Titleist Golf Balls - A change of approach?

[The Fader]

I see that Titleist are now going down the ball fitting route

https://www.titleist.co.uk/golf-ball-fitting-tool

Does this mark a fundamental shift in their views?

Didn't they used to market the Pro V as the ball that pretty much everyone should use and benefit from?

Perhaps Bridgestone were right all along?

It wouldn't be the first time they have "copied" Bridgestone!!!

 

[Sats]

It could be that Titleist accept that not everyone wants to spend £50 on pro V's.

 

[Orikoru]

They've had that for ages. Whenever I do it it says I should use the Tour Speed. It's not very in depth though, it's completely led by your own perception which may not actually be reality.

 

[Ethan]

They have been doing ball fitting for a long time, at demo days as well as online.

Titleist is a golf ball company. All the rest is a bonus.

 

[Crow]

They've had that for ages. Whenever I do it it says I should use the Tour Speed. It's not very in depth though, it's completely led by your own perception which may not actually be reality.

I got Tour Speed as well, but I prefer Trufeel.

 

[USER1999]

Mine came out Prov1X, which is fine, as that is what I play anyway.

 

[Robster59]

Hmmm, suggests a ProV1x for me which is a ball I'm not really a fan of.

 

[evemccc]

Hmmm, suggests a ProV1x for me which is a ball I'm not really a fan of.

Why, what about its characteristics don’t you like, and what is your priority area when deciding what balls to play?

 

[Robster59]

Why, what about its characteristics don’t you like, and what is your priority area when deciding what balls to play?

I've never liked the feel of them, I tend to find them too hard off the face.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Titleist have been doing fittings for decades and so definitely not copying Bridgestone. Usually starts with a quick Q&A via the PC for a recommendation but they do fittings at demo days as well. I think its an area a lot of the major manufacturers will end up looking at as more and more balls enter an already crowded market. They need something to push golfers to their own products

 

[USER1999]

I've never liked the feel of them, I tend to find them too hard off the face.

That is one of the things I like about them!

 

[ScienceBoy]

When do they ask the question about ball speed?

 

[sunshine]

I've never liked the feel of them, I tend to find them too hard off the face.

I used to find the old ProV1x very "clicky" off the club face, it was too firm for my liking. But they changed that a few years ago and now I can barely tell the difference between v1 and x, actually prefer the x if anything.