2024 TP5 and TP5X balls…

[Avidswampthing66]

6 hours ago, PowerCobra98 said:

 

Even if the new ball might be faster (TBD) it's not going to be able to sway me due to the horrific mush off the putter.  Likely I'll be checking out the new TP5x and maybe the new firmer balls Callaway is coming out with.  I just can't do mush off a putter.  I would 4 putt every green. 

 

On 10/24/2023 at 9:30 PM, phizzy30 said:

Same.  I'd rather putt with a Top Flite, lol. 

This!  I putt with a two-ball ten with the white hot insert.  The ball has to be firm or it feels like it gets swallowed in the urethane insert.  I'm out on the new TP5, if it's all that soft.

Edited October 28, 2023 by Avidswampthing66

[hammergolf]

Had a good day to get out and do some more testing with the new TP5 Proto. Had some wind so that was good. I played 6 holes and hit my gamer Tour BX, the Srixon Diamond, the current TP5 and the new TP5 Proto:

 

DRIVER

Tour BX was as good as it gets for me. Good distance, and really good in the wind. Definitely the best of the bunch for me. .

Srixon Diamond. Was right there with the BX, same trajectory, and was also good in the wind. Was surprised that it kept with the BX. 
TP5 I played this ball for quite a while, but always felt I was giving up some yards off the tee. Well, that proved to be correct. Definitely higher trajectory, and could get effected by the wind some. It was consistently 10-12 yds behind the others.

TP5 Proto. This was even more of a surprise. This ball is definitely longer off the driver than the previous edition. I would say a good 10yds+ for me. It was right there with the BX, and Diamond. Of those three it also had a lower trajectory. Was much better in the wind then the previous model. 
 

FWY WOODS

The BX just edged the Diamond and proto by a few yards, and was a good 15 ahead of the previous TP5. I saw that floaty flight in the previous TP5 so that’s prob why. Once again, definitely lower flight on the proto than the other 3 balls

 

MID IRONS

Distance wise, the TP Proto was the longest of the bunch by 2-5 yds. Here is where you can definitely see the lower flight and spin. Still plenty to stop, but not as much as BX, Diamond, or TP5. Proto was also much better in the wind compared to the TP5. 
 

SHORT IRONS

There wasn’t much to separate the balls here. Proto might have flown a bit longer and rolled out a touch more due to the lower trajectory, but very similar performance.

WEDGES

Same here, besides the Diamond feeling a touch firmer than the others, performance was very similar.

 

FEEL

The BX for me is Goldilocks. Not too firm, not too soft, but just right

Diamond is a touch firmer than BX but not left dash or CSX LS hard

Proto is softer than BX, but firmer than the previous TP5.

 

DURABILITY

All the balls held up well with no scuffing except on the previous TP5 with the wedges. Nothing catastrophic, but a slight scuff. However, the Proto is definitely more durable and seems to stay white longer than the previous TP5

 

If I had to compare the TP5 proto to a current ball in the market I would say is really close to how the new Pro V1 performs. Lower trajectory, less spin, but still soft feel. I’m probably going to go out Sunday and test it some more vs my BX. It will be hard to get the BX out, but I was really impressed with the new TP5 Proto in the long game. 

 

[elwhippy]

If the new TP5 feels like a V1 I am out. 

[Pym]

On 9/10/2023 at 6:00 PM, hammergolf said:

Finally got a chance to test the 2024 TP5 Proto. Course was pretty spread out so I was able to play two balls. My normal gamer Tour BX and the ‘24 TP5 Proto. Here’s my review:

 

1 They definitely made the ball firmer and it’s much better off the tee than the previous model. Easily 5-10 yds longer of the driver. It was basically going just as far as my Tour BX. 
 

2 The Proto definitely has a lower flight than the previous ball, and spins less off the longer clubs. I don’t have launch monitor numbers to back that up, but to the eyes it definitely seems less “floaty”

 

3 Off the irons, there is a firmer feel than the old ball, but not clicky or hard. If I had to compare, it’s firmer then Tour B XS and but softer than Tour BX. It’s about the same 5 or so yards longer off the irons. 

4 Spin wise, it’s still a higher spinning ball, but don’t think it’s as much as the old model. plenty of stopping power, just not crazy spin. 
 

5 Had about a 1 club wind today, so was able to see it into, down, and crosswind. Besides the distance improvement of the driver, this is the biggest improvement. Much more controllable.

 

6 Greenside it’s just as good as the older ball. Plenty of control and spin. Nice soft feel.

 

7 Durability is much improved. I didn’t hit it in any bunkers, but had plenty of short irons and wedges and not a scuff on the ball. (See pics)

 

It’s an improvement over the previous ball no doubt. If I had to say what ball it reminds me of, it would be Pro V1, which obviously is a good thing. I was impressed, not sure it would kick my Tour BX out of the rotation since it just does everything I want in a ball with my preferred higher trajectory, but it’s a very good ball. 

