Who has played predominantly one ball this past year?

[byoshio82]

Taylormade TP5X since they came out and haven't looked back since. Prior to that it was the Nike X version of their tour ball which I played religiously until I ran out of them.

[mogc60]

Been basically MTB-X for me the past few years and I’ve been way happy with the golf ball. Does everything I want it to do and at the price can’t be beat for me. 

[lefthack]

Not even close, maybe 8? 🤣

 

I've narrowed it down to one, but I still have a ton of all the others. So it might be a while.

[MtlJeff]

I have only played 2 balls this year--Callaway Chrome Softs and Vice Pros

 

I bought like 5 boxes of Srixon Zstars and i'm going to give them to a homeless person. They are the "glass jaw" of golf balls. Hit them once and they look like they went 5 rounds with Mike Tyson

 

Vice Pros have the endurance and stamina of a young Mtljeff.

[Bad9]

I have played 85% of my golf the last two years with the Wilson Duo Pro

[Phabs]

Tour BXS all year.  Bought the 3 dozen deal early this year and have a dozen left and a dozen in yellow for fall golf.  Best feeling ball off a wedge and putter I’ve found. 

[marker2037]

11 minutes ago, Bad9 said:

I have played 85% of my golf the last two years with the Wilson Duo Pro

I am actually looking to try these once they get back in stock.  
 

But I have recently committed to Callaway ERC Softs with 4 boxes and I like them so far. 
 

I have never been one to line up markings on putts, but it’s something I am committing myself to, so the Triple Track is taking some getting used to. I found some good results and sunk some long putts already though and I have been playing around with some new techniques for lining it up with some good results. 
 

So far I am satisfied, but the WS Duo Pros also seem like a nice option.  
 

btw, I just won’t pay top $ pricing for ProV1-esque balls where I live and play.  It’s just too expensive as there is thick, pr!ckerbush OB everywhere and basically any fairway misses are a lost ball. 

Edited October 15, 2021 by marker2037

[LeoLeo99]

Srixon tri-speed tour.  Great ball for me.  Last year was Z-star, Tour B RX, and Chrome Soft.  They're fine.  My game does better with a less spiny ball.  No problem holding the greens I play with Surlyn and I don't play high spin shots around the green.  After 40 years of trying, I've given up trying to hit the spinny chip shot.  As Phil says, it's sexy but high risk.  Have a few doz TM Tour Preferred that I use in scrambles because I hate them and don't bother looking for wayward shots too hard.  

[Mitchell]

Bridgestone Tour B-XS for the past several seasons, just simply does everything I need exceptionally well and is very stable in windy conditions.

[tleader]

Every single shot with a Pro V1

[NJBigFish22]

2 hours ago, Londo said:

I have done the opposite and played a ton of different balls trying to find what works best.  Was hoping to finish by the end of the season but this is what I have found so far. YMMV

 

Tier 1 (Best performance, strongly considered for primary gamer)

Pro V1 Left Dot

Srixon Z Star XV

 

Tier 2 (Very good performance, may take another hard look)

Pro V1

Tour Speed

Snell MTB X

Chromesoft

 

Tier 3 (Good Performance, could play but better options)

Pro V1x

Pro V1x LD

Vice Pro

Vice Pro Plus 

Snell MTB Black

Bridgestone XS

TP5x

 

Tier 4 (Meh)

Bridgestone RXS

Tour Response

Kirkland

 

Tier 5 (I SWEAR TO GOD, I WILL PURPOSELY HIT THIS INTO THE WOODS TO AVOID PLAYING AT ALL COSTS)

Mizuno RB Tour

Pro V1x Practice 

 

Tier 6 (Still have left to try! Very excited)

Chromesoft XLS

Srixon Z Star

Maxfli Tour CG

 

 

I think you have tried just about everything, but rocks! 😀

[Jeff58]

 

 

On 8/15/2021 at 9:06 PM, Jeff58 said:

Precision - Accuracy is produced by the golfer. He or she defines the target with absolute accuracy on every shot. The problem is that the the actual target is not identical to the intended target, sometimes significantly so. 

The golf ball produces precision. If it is physically perfect, it will fly identically every time. If the club/ball/swing mechanics produces a landing condition with zero roll, all terrain variation is removed. In theory, the Contact has a big advantage over “normal” balls: It’s straighter. If your average approach shot has 5 yards of lateral drift due to spin-axis offset, and this is zeroed out, the advantage would be tremendous, and overwhelm any other limitations the ball may have.

The question is whether this actually happens. And the answer was not trivial to determine. First, a launch monitor isn’t very useful. The Contact ball/shot does have a tilted spin axis just like any other ball, and the LM “models” it. For the Contact though, it’s not that it isn’t spinning, it’s that it doesn’t matter, and the LM is inaccurate.
In real life, what I see is that our error is compound. The face angle to the target line creates “side-spin”, and to a significant degree the Contact removes that error. However, it’s not “smart”, and has no idea of your intended target. Any deviation from the intended swing plane is unaffected. It can only go straighter to where you’re aiming.

 

I still have a dozen of these, and have started using them again as it gets colder. The more I use them, the more I’m convinced that the above is correct. The e12 reduces random error, and over time the reduction in proximity to the pin results in better scoring. For me, the distance loss for longer clubs with the e12 seems to swamp out this advantage, I.e. if I have to club up for the approach, the advantage is lost.

