What’s your favorite two piece ball??

[Mike GolfNerd]

Working on a video idea and wondered what the most popular 2 piece balls are?  Please tell me your favorite model(s)!

[Mikey_HACKilroy]

I've got some Callaway Warbirds with my company logo on them that I got as a gift from the owner.

Also have some Bridgestone E6 Soft two piece balls that I also got as a gift during a trip to Hawaii from one of the Father In Law's Suppliers.

Both were/are solid choices in the 2-Piece range IMO, but there are others I just can't think of them off the top of my head.

[Mike GolfNerd]

I do see a lot of warbirds and e6’s around my course.  Thanks man!!

[jordan2240]

I haven't tried that many, but I like to play an orange ball, and like the coloring of the Wilson 50 elite best.  The ball works just fine.

[North Butte]

I spent 6-8 months playing a two-piece ball regularly just to see if there was any chance, once I got used to it, I might find it performs as well as a urethane ball for me. The Supersoft was for me clearly the best of the lot, I think it as good as any two-piece ball can be.

 

At the end of the experiment, I happily went back to urethane balls but I could certainly get by playing Supersoft just fine. Not so sure about some of the other two-piece models, though. Supersoft seems to largely make up for its lack of approach shot spin by flying really, really, really high and coming in at an amazing descent angle on mid- and short-iron shots. Some of the two-piecers are low spin without the super high flight.

[golf-RN]

2 minutes ago, North Butte said:

I spent 6-8 months playing a two-piece ball regularly just to see if there was any chance, once I got used to it, I might find it performs as well as a urethane ball for me. The Supersoft was for me clearly the best of the lot, I think it as good as any two-piece ball can be.

 

At the end of the experiment, I happily went back to urethane balls but I could certainly get by playing Supersoft just fine. Not so sure about some of the other two-piece models, though. Supersoft seems to largely make up for its lack of approach shot spin by flying really, really, really high and coming in at an amazing descent angle on mid- and short-iron shots. Some of the two-piecers are low spin without the super high flight.

I agree 1000%. The Supersoft is an excellent 2 piece ball. I will add this, the matte finish balls have sneaky spin off of the 8,9 and wedges that the gloss finish doesn't quite seem to have. Have you noticed this? I was kind of surprised by this. I mean it's not backing up 5 feet but it is throwing the brakes on pretty hard. The matte finish feels stickier than the gloss finish, maybe that's the reason? I don't know but I have no problem playing them in a pinch

[North Butte]

2 minutes ago, golf-RN said:

I agree 1000%. The Supersoft is an excellent 2 piece ball. I will add this, the matte finish balls have sneaky spin off of the 8,9 and wedges that the gloss finish doesn't quite seem to have. Have you noticed this? I was kind of surprised by this. I mean it's not backing up 5 feet but it is throwing the brakes on pretty hard. The matte finish feels stickier than the gloss finish, maybe that's the reason? I don't know but I have no problem playing them in a pinch

I've not used the matte ones. 

[Tanner25]

Soft Feel, SS, Velocity and 50 Elite. As a higher capper, I don't see a difference between a 2 piece ball and a 3-4 piece urethane. But, it is fun to see the ball spin on the green and stick with a urethane one.

Edited August 24, 2023 by Tanner25

[wantacigar]

Can't say much about their urethane offerings but the Cut Red is a really nice 2 pc. ball.  I also concur with the Callaway Supersoft.  

Edit: I'm actually thinking about going back to a 2 pc. for the courses with slow greens.

Edited August 24, 2023 by wantacigar

[NoTalentLefty]

The Titleist TruFeel is my ball. I’m a 9 hcp

[shankasaurus rex]

I'm a fairly new golfer, and tend to buy balls based on price (because I'm going to lose them!!!!), so I've tried most of the two-piece balls. Supersoft gets my vote, with the Soft Feel coming in close second. I do think, though, that the cover on the SF is slightly more durable. 

[HGLucky13]

I choose a ball based on cost, cause I lose quite a few each year. I played the red Supersoft for about a year. I loved the way it feels, and it seems to have great spin with my approach irons. I can regularly get it to stop within a foot of pitchmark with my 9 and PW. I switched to the Kirkland this year because its cheaper, and I was looking to try a urethane ball. But the Supersoft is my second choice, and I will go back to it if this excursion with the Kirkland ball doesn't work out.

[PhilsFanDrew]

Callaway Supersoft.  If I was told I couldn't play my normal urethane balls (Maxfli Tour or Snell MTB Prime) and had to play only one kind of 2 piece ball for the rest of the season it would be that one.  A little too soft for my liking but it's very consistent and for an ionomer cover ball it has some predictability in greenside performance, albeit rolling out a bit more than urethane.   

[subrew]

Callaway Supersoft and Wilson Duosoft.  As already mentioned, they both seem to have enough launch/height to make up for lower spin.  I also build my clubs with fairly light weight/flex shafts, so I get a lot of launch/height out of my irons, even the older school Japanese forged blades and small cavity backs I tend to build.  And I play early in the morning when the sprinklers have just turned off, and the greens are soft and receptive.  I get once small hop and stop.

 

I played a set of ProV1 last week for five rounds and was getting 20ft of spin back on a 7-iron.  It looked cool, but my approach stats (according to Arccos) was actually worse.  It was much harder to predict where the ball would end up, as opposed to just aiming for the spot it would land and stop at.

