Is the 2019 ProV1 a terrible ball?

I have been playing the TP5x for the last 2 seasons. I recently ran out of TP5x balls and was playing away from my home course. This particular course only sells Titleist balls. So I grabbed a sleeve of 2019 ProV1 and headed to the first tee. Right off the bat, the ball sounded terrible off my 2 iron which usually rewards a good hit with a thwap and hiss. I thought maybe I caught it off the toe. Just a dead click sound.

This theme continued throughout the round and this was coupled with losing no less than 5-7 yards with every club. Into the wind? Forget it. I actually joked at one point and said "heads up" to my playing partner because the ball straight climbed the 10mph headwind and almost appeared to be coming backwards. It wasn't, but you know what I mean.

Greenside spin was nonexistent. My "stabby" lob wedge which usually checks and sits was rolling out 10+ yards. Overall I was just disgusted with how the ProV1 performed compared to the TP5x. Does anyone actually play this ball with any success?

I think a few guys on the PGA Tour use it...might want to ask those dudes. :)

sounds to me you are just very used tot he TP5X. The 5X definitely is lower spin on the mid irons but with wedges the Pro Vs, both models, certainly spin much more for me.

Personally I use Tour BX or Pro V1 X with the BX winning just. I have tried the 19 Pro V1, TP5 and TP5X, Z Star XV and out of them all the TP5X was my least favourite. Everyone is different it seems.

> @BM5D said:

> I have been playing the TP5x for the last 2 seasons. I recently ran out of TP5x balls and was playing away from my home course. This particular course only sells Titleist balls. So I grabbed a sleeve of 2019 ProV1 and headed to the first tee. Right off the bat, the ball sounded terrible off my 2 iron which usually rewards a good hit with a thwap and hiss. I thought maybe I caught it off the toe. Just a dead click sound.

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> This theme continued throughout the round and this was coupled with losing no less than 5-7 yards with every club. Into the wind? Forget it. I actually joked at one point and said "heads up" to my playing partner because the ball straight climbed the 10mph headwind and almost appeared to be coming backwards. It wasn't, but you know what I mean.

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> Greenside spin was nonexistent. My "stabby" lob wedge which usually checks and sits was rolling out 10+ yards. Overall I was just disgusted with how the ProV1 performed compared to the TP5x. Does anyone actually play this ball with any success?

> @BM5D said:

> I have been playing the TP5x for the last 2 seasons. I recently ran out of TP5x balls and was playing away from my home course. This particular course only sells Titleist balls. So I grabbed a sleeve of 2019 ProV1 and headed to the first tee. Right off the bat, the ball sounded terrible off my 2 iron which usually rewards a good hit with a thwap and hiss. I thought maybe I caught it off the toe. Just a dead click sound.

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> This theme continued throughout the round and this was coupled with losing no less than 5-7 yards with every club. Into the wind? Forget it. I actually joked at one point and said "heads up" to my playing partner because the ball straight climbed the 10mph headwind and almost appeared to be coming backwards. It wasn't, but you know what I mean.

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> Greenside spin was nonexistent. My "stabby" lob wedge which usually checks and sits was rolling out 10+ yards. Overall I was just disgusted with how the ProV1 performed compared to the TP5x. Does anyone actually play this ball with any success?

Nope. No good players play the ProV. It's a disgusting rock. Great insight.

Sounds like a problem with contact more than the ball.

> @MadGolfer76 said:

> Sounds like a problem with contact more than the ball.

Remember where we are. I flush it every time.

playing the 19 prov1 all summer. greenside spin is legit. maybe just hitting it TOO flush?

edited because summer has been in effect in texas for a few months*

Do you work for TaylorMade?

Kidding aside, I cannot say I've had the same experience. ProV is a solid ball, IMO.

Never loved the 2017 V1x the way that I loved the 2015 version but the 2019 V1x has been brilliant for me.

Yeah, its a good ball. Has been ever since it came out. Probably just TP5X bias and some inconsistent strikes.

I like the 2019 Pro-V1 yellow so much I purchased the buy 3 get 1 free with free personalization this spring. I was a Titleist resister for the past decade as I felt they were highly overrated and overpriced. But after testing the yellow version I was hooked.

Its longer off the driver than the other balls I was playing and wedge and green-side spin are excellent. They spin slightly more off the mid and short irons than I normally like, but I was willing to overlook that as the results with the driver and wedges were too good to dismiss.

I tried the TP5 and TP5X and found them both inconsistent for me. Just goes to show - different strokes for different folks.

When you start out by instantly disliking the sound the ball made when struck with your 2-iron (???) then it's probably a sure thing that you'll attribute every slightly less than satisfactory shot to the golf ball you already instantly disliked.

The obsession of golfers on this forum with the sound a golf ball makes continues to fascinate me. I've heard people I play golf with talk about the sound a certain *driver* makes being really loud. But can't recall anyone specifically complaining about the sound a certain ball makes. And don't get me started on reviews which start with the sound a ball makes with the putter!

> @"North Butte" said:

> When you start out by instantly disliking the sound the ball made when struck with your 2-iron (???) then it's probably a sure thing that you'll attribute every slightly less than satisfactory shot to the golf ball you already instantly disliked.