 

What would be really interesting is the e12 design with a urethane cover and a 95 compression. It could be a new category of ball, the main downside being that it would be competing against the current tour-level models.

Edited October 15, 2021 by Jeff58

[Barfolomew]

Nope... sprayed one in July 🦆

[crazygolfnut]

I play yellow balls and since Snell was out, I used ProV1's all summer.  

[cardoustie]

I’ve played 5

prov1, prov1x, prov1x left dash, tp5 and tp5x

[Double Dodger]

4 hours ago, sharkiesj said:

You rock jholz.  Asian, good-looking and decent performance.   Can’t go wrong with any of that!!!! 👍🏻

Probably all the good traits because she is Asian….

[2bGood]

I always commit to one ball every season. I find it easier to predict shots when the ball is consistent. 

 

The only I may do is switch balls for a few month in the cold winter to something with more compression and softer feel. 

[realmfg]

Bridgestone BX and TP5x Pix 2019.  I did not like the new version of the Tp5x at all, so I stocked up on the 19s.

[kasting333]

My putting and wedge play is so much better with the Tour BXS I can’t switch to anything else. 

[14max]

I've played Srixon Q Star or Soft Feel for the last couple of years.  When they run out, I'm a free agent and I'm leaning toward Callaway or Titleist for a glove/ball endorsement...

[Fairway14]

Srixon Z-Star.

[eric61]

Snell MTB-X for me, all the time. The price is right and if anything else offers me performance gains, they’re very marginal. Bridgestone B XS is the only one that’s had me even wanting to do more testing.

 

I’ll also say, I emailed Dean Snell directly with a super random question that I knew he’d be able to answer that had nothing to do with balls, and he was kind and helpful when he didn’t have to be and had nothing to gain from it. Good dude.

[CDLgolf]

I've played Chrome soft for most of this year.

 

I play those or Srixon q star tours.

[ilikegolf26]

6 hours ago, collje26 said:

Played the '21 tp5x, ordered 4 dozen this january and they've lasted be roughly 100+ rounds which is shocking. Probably will be going back to titleist as I need more spin than the tp5x promotes.

How does 48 balls last 100+ rounds!? I can barely get a single ball to last more than 9 holes without cutting the cover (almost exclusively play Srixon Z Star and ProV1). 

[ilikegolf26]

4 hours ago, MtlJeff said:

I have only played 2 balls this year--Callaway Chrome Softs and Vice Pros

 

I bought like 5 boxes of Srixon Zstars and i'm going to give them to a homeless person. They are the "glass jaw" of golf balls. Hit them once and they look like they went 5 rounds with Mike Tyson

 

Vice Pros have the endurance and stamina of a young Mtljeff.

If you’re interested in selling those Z Stars please PM me. 

[dwboston]

Played AVX most of the year with a brief trial with the Pro V1 and the Left Dot Pro V1.  Left Dot will be the one if it comes to retail, otherwise I'll likely play the Pro V1 next year.

[Roejye]

I have been a bit of a ball ho this season, I definitely have a preferred ball, the Cut Blue, but I have played pro V1, V1X, chromesoft, Diablo tour, nitro pulsar, vice tour, vice pro soft, hammer control, and many others that were found balls.

 

I'm just too inconsistent to tell the difference between most balls aside from off the putter. I do plan on sticking with the Cut Blue as the primary ball I play, but I don't really have an issue with using other balls.

[Natural1]

TP5x is basically the only ball I've played since the 2017 version, although I have dabbled in others. Compared to the '19 version, the current one is a tick shorter off the driver due to spin, same distance as previous on irons but with a bit more spin, and spins a little more around the green. For me a very well balanced ball and I do prefer it to the 2019. If I could order up the iron & short game performance of the new one along with the low spin off the driver of the 2019, well then I'd have everything.

 

Of course you can't have everything...

Edited October 16, 2021 by Natural1

[collje26]

8 hours ago, ilikegolf26 said:

How does 48 balls last 100+ rounds!? I can barely get a single ball to last more than 9 holes without cutting the cover (almost exclusively play Srixon Z Star and ProV1). 

I don’t really have too many issues with scuffs and even if I catch one out of the bunker or something it doesn’t bother me. 

[jjfcpa]

15 hours ago, LeoLeo99 said:

Srixon tri-speed tour.  Great ball for me.  Last year was Z-star, Tour B RX, and Chrome Soft.  They're fine.  My game does better with a less spiny ball.  No problem holding the greens I play with Surlyn and I don't play high spin shots around the green.  After 40 years of trying, I've given up trying to hit the spinny chip shot.  As Phil says, it's sexy but high risk.  Have a few doz TM Tour Preferred that I use in scrambles because I hate them and don't bother looking for wayward shots too hard.  

 

Just a little side note, but I think most golfers would benefit from playing a ball that generates less spin rather than more spin.  I think I've discovered this in my own game.  

 

Not sure if there is any truth to this, but I'm guessing the reason for choosing a less spinny ball is because most golfers never hit the ball as far as they think they will so approach shots will leave them further from the hole than would be most beneficial.