The “floaty” description of the current tp5 got my attention. I mostly play (attempt to play) a straight ball flight off the tee that sometimes fades 10-15 yards sometimes slices 25 yards and beyond. When that fade comes out with the tp5 it seems like it keeps drifting and drifting way further right than other balls. 
 

Any insight to what causes this? Just watching the ball it seems like it has to do with the height as it has a lot of time to fall to the right—like if you dropped a ballon from 10 feet it would drift further from the target than if you dropped it from 5 feet. I realize it’s probably spinning more but it’s just a strange flight, like a baseball foul fall, that gently drifts further and further away from the start line. Or like a fade with a wind off the left, except there’s no wind. I still have the normal huge slice miss with it too but the smaller fade miss drifts like twice as far as the bxs. Anyone else experience this with tp5 or thoughts to what variables within the ball cause it? (I’ve noticed srixon does this maybe a tad for me, prov1 and bxs not at all)

 

(no swing tips please haha, only golf ball analysis)

[hammergolf]

1 hour ago, Pym said:

The “floaty” description of the current tp5 got my attention. I mostly play (attempt to play) a straight ball flight off the tee that sometimes fades 10-15 yards sometimes slices 25 yards and beyond. When that fade comes out with the tp5 it seems like it keeps drifting and drifting way further right than other balls. 
 

Any insight to what causes this? Just watching the ball it seems like it has to do with the height as it has a lot of time to fall to the right—like if you dropped a ballon from 10 feet it would drift further from the target than if you dropped it from 5 feet. I realize it’s probably spinning more but it’s just a strange flight, like a baseball foul fall, that gently drifts further and further away from the start line. Or like a fade with a wind off the left, except there’s no wind. I still have the normal huge slice miss with it too but the smaller fade miss drifts like twice as far as the bxs. Anyone else experience this with tp5 or thoughts to what variables within the ball cause it? (I’ve noticed srixon does this maybe a tad for me, prov1 and bxs not at all)

 

(no swing tips please haha, only golf ball analysis)

The current TP5 ball is one of the higher trajectory off the driver and higher spinning balls on the market. I played in because I needed the extra height and spin in my iron game. The issue you speak off can come from three things or a combination of them. First it may be from the additional spin that the TP5 has that creates more drift. Second thing can be height, if a ball on a higher trajectory, obviously it’s in the air longer and it can be effected by the wind or the increase of spin mentioned. The third can be due to a balls dimple pattern. Some balls and dimple patterns are more more stable in wind and not effected as much. The new TP5 that’s coming is much better off the longer clubs than the previous version. It’s also night and day difference in windy conditions. 

[hammergolf]

4 hours ago, elwhippy said:

If the new TP5 feels like a V1 I am out. 

It’s definitely like the new Pro V1 off the driver and longer clubs. The closer it gets to the green, it’s very similar to the old one.

[Glock917]

Got to play a couple of rounds with the 2024 TP5x proto pix primarily. 

 

Overall a great ball exactly as expected being a firmer tour caliber multi piece urethane ball. 

 

Visually I noticed the pix went from a triangle pattern to more of a diamond pattern. Overall I didn't notice any distinct difference with this new shape from the triangles, it blends in with the old shape pretty easily. Not sure if that is a good or bad thing. 

 

Sunday played on an executive course (14 par3s and 4 par4s) and kinda glad I did cause I probably would not have noticed on a standard course hitting so many wedges. In terms of performance its unremarkable. I do think its on higher end of compression def more firmer than the '21 model and is going to be on the level of left dash prov1x CsX LS XV maxfli tour x etc on the compression rating. 

 

With that the 24 tp5x proto is def clickier than the previous. I noticed it more on 1/2 to 3/4 wedge shots especially when you dont get it center center on the face. You hit it low toe or high it def has a more pronounced click to it. Which makes sense since with a shorter slower swing you are not compressing it at all and just hitting the cover. To whom that do not use firm balls I could see as a turn off but to whom have used firm balls like left dash and CSxLS its not too different from their clicks. Short game I feel is on par with the last gen and in general of any tour ball there. Its not numbers driven but with the naked eye when I clipped a pitch shot it spun when needed. I didn't feel any lack of spin in anyway like I did with the '19 tp5x where shorter green side chips came out with very little. I'm sure on a launch monitor the tp5 or prov1 would prob get more spin on the same shots but out on the course i doubt it will be substantial where I would have to play a certain shot different based on if I had played the tp5 or tp5x. To me the only discernable difference between the higher end compression ball like tp5x to the middle high compression like prov1 is the feel of the ball sticking to the club like millisecond longer on pitch shot. IYKYK but in terms of spin its negligible.  

