Chris Curry
Newbie
I'm always a sucker when it comes to new golf balls.
When it comes to Titleist they do great premium balls and decent low-end balls but - to be fair - do lousy mid-range balls. In fact if anyone offered me a free dozen of any Titleist balls apart from ProV1s then I'd opt for the DTS SoLo over and above the NXT range (which were woeful compared to a Callaway Chrome Soft or Srixon AD333 Tour).
Enter the Titleist Tour Soft, Titleist's new mid-range golf ball brought in to replace the NXT Tour and Tour S balls. And like a sucker I bought a couple of dozen on a deal at American Golf.
This is not a urethane covered ball but it is unbelievably soft. If you like a genuinely soft ball then these are lovely, at least as soft as a ProV1.
I have a medium swing speed for a club golfer and these do offer extra distance - to me - compared to the usual Z-Star and ProV1 I normally use.
On the greens they feel great off the putter face (if you like a softer ball when putting) and they have enough action around the greens to keep better players happy. Myself - being crap around the greens - I tend to leave pitches and chips short, so a smidge more roll out is no bad thing for me.
Wear and tear wise I've had the same ball now for 4 rounds and its not showing much in signs of wear (and after a few bunker shots), better than the Chrome Soft balls I've used. The Tour Soft is very good in this department.
Also - like them or loathe them - the Tour Soft also comes in yellow. In winter I use a yellow ball through necessity in winter due to the leaves on the course. It is nice to know that I won't have to switch balls this year.
In summary I like this ball a lot. It ticks all the boxes for me/my game. I just hope Titleist don't decide to "improve" it next year and ruin it into the bargain!
4.5 out of 5 for me.
When it comes to Titleist they do great premium balls and decent low-end balls but - to be fair - do lousy mid-range balls. In fact if anyone offered me a free dozen of any Titleist balls apart from ProV1s then I'd opt for the DTS SoLo over and above the NXT range (which were woeful compared to a Callaway Chrome Soft or Srixon AD333 Tour).
Enter the Titleist Tour Soft, Titleist's new mid-range golf ball brought in to replace the NXT Tour and Tour S balls. And like a sucker I bought a couple of dozen on a deal at American Golf.
This is not a urethane covered ball but it is unbelievably soft. If you like a genuinely soft ball then these are lovely, at least as soft as a ProV1.
I have a medium swing speed for a club golfer and these do offer extra distance - to me - compared to the usual Z-Star and ProV1 I normally use.
On the greens they feel great off the putter face (if you like a softer ball when putting) and they have enough action around the greens to keep better players happy. Myself - being crap around the greens - I tend to leave pitches and chips short, so a smidge more roll out is no bad thing for me.
Wear and tear wise I've had the same ball now for 4 rounds and its not showing much in signs of wear (and after a few bunker shots), better than the Chrome Soft balls I've used. The Tour Soft is very good in this department.
Also - like them or loathe them - the Tour Soft also comes in yellow. In winter I use a yellow ball through necessity in winter due to the leaves on the course. It is nice to know that I won't have to switch balls this year.
In summary I like this ball a lot. It ticks all the boxes for me/my game. I just hope Titleist don't decide to "improve" it next year and ruin it into the bargain!
4.5 out of 5 for me.