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rembrandt Dedicated Member

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I'm sure this has been kicked around before but not by me. I like the new Callaway HX Hot balls. What is your favorite? I can't seem to hit the Titleist ProV1s and the So/los just go off in my hands on the greens.

Golf is not a game, it's a way of life!

Driver...Cubic Balance offset
Fairway wood......Flying Saucer
3-Wood....Cleveland LauncherIrons.......Callaway Great Big Bertha w/graphite shaftswedges....Cleveland sand wedge, Callaway Lob wedge putter....Claveland VAS.

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I was able to play a round with the new Maxfli BlackMax balls.. First off, I love everything about the balls. They feel great, sound a little different off the driver (seems like a harder more solid sound), handle great around the greens, and are durable as heck. I was able to spin the balls 5'+ with my 9 iron as well as my 52*. I was really happy with what these balls offer. I was able to get 5 dozen balls at a damn good price. (5 dz $80 brand new of course) Amazing ball! I used to play ProV1s.

Titleist 983K 8.5* Prolite V2 stiff
Callaway Hawk VFT 3 Stiff
Taylor Made 16 & 21* Raylors
TM oversised irons 3-sw Rifle stl shafts
Titleist Vokey spin milled 60*Titleist Vokey 52* Tour

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Xt1ncT Well Established Member

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My fave is probably the HX Tour, I've always seemed to play welkl with it. The only problem for me is that it cuts up quite quickly, and sometimes spins a bit too much.

I played a round with the Hogan/Callaway rep over here, and apparently he went to a seminar with the head of Callaway balls, who said that the suffing up doesn't affect the performance at all, which I was surprised at, but they've tested thousands of balls and this is their finding.

Recently I've been playing the new Bridgestone ball and found that to be very good as well - more durable than the HX Tour and doesn't spin so much. I'm gonna play them for a while longer to really decide if I'm to make the switch permanently.
In the bag:
Driver - FT-i 9.5* Neutral Speeder 686 Stiff
Fairway Wood - X-Tour 15* Stiff
Hybrid - Nickent 3DX Ironwood 17* Aldila NV Hybrid 75S
Irons - Tour Stage Z101 Forged Irons DG S300 Shatfs (2-PW) Wedges - 52* Callaway X Tour Vintage, 58* Callaway X Tour Mack Daddy VintagePutter - Scotty...
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To me a good ball is how it handles on the greens. I'm not good enough to have a persistant ball flight where I hit a 7 iron and go "this ball is too high."

I play on hard greens and generally play Titleist Pro V1's. Lately I've been trying other balls. Black Max and Bridgestones release too much. I was surprised by the Callaway HX tour 56 was pretty close and surprisingly the Hogan Hawk. At $25 a dozen I bought 3.

I've never hit Nike. I boycott everything by them.

What's in my bag
Driver: Taylor Made R7 425 9.5 degrees UST Proforce 65 shaft
3 Wood: Taylor Made V Steel 15 degrees
Taylor Made Rescue Dual 22 degrees (UST IROD shaft)
Irons: Mizuno MP-67 (bent 1 degree upright)Gap Wedge: Mizuno R Series Black Nickle 52 Sand Wedge: Mizuno R Series Black Nickle...

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My answer is in my sig file.

Callaway balls shred too easily and still spin too much, and I've never bothered to check to see if I like the ONE Black. The B330 is "okay."

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cdriver Dedicated Member

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Generally, I play the Pro V1x,but have tried out the Tour 56 Callaway and several others. The DT SoLo is a good ball and so is the Noodle for the money. I get good distance from both of them and they spin enough to hold our greens.

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Roy McEvoy is my hero.

In My bag
TM Burner 9.5 S Flex

Wilson Invex Strong 3 and 5 wood

Maxfli Revolution 3-PW Irons

Cleveland 54/60 wedges

Odessey XG #7 Putter

 

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Eveleth

Pro V1, I have tried many others and I always keep coming back, at least for my game it's the best ball out there.

Driver: Callaway FT-9 I-MIX -Aldila VooDoo XVS7
Wood: Callaway FT Tour #3 - Fujikura Fit-On E370 X-Flex
Hybrid: TM Rescue Mid #3 - Project X Flighted 6.5
Irons: Mizuno MP52 (3-PW) - Project X Flighted 6.5
Wedges: Muria 54* & 60* - Rifle SpinnerPutter: Scotty Cameron Red X2Ball: Pro V1

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DDBowdoin Great Member

DDBowdoin

ProV1x... love the feel, love the distance... love the spin

its just a great ball, hate spending the money but well worth the performance

Daniel Duarte
905R UST Proforce V2 76g 44" S
904F 15, Graphite Design YS6+
MD Hybrid, 19 Degree, UST V2 Hybrid S
Pro M Gunmetal 5-PW, Nippon 1150GH Pro SVokey Oil Can 52 - RAWVokey Spin Milled Oil Can 56, 60 - RAWTEI3 Newport II - Torch Copper- Prov1x

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FAHooGolfs Well Established Member

FAHooGolfs

ProV1x... love the feel, love the distance... love the spin

Have to agree there 100%. And after all that, at this point, I have 100% confidence pulling that ball out of my pocket. Switching to anything else almost seems like a let-down.

In My Bag:
Driver: Titleist 983K 9.5°, Harmon HTD CB-65R
3-Wood: Mizuno MP-001, 13°, Harrison Striper Titanium
Hybrid 1: TaylorMade Rescue Mid TP, 16°
Hybrid 2: TaylorMade Rescue Mid TP, 19°Irons: Ping S59 Tour 4-PWWedges: Mizuno Black Nickel 51.06 / Cleveland Black Pearl 58.08Putter:...
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I play either the Noodle or the ProV1x. I will also mix in at SoLo at times as well. However, I do need to make a confession. I bought a dozen of the colored Noodle Ice balls as a joke for the Fathers Day outing I played in. I went for the shock factor of a 6'8" 245 pound guy hitting a Pink ball. It was a hit all they way arround. I loved the way the thing felt. It exploded off the face and seemed at least 1/2 club longer than the regular noodle. I actually continued to use them for the next couple weeks. I have seen one in white, but I will have to see what my supplier can come up with.

