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What Golf Balls Do the Pros Use? Top 100 PGA Tour Players (2023 update)

Written by Graeme Hay | Last Updated: 18/04/2024

The golf ball is the only piece of equipment that all golfers, pros and amateurs, men and women, high handicap and low handicap, all use for every shot without fail.

Making sure you choose the right one for your game is therefore clearly important and given their focus on gaining whatever marginal gains they can wherever they can it makes sense for us to take a look at what golf balls the best pro golfers in the world choose to play with.

So we took the best golfers on the PGA Tour and did a detailed analysis of the golf balls they are currently using.

Titleist golf balls are the most used by the top 100 PGA Tour pros with 71% playing a Pro V1, Pro V1x or Pro V1 Left Dot. Callaway and Srixon balls are each used by 10 players with TaylorMade balls used by 7. Bridgestone balls are chosen by 2 pros. In total 11 golf ball models made by these 5 brands are used by this group.

We didn’t stop there though.

We did a bunch more work to look at which specific ball each pro in the top 100 is using, discovered who is playing soft or hard golf balls, and analyzed whether anything has changed in terms of what the pros consider to be the best golf ball since we last carried out this study a couple of years back.

And just to be complete we also took a look at the question of whether the pros are using the same golf balls as us lowly amateurs or whether they get ‘special’ versions made just for them by the big golf ball brands!

What Titleist Golf Ball Do the Pros Use?

When we did this analysis two years ago Titleist was again the dominant golf ball brand with just over two-thirds using their balls and in 2023 that dominance has increased with 71% of the top 100 players on the PGA Tour now using a Titleist golf ball.

That is a whopping seven times more than the next most played balls made by Srixon and Callaway whose models are only played by 10 golfers each among the best players on the tour.

Titleist Pro V1’s are used by 38 of the top 100 PGA Tour pros with 29 choosing the firmer and slightly longer playing Pro V1x. A further 4 players, including Tony Finau and Cameron Young use Titleist’s Pro V1 left dot ball, which is designed to be a lower-flying, lower spinning version of the Pro V1 for long game shots.

A complete list of which Titleist golf balls the leading 100 PGA pros are using is listed below and includes the majority of the very best golfers on the tour such as world no.1 Scottie Scheffler, Will Zalatoris, Max Homa, Billy Horschel, Viktor Hovkand and Kevin Kisner all of whom keep a Pro V1 in play.

Stars such as Patrick Cantlay, Matt Fitzpatrick, Justin Thomas, Jordan Speith, and 2023 US Open champion Wyndham Clark meanwhile choose the Pro V1x as does Adam Scott who has also been known on occasion to use and win multiple tournaments with the Pro V1 Left Dot ball.

Titleist has claimed the title of the #1 ball in golf since the 1949 US Open at Medinah Country Club and it seems based on these numbers they have good reason to keep on making such a claim as it continues to be played by more PGA Tour players than all the other golf ball brands combined and multiplied by 2!

And for those of you not familiar with the Titleist Pro V1 Left Dot there is good reason for that.

It has never been on retail shelves and was only being sold for a limited time until recently almost exclusively through Titleist.com.

We discuss the question of whether pros use special golf balls in more depth below but in brief the Pro V1 Left Dot is what is called a Custom Performance Option or CPO golf ball which is a ball that is only available to you if you play on one of the pro tours or if you are one of a very select few elite amateur golfers!

What TaylorMade Golf Ball Do the Pros Use?

Not everyone uses the same golf ball on the PGA Tour of course and a few big names opt for versions of balls produced by the other big manufacturers, including Taylor Made.

7 of the top 100 PGA Tour pros use either the TaylorMade TP5 or TP5x golf balls. Collin Morikawa plays the TP5 as does Justin Rose. Rory McIlroy chooses the higher launching and lower spinning TP5x alongside Tommy Fleetwood who uses the Pix version to help his putting alignment. Rickie Fowler is another TP5x Pix user.

Although Fowler sat outside the top 100 at the time of our analysis it has been great to see him back to his best, challenging at the top of leaderboards, and the Pix version of both the TP5 and TP5x golf balls that he co-developed with TaylorMade has actually helped Tommy Fleetwood solve a key issue with his putting.

Assuming originally that the pixelated orange and black markings were simply a funky design feature added as a nod to Fowler’s alma mater – Oklahoma State University – Fleetwood discovered after discussions with TaylorMade that the purpose of the triangle design was really there to assist with alignment of putts.

Fleetwood had been struggling on the greens with the issue of where he thought he was aiming compared to where he was in reality lined up being a fraction off, and after some testing realized that the Pix markings, designed to roll end over end and create a pathway on the ball as it rolls, helped solve his aim problem.

Comparing the TP5 and TP5x versions also the TP5 should launch lower but with more spin and with its compression being almost identical, it is the most similar TaylorMade ball to the Titleist Pro V1.

2-time major champion and former world no.1 Dustin Johnson, who now plays his golf on the LIV Tour is also a long-term user of the TaylorMade TP5x golf ball, and in terms of which players are using which version of TaylorMade golf ball in the top 100 of the PGA Tour the full list is as follows:

• TaylorMade TP5  – Collin Morikawa, Lucas Herbert, Justin Rose
• TaylorMade TP5x  – Rory McIlroy, Kurt Kitayama, Matthew Wolff and Tommy Fleetwood (Pix version).

What Callaway Golf Ball Do the Pros Use?

Another great of the game, Phil Mickelson has been a loyal Callaway stable member for a long time now and continues to use Callaway’s Chrome Soft X ball.

Although Mickelson now also plays his golf on the LIV Tour when it comes to the golf balls being used by the best players on the PGA Tour Callaway balls are the second most used brand among the top 100 alongside Srixon.

10 of the top 100 PGA Tour pros use Callaway golf balls. 9 of the 10 choose Callaway’s Chrome Soft X ball including Jon Rahm, Sam Burns, and Maverick McNealy while the 2020 Olympic Champion – Xander Schauffele – is the only one of this group to use the Chrome Soft X ‘Low Spin’ (LS) version.

These numbers make the Chrome Soft X the most played golf ball among the top 100 behind the Titleist Pro V1 and Pro V1x but our analysis also shows one less player in the top 100 chooses to play a Callaway golf ball in 2023 compared to the last time we carried out this in-depth analysis two years ago.

The complete list of the top 100 players on the PGA Tour currently using Callaway balls is as follows:

• Xander Schauffele (Chrome Soft X LS)
• Jon Rahm (Chrome Soft X)
• Sam Burns (Chrome Soft X)
• Si Woo Kim (Chrome Soft X)
• Maverick McNealy (Chrome Soft X)
• Adam Hadwin (Chrome Soft X)
• Christiaan Bezuidenhout (Chrome Soft X)
• Emiliano Grillo (Chrome Soft X)
• Marc Leishman (Chrome Soft X)
• Alex Noren(Chrome Soft X)

What Srixon Golf Ball Do the Pros Use?

Of the best hundred golfers on the PGA Tour only five manufacturers are represented when it comes to the brands of golf balls being played and the next one of these in our study list is Srixon.