 

Monday got to play torrey south after work. Unfortunately with the looming daylight saving going away it might be my last for a bit or just leave work earlier haha. However course was still overseeding meaning over watering and bunch of sand everywhere so pretty much little to no roll. I can add after a round on a sandy course along with an executive course with a bunch of wedges were hit and maybe a blade or two 😅 the single ball I used held up very nicely.

 

On the course where full shots with the ball again was remarkable. Nothing really jumped out in terms of over flight over spin or under spin which is a positive trait. Unusual launch/spin characteristics are a bad thing imo and the fact I didn't see any is what I want a ball to be. I hit a ball with knowing where it hit on the face, I expect it to fly and spin a certain way and felt this tp5x did all that with no instances of pondering why it flew too far or why it came up short.  

 

I will hopefully get to a trackman soon to do side by side comparisons but this is just an on course review of them.

 

Driver/woods - Remarkable. Its high compression so its fast and low spin off woods. Is it as firm as left dash? Prob not but not too far from it. Just a tick softer but still pretty darn firm like prov1x CSxLS BX etc. 

 

Irons - I would classy this as more mid/high flight. Its def not high spin off irons and now uber low. Its pretty down the middle and a flight I like personally. Its a bit higher than prov1 but not as high as prov1x. I kind of give it a vice pro plus or XV diamond like comp. But that's really personal since we all have different impact dynamics on iron play. 

 

wedge/short game - remarkable as well. Nothing really to speak of. Its exactly as expected from a tour caliber urethane ball. It spins when hit correctly. Only caveat is it does get clicky on certain wedge shot but that is no surprise given its firmness.

 

Putting - satisfying feedback from putting. Obviously there is no traits of being soft or mushy so you can use the softest insert made and its still going to click off a putter without feeling like hitting a cement ball. Overall satisfying to putt with the adage of the diamond shaped pix pattern.

 

 

Would I use this ball?  Most definitely. Its a great ball that competes with the best. I like their mypix program that lets you design the entire ball yourself. You can really make your golf your own way and not even have numbers on them and I think that is innovative in the ball industry. 

 

Would I buy this ball?  Not at retail price lol. That $5 price point for a tour caliber ball is ridiculous and there are way better alternatives to use a premium ball for far less than that. 

 

 

[phizzy30]

13 hours ago, Glock917 said:

Got to play a couple of rounds with the 2024 TP5x proto pix primarily. 

 

Overall a great ball exactly as expected being a firmer tour caliber multi piece urethane ball. 

 

Visually I noticed the pix went from a triangle pattern to more of a diamond pattern. Overall I didn't notice any distinct difference with this new shape from the triangles, it blends in with the old shape pretty easily. Not sure if that is a good or bad thing. 

 

Sunday played on an executive course (14 par3s and 4 par4s) and kinda glad I did cause I probably would not have noticed on a standard course hitting so many wedges. In terms of performance its unremarkable. I do think its on higher end of compression def more firmer than the '21 model and is going to be on the level of left dash prov1x CsX LS XV maxfli tour x etc on the compression rating. 

 

With that the 24 tp5x proto is def clickier than the previous. I noticed it more on 1/2 to 3/4 wedge shots especially when you dont get it center center on the face. You hit it low toe or high it def has a more pronounced click to it. Which makes sense since with a shorter slower swing you are not compressing it at all and just hitting the cover. To whom that do not use firm balls I could see as a turn off but to whom have used firm balls like left dash and CSxLS its not too different from their clicks. Short game I feel is on par with the last gen and in general of any tour ball there. Its not numbers driven but with the naked eye when I clipped a pitch shot it spun when needed. I didn't feel any lack of spin in anyway like I did with the '19 tp5x where shorter green side chips came out with very little. I'm sure on a launch monitor the tp5 or prov1 would prob get more spin on the same shots but out on the course i doubt it will be substantial where I would have to play a certain shot different based on if I had played the tp5 or tp5x. To me the only discernable difference between the higher end compression ball like tp5x to the middle high compression like prov1 is the feel of the ball sticking to the club like millisecond longer on pitch shot. IYKYK but in terms of spin its negligible.  

 

Monday got to play torrey south after work. Unfortunately with the looming daylight saving going away it might be my last for a bit or just leave work earlier haha. However course was still overseeding meaning over watering and bunch of sand everywhere so pretty much little to no roll. I can add after a round on a sandy course along with an executive course with a bunch of wedges were hit and maybe a blade or two 😅 the single ball I used held up very nicely.

