Val
Ryder Cup Winner
First impressions, packaging eye catching, double digit numbering a bit novelty but the ball seemed as good as any.
First round was on fresh Sunday morning about 3-5 deg C so potentially a bearing on performance. My initial thought was try a harder ball on soft greens in the winter.
Off the driver it felt pretty solid and a nice crisp contact on irons and wedges with a bonus that it didn't cut up on first strike of a wedge like the prov does. I can't say it felt like a hard ball but it did feel different from the pro v1x especially off the putter face, I found the reaction was good and had no issues with judging pace with it, I liked the way it rolled off the putter. As for the reported explosive distance, I think it did carry further than the pro v1x but not much that it was a deal breaker but I'd like to see the roll out it gives on a harder fairway.
Difficult to judge release on the greens as the greens were soft so full shots stopped pretty quick however short chips around the greens were fine and again it didn't feel like a hard ball, difficult to judge run on the fairways as there isn't much but it definately carried easily as far or further than the pro v1x.
Verdict - over the winter a good alternative to the pro v however in the summer on hard greens im certain it won't stop the way the prov does. I will likely use them untill the greens firm up then stick them away till next winter.
First round was on fresh Sunday morning about 3-5 deg C so potentially a bearing on performance. My initial thought was try a harder ball on soft greens in the winter.
Off the driver it felt pretty solid and a nice crisp contact on irons and wedges with a bonus that it didn't cut up on first strike of a wedge like the prov does. I can't say it felt like a hard ball but it did feel different from the pro v1x especially off the putter face, I found the reaction was good and had no issues with judging pace with it, I liked the way it rolled off the putter. As for the reported explosive distance, I think it did carry further than the pro v1x but not much that it was a deal breaker but I'd like to see the roll out it gives on a harder fairway.
Difficult to judge release on the greens as the greens were soft so full shots stopped pretty quick however short chips around the greens were fine and again it didn't feel like a hard ball, difficult to judge run on the fairways as there isn't much but it definately carried easily as far or further than the pro v1x.
Verdict - over the winter a good alternative to the pro v however in the summer on hard greens im certain it won't stop the way the prov does. I will likely use them untill the greens firm up then stick them away till next winter.
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