Only 10 of the top 100 PGA Tour pros play a Srixon golf ball. Six of the ten play the Z-Star XV ball including Hideki Matsuyama and Shane Lowry while the remaining 4 choose the Z-Star Diamond model which is also used by 2023 USPGA Champion Brooks Koepka. None of this group uses the Srixon Z-Star.

Srixon has added a couple of top 100 PGA golfers to its roster since Golfing Focus last looked at the golf balls being used by this elite group a couple of years back but as we can see they still have a very long way to go in terms of affecting Titleist’s dominance.

The list of pros among the top 100 using a Srixon golf ball is as follows:

• Srixon Z-Star XV  – Hideki Matsuyama, Shane Lowry, Taylor Pendrith, Andrew Putnam, Russell Knox, Matthew NeSmith
• Srixon Z-Star Diamond  – Sepp Straka, Keegan Bradley, J.J.Spaun, Brooks Koepka

What Bridgestone Golf Ball Do the Pros Use?

Moving finally onto the use of Bridgestone golf balls amongst the best 100 players on the PGA Tour it is perhaps surprising that the ball favoured by arguably the greatest golfer of all time – Tiger Woods – is only used by two of his colleagues among the top pros on tour.

And that very small number is half of what it was the last time we did this analysis!

Adam Rehberg, Bridgestone’s golf ball fitting manager remarked in 2020 that the sound of the golf ball was so important to Tiger that he would “turn a ball away just for the fact that it didn’t sound like he wanted it to.”

Given such exacting standards it is interesting to note that only Matt Kuchar of the top 100 PGA Tour pros we looked at uses the same Tour B X golf ball as the golfing legend although Tiger did play the Tour B XS model in all his 15 major wins and only recently made the switch to the Tour B X ball prior to the Masters.

Jason Day, who looks certain to make a welcome return to the top ranks of the PGA Tour over the course of this season also uses the Tour B X ball while Brendan Steele, the second of the Bridgestone ball players in the top 100 chooses the Tour B XS version.

What Compression Golf Balls Do the Pros Use?

No matter what standard of golfer you are we all have a tendency to focus a lot on the stats of the game and that focus is not just confined to the numbers on our scorecard, and how they came about, but also to the equipment we use as well.

And when it comes to golf balls one of the numbers many players can obsess over is compression and with respect to the pros we often wonder what compression of ball they typically put in play, or in simpler terms whether they use hard or soft golf balls.

60% of the top 100 pros on the PGA Tour use a hard or ‘firm’ compression golf ball including Titleist’s Pro V1, Callaway’s Chrome Soft X, and Srixon’s Z-Star Diamond. The remaining 40% opt for an ‘extra firm’ golf ball such as the Pro V1x or TaylorMade TP5x while no PGA Tour pro uses a ‘soft’ golf ball.

Other ‘firm’ compression golf balls we discovered being used by this group included the Chrome Soft LS, the Pro V1 Left Dot, Bridgestone’s Tour B XS, and the Srixon Z-Star Diamond.

In the ‘extra firm’ compression camp meanwhile was also the Bridgestone Tour B X and Srixon Z-Star XV golf balls.

We look in depth at different golf ball compressions, and specifically the impact of how hard or soft a ball is affects distance in another post here , but put simply the ‘compression’ of a golf ball happens when it gets squashed against the club face when you hit it.

How much it changes shape at the point of impact determines its’ compression rating – between 30 to 110 – and a harder golf ball will change shape less than a softer one.

The amount of compression is also affected by the speed of a golfer’s swing and golfers with higher swingspeeds towards 100mph hit the ball further with harder golf balls – closer to the 110 compression end of the scale – but lose distance with soft or supersoft balls at the lower end of the compression scale.

Given the average swingspeed on the PGA Tour is around 114mph, and how important distance is in the game, it makes sense that the pros use hard golf balls because the amount of force they hit the ball with is so great that the ball benefits from having less ‘interaction time’ with the club face.

As a general rule therefore poorer golfers with slower swingspeeds of less than 80mph will get more from softer golf balls while better players will prefer firmer golf balls.

The best way however to find out which compression of ball works best for you is to try a few out and not worry a lot about what the pros are using.

Things are made a bit more complicated by the fact that all the golf ball manufacturers use their own compression machine which means there is no industry standard compression number you can use to help you make your choice of ball.

But if you think of compression in terms of categories – extra soft, soft, medium, firm, and extra firm – and choose one made by your preferred manufacturer that’s appropriate to your playing ability and budget, your swingspeed will undoubtedly help guide you to the correct end of the hard or soft scale.

Do the Pros Use Different or Special Golf Balls?

It is hard to watch golf on TV these days and not wonder whether the pros are actually using the same equipment as we can buy ourselves.

But what is the reality and specifically when it comes to the golf balls they use?

Many pro golfers use the same golf balls the public can buy but some use versions that have minor differences and are only available to the pros. These ‘custom performance option’ (CPO) balls must still be listed on the USGA conforming ball list and carry a unique marking identifier such as a diamond, dash, or dot.

According to veteran club builder Jeff Markgraf however these ‘Tour only’ versions of golf balls “.. are not ‘ better’ than what is sold to consumers, [but just have] a little different performance that certain players are looking for.”

Also occasionally – as Titleist did with first the Pro V1x Left Dash and more recently with the Pro V1 Left Dot – the big brands make these previously off-menu golf balls available to the public but you are unlikely to find them on the retail shelves as they are sold almost exclusively through the manufacturers’ websites.

These CPO balls are typically developed when the main manufacturers are working with Tour pros who are looking for performance characteristics that are slightly different from the balls we can buy in the golf store.

The Pro V1 Left Dot came about for example when some pros expressed interest in keeping the flight of their golf ball down, especially in the wind.

Titleist therefore developed the Left Dot as a CPO to deliver a ball to these players that flew lower and spun less than the Pro V1 when it came to the long game but that also produced the same greenside spin and control that the ‘standard’ Pro V1 model offered.

The Left Dot has since gone on to help the pros win over $0.25 billion on the PGA Tour as well as a couple of majors but I think it’s safe to say however that whatever the differences are in these unique golf balls the pros use they wouldn’t make any difference to, or be noticed by, 99.9% of mainstream golfers!

Before you go …

Do you listen to the marketing of the golf ball manufacturers and get the impression that every ball they produce will give you the maximum possible distance both off the tee and with all your clubs?

That is clearly not the case and given the 1,229 golf ball options available according to the latest ‘List of Conforming Golf Balls’ it can be difficult to work out what ball will give you the most distance.

Read our next article to help you choose which will be the best ‘distance’ ball for you as we break down the science and explain how hard or soft, heavy or light, new or old, a golf ball is affects distance.

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The golf balls used by the top 20 players in the world

From Titleist to Callaway, here is a definitive list of which golf balls the best 20 golfers in the world currently use.

While you may not be able to drive the ball as far as Rory McIlroy or putt as well as Cameron Smith , one thing you can do like them is use the same golf ball.

The best players in the world use the best golf balls in the world. It's as simple as that. So, to help you figure out which ball you want to game this winter, we've put together a list of which balls the current world top 20 are using right now and where you can buy them.