 

On the course where full shots with the ball again was remarkable. Nothing really jumped out in terms of over flight over spin or under spin which is a positive trait. Unusual launch/spin characteristics are a bad thing imo and the fact I didn't see any is what I want a ball to be. I hit a ball with knowing where it hit on the face, I expect it to fly and spin a certain way and felt this tp5x did all that with no instances of pondering why it flew too far or why it came up short.  

 

I will hopefully get to a trackman soon to do side by side comparisons but this is just an on course review of them.

 

Driver/woods - Remarkable. Its high compression so its fast and low spin off woods. Is it as firm as left dash? Prob not but not too far from it. Just a tick softer but still pretty darn firm like prov1x CSxLS BX etc. 

 

Irons - I would classy this as more mid/high flight. Its def not high spin off irons and now uber low. Its pretty down the middle and a flight I like personally. Its a bit higher than prov1 but not as high as prov1x. I kind of give it a vice pro plus or XV diamond like comp. But that's really personal since we all have different impact dynamics on iron play. 

 

wedge/short game - remarkable as well. Nothing really to speak of. Its exactly as expected from a tour caliber urethane ball. It spins when hit correctly. Only caveat is it does get clicky on certain wedge shot but that is no surprise given its firmness.

 

Putting - satisfying feedback from putting. Obviously there is no traits of being soft or mushy so you can use the softest insert made and its still going to click off a putter without feeling like hitting a cement ball. Overall satisfying to putt with the adage of the diamond shaped pix pattern.

 

 

Would I use this ball?  Most definitely. Its a great ball that competes with the best. I like their mypix program that lets you design the entire ball yourself. You can really make your golf your own way and not even have numbers on them and I think that is innovative in the ball industry. 

 

Would I buy this ball?  Not at retail price lol. That $5 price point for a tour caliber ball is ridiculous and there are way better alternatives to use a premium ball for far less than that. 

 

 

Currently rotate between the left dash and Vice Pro Plus.  What differences can you see between the new TP5x and the Pro Plus?  I think the '19 TP5x plays closest to the current Pro Plus which is the main reason it's one of my gamers. 

[MichiganMan]

15 hours ago, Glock917 said:

Got to play a couple of rounds with the 2024 TP5x proto pix primarily. 

 

Overall a great ball exactly as expected being a firmer tour caliber multi piece urethane ball. 

 

Visually I noticed the pix went from a triangle pattern to more of a diamond pattern. Overall I didn't notice any distinct difference with this new shape from the triangles, it blends in with the old shape pretty easily. Not sure if that is a good or bad thing. 

 

Sunday played on an executive course (14 par3s and 4 par4s) and kinda glad I did cause I probably would not have noticed on a standard course hitting so many wedges. In terms of performance its unremarkable. I do think its on higher end of compression def more firmer than the '21 model and is going to be on the level of left dash prov1x CsX LS XV maxfli tour x etc on the compression rating. 

 

With that the 24 tp5x proto is def clickier than the previous. I noticed it more on 1/2 to 3/4 wedge shots especially when you dont get it center center on the face. You hit it low toe or high it def has a more pronounced click to it. Which makes sense since with a shorter slower swing you are not compressing it at all and just hitting the cover. To whom that do not use firm balls I could see as a turn off but to whom have used firm balls like left dash and CSxLS its not too different from their clicks. Short game I feel is on par with the last gen and in general of any tour ball there. Its not numbers driven but with the naked eye when I clipped a pitch shot it spun when needed. I didn't feel any lack of spin in anyway like I did with the '19 tp5x where shorter green side chips came out with very little. I'm sure on a launch monitor the tp5 or prov1 would prob get more spin on the same shots but out on the course i doubt it will be substantial where I would have to play a certain shot different based on if I had played the tp5 or tp5x. To me the only discernable difference between the higher end compression ball like tp5x to the middle high compression like prov1 is the feel of the ball sticking to the club like millisecond longer on pitch shot. IYKYK but in terms of spin its negligible.  

 

Monday got to play torrey south after work. Unfortunately with the looming daylight saving going away it might be my last for a bit or just leave work earlier haha. However course was still overseeding meaning over watering and bunch of sand everywhere so pretty much little to no roll. I can add after a round on a sandy course along with an executive course with a bunch of wedges were hit and maybe a blade or two 😅 the single ball I used held up very nicely.

 

On the course where full shots with the ball again was remarkable. Nothing really jumped out in terms of over flight over spin or under spin which is a positive trait. Unusual launch/spin characteristics are a bad thing imo and the fact I didn't see any is what I want a ball to be. I hit a ball with knowing where it hit on the face, I expect it to fly and spin a certain way and felt this tp5x did all that with no instances of pondering why it flew too far or why it came up short.  