P.S. My supplier is actually my wife's uncle. He is a barber and trades one of his clients a haircut for 2 dozen balls. The guy gets first rate stuff. I don't mind using a used ball, because after I hit it once it's used anyway.
Driver: 9.5° 905R Stiff Aldila NV 65
3 Wood: 15.° Pro Trajectory 906F4 Stiff Aldila VS Proto Blue
Hybrid: 19.0° 503 H Stiff Dynamic Gold S400
Hybrid: 21.0° Edge C.F.T. Ti Stiff Aldila NVS
Irons: 775cb 4-GW w/S300 Sand Wedge: Vokey 58° Puttter: Laguna Mid-Slant Pro PlatinumBall: ProV1Bag: Li...
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Finn07

Hogan Apex Tour. 4 piece golf ball for a great price. Doesnt shred easily at all.
Driver-Taylor Made R7 460cc 10.5* Fujikara REAX Stiff
Fairway Wood-Taylor Made R7 Draw 15* Fujikara REAX Stiff
Hybrid Taylor Made 19* Rescue Mid Steel Stiff
4-PW-Golfsmith G40 TT Lite XL Stiff
GW-Ben Hogan Riviera 8* Bounce 50*SW-Ben Hogan Riviera Medium Bounce 56*LW-Cleveland 60* 588 ChromePutter-Taylo...
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golfchief Dedicated Member

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My usual ball is the proV1x, but I really like the new nike PD series ball and the the Callaway HX blue or red.

R7 9.5 S Shaft
560 R7 quad R shaft
RAC LT irons
Scotty Cameron Pro Platinum

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cdriver Dedicated Member

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I play either the Noodle or the ProV1x. I will also mix in at SoLo at times as well. However, I do need to make a confession. I bought a dozen of the colored Noodle Ice balls as a joke for the Fathers Day outing I played in. I went for the shock factor of a 6'8" 245 pound guy hitting a Pink ball. It was a hit all they way arround. I loved the way the thing felt. It exploded off the face and seemed at least 1/2 club longer than the regular noodle. I actually continued to use them for the next couple weeks. I have seen one in white, but I will have to see what my supplier can come up with.

I found one of the white Noodle Ice balls in the rough the other day. I gave it to my playing companion, so I didn't try it out. I guess I should have kept it. I also found a PURPLE ball. I save all the colored ones for my granddaughters. They love em.

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Roy McEvoy is my hero.

In My bag
TM Burner 9.5 S Flex

Wilson Invex Strong 3 and 5 wood

Maxfli Revolution 3-PW Irons

Cleveland 54/60 wedges

Odessey XG #7 Putter

 

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NM Golf

ProV1x is my favorite ball. I also like the Taylormade Black, I think it performs every bit as well as the ProV1x it just doesn't seem to hold up as well. I can easily get a round or two out of a ProV but the TM is done after 9 holes. I have yet to play a Nike ball that is anywhere near as good a ball as the titleist or TM. The Callaway ball is alright, I won a dozen and use them occasionally in practice rounds.

Danny    In my :ping: Hoofer Tour golf bag on my :clicgear: 8.0 Cart

Driver:   :pxg: 0311 Gen 5  X-Stiff.                        Irons:  :callaway: 4-PW APEX TCB Irons 
3 Wood: :callaway: Mavrik SZ Rogue X-Stiff                            Nippon Pro Modus 130 X-Stiff
3 Hybrid: :callaway: Mavrik Pro KBS Tour Proto X   Wedges: :vokey:  50°, 54°, 60° 
Putter: :odyssey:  2-Ball Ten Arm Lock        Ball: :titleist: ProV 1

 

 

 

 

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SubPar Great Member

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I switched from ProV1 to Callaway HX Tour. It is 5 to 8 yds longer off the tee and spins enough to give me control around the greens. HX Hot is even longer off the tee, but not enough feel around the greens.

It is very much a matter of personal preference, but the ProV1 spins too much for me.
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Titlest DT solo

Driver-Wilson Deep Red II .428 shaft (stiff)
3 Wood-Mizuno T-Zoid Blue Rage (stiff)
5 wood-Mizuno T-Zoid Blue Rage (stiff)
3 Iron Hybrid- Wilson fat shaft(17*)
4 Iron Hybrid- Wilson fat shaft(21*)5-PW-Wilson fat shaft52-56-68 Degree wedges- Wilson HarmonizedPutter- Top Flite Mallet

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rembrandt Dedicated Member

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I'm going to try the Callaway HX Hot balls. I need the extra distance. My son out drives me by 50 to 100 yds and he hits Titleist ProV1s and Maxfli liquid center balls with the Balata covers. I am out there about 240 these days and it gets my goat how long he is. He says I shouldn't hit behind him cause I over swing, cast the club head and reverse pivot. Heck, how can I get the honor when he is getting birdies and eagles and pars where I'm trying to make 25ft par putts. Since he went pro about 15 years ago I haven't come close to beating him anyway.

Golf is not a game, it's a way of life!

Driver...Cubic Balance offset
Fairway wood......Flying Saucer
3-Wood....Cleveland LauncherIrons.......Callaway Great Big Bertha w/graphite shaftswedges....Cleveland sand wedge, Callaway Lob wedge putter....Claveland VAS.

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rembrandt Dedicated Member

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Titlest DT solo

I