Titleist currently leads the way in the top 20, with more than half of the best players in the world currently using the Pro V1 or Pro V1x.

Aiming to keep up with the #1 ball on Tour, Callaway , TaylorMade and Srixon are all represented, with Callaway and Srixon staffers Jon Rahm and Brooks Koepka both having experienced major success this year. 

Let's get into it.

Titleist Pro V1

Used by : Brian Harman , Max Homa , Viktor Hovland , Scottie Scheffler

• Construction:  3-piece
• Colours:  White, Yellow
• Price:  £47.99
• Pros:  Unbeatable all-round performance, nice soft feel, fantastic green-side spin
• Cons:  Low-spin players would be better suited to the Pro V1x
• Best Suited For:  Players who prioritise performance and need increased flight and spin

Arguably the most famous ball in golf, the Titleist Pro V1 is used by four of the best in the game. The ball has experienced a great deal of success in 2023, with Harman having won the Open Championship, Hovland taking home the FedExCup and Sheffler solidifying his position as world #1 thanks to two wins on the PGA Tour. 

Homa also enjoyed a successful year on Tour, lifting two PGA Tour titles and securing his first Ryder Cup appearance, in which he was one of Team USA's only shining lights. 

The Pro V1 is trusted by the best in the game for good reason: it delivers outstanding all-around performance and has no notable weaknesses.

Titleist Pro V1x

Used by: Cameron Smith, Cameron Young , Jordan Spieth , Tyrrell Hatton , Tom Kim , Wyndham Clark , Matt Fitzpatrick , Patrick Cantlay

• Construction:  4-piece
• Pros:  Outstanding distance, high ball flight, increased greenside spin
• Cons:  High-spin players would be better suited to the Pro V1

The Pro V1x is the Pro V1's lower-spinning little brother, and it's currently the most popular ball amongst the top 20 best players in the world. 

Taking home five PGA Tour titles in 2023, including a US Open courtesy of Wyndham Clark, the Pro V1x has solidified its spot as the ball to beat on the Tour. 

Thanks to it's ability to produce more spin than the Pro V1, it's favoured by players due to it's receptiveness around the greens and soft feel

Callaway Chrome Soft X

Used by: Jon Rahm, Sam Burns

• Construction: 4-piece
• Colours: White & Yellow
• Price: £47.99
• Pros: Excellent spin levels on shorter shots, explosive ball speed off the tee, easily workable with irons
• Cons:  Not as soft feeling as direct competitors
• Best Suited For: Faster swinging players who also desire tour-level greenside control

Callaway's Chrome Soft X was utilised with great effect by both Jon Rahm and Sam Burns when they met at the 2023 Ryder Cup in Rome. The ball offers outstanding performance and is best suited to players with high swing speeds due to its low spinning characteristics. 

The Chrome Soft X produces outstanding speed off the driver face, with high launch and low spin. On short shots around the green, the ball is engineered to produce incredibly high spin rates for complete short-game control.

While not the softest ball, the Chrome Soft X is incredibly workable, allowing for excellent shot-shaping, especially with long to mid irons. 

Callaway Chrome Soft X LS

Used by:  Xander Schauffele

• Colours: White 
• Pros:  Callaway's longest ball, excellent spin rates
• Cons:  Doesn't spin as much as the Chrome Soft X
• Best Suited For:  Low spin players looking to maximise distance off the tee

Offering a fantastic combination of high ball speeds and low spin off the tee, the Chrome Soft X LS is the choice of one of the most consistent golfers in the world, seven-time PGA Tour winner Xander Schauffele. 

The Chrome Soft X LS is designed for high-spin players who want to maximise their distance off the tee, and it also offers exceptional spin rates around the green, making it an ideal choice for accomplished players who want to bomb and gauge their way to low scores. 

TaylorMade TP5

Used by : Collin Morikawa

• Construction: 5-piece
• Price: £41.99
• Pros: One of the best feeling balls we tested, really impressive ball speed with driver, easy to manipulate ball flight
• Cons: TP5 X is a better choice for players needing a higher launch
• Best Suited For: Players looking for extreme workability without sacrificing distance or feel

Offering a distinctive 5-piece construction, the TP5 from TaylorMade is the brand's premium offering. Providing complete performance that stands up to the very best, the TP5 is trusted by Collin Morikawa thanks to its impressive distance off the tee and excellent workability.

TaylorMade's unique 5-piece construction delivers excellent ball speeds without sacrificing spin or feel. The Tri-Fast core is designed to achieve maximum carry and reduced drag, paired with a Dual-Spin cover that produces an excellent soft feel, while still retaining durability.

TaylorMade TP5x

Used by: Rory McIlroy

• Pros:  Slightly softer than the TP5, allowing for greater spin control and feel
• Cons:  Not best suited to slow swing speed players
• Best Suited For:  High swing speed players who prioritise responsiveness and feel

Trusted by the longest hitter on the PGA Tour, Rory McIlroy, the TP5x is designed for Tour-level speed and high launch with the driver. 

There is a reason McIlroy can hit the ball so far, and the TP5x is a big part of it. Slightly firmer than the TP5, the TP5x also produces a lower flight with irons and wedges, as well as being slightly less receptive to spin on shorter greenside shots.

TaylorMade TP5 Pix

Used by : Tommy Fleetwood

• Pros: One of the best feeling balls we tested, really impressive ball speed with driver, Pix graphics provide excellent alignment and roll feedback
• Best Suited For: Players who want help with alignment and instant roll feedback from putts

Offering all of the same performance benefits as the TP5, the TP5 Pix also features a unique pattern to aid with alignment on the greens. The Pix is available with a wide range of funky graphics, and as we witnessed at the Ryder Cup, Tommy Fleetwood certainly knows how to utilise it to the best of his abilities on the greens. 

Srixon Z Star

Used by : Keegan Bradley

• Construction: 3-piece
• Price: £39.99
• Pros:  Combines high spin characteristics on short shots with low spin off the driver for increased distance
• Cons:  The outer layer gets scuffed quite easily
• Best Suited For: Players who prioritise spin control on short chips and pitches

The Srixon Z Star is currently the ball of choice for Keegan Bradley, and he showed off exactly what it can do during his fantastic 2023 season, which saw him return to the form that saw him win the US PGA in 2011. 

Combining high spin characteristics for shorter shots with the low spin desired by Tour pros off the tee, the Srixon Z-Star is one of the best overall performing balls on the market.

Brooks Koepka

Srixon z-star diamond.

Used by: Brooks Koepka

• Colours: White
• Pros: Spin Skin+ coating produces excellent spin on long and mid irons, soft feel on short chips and putts
• Cons: Not an ideal ball for slow swing speed players
• Best Suited For: Players with swing speeds over 90mph

The third member of  Srixon's  Z-Star family, the Diamond is designed to offer the compression levels of the Z-Star XV with the spin and feel of the Z-Star. The brand was so successful in blending the two that current US PGA champion Brooks Koepka placed his faith in the ball upon his singing with the brand in 2021.

Best suited to players with a moderate to high swing speed, the Z-Star Diamond produces particularly impressive spin rates and stopping power with mid to long irons. 

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There is an argument to be made that the most important part of a Tour professionals setup is the golf ball.