 

I will hopefully get to a trackman soon to do side by side comparisons but this is just an on course review of them.

 

Driver/woods - Remarkable. Its high compression so its fast and low spin off woods. Is it as firm as left dash? Prob not but not too far from it. Just a tick softer but still pretty darn firm like prov1x CSxLS BX etc. 

 

Irons - I would classy this as more mid/high flight. Its def not high spin off irons and now uber low. Its pretty down the middle and a flight I like personally. Its a bit higher than prov1 but not as high as prov1x. I kind of give it a vice pro plus or XV diamond like comp. But that's really personal since we all have different impact dynamics on iron play. 

 

wedge/short game - remarkable as well. Nothing really to speak of. Its exactly as expected from a tour caliber urethane ball. It spins when hit correctly. Only caveat is it does get clicky on certain wedge shot but that is no surprise given its firmness.

 

Putting - satisfying feedback from putting. Obviously there is no traits of being soft or mushy so you can use the softest insert made and its still going to click off a putter without feeling like hitting a cement ball. Overall satisfying to putt with the adage of the diamond shaped pix pattern.

 

 

Would I use this ball?  Most definitely. Its a great ball that competes with the best. I like their mypix program that lets you design the entire ball yourself. You can really make your golf your own way and not even have numbers on them and I think that is innovative in the ball industry. 

 

Would I buy this ball?  Not at retail price lol. That $5 price point for a tour caliber ball is ridiculous and there are way better alternatives to use a premium ball for far less than that. 

 

 

Excellent write up. As someone who plays the 2019 TP5x and finds the 2021 version too soft and spinny, this was music to my ears. My hope that the new iteration will be a good fit for me has definitely gone up. 

[Glock917]

1 hour ago, phizzy30 said:

Currently rotate between the left dash and Vice Pro Plus.  What differences can you see between the new TP5x and the Pro Plus?  I think the '19 TP5x plays closest to the current Pro Plus which is the main reason it's one of my gamers. 

 

I feel its very close to the pro plus that was prob my closest comp in the two rounds. A firmer XV diamond also is a fair comp imo. Its really nit picking but I guess that is what you are asking for. 

 

I feel the '24 tp5x is a tad firmer that vice pro. Since you play left dash a fair comp is its compression in between that and vice pro. To add on top of that I can say that it lies in between those two in the long game. Iron play def not as low spin as left dash and its on par with pro plus really hard to say which one spins more, they had a pretty similar launch window in the irons for my swing dynamics. Wedge spin and short game spin is a push between the 3 you can nickel and dime on a launch monitor but on the course I aint playing a shot relying on one spinning like 500rpms more than the other. 

 

'19 tp5x was a pretty one sided in that it was super firm long and fast and imo had below average greenside spin compared to others in its class. I bought 6 dz practice ball of '19 tp5x for like $80 back in the days so I used and lost that ball quite a bit lol. 

 

I need to dig around to find that '19 tp5x but I dont think the '24 tp5x is as firm prob a tick under and its firmer than '21 tp5x hands down on feel off the face. Numerically that might be only 3-4 on a scale plus tolerances but its firmer no doubt. Now with comparable greenside and wedge side its the marrying of the '19 and '21 version like we all expected and wanted.  

[phizzy30]

2 hours ago, Glock917 said:

 

I feel its very close to the pro plus that was prob my closest comp in the two rounds. A firmer XV diamond also is a fair comp imo. Its really nit picking but I guess that is what you are asking for. 

 

I feel the '24 tp5x is a tad firmer that vice pro. Since you play left dash a fair comp is its compression in between that and vice pro. To add on top of that I can say that it lies in between those two in the long game. Iron play def not as low spin as left dash and its on par with pro plus really hard to say which one spins more, they had a pretty similar launch window in the irons for my swing dynamics. Wedge spin and short game spin is a push between the 3 you can nickel and dime on a launch monitor but on the course I aint playing a shot relying on one spinning like 500rpms more than the other. 

 

'19 tp5x was a pretty one sided in that it was super firm long and fast and imo had below average greenside spin compared to others in its class. I bought 6 dz practice ball of '19 tp5x for like $80 back in the days so I used and lost that ball quite a bit lol. 

 

I need to dig around to find that '19 tp5x but I dont think the '24 tp5x is as firm prob a tick under and its firmer than '21 tp5x hands down on feel off the face. Numerically that might be only 3-4 on a scale plus tolerances but its firmer no doubt. Now with comparable greenside and wedge side its the marrying of the '19 and '21 version like we all expected and wanted.  

Ah, so it's a tweener between the '19 and '21 versions.  I love a firm ball that doesn't spin too much across the board as I already have a hard enough time keeping spin down.  Green side spin isn't a high priority to me because I can play a variety of chips and pitches by manipulating loft with the wedges.  Appreciate the review.  I'm definitely gonna have to grab me a box of these when they hit retail in January. 

