Pro V1, too much spin?

[GolfyGolfy]

Didnt know where to put this topic but just played my first round with this ball. Got some used and wanted to try it out. Anyways coming off Zstars and E6s. They usually stop right around where my ball mark is, but on a couple occasions it had too much spin and just rolled off the green. Looks cool but it was just too much. I know this is a technique issue but how can I reduce that spin with this ball. Love the squish that I get from it off the club but is there another ball as soft that wont spin as much...I dont want to totally go the opposite direction but something close.

 

Thanks and sorry Im new to this game.

[PuttCurseRepeat]

Bridgestone B330-rx.

Btw, impressed that a newbie is already spinning the ball off of greens. I've only been playing 26 years and I still can't do it. I've gotten pretty good at forward spinning the ball off of the back or sides of the green, though.

[driverwedge]

I agree. The V1 is the most wonderful ball I can't use. I yank them all right off the green. Ninja style.

Really, though. They do spin way too much for me as well.

[GolfyGolfy]

It was cool to see at first but I don't have that kind of accuracy to over shoot the pin just to bring it back. PUTTCURSEREPEAT, my trajectory is really high and I don't take any divot really. I will definitely look into the b330-rx, but does it matter if my SS is around 105 +/-3. Thanks again for the responses.

[driverwedge]

You can always try a low compression non-tour ball (Wilson DUO, Top Flite Gamer Soft, etc) and you'll maintain the soft feel but drop a bunch of spin. Or go for a harder tour ball like a Srixon Z Star XV (my favorite as I'm a high spin player).

[GolfyGolfy]

Well I think the e6 is pretty low compression but the thing had the worst greenside feel. Maybe I'll go back to srixon q stars or try the b300rx or nxt tours

[playa]

Chrome Soft might be worth a try. Very soft feeling and good stopping power but without excessive back spin. I swing around 100-105 and I find them to be as long as any premium ball. Superb for touch shots around the green too. Great all round ball for my swing speed.

[apprenti23]

If all you're looking for is soft feel and you're not looking for spin or green side control I would suggest the Wilson Duo or the Callaway Supersoft. Much cheaper option then anything above.

[SplashShot]

[quote name='driverwedge' timestamp='1446238468' post='12530262']
You can always try a low compression non-tour ball (Wilson DUO, Top Flite Gamer Soft, etc) and you'll maintain the soft feel but drop a bunch of spin. Or go for a harder tour ball like a Srixon Z Star XV (my favorite as I'm a high spin player).
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I do like the Z Star XV when the greens are soft, doesn't over spin, though I'm on my last dozen of yellow 2012's.

But be careful with these balls in the cold. I tee'd off when it was 45 degrees last Sunday, drive came up a little shorter than usual, but I had a typical PW into the green. I thought I flushed it, but it came up 10 yards short of the green! These high compression balls do NOT like cold weather! Was short all day.

[driverwedge]

^Like most problems in golf, things can be solved by simply hitting the ball harder!

[BillyZ2]

no, just too much money.

[Tex1986]

I'd say try a slightly firmer ball. Like a ProV1x. I hit a high ball that hops and stops from trajectory as well. I've had some PW approaches spin back and off the greens with ProV1s and recently the project a.

I've played a couple rounds with the TF Gamer Tour and it seems to hop and stop pretty well. It's the same construction as the regular gamer but has a urethane cover like prov1/zstars/b330s/etc. The price is also very reasonable.

[cristphoto]

Just over club and under swing if you want to lower the spin rate. Just like playing into a wind.

[playa]

[quote name='cristphoto' timestamp='1446481550' post='12540716']
Just over club and under swing if you want to lower the spin rate. Just like playing into a wind.
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That can work for a specific shot when needed, but playing like that every approach would be detrimental to your swing in the long run.

[messtoph]

If you live in the US, check out Snell golf balls. There is a thread on here about them. I have been using them this season and am real impressed with the My Tour Ball. For the price, I don't think they can be beat.

[CallawayKid86]

I made the switch to NXT Tour S this year. Perfect amount of spin for me on approach shots and I just got used to the ball rolling out some when chipping around the green. I don't have enough time to change my swing to spin the ball less on approach shots in to the green.

[Boricua Golf]

I agree that the V1 spins quite a bit, I can't use it, I have a very agressive/quick tempo swing (114 driver SS) and put a lot of spin on my short irons, after many trials, I ended up playing the Chrome Soft, it gives me just enough spin to one hop and stop or back up about a foot and it is long off the tee...good luck.