Not only do the best golf balls have to perform when it comes to ensuring distance, as well as the very highest levels of all-round performance in the key areas of spin and control, but they must also deliver on what a Tour player wants to feel from the golf ball.

Therefore most professionals put in extensive work when it comes to testing golf balls so they make sure that they have the model that delivers for them specifically.

Brands know this, and as such many of them make varying models to cater to different types of player.

So the question remains, what golf balls do the top male players use? We have taken a look at the top-20 below.

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Callaway Chrome Soft X

Used by - Jon Rahm

World number one Jon Rahm uses the Callaway Chrome Soft X golf ball having signed with the brand in 2021.

The X model’s design differs from the Chrome Soft in several ways. Rather than having a dual core, it features two mantle layers between the core and cover.

The softer inner mantle layer combines with a firmer outer mantle to increase ball speed off the face for those with faster swing speeds, and therefore total distance.

Although it still promises high levels of greenside spin and control, it doesn’t feel quite as soft as the Chrome Soft, and we found the X version to be more workable than the normal version.

Given Rahm's ability to move the golf ball both ways, this explains his affinity for the X model, and he has them stamped with number 10.

TaylorMade 2021 TP5x

Used by - Dustin Johnson , Rory McIlroy

Both Johnson and McIlroy use the new TP5x golf ball which had several design upgrades from the previous model.

Chief among which is the new Tour Flight Dimple Pattern for reduced drag and better aerodynamics, whilst the five-piece design also uses the High-Flex Material (HFM) as part of a ‘Speed-Layer System’ designed to deliver added ball speed.

It is not surprising then that both DJ and Rory are two of the longest hitter on Tour then.

The X is noticeably firmer than the TP5 model below which makes it faster and longer in the hands of these two. But another 2021 design feature is the new cover which helps create spin which is vital for all the different wedge shots Tour players have to be good at.

TaylorMade 2021 TP5

Used by - Collin Morikawa

Interestingly two-time Major winner Morikawa opts for the TP5 model.

It also has the dimple pattern and flex material we mentioned above but in our testing it was clearly softer with most clubs in the bag when compared to the TP5x.

As such we felt complete control and precision when around the greens and the ball allowed us to be more aggressive with landing spots.

We also noticed how easy it was to flight the golf ball which may explain why Morikawa uses it instead of the X version. His iron play is the strongest part of his game so it makes sense that he wants to be able to control the flight and work the golf ball more which we found to be easier with the TP5.

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Callaway Chrome Soft X LS

Used by - Xander Schauffele (prototype version)

Callaway extended its Chrome Soft range for 2021 with the addition of an LS version of the X model that delivers lower spin, and American Olympic Gold medalist Xander Schauffele was quick to put it into play.

The technology here is based around distance thanks to the Dual Mantle System which helps generate fast ball speeds.

However the same soft, thin urethane cover that helps promote low spin off the driver is also able to generate higher spin when you’re swinging it slower closer to the green.

Given its lower spin characteristics, it is also harder to work than the Chrome Soft or Chrome Soft X balls.

Titleist 2021 Pro V1x

Used by - Justin Thomas , Brooks Koepka , Patrick Cantlay , Abraham Ancer , Jordan Spieth , Tyrrell Hatton

Featuring several players in the top-20 in the world, the Pro V1x got an update in 2021.

It features a reformulated 2.0 ZG Process Core and a softer cover, both of which are designed to combine and provide more distance without any sacrifice in feel or control.

The Pro V1x dimple count has increased from 328 to 348 for a more consistent flight that will also be higher than in the previous Pro V1x model.

Given some of the players above that put it into play, clearly the performance is excellent and it was particularly evident when we tested it on a windy day back in February.

The strength of the ball flight that we noticed during the launch monitor testing translated into superb performance.  It was clear how much distance we were able to retain when hitting into and in cross winds.

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Bridgestone Tour B X Ball

Used by - Bryson DeChambeau

Bryson is not one to take any aspect of his golf gear lightly, so his use of the Bridgestone Tour B X is illuminating.

This ball is targeted at golfers who swing it very fast largely thanks to the Reactiv cover which reacts differently depending on the force of the impact.

It provides shock-absorbing properties for improved wedge spin and control, while being highly resilient on high-impact drives for more power and distance.

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The Pro V1 requires little explanation really and it comes as no surprise that so many top players put it into play.

Like the Pro V1x above it has the new core and higher dimple count for distance and flight consistency.

The new cover is all about greenside spin and short-game control, whilst the Pro V1 is noticeably softer compared to the Pro V1x so the feel here is as good as it gets.

From tee-to-green, it offers superb, but distinct, all round performance. We were seriously impressed with the strength and consistency of the flight, particularly in the wind.

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The 7th generation design has a new four-piece construction and resilient inner core for ball speed and feel. It also has a new Speed Dimple pattern with deeper dimples to help in the wind and create a lower ball-flight. Our testing seemed to agree with this.

Around the greens we felt performance was good too as the coating of the ball really dug into our wedge grooves to create more spin, especially on well struck pitch shots.

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Titleist’s Pro V1 and Pro V1x golf balls have been the epitome of excellence since their respective introductions in 2000 and 2003. While Titleist has since made continuous improvements to those designs in successive iterations, a complete overhaul at this juncture, in 2021, could seem like a risky venture.

However, using insight from its tour players (Titleist says it currently has 74 percent tour usage globally), amateur feedback, and extensive internal research, development and testing, Titleist has changed every piece of its intricate designs for 2021.

“Both of these golf balls have had every single variable that we can change, adjusted,” Jeremy Stone, Vice President of Titleist golf ball marketing, told GOLF.com. “Whether it’s core – or dual core in Pro V1x – the casing layer, the cover, or the aerodynamics, it’s all been changed.”

While the core-to-cover changes may seem risky, the performance increases have proven the venture worthwhile.

“Relative to prior versions, both the Pro V1 and Pro V1x are going to spin more with irons and greenside,” Stone said. “Both golf balls are softer compared to the prior generation. And, relatively speaking, both golf balls will fly higher than the prior generation.”

Additionally, ball speed on longer shots has improved thanks to a firmer casing layer, softened core and improved aerodynamics packages, according to Mike Madson, Titleist’s R&D Director of Aerodynamics and Research and Engineering,

PGA Tour players have already taken notice.

During the 2021 Pro V1 and Pro V1x golf ball seeding process that began in October, tour players upgraded to the new balls in droves. Early adopters included Justin Thomas (Pro V1x), Adam Scott (Pro V1x), Tony Finau (Pro V1) and Cameron Smith (Pro V1x). Smith, who used the new 2021 ball to become the first player in Masters history to shoot four rounds in the 60s, said he found the balls to be “hotter off the driver,” according to Titleist. He also said the Pro V1x allowed him to “control my shots – especially those difficult soft shots ­– so much better.” Thomas, who was searching for a higher flight with his long irons, according to Titleist, found the Pro V1x to offer more height and a steeper landing angle to better hold greens.

Brian Gay, who switched into the 2021 Pro V1 before winning the Bermuda Championship, called the golf balls “super soft,” according to a Titleist press release. He also said, “it really flights nicely” from around 50-100 yards.