[Glock917]

40 minutes ago, phizzy30 said:

Ah, so it's a tweener between the '19 and '21 versions.  I love a firm ball that doesn't spin too much across the board as I already have a hard enough time keeping spin down.  Green side spin isn't a high priority to me because I can play a variety of chips and pitches by manipulating loft with the wedges.  Appreciate the review.  I'm definitely gonna have to grab me a box of these when they hit retail in January. 

 

Yeah If i were to compare to previous iteration its a marriage of the two with a bit more bias towards the '19 being that its on the firm side. 

 

I see why you had such affinity with the '19 tp5x. That was a firm+ low spin ball. You already know then that left dash is be going to as good as it gets in that respect. But using left dash primarily for all rounds aint practical given its lack of supply and high price point with little to no mark down.

 

I dont struggle with keeping spin down or consciously think about it unless i have a good head wind but had used softer higher spin balls that balloon high in low to mid irons which is uber frustrating when you hit it flush. I didnt get any sense of that with '24s it should slot in nicely. 

[KC4441]

On 10/31/2023 at 4:49 PM, Glock917 said:

Got to play a couple of rounds with the 2024 TP5x proto pix primarily. 

 

Overall a great ball exactly as expected being a firmer tour caliber multi piece urethane ball. 

 

Visually I noticed the pix went from a triangle pattern to more of a diamond pattern. Overall I didn't notice any distinct difference with this new shape from the triangles, it blends in with the old shape pretty easily. Not sure if that is a good or bad thing. 

 

Sunday played on an executive course (14 par3s and 4 par4s) and kinda glad I did cause I probably would not have noticed on a standard course hitting so many wedges. In terms of performance its unremarkable. I do think its on higher end of compression def more firmer than the '21 model and is going to be on the level of left dash prov1x CsX LS XV maxfli tour x etc on the compression rating. 

 

With that the 24 tp5x proto is def clickier than the previous. I noticed it more on 1/2 to 3/4 wedge shots especially when you dont get it center center on the face. You hit it low toe or high it def has a more pronounced click to it. Which makes sense since with a shorter slower swing you are not compressing it at all and just hitting the cover. To whom that do not use firm balls I could see as a turn off but to whom have used firm balls like left dash and CSxLS its not too different from their clicks. Short game I feel is on par with the last gen and in general of any tour ball there. Its not numbers driven but with the naked eye when I clipped a pitch shot it spun when needed. I didn't feel any lack of spin in anyway like I did with the '19 tp5x where shorter green side chips came out with very little. I'm sure on a launch monitor the tp5 or prov1 would prob get more spin on the same shots but out on the course i doubt it will be substantial where I would have to play a certain shot different based on if I had played the tp5 or tp5x. To me the only discernable difference between the higher end compression ball like tp5x to the middle high compression like prov1 is the feel of the ball sticking to the club like millisecond longer on pitch shot. IYKYK but in terms of spin its negligible.  

 

Monday got to play torrey south after work. Unfortunately with the looming daylight saving going away it might be my last for a bit or just leave work earlier haha. However course was still overseeding meaning over watering and bunch of sand everywhere so pretty much little to no roll. I can add after a round on a sandy course along with an executive course with a bunch of wedges were hit and maybe a blade or two 😅 the single ball I used held up very nicely.

 

On the course where full shots with the ball again was remarkable. Nothing really jumped out in terms of over flight over spin or under spin which is a positive trait. Unusual launch/spin characteristics are a bad thing imo and the fact I didn't see any is what I want a ball to be. I hit a ball with knowing where it hit on the face, I expect it to fly and spin a certain way and felt this tp5x did all that with no instances of pondering why it flew too far or why it came up short.  

 

I will hopefully get to a trackman soon to do side by side comparisons but this is just an on course review of them.

 

Driver/woods - Remarkable. Its high compression so its fast and low spin off woods. Is it as firm as left dash? Prob not but not too far from it. Just a tick softer but still pretty darn firm like prov1x CSxLS BX etc. 

 

Irons - I would classy this as more mid/high flight. Its def not high spin off irons and now uber low. Its pretty down the middle and a flight I like personally. Its a bit higher than prov1 but not as high as prov1x. I kind of give it a vice pro plus or XV diamond like comp. But that's really personal since we all have different impact dynamics on iron play. 

 

wedge/short game - remarkable as well. Nothing really to speak of. Its exactly as expected from a tour caliber urethane ball. It spins when hit correctly. Only caveat is it does get clicky on certain wedge shot but that is no surprise given its firmness.

