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The ball we will never play

  • 27-01-2010 1:47pm
    #1
    L.O.F.T
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,103 ✭✭✭


    It may be old news to some but an interesting read nevertheless and how the game we all know and play (as if we didnt know already) is so much different to that of the Pro's.

    Article Source-www.Golf.com

    Since last August, Titleist has made two tour-only versions of the Pro V1 ball available to PGA Tour players. The Pro V1 Plus Spin is marked with a <s----PRO V1---s> on the seam while the Pro V1x Plus Trajectory has a <+---PRO V1x---> on its seam.

    According to a Titleist tour rep, "These products are customized versions of 2009 Pro V1 and Pro V1x golf balls that have been designed to optimize performance for a small handful of PGA Tour players."

    According to Titleist, of the 96 players in the field at Sony last week who played a Titleist ball, just six used the Pro V1x Plus Trajectory and only two played the Pro V1 Plus Spin.

    The tour rep also wrote in bold, "These products are not in response to nor designed to address new groove rules and they are not planned to be sold commercially."

    Titleist is not planning on making any changes to the current Pro V1 or Pro V1x ball in response to the USGA's new groove rule changes. The ball was most recently updated for the 2009 season.


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  • #2
    SuprSi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,951 ✭✭✭SuprSi


    I wonder how much of a difference the balls make to a Pro, or to the average amateur? The skin is probably much less resilient than what we'd be used to seeing as a Pro doesn't have to pay for them and can afford to swap them on ever hole.


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