The perceptive feedback of professional golfers explains not only the improvements Titleist has made across the board, but also the differences between the Pro V1 and Pro V1x golf balls.

According to Titleist, the three-layer Pro V1 golf ball is made to fly lower than the Pro V1x, and it provides a softer feel. The four-layer Pro V1x, on the other hand, is designed for a higher flight and more spin, and provides a slightly firmer feel compared to the Pro V1.

“When we think about a golfer who should be interested in playing Pro V1 ­– both professionals and amateurs – it’s for any golfer who prioritizes performance above every other attribute,” Stone explained. “So…if you want to play your best, without compromising in any way from any standpoint, Pro V1’s your golf ball. Then, very clearly, that begs the question, ‘What’s the purpose of something like the Pro V1x?’ And it’s for those with nuanced desires… ‘I want higher flight, I prefer a bit more spin particularly with the irons and greenside’… if they have a firm preference for feel, the firmer feel of the Pro V1x might not fit.”

Now, to find out what has actually changed.

First off, each of the golf ball models received entirely new dimple patterns to provide better aerodynamics. Madson says this is the “first full-fledge change” to the dimple patterns of Pro V1 and Pro V1x since 2011, and that the company has been modifying, redesigning and optimizing the depths, shapes and patterns since 2012. Before getting to the current cover designs, Titleist says it tested more than 60 different dimple patterns to create its 388-dimpled 2021 Pro V1, and tested more than 30 patterns to create its 348-dimpled 2021 Pro V1x. The results are longer flying shots with both golf balls, and optimized trajectories for the preferred performance of each ball (again, lower flights with the Pro V1 and higher with the dual-core Pro V1x).

The new Pro V1 and Pro V1x balls also have faster casing layers (the layer right beneath the cover) for speed and lower spin on long shots. Titleist says the casing layers now use a stiffer material that was originally created for its low-spinning and high-speed Pro V1x Left Dash , which has been popular among tour players for several years. To work in conjunction with that casing layer, Titleist reformulated the 2.0 ZG Process Cores of the golf balls to be softer for more speed.

As Madson explains, Titleist’s Pro V1 and Pro V1x golf balls use a hard-over-soft and soft-over-hard approach. On long shots, the firm casing layer engages with the soft cores to produce more speed and lower spin. Conversely, on the short shots, the soft covers ­– which he calls the softest thermoset covers ever used on its stock Pro V1 and Pro V1x golf balls – engage with the firm casing layer to produce greater spin where it’s needed.

For quality insurance of the new designs, each of the golf balls undergoes rigorous checks at its Titleist Ball Plants 3 and 4.

No stone unturned, indeed.

Titleist’s new Pro V1 and Pro V1x golf balls for 2021 will hit stores on January 27. They will be available in white and high optic yellow, selling for $49.99 per dozen.

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NEW: Vokey Wedgeworks 60 A Grind:   The low bounce lob wedge that Wyndham Clark used to win the U.S. Open on the tight and firm conditions at Los Angeles Country Club's North Course in June is now an option in the Vokey Wedgeworks lineup. Featuring a smoother sole with a nearly flat 4-degree bounce angle, the limited edition run came about after Vokey Tour representative Aaron Dill developed the special grind that players like Clark employed in California and was later adopted by Max Homa and Tom Kim at the Open Championship at Royal Liverpool. Featuring much of the technical aspects of the Titleist Vokey Design SM9 wedge line (including the forward and higher center of gravity location and tighter groove milling tolerances) , this special club for those with the most precise of wedge games was built with tight lies in mind, Dill said, including input from former U.S. Open champion Australian Geoff Ogilvy, who grew up on the firm conditions of the sand belt courses of his home country. "I spoke with Geoff, and we got on the topic of Australian golf courses and how they compared to courses in America and around the world,” Dill said. “I asked him some specific questions which resulted in an idea to design another lob wedge grind option that complemented the firm links-style conditions. Geoff has always been a low bounce player in his 60-degree, so I took his 60.04L wedge and removed the ribbon, resulting in a grind that moves through the turf quickly with very little resistance.”  The WedgeWorks 60 A Grind will be available Nov. 7, in right-hand and Raw Finish (with custom stamping options), $225.

NEW: Scotty Cameron by Titleist Phantom X 7.2 putter emerges from prototype stage: At the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, Davis Riley was part of the winning team (along with Nick Hardy) using a Scotty Cameron by Titleist Phantom X 7.2 tour prototype. That design now goes from the prototype stage to a limited-edition offering as the Scotty Cameron Concept X 7.2 LTD putter, which combines the Phantom X 7 head with a tour-inspired plumbing neck.

Riley, who played a blade throughout college at Alabama and on the Korn Ferry Tour, made the switch in early 2022 to the Phantom X mallet looking for added stability with the toe flow he prefers.

“The way it looks, all the square lines, I feel like it frames the ball really well and everything sits super square,” Riley said. “I’ve always been a big believer in that putting, if you’re really comfortable looking over and everything feels square, it’s just going to set up for good putting.”

The Concept X 7.2 LTD putter has won multiple times on the DP World Tour, most recently at the Czech Masters, where Todd Clements captured his first career tour title.

The putter brings with it all the technological hallmarks, including the high moment of inertia of a mallet head with the toe flow of a blade. The multi-material head boasts a solid 303 stainless-steel body with a 6061 aircraft-aluminum flange and sole that helps increase stability. The putter comes right-handed in 33, 34 and 35 inches and left-handed in 34 inches with two customizable stainless-steel heel and toe weights. The face is dual-milled, and its Tour Black finish and cherry dot sight line create an appealing look. Completing the package is the new Pistolero Plus grip—with its larger profile in the top hand location near the end of the grip and the thicker, less tapered low hand profile.

The Concept X 7.2 LTD will be available in select Titleist golf shops worldwide beginning Sept. 15. $750.

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Pro V1/Pro V1x Performance Alignment (2023): With a significant number of its tour players opting to draw an alignment line on their Pro V1 and Pro V1x balls, Titleist is releasing new versions of its top-selling and top-played tour balls with those marker lines already printed on the ball. Called Performance Alignment, the Pro V1 and Pro V1x, which in construction are the same stock models introduced in January , will come with four different colors of an alignment line drawn on the opposite side of the “Pro V1” or “Pro V1x” sidestamp (black, red, blue or green). The new printed line covers 105 degrees of the ball’s circumference or about 1.54 inches. That’s 60 percent longer than the stock sidestamp graphic, and grew out of tour feedback. Currently, the company estimates about half the major tour players using Pro V1 or Pro V1x play with a single line on the ball. The list of players employing a line on their Pro V1 includes Scottie Scheffler, Lydia Ko, Matt Fitzpatrick, Viktor Hovland, Celine Boutier, Wyndham Clark and Allisen Corpuz. According to the company, Hovland said he cannot putt without a ball having a line on it. “I literally cannot aim,” he said. “I’ve just never been good at just standing over the ball and being able to aim that way. I’ve found it’s really helped my putting, especially on the short ones, when there’s not too much break involved. I just did a blind test with a line on and then without a line, and I just aimed it miles better with a line on.” $60 per dozen.