[Jules Winnfield]

I too spin the pro v1 too much but have found the Nike rzn black is just right for me. It's great into the wind anda little firmer for less spin on drives and approach shots but I feel like it's almost identical for chipping and pitching to the pro v1, plenty of control.

[chrismikayla]

Yes but too much sidespin on my long clubs.

[Big Ben]

This is WRX everything is "too much spin"...BB

[hellodano]

[quote name='Tex1986' timestamp='1446343060' post='12534728']I'd say try a slightly firmer ball. Like a ProV1x. I hit a high ball that hops and stops from trajectory as well. I've had some PW approaches spin back and off the greens with ProV1s and recently the project a. [/quote]

Exactly...just use the ProV1x instead

[playa]

[quote name='Big Ben' timestamp='1447020228' post='12571152']
This is WRX everything is "too much spin"...BB
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[Wikket]

I love playing with ProVs but I have to give it up. To much spin that I can't control. I have move on to Bridgestone 330rx

[Pepperturbo]

ProV's are great off my irons, but not the best off driver, due to AoA creating too much spin... My compromise is ProV1X or SR2.

PS: I find it interesting people suggest ProV spins back excessively with irons. On tour ProV and ProV1 are most used balls and they are designed to slow iron spin, reason we don't see excessive back spin by touring pros, as opposed to earlier versions. Golfwrx people do what touring pros don't. WOW>

[Arb8889]

Always too much for me, don't like when the ball can spin back more than 5 or so feet, love z stars and TM tour preferred

[balbowski]

[quote name='GolfyGolfy' timestamp='1446237996' post='12530232']
It was cool to see at first but I don't have that kind of accuracy to over shoot the pin just to bring it back. PUTTCURSEREPEAT, my trajectory is really high and I don't take any divot really. I will definitely look into the b330-rx, but does it matter if my SS is around 105 +/-3. Thanks again for the responses.
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The 105 MPH designation is not a hard and fast rule, more of a guideline. A softer compression ball is more forgiving and that is what most amateurs need.

I would recommend the B330 RXS. It is a little softer cover than the RX to give you better feel around the greens. Kind of a mix of the ProV1 and e6.

[C_belske]

[quote name='Pepperturbo' timestamp='1448996300' post='12667814']ProV's are great off my irons, but not the best off driver, due to AoA creating too much spin... My compromise is ProV1X or SR2.

PS: I find it interesting people suggest ProV spins back excessively with irons. On tour ProV and ProV1 are most used balls and they are designed to slow iron spin, reason we don't see excessive back spin by touring pros, as opposed to earlier versions. Golfwrx people do what touring pros don't. WOW>[/quote]

I think the reason you don't see excessive back spin by touring pros is because they are able to control spin. Not because they aren't able to create it..

[tjumper78]

he likes the squishy feeling (i never felt prov1 felt squishy but ok) and does not need much spin.
sounds like he needs a low compression + surlyn cover ball like supersoft, wison duo, etc.

[Pepperturbo]

[quote name='C_belske' timestamp='1449069827' post='12671308']
[quote name='Pepperturbo' timestamp='1448996300' post='12667814']ProV's are great off my irons, but not the best off driver, due to AoA creating too much spin... My compromise is ProV1X or SR2.

PS: I find it interesting people suggest ProV spins back excessively with irons. On tour ProV and ProV1 are most used balls and they are designed to slow iron spin, reason we don't see excessive back spin by touring pros, as opposed to earlier versions. Golfwrx people do what touring pros don't. WOW>[/quote]

I think the reason you don't see excessive back spin by touring pros is because they are able to control spin. Not because they aren't able to create it..
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Sounds like average golfer perceptions of tour players. I still spin the ball quite a bit with irons because I hit the ball with the right impact angle, and I am in my mid-60's. The only way to slow spin is changing shot type... full swing to less than full, not hit so hard, square face vs, angle, using more club than needed or punch shot, etc. They have the same options of ball control as the rest of us golfers. My point is amateurs need to invest in greater ball control, as opposed thinking ball change is the answer.

For years, tour players have requested OEM companies like Titleist to slow ball spin. They have done that. Reason we see less back spin taking the ball off the green or back 20' on relatively flat surfaces. I use to play Balata and Professional 90/100's then to ProV and ProV1x, among others. Comparatively speaking, they have lessened ball spin. In the end, pro or amateur, there is only so much a player can do to control spin. Players just need to realize their limitations and improve them as opposed to changing equipment.

[Cwebb]

The other possibility, is that your iron set and specs are not an optimal fit...and are generating too much spin