 

Putting - satisfying feedback from putting. Obviously there is no traits of being soft or mushy so you can use the softest insert made and its still going to click off a putter without feeling like hitting a cement ball. Overall satisfying to putt with the adage of the diamond shaped pix pattern.

 

 

Would I use this ball?  Most definitely. Its a great ball that competes with the best. I like their mypix program that lets you design the entire ball yourself. You can really make your golf your own way and not even have numbers on them and I think that is innovative in the ball industry. 

 

Would I buy this ball?  Not at retail price lol. That $5 price point for a tour caliber ball is ridiculous and there are way better alternatives to use a premium ball for far less than that. 

 

 

MyPIX program?  I dont think I’ve seen that.  If so… amazing and I’m all in on myPIX TP5X 

[Glock917]

25 minutes ago, KC4441 said:

MyPIX program?  I dont think I’ve seen that.  If so… amazing and I’m all in on myPIX TP5X 

not sure if it calls mypix per se I just meant their custom ball program is something i jive with

[MichiganMan]

15 hours ago, Glock917 said:

 

Yeah If i were to compare to previous iteration its a marriage of the two with a bit more bias towards the '19 being that its on the firm side. 

 

I see why you had such affinity with the '19 tp5x. That was a firm+ low spin ball. You already know then that left dash is be going to as good as it gets in that respect. But using left dash primarily for all rounds aint practical given its lack of supply and high price point with little to no mark down.

 

I dont struggle with keeping spin down or consciously think about it unless i have a good head wind but had used softer higher spin balls that balloon high in low to mid irons which is uber frustrating when you hit it flush. I didnt get any sense of that with '24s it should slot in nicely. 

My biggest problem with the Left Dash is the complete lack of durability. I tried to play one last month to give it a test but after 3 holes the ball looked like it'd been through the ringer. The cover was all gashed up and peeling. That's crazy given the price point. The feel was great and it seemed to perform fine, but I'm not spending $60/dozen or whatever it is to only be able to play a ball for 3 holes. 

 

That's what made the '19 TP5x so great. Not only was it, spec wise, a perfect fit, but it also had terrific durability. Unless I had fresh wedges, was hitting a lot of bunker shots, or catching a cart path, a single ball could last me multiple rounds. That's a hard standard to live up to and is what made it one of the best balls on the market for my game.

[jwb10]

On 10/27/2023 at 8:53 PM, Avidswampthing66 said:

 

This!  I putt with a two-ball ten with the white hot insert.  The ball has to be firm or it feels like it gets swallowed in the urethane insert.  I'm out on the new TP5, if it's all that soft.

Interesting. I really liked how much better the ball felt off the putter compared to the rock hard feel of the current iteration.

[Glock917]

1 hour ago, MichiganMan said:

My biggest problem with the Left Dash is the complete lack of durability. I tried to play one last month to give it a test but after 3 holes the ball looked like it'd been through the ringer. The cover was all gashed up and peeling. That's crazy given the price point. The feel was great and it seemed to perform fine, but I'm not spending $60/dozen or whatever it is to only be able to play a ball for 3 holes. 

 

That's what made the '19 TP5x so great. Not only was it, spec wise, a perfect fit, but it also had terrific durability. Unless I had fresh wedges, was hitting a lot of bunker shots, or catching a cart path, a single ball could last me multiple rounds. That's a hard standard to live up to and is what made it one of the best balls on the market for my game.

 

I totally agree with you on the left dash and any of titleist CPO balls. The 2 left dots I tried had the same cover durability issues. 

 

While I cant compare apples to apples to the '19 to this '24 proto I can say I was overall pleased with the durability after two rounds. One was a par3 course with mostly wedges and admittedly with a couple of bladed knifes in there 😅 and a round on a sandy overseeded course with a couple of bunker shots, the ball came out overall well and will not toss until lost haha. 

 

[MichiganMan]

22 hours ago, Glock917 said:

 

I totally agree with you on the left dash and any of titleist CPO balls. The 2 left dots I tried had the same cover durability issues. 

 

While I cant compare apples to apples to the '19 to this '24 proto I can say I was overall pleased with the durability after two rounds. One was a par3 course with mostly wedges and admittedly with a couple of bladed knifes in there 😅 and a round on a sandy overseeded course with a couple of bunker shots, the ball came out overall well and will not toss until lost haha. 

 

That's about what I'd expect a '19 TP5x to look like after similar play, especially with the extra wedges from a par 3 course. Again, good news in my book.

[jwb10]

On 11/2/2023 at 11:25 AM, Glock917 said:

 

I totally agree with you on the left dash and any of titleist CPO balls. The 2 left dots I tried had the same cover durability issues. 