T-Series irons (2023): As they have in the past, Titleist’s biennial iron launch includes four models in ascending order of how much help they provide the user, but this time with a renewed emphasis on improved feel. The compact tour-focused models, T100 and T150, use internal heel and toe weights made of super-dense D18 tungsten to provide extra stability for a typical players iron to improve forgiveness and feel. The T150 is hotter thanks to its stronger lofts and a channel behind the face that helps add some spring. The versions for more regular types are the T200 and T350, both also with healthy chunks of super-dense tungsten in the heel and toe to provide stability on off-center hits. The T200 still slightly favors the compact end of the spectrum, while the wider-sole and larger blade on the T350 make for the most forgiving option. Both use a variably thick face insert for more ball speed and a redesigned polymer backed structure that’s closer to the face for a softer feel while enhancing ball speed and launch. $200 per club, available for fittings now, in stores Aug. 25. Read more -->

U•505 Utility Iron (2023): The T200 is the most common long iron replacement among tour players (and will be offered in 2-, 3- and 4-iron lofts). But the U•505 is the latest upgrade targeting players who need a little more help with the lower lofts but aren’t interested in playing a hybrid. The wide sole (wider than the T350 game improvement irons) keeps weight lower than in past versions, while super-dense tungsten weights fill the hollow body in the heel and toe sections. That provides for the most stable iron body in Titleist’s line. The thin L-shaped face wraps into the sole for a thinner, more flexible structure. A polymer structure behind the face softens feel while maintaining flex. $270 per club for U•505 (1-, 2-, 3- and 4-iron lofts), available for fittings now, in stores Aug. 25. Premium shaft options for $400 per club.

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I got my hands on some Pro V1 "stars" from a friend on tour. Is there a chart/ table that breaks down all of the different tour only models?

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Excerpt from an interview with Titleist's Michael Mahoney   [https://pgatour.com/equipmentreport/2019/09/10/here-is-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-titleist-pro-v1x-left-dash-golf-ball-equ

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Yeah, here it is. Found it at my local course. Pro had no clue but said Peter Malnati was in recently and could have possibly been something he was trying out.   

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> @jmconnell4 said:

> I got my hands on some Pro V1 "stars" from a friend on tour. Is there a chart/ table that breaks down all of the different tour only models?

There seems to be 3 tour versions.

https://www.pgatour.com/equipmentreport/2019/09/10/here-is-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-titleist-pro-v1x-left-dash-golf-ball-equipment.webview.html

While Titleist says that over 80% of its PGA TOUR players, week-to-week, use stock Pro V1 and Pro V1x golf balls that are available to the public, there are some TOUR golfers who use prototype golf balls. Titleist calls these CPOs, or Custom Performance Options. The purpose of these custom offerings for TOUR players is two-fold; it allows Titleist to test out possible future retail technologies on TOUR players as a proving ground of sorts, and it also allows Titleist to better fit a golf ball to players with specific flight and feel needs.

**One of the well-known CPO offerings is the “Left Dot” Pro V1 that became available around 2013. A number of very high-spin players on TOUR use the golf ball to lower their spin and ball flight, and it provides a firmer feel. There are two lesser-known CPO offerings played on TOUR, as well. There’s a Pro V1 “Star,” and a Pro V1 “Left Dash.”**

I remember the Prov1 "Stars" being a thing back near the beginning of the ProV1 era. Didn't realize they were still a thing.

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Go to USGA.org and look at the conforming ball list. That will show all the different versions and their markings.

> @cristphoto said:

> Go to USGA.org and look at the conforming ball list. That will show all the different versions and their markings.

But the Conforming Ball list doesn't say anything about what is different performance-wise. There was an article posted or linked to on here last year which listed performance characteristics of a bunch of Tour-only Titleist balls. I couldn't seem to find it using the search function last time I tried to look it up.

I am more looking for the flight/ spin characteristics of each of them than what actually exists. '

Also pretending I can hit the ball consistently enough to tell the difference.

The left dash is the same feel, launch and height as the V1x with reduced spin. The left dot is lower flight and spin than the V1x with the same feel (basically a hard AVX). If I had to guess what the Star is, it would probably be a Pro V1 with the spin and flight characteristic of the V1x, as that seems to be the hole in the lineup. It's likely even a hold over from when the V1 was the higher spinning ball in the lineup.

Excerpt from an interview with Titleist's Michael Mahoney

[ https://pgatour.com/equipmentreport/2019/09/10/here-is-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-titleist-pro-v1x-left-dash-golf-ball-equipment.html](https://www.pgatour.com/equipmentreport/2019/09/10/here-is-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-titleist-pro-v1x-left-dash-golf-ball-equipment.html "https://pgatour.com/equipmentreport/2019/09/10/here-is-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-titleist-pro-v1x-left-dash-golf-ball-equipment.html")

> I would say this: Left Dot, a lot of characteristics are pretty similar to the V, and even AVX in terms of low spin and low flight. But we think the AVX and the Pro V1 are better golf balls for the vast majority of players than the Left Dot. We have golf balls in the line that resemble the Left Dot. The Pro V1 Star is such a unique golf ball in that, I’m not sure it’s all that good for any regular golfer. It’s really extreme in terms of launch conditions. It’s a very, very high-spin Pro V1, is how I would describe it. That is a unique profile.

> Left Dash is a little different in the sense that the thing we don’t necessarily have is low spin and high flight in the line right now. So that’s what prompted us to [release it]. Again, like I said, it’s still a very small group of golfers that will fit into it, but it’s made sense for us to at least offer it as an addition to the line as a special order standpoint. Of course, if golfers demand it, and they want it, we will make it available, but from a performance standpoint we think it’s best.

> > @cristphoto said:

> > Go to USGA.org and look at the conforming ball list. That will show all the different versions and their markings.

> I am more looking for the flight/ spin characteristics of each of them than what actually exists. '

> Also pretending I can hit the ball consistently enough to tell the difference.

You can’t and you won’t. ;)

Ask and ye shall receive. Thanks for that!

Are those for sale like the left dash?

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> @KeithM38 said:

> Are those for sale like the left dash?

No - these are a tour only variant

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Anyone have an idea about a right dot Pro V? 

30 minutes ago, cardia10 said: Anyone have an idea about a right dot Pro V? 

Not something I've seen and isn't on the conforming list.  Any pics?

Yeah, here it is. Found it at my local course. Pro had no clue but said Peter Malnati was in recently and could have possibly been something he was trying out. 

New to me.  Guessing an older model (2013 arrows?) tour only/prototype ball but I wouldn't know how it differed from the retail versions or current versions.

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Being a high proponent of the companies golf balls, I recently took it upon myself to review the Titleist Velocity vs Pro V1 to see which options are best suited for your game.

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Here are a few tips to help you save time, money, and make the right decision the next time you are in the market for new golf balls.

The cost of golf balls ranges significantly, depending on the quality, performance, and brand. Beginners who are at a higher risk of frequently losing balls should look at the budget options or capitalize on bulk sales.

Entry-level to the middle of the range balls will set you back approximately $2 per unit. Premium quality products will cost you more than $4 per ball.

