Titelist NXT Tour vs NXT Extreme

[PhilLefty]

Any views guys for a guy who plays in the 90s and isnt a particularly long hitter?

[kmoff77]

From what I know, the extreme is just a distance ball. Pretty hard and not much spin. The Tour is a much better all around ball.

[Terpman]

The Extreme is definitely a pure distance ball. I don't think I have ever hit a ball as far as I hit the Extreme. And it feels soft too, even off the putter. But, it really doesn't spin much so it will not hold greens very easily on long approaches and it will run out on short wedge shots. The Tour is also pretty long, though not as long as the Extreme. The Tour, however, spins quite a bit -- its close to being a premium ball in overall performance.

[PhilLefty]

thanks Guys thats very helpful I get the impression that the tour is the better all round ball

[trapsmv15]

Just wanted to bump and ask for any more opinions on the Extreme - more about iron height and wedge spin. I can't play balls like the NXT Tour, they 'float' too much, especially off the irons/wedges. Thanks!

[BMH]

The NXT Extreme is a good golf ball. It's long and straight off the tee with a nice trajectory -- not too high or too low. If you are used to a ball that drops and stops or spins back, you may have to adjust your landing area with the NXT Extreme. If you hit it well, it won't venture too far away from your target. My only issue with the NXT Extreme is it seems a little too lively off the putter. That results in inconsistency for me.

 

The NXT Tour is long and also holds its line well. I don't find that it significantly different on approach shots than the Extreme. I find that the NXT Tour putts more consistently and feels like one of the more expensive balls such as ProV1.

 

If there were two sleeves on the table and I could choose, it would be the NXT Tour, but if I were left with the Extreme, I'd enjoy using it.

[Hnixon12]

I have played the NXT Tour, and it truly doesn't have a lot of spin around the green, and therefore I don't use it, and like someone said it isn't much different than the Extreme.

Don't mistake it for a premium ball.

[yoshiod9]

that's interesting. i have had the entirely different result with the nxt tour-- i find that it spins well enough to hold the greens on full and half shots. as stated before, the tour also feels better off of the putter than the extreme (feel is very subjective, though).

 

here is a link to the distance of the tour vs. extreme (and other balls) in a test done by golf magazine (february 2008): http://www.golf.com/golf/features/flash/ballguide3.html

 

Also, the spin rates for the top 20 high spin balls (hit with a sand wedge) were as follows:

 

High Spin Balls

 

1. Nike One Platinum @ 13,451 rpm

2. Wilson Tx4 @ 12,454 rpm

3. Nike One Black @ 12,431 rpm

4. Titleist Pro V1x @ 12,299 rpm

5. Srixon Z-URC @ 12,250 rpm

6. Bridgestone e5+ @ 12140

7. Bridgestone Tour B330 @ 12,137

8. Srizon Z-URS @ 12,137

9. TaylorMade TP Black @ 12,062

10. Titleist Pro V1 @ 11,914

11. Taylormade TP Red @ 11,872

12. Bridgestone Tour B330S @ 11,866

13. Callaway HX Hot Bite @ 11,331

14. TaylorMade Burner TP @ 10,894

15. Titleist NXT Tour @ 10,612

16. Wilson Zip @ 10,518

17. Callaway Tour i @ 10,473

18. Wilson Luxe @ 10,333

19. Top Flight Gamer @ 10,087

20. Callaway Tour ix @ 9,990