 

I also love the feel of a Supersoft coming off the face of an older forged iron. 

 

I also find the Supersoft are popular enough (Callaway's best selling ball according to Callaway) that it is easy to find AAAAA and AAAA condition used balls in bulk, for cheap.  Current selection was a bag of 120 AAAA balls for $60 delivered.  50 cents a ball.  And I got the yellow ones.

Edited August 24, 2023 by subrew

[Mike GolfNerd]

On 8/24/2023 at 5:39 PM, subrew said:

Callaway Supersoft and Wilson Duosoft.  As already mentioned, they both seem to have enough launch/height to make up for lower spin.  I also build my clubs with fairly light weight/flex shafts, so I get a lot of launch/height out of my irons, even the older school Japanese forged blades and small cavity backs I tend to build.  And I play early in the morning when the sprinklers have just turned off, and the greens are soft and receptive.  I get once small hop and stop.

 

I played a set of ProV1 last week for five rounds and was getting 20ft of spin back on a 7-iron.  It looked cool, but my approach stats (according to Arccos) was actually worse.  It was much harder to predict where the ball would end up, as opposed to just aiming for the spot it would land and stop at.

 

I also love the feel of a Supersoft coming off the face of an older forged iron. 

 

I also find the Supersoft are popular enough (Callaway's best selling ball according to Callaway) that it is easy to find AAAAA and AAAA condition used balls in bulk, for cheap.  Current selection was a bag of 120 AAAA balls for $60 delivered.  50 cents a ball.  And I got the yellow ones.

I am definitely including your thought on used ball availability.  Thanks!!

[T_leif]

After reading this thread I went and bought a pack of supersofts.. shot a 73 (par 71).

I usually play prov1 but our greens are very soft so figured why not try something like a 2-piece ball.

 

Weird 😎

[Striker Ace]

It's top secret, I could tell you but then..

 

Ah heck, WS ZIP.

[snuzzo29]

The Wilson 50 Elite is my favorite 2 piece ball. Played the Supersoft, Soft Feel and Duo Soft as well but prefer the 50 Elite over those.

[Mike GolfNerd]

14 hours ago, Striker Ace said:

It's top secret, I could tell you but then..

 

Ah heck, WS ZIP.

Don’t believe I’ve ever tried one.  I do like the duo and elite 50. 

Edited August 27, 2023 by Mike GolfNerd

[Mike GolfNerd]

12 hours ago, snuzzo29 said:

The Wilson 50 Elite is my favorite 2 piece ball. Played the Supersoft, Soft Feel and Duo Soft as well but prefer the 50 Elite over those.

I used the 50 elite for quite a while a few years ago.  I really like that ball.  Doesn’t get enough kudos.

[Augie53]

Wilson Staff Zip

 

As others have said, the Wilson Staff 50 Elite is a great ball.  Well, it's twin brother the Zip is just as good.  They both have the same 302 dimple pattern with a soft feel.  I don't give up any distance off the tee either, having played it side by side with all types of balls from a ProV1 to Vice Pro to SuperSoft.  For reference, I am averaging about 280 off the tee right now with my longer drives touching 295-300, and I'm getting those results with the Zip.  What's better is you can pick up a double dozen of Zips for around $25-$30. 

 

As far as holding greens go, I can stop and hop a Zip.  I've even backed them up.  Just this weekend on a par 3, 175-yard shot, I stopped, hopped, and backed up a Zip where it came to rest in its own pitch mark with a 6 iron.  

 

For the money, it's the best 2-piece ball out there and can hold its own with the most popular 2-piece ball, the SuperSoft.

[ShowMe]

Callaway Warbird and Pinnacle Rush.  Use both of them quite extensively in the Winter.

[rwbloom93]

Callaway Supersoft is #1 but the rest are great also....

 

Wilson Duo

Pinnacle Rush

Srixon Soft Feel

Titleist TruFeel

TM Soft Response

e6

 

...They won't disappoint the slow swingers (Tee to Green).  Chipping and putting is a different story, unfortunately.

 

Regards 

 

[rd1959]

While I was playing I settled on the Wilson Staff Zip and 50 Elite. I was never going to be a great golfer (now I can't play at all) so there was no reason to spend a lot of money. 

[Bad9]

On 8/24/2023 at 7:27 AM, jordan2240 said:

I haven't tried that many, but I like to play an orange ball, and like the coloring of the Wilson 50 elite best.  The ball works just fine.

The 50 might be the best two piece ball ever. I played a couple for a few rounds earlier this year and if I didn’t have a 3yr stash of Duo Pro I’d stock on the 50 as my permanent ball

[jordan2240]

4 hours ago, Bad9 said:

The 50 might be the best two piece ball ever. I played a couple for a few rounds earlier this year and if I didn’t have a 3yr stash of Duo Pro I’d stock on the 50 as my permanent ball

As far as I can tell, it does everything a golf ball is supposed to do, and at a very good price.  Distance is good and it seems to hold greens fine, though I can't say anything about spin because I don't play well enough to use spin.  Several times today it stopped within a foot or two of its pitch mark, and the greens weren't that soft.

[monks66]

nobody mentioned Snell Get Sum...the elite 50 is underated

[LumpyPockets]

Matte green super soft. 

[cristphoto]

Going back in the time machine: 

 

Spalding Tour Edition

Precept Extra Spin

[URStillAway]

Q Star.