If those prices are out of your budget, I recommend hunting for second-hand balls. Bear in mind the quality and performance of second-hand products can be a hit or miss.

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It is challenging to have everything when it comes to your golf ball. In the past, we had to sacrifice distance for spin and vice versa, which was frustrating for us average golfers.

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If you want a ball built purely for distance, I recommend searching for products with ionomer covers. The hard cover is designed to lower spin and increase your flight, resulting in longer distances.

Traditionally, we have turned to white golf balls to get us through 18 holes. While varying colors of balls have entered the market in the past two decades, there is a perception that their quality is inferior.

These days even premium golf balls are available in color. The most popular alternative to white is yellow, designed to stand out in the rough. This is particularly useful for players that no longer operate on 20/20 vision.

Other popular colors include matte red, matte orange, and matte green. Traditionalists may find the colors distracting at set up and might opt for white balls. But, if you feel like letting your inner Ian Poulter out, why not go for some color.

The Titleist Velocity is another creation from the legendary manufacturer that works from the tee to the green. The Velocity promotes low spinning drives and long iron shots, combined with a high flight for softer landings on the green.

Below are the features of the Velocity that I found may benefit your game.

Features & Benefits

Larger Higher Speed LSX Core

The large core of the Velocity was designed to give you a powerful launch. A solid launch leads to a higher ball flight, resulting in further carry and more distance.

During my testing, I found that the Velocity carried only 2 yards further on average. That included shots with my driver, middle, long and short irons.

The higher speed core is ideal if you struggle to generate fast ball speeds and require the added length.

Faster Cover

The Titleist Velocity is fitted with a surlyn ionomer cover, employed to harden the ball. The Velocity’s cover maximizes your ball speed and lowers your spin rpm on longer shots.

I found that my ball speed on drives and long iron shots with the Velocity was 3 mph faster than with a Pro V1. That changed when it came to my wedge shots, where the Velocity was 2 mph slower on average than the Pro V1.

When it comes to distance with the Velocity, my shots ended 2 yards further throughout the bag.

The backspin I achieved with the Velocity was comparable to the Pro V1 on drives and long iron shots. However, my wedge shots were a different story. My backspin rate was over 4000 rpm lower when I used the Velocity.

Color and Cost

Unlike the Pro V1 that only comes in white and yellow, the Velocity gives you an array of colors from which to choose. Titleist give you the option of acquiring these balls in white, matte pink, orange, and green.

A box of a dozen Velocity’s fetches $28 on Titleist.com .

The Pro V1 has been my go-to ball for close to a decade. It is one of only a handful of balls that I have found, offers me an acceptable distance off the tee and intense spin on the greens.

The balance of distance and spin in the Pro V1 is the likely reason that over 80% of tour players use Pro V1 or Pro V1x every week.

I have compiled a few features of the Pro V1 that you may find beneficial to your game, from tee to green.

Cast Urethane Cover

The Pro V1 was crafted using a thinner cast thermoset urethane cover. The cover is 17% narrower than previous Titleist balls and generates increased spin on chips and approach shots.

My spin rpm was less than 100 slower with the Pro V1 on mid-iron shots versus the Velocity. However, I achieved 4000 rpm higher of backspin when I hit the Pro V1 with my wedge, compared to the Velocity.

The enhanced backspin resulted in my mid-iron and wedge shots stopping dead. As a result, I found this helped my distance control and left me with more birdie putts.

Ionomer Casing Unit

An ionomer is a rigid polymer used in the construction of distance golf balls. The solid material reduces spin on drives and long iron shots, increasing your distance.

Titleist inserted an ionomer casing unit on the inside of the Pro V1 to give you distance features in a ball designed to spin.

On average, my drives using a Pro V1 came up 2 yards short of the Velocity’s total distance. I received minimal run on my longer shots, gaining an average of 1 yard after the ball landed.

Titleist has made Pro V1’s available in white and yellow. A dozen balls are going at $45, which you can acquire on Titleist.com . Keep in mind that the price of one box of Pro V1’s is almost the same as two dozen velocity balls.

Alternatives to the Titleist Velocity vs Pro V1

The features of the Pro V1x are similar to those of the Pro V1. The Pro V1x is also constructed using a 17% thinner cast urethane cover, which offers high levels of spin on approach shots.

Furthermore, the speed-enhancing ionomer casing unit is installed to promote quicker ball speed, further carry, and better distance. The large casing layer of the ball maximizes speed and lowers spin on long shots.

I have found that I generate more spin with the Pro V1x versus the Pro V1 , but as a result, I lose a couple of yards.

As is the case with the Pro V1 and the Velocity, you can select this ball in white or yellow. If this is the ball for you, be prepared to cough up $44 per dozen on Titleist.com .

We have seen Titleist’s shift towards hybrid balls that offer you sufficient distance and spin. Internally the AVX is fitted with a large core. Externally, it presents a thin urethane cover containing aerodynamic dimples. This gives you a piercing low flight, reducing your spin on longer shots.

The soft feeling urethane cover enhances the balls spin ability on shots to and around the green. As we have seen with other Titleist balls, you can purchase the AVX’s in white or yellow. They are slightly higher in price than other balls that we have looked at, fetching $50 for a dozen on Titleist.com

The Tour Speed is another example of Titleist’s mission to produce golf balls that offer distance off the tee and spin around the greens. The 3-piece ball is crafted using a urethane polymer on the cover, an ionomer casing layer, and a fast core.

The durable urethane cover protects the ball and gives it a soft feel. The softness of the urethane enables the ball to dig deep into the grooves of the clubface. This causes more friction and increases your trajectory, landing, and spin on the greens.

Titleist employed a technology-driven core in the Tour Speed to increase ball speed at impact. The brand claims this core is faster than that of any other ball on the market. Additional ball speed at impact helps you send the ball airborne, gaining further carry and distance.

The Titleist Tour Speed is only available in white, and $40 will bag you a dozen balls on Titleist.com .

Even after this test, I have no doubt that the Pro V1 is still the ball for my game. That being said, I do need to give this round to Velocity based on price.

In terms of performance, the results were comparable throughout. The velocity averaged 2 yards further than the Pro V1 with a driver and longer irons.

When it came to wedge shots, the Pro V1 bit into the green quicker than the Velocity. Considering that it is $17 less than the Pro V1, it performs as if it were in the same class.

This is why the Velocity wins in our review of the Titleist Velocity vs the Pro V1. You get a comparable performance for less.

If you want a ball with the distance and spin of the Pro V1 at a fraction of the price, check out the Titleist Velocity here .

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Will it be easy to find my way in the Moscow Metro? It is a question many visitors ask themselves before hitting the streets of the Russian capital. As metro is the main means of transport in Moscow – fast, reliable and safe – having some skills in using it will help make your visit more successful and smooth. On top of this, it is the most beautiful metro in the world !

. There are over 220 stations and 15 lines in the Moscow Metro. It is open from 6 am to 1 am. Trains come very frequently: during the rush hour you won't wait for more than 90 seconds! Distances between stations are quite long – 1,5 to 2 or even 3 kilometers. Metro runs inside the city borders only. To get to the airport you will need to take an onground train - Aeroexpress.