 

While I cant compare apples to apples to the '19 to this '24 proto I can say I was overall pleased with the durability after two rounds. One was a par3 course with mostly wedges and admittedly with a couple of bladed knifes in there 😅 and a round on a sandy overseeded course with a couple of bunker shots, the ball came out overall well and will not toss until lost haha. 

 

If the guy who hit the new TM wedges and thought they "mauled" the ball sees that, he'll never recover !

[KC4441]

Just wanted to see if anyone else had prototypes of the TP5X with feedback.  I can’t wait for the new ball with some of the reviews I’ve read on here.  

[GriperRiper]

i was at my pga superstore today and they had some of them, was going to buy a box but i play the pix's and they didnt have any.

[KC4441]

13 hours ago, GriperRiper said:

i was at my pga superstore today and they had some of them, was going to buy a box but i play the pix's and they didnt have any.

How much a dozen out of curiosity? 

[belh22]

Any updates on tp5x? 

[MichiganMan]

Golf Galaxy is now showing the 2024 TP5 pix & TP5x pix available on their website.

 

TP5x: https://www.golfgalaxy.com/p/taylormade-2024-tp5x-pix-3-0-shaka-golf-balls-23tymu2024tp5xpx3gbla/23tymu2024tp5xpx3gbla?PDPShare=1

 

TP5: https://www.golfgalaxy.com/p/taylormade-2024-tp5-pix-3-0-shaka-golf-balls-23tymu2024tp5px30gbla/23tymu2024tp5px30gbla?PDPShare=1

[KC4441]

5 hours ago, MichiganMan said:

Golf Galaxy is now showing the 2024 TP5 pix & TP5x pix available on their website.

 

TP5x: https://www.golfgalaxy.com/p/taylormade-2024-tp5x-pix-3-0-shaka-golf-balls-23tymu2024tp5xpx3gbla/23tymu2024tp5xpx3gbla?PDPShare=1

 

TP5: https://www.golfgalaxy.com/p/taylormade-2024-tp5-pix-3-0-shaka-golf-balls-23tymu2024tp5px30gbla/23tymu2024tp5px30gbla?PDPShare=1

Don’t think those are the new model even though they say 2024

[noodle3872]

6 hours ago, MichiganMan said:

Golf Galaxy is now showing the 2024 TP5 pix & TP5x pix available on their website.

 

TP5x: https://www.golfgalaxy.com/p/taylormade-2024-tp5x-pix-3-0-shaka-golf-balls-23tymu2024tp5xpx3gbla/23tymu2024tp5xpx3gbla?PDPShare=1

 

TP5: https://www.golfgalaxy.com/p/taylormade-2024-tp5-pix-3-0-shaka-golf-balls-23tymu2024tp5px30gbla/23tymu2024tp5px30gbla?PDPShare=1

 

46 minutes ago, KC4441 said:

Don’t think those are the new model even though they say 2024

It’s the old ball done up for the Hawaii swing. 

[jjl]

On 10/26/2023 at 7:53 PM, Glock917 said:

 

 

 I finally got my proto 2024 tp5x 🙌

 pretty cool they gave me a sleeve of white and a sleeve of pix. 
 

Wish they had it delivered the day prior as it got delivered on the day I played Torrey south which would have been ideal to test it. Even tho it’s being overseeded and healing from being aerated last week, I rarely lose balls there so I would of put one ball through its paces lol 😅

 

So until I can get out there again I can give some feedback on putter feel since there’s comments on firmness of the face. 
 

Rolling it on my flat carpet with some rolling chair grain I used a Bettinardi bb8w with the fly mill face, I can say tp5x feels on par like it should be and guesstimating from using CSxLS prov1 left dash and AVX alongside I’d say compression is about ~96. Ever so softer than left dash and CSxLS but more firm than prov1. 
 

I’m gonna try to get on a trackmam to get some stimulated numbers to check out but more waiting to get back on the course to see actual ball flights.

@phizzy30  I actually have some ‘19 tp5x lying around so I’ll take those if I get out to the trackman and see if it’s more like that or ‘21 version. From just putting and chipping on carpet really can’t distinguish it. 
 

 

 

Weird that they changed the pix pattern to a diamond shape, it doesn't have the straight edge that the former triangles do, don't see how this pattern would really help w alignment and curious if the pattern looks different when rolling. Seems like a step backwards to me. Golf trip to Scottsdale coming up first week of Feb, wish these were released before then.  

[belh22]

Somebody has to have something other than info on the pix. 

[elwhippy]

TM doing a great job in ramping up interest. Orlando would be the ideal time to launch. 

[jwb10]

3 hours ago, elwhippy said:

TM doing a great job in ramping up interest. Orlando would be the ideal time to launch. 

Whipster, I think they are taking toooo long. Are they even at the show ?

Edited January 20 by jwb10