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> The obsession of golfers on this forum with the sound a golf ball makes continues to fascinate me. I've heard people I play golf with talk about the sound a certain *driver* makes being really loud. But can't recall anyone specifically complaining about the sound a certain ball makes. And don't get me started on reviews which start with the sound a ball makes with the putter!

funny when I got fit for my Artisan putter, I tried the three levels of Milling for the face and John asked me which one I preferred and I said I hardly notice a difference so we went mid! some people are far more susceptible to different things, swing weight gets me big time.

> @scott_Donald said:

> > @"North Butte" said:

> > When you start out by instantly disliking the sound the ball made when struck with your 2-iron (???) then it's probably a sure thing that you'll attribute every slightly less than satisfactory shot to the golf ball you already instantly disliked.

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> > The obsession of golfers on this forum with the sound a golf ball makes continues to fascinate me. I've heard people I play golf with talk about the sound a certain *driver* makes being really loud. But can't recall anyone specifically complaining about the sound a certain ball makes. And don't get me started on reviews which start with the sound a ball makes with the putter!

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> funny when I got fit for my Artisan putter, I tried the three levels of Milling for the face and John asked me which one I preferred and I said I hardly notice a difference so we went mid! some people are far more susceptible to different things, swing weight gets me big time.

My big bugaboo is grips. If I'm honest, trying any club with certain types of grips on it is a waste of time. If the grip doesn't fit my hand and feel good (I don't usually wear a glove) I simply can't give it a fair tryout.

I can just about ignore a Tour Velvet type (although I hate them) but any of the Winn or Superstroke or other plasticky slick type grips just ruin the whole thing. Or those white NDMC types (the white was way slicker and nastier than the other colors).

I’m a terrible golfer and absolutely love the 2019 Pro V1. I actually bought a sleeve of the 2019 TP5 and didn’t like it so maybe your swing just doesn’t work with this ball. For reference I had a sleeve of the 2017 Pro V1 and didn’t hit it as well as the 2019 when hitting them back to back.

The op didn’t have any balls in his bag?

> @cristphoto said:

> The op didn’t have any balls in his bag?

I had some Velocity balls leftover from a scramble and some AVXs. For that matter, the AVXs are unplayable as well for the total opposite reason as the 2019 V1 duds. Too far, not enough spin and fliers out of the rough like I've never seen before.

ProV is a great ball. You just have a preference for the TP5X. I hate TM drivers, why? Not sure but I haven’t hit one I liked since they put bubble shafts in them.

Everyone has preferences. Clearly the TP5x works for you and the ProV1 doesn’t. Doesn’t make the ProV1 terrible, just not for you. Same as me not liking Callaway woods or Taylormade irons. I know they’re damn good products, they just don’t work for me.

I played the tp5x for two years and it was most definitely ten yards longer than the pro v and tp5 for me. It spun about as much as a rock for me as well though, so I gave the pro v1x a go.

Wow, for me (other users may find different results) the v1x gives me the same distance as the ‘17 tp5x but with much better spin off the wedges. The standard pro v1 is shorter than the tp5x but again gives me much better spin off the wedges.

The facts are this, whether you’re a titleist or Taylormade lover, all four balls are good balls. It’s finding one that’s right for your game. You’d be better with the v1x if you like the tp5x.

Simple solution, don't buy anymore.

I don't care for any of the ProV1/1x balls, never have.

JMO

I played the TP5X the last two seasons because I didn't like the V1X of 2017. Now I like the 2019 V1X better than the new TP5X. Just what I feel and works for me.

I had played the 17 pro v1 after I was fit at the 2017 Titleist trip and loved it. I put the 19 in play last week and it felt like a different ball and less accurate. I lost a sleeve in 14 holes. I havent done that since I was a kid, I usually play a ball for 2-3 rounds. maybe a bad day, maybe the balls, maybe who knows. Wasnt a good start to the relationship

See 2019 prov1 experience thread.

The prov1 works best with a 1 iron off the tee not a mid handicappers 2 iron

I don’t see how OP can judge greenside spin by rollout when he also said in the post he was away from home playing a course he isn’t familiar with. Greens were probably firmer or springy compared to his home greens. As far as climbing the wind, I’ve always noticed the same thing with ProV1.

All the Hot-Take shows have ruined people's minds. You might not like Prov1 but a Terrible ball?? sheesh

> @ThunderBuzzworth said:

> I don’t see how OP can judge greenside spin by rollout when he also said in the post he was away from home playing a course he isn’t familiar with. Greens were probably firmer or springy compared to his home greens. As far as climbing the wind, I’ve always noticed the same thing with ProV1.

TB...so nice to see you back and posting. How's the game Sir?

Loving the 19 V1x but not terribly happy with the V1. The V1x for me is noticeably longer and spins more around greens. But I like the V1 way better than most other tour balls. TP5x and Chrome Soft were the worst tour balls I ever tried. Have given up on both of them.

To each his own...

> @DavePelz4 said:

> > @ThunderBuzzworth said:

> > I don’t see how OP can judge greenside spin by rollout when he also said in the post he was away from home playing a course he isn’t familiar with. Greens were probably firmer or springy compared to his home greens. As far as climbing the wind, I’ve always noticed the same thing with ProV1.

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> TB...so nice to see you back and posting. How's the game Sir?

Just been kinda reading the past few months without posting but I’m always around for the most part. The game is spotty this year. When I hit it really well I struggle making the putts that turn decent rounds into great rounds. Shooting a lot of scores around par but if a few putts were to drop here and there it could turn into a great summer