them. They're expensive though which puts me off buying a dozen. Might try a sleeve sometime.
For £30 the pro V1/V1x balls are the great value ball (IMHO) at the top end.

 

[Losttheplot]

AND they don't sell them in sleeves of 3

Bugger. That's put dampener on my 'might buy a sleeve' option.

 

[Robobum]

Same as you Snelly, found a good condition one and used it for a couple of rounds.

Didn't notice it to be any different to the ProV and certainly didn't think it was better so will stick with what I know.

 

[Snelly]

Agreed - didn't think it was better than a Prov1 either but a nice ball all the same. I guess I was pleasantly surprised having never heard of them before I found it.

 

[bobmac]

You could get together and buy 4 each

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/golf-balls-taylorm...=item33625773dc

 

[grumpyjock]

Recieved a sleeve of 3 from jezzE at beau desert, they went 2 yards shorter thean a ProV1 and they dont float either.
A different feel on the pitch though as being a 5 part ball they are only for the real hard hitters.
still have 1 in the bag but would rather play the ProV1.

 

[Oddsocks]

contrast to other opinions i prefer it to the prov1, played at tilgate in the summer and found one like new. was playing with a prov1 at the time and hit into the par 5 from about 100 yards (think its the 11/12th) and the ball didnt check at all. dropped the penta and with the same strike and power played a identical shot which was pitch & stop. a fantastic ball but ......

A) at 35 a dozen i can buy 3 dozen dx3's
B) i noticed a small smount of distnace loss
c) i would only use them in baked conditions

At the time i was playing in a purple patch of my game, shooting some single fiqure rounds, and i still dont thing my game was strong enough to get the best from this ball.

DX3 all the way!

 

[HRC99]

I have conducted extensive testing on the Taylor Made Penta and found it to be extremely poor.

A friend of mine gave me a Penta to try out on the 15th tee.

The ball sliced horribly straight into a field and was never seen again.

They are, obviously, rubbish. Avoid.

 

[Swinger]

I thought they were good balls.

Seem to launch a little higher than the Pro V1x with a lot of spin which makes them ballon more.

Good control around the greens, better than any Srixon out atm.

Not bad but still like the Pro V1x in summer.

 

[znuffzz]

AND they don't sell them in sleeves of 3

Bugger. That's put dampener on my 'might buy a sleeve' option.

yes they do...well my pro shops does...

i use them and they are very nice...

 

[bobmac]

AND they don't sell them in sleeves of 3

Bugger. That's put dampener on my 'might buy a sleeve' option.

yes they do...well my pro shops does...

i use them and they are very nice...

Sorry, I meant the high street shops only sell them by the dozen

 

[znuffzz]

AND they don't sell them in sleeves of 3

Bugger. That's put dampener on my 'might buy a sleeve' option.

yes they do...well my pro shops does...

i use them and they are very nice...

Sorry, I meant the high street shops only sell them by the dozen

i tend to bulk buy all odds and sods on e-bay or internet anyways

 

[JustOne]

I wish I was of the standard to be able to judge a ball as being better than one or another... I can tell that a ProV1 is better than a Topflite or a Pinnacle but that's about it. As long as they are round then they are all the same to me.

 

[USER1999]

To me, they come in two types, hard and soft. I guess there could be a third type, stupid soft (Wilson DX2). I don't like hard balls, so avoid anything made by Spalding. Topflights, Molitors and Callaway for instance.
Other than that, I find cheaper balls get shredded by my irons.
I had an AD333 the other day (one I had scribbled on), and some sort of laquer started peeling off it mid round. Not impressed.

I tend to stick with ProV1s out of habit. That, and the fact that I have loads of them.

 

[chris661]

I found that they balloned WAY too much and in the wind on a links course not good Much prefer a pro v1.

 

[Oddsocks]

I wish I was of the standard to be able to judge a ball as being better than one or another... I can tell that a ProV1 is better than a Topflite or a Pinnacle but that's about it. As long as they are round then they are all the same to me.

and from what i saw you hack round better than most, Typical.

 

[Matty]

At that price I'll be trying these out when I find one in the rough!!

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I don't like them. Shorter than most other premium balls on the market and felt too soft and pudding like on the chips and putts. I prefer the TP red or black