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Paper ticket A fee is fixed and does not depend on how far you go. There are tickets for a number of trips: 1, 2 or 60 trips; or for a number of days: 1, 3 days or a month. Your trips are recorded on a paper ticket. Ifyou buy a ticket for several trips you can share it with your traveling partner passing it from one to the other at the turnstile.

On every station there is cashier and machines (you can switch it to English). Cards and cash are accepted. 1 trip - 55 RUB 2 trips - 110 RUB

Tickets for 60 trips and day passes are available only at the cashier's.

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The cheapest way to travel is buying Troyka card . It is a plastic card you can top up for any amount at the machine or at the ticket office. With it every trip costs 38 RUB in the metro and 21 RUB in a bus. You can get the card in any ticket office. Be prepared to leave a deposit of 50 RUB. You can get it back returning the card to the cashier.

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To change lines look for these signs. This one shows the way to line 2.

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Know the differences: Pro V1 vs. Pro V1x

Understanding which of Titleist’s popular golf balls works best for you … and what’s the deal with the ‘left dot?’

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Titleist launched the Pro V1x golf ball alongside its second-generation Pro V1 golf ball in 2003, and golfers quickly understood the relationship between the two golf balls; the four-piece Pro V1x spins less than the three-piece Pro V1. That was common knowledge, embedded into the psyche of not just Titleist golf ball users, but golfers in general.

“Originally, when Pro V1x was introduced, it was introduced to be a lower-spinning but higher-flying golf ball (than the Pro V1),” Fredrick Waddell, Senior Manager of Titleist Golf Ball Product Management, told PGATOUR.COM.

That relationship remained for the next 14 years.

With the release of its 2017 Pro V1 and Pro V1x golf balls, however, Titleist switched the script. The relationship between the two golf balls changed. The 2017 Pro V1x was a higher -spinning, and still higher-flying, golf ball than the 2017 Pro V1. Some golfers didn’t realize the change, while others were simply perplexed.

“There was a little confusion at first because it’s been, for such a long time, X was always the lower-spin golf ball,” said Fordie Pitts, Titleist’s Golf Ball R&D rep. “(Even for TOUR players), we had some guys look at us like ‘ Really? ’ We’re looking at some high-speed, high-spin players, going up to them saying, ‘Hey, you should be considering the Pro V1 ball,’ and they’re like ‘Pro V1, what are you kidding me? I would spin that (way too much).’ But no, no, no. It took some guys a little bit to get comfortable with it.”

After all of those years, why the switch? Why cause any type of confusion, especially for such a well-known and understood relationship?

“What happened over time is our technology developed on our Pro V1 and Pro V1x. We really were able to take spin out of the iron game in Pro V1 in that solid-core, three-piece construction,” Waddell explained.

“Before the 2017 Pro V1 came out, it really did spin less than the Pro V1x with irons. Maybe it spun a little more off the tee. But the new process in the 2017 Pro V1 really lowered that driver spin and increased speed to where throughout the bag, the Pro V1 spun less than the Pro V1x.

“So we wanted to make it clear that we had this real clean story in terms of flight, feel and spin, and that Pro V1 provided a more penetrating trajectory than Pro V1x, feels softer than Pro V1x, and spins less than Pro V1x.”

Then, with its 2019 Pro V1 and Pro V1x release, Titleist stayed with the same 2017 relationship, except that it designed both golf balls to be lower spinning and to produce faster ball speeds. So while the 2019 series of golf balls was made to be lower spinning, the Pro V1x still spins relatively more than its Pro V1 counterpart.

Click here for technical information about the new 2019 Pro V1 and Pro V1x golf balls.

OK, so the Pro V1x spins more than the Pro V1 now. Got it.

At the 2019 Sony Open in Hawaii, Justin Thomas switched to a Pro V1 ball after playing a Pro V1x for his entire professional career. Why the change?

“I wanted something with a little bit more spin, especially around the greens,” Thomas said.

Wait, what? Having just established that the Pro V1x is a higher-spinning ball, Thomas decided to switch to the lower-spinning Pro V1 for more spin?

Thomas, however, is correct in his reasoning. Pitts explains why:

“The (golf ball) he’s actually in right now is just a prototype. Even though it is a Pro V1 and it has a black number on it, it does technically spin even more,” Pitts said. “It’s not a ball that’s available out for sale at this point. It’s just an early prototype.”

While consumers have access to the retail versions of the 2019 Pro V1 and Pro V1x golf balls, Titleist makes prototypes, or CFT (Customized For TOUR) golf balls made specifically for TOUR players. After those TOUR players use the golf balls in practice and in tournament play, and they provide feedback to Pitts and the Titleist golf ball team, Titleist then considers using those modified constructions in later retail releases.

“(The TOUR) is the best testing ground and proving ground (for new golf ball designs),” Pitts said. “So, as we continually make products and test different things, on occasion, we’ll bring out some balls to make them available for (retail). Because … you never really know what a ball does until you tee it up in a tournament.”

Another well-known Titleist CFT golf ball is “the left dot,” which has been rumored to be a TOUR-only golf ball for years.

Pitts settled the speculation on this golf ball: “Essentially what it is… it is a Pro V1 ball. What a lot of guys liked about it was the fact that it does spin a little bit less and aerodynamically it flies a little lower. It’s a great ball, especially in windy conditions. To the point where we get some guys who say, ‘Geez, it’s like the wind doesn’t even touch this thing,’ which is good for some. For some guys it’s actually not a good thing because everything in their golfing experience tells them, ‘You need to hit this shot with this kind of wind,’ and all of the sudden they hit this ball and it flies over the green or something. …

“I would say (the left dot is) probably slightly firmer than the current (2019) Pro V’s, without going as firm as compression as any of our X products. So from a feel and sound standpoint it would be somewhere kind of right in the middle.”

According to Pitts, the design of the left-dot Pro V1 “directly” contributed to the 2017 Pro V1 and Pro V1x designs, and those constructions continued into the current 2019 Pro V1 and Pro V1x designs.

“The new balls are just better versions of their predecessor,” Pitts said. “A little bit faster, they spin maybe a hair less than the ’17 version, so they’re even better in windy conditions.”

In case there is still any confusion about the relationship between the 2019 Pro V1 and Pro V1x golf balls, or which golf ball you should play, Waddell puts it into real-world perspective:

“We don’t like to generalize, but a player like me who’s steep and spinny, I hit a lot of high-spinny shots, the Pro V1 is a great ball for me because it lowers my ball flight; it lowers my spin rate, it gets me into a better window, and I end up hitting my irons a little further than a Pro V1x,” Waddell said.

“I’ve got a colleague who has trouble generating spin. He’s a great candidate for the X because the ball gets up, it spins a little more, and he’s able to control shots into the green better. So, it’s a full game assessment when we talk about who these golf balls are for. The differences between them are very specific. … if you really want to get dialed in, come get fit. That’s the best way to optimize ball performance for your game.”

While retail consumers may not have access to Titleist CFT golf balls, they do have access to fitters around the country. No matter how well you know your game or the relationship between the Pro V1 and Pro V1x golf balls – or any golf balls for that matter – getting properly fit by a professional fitter is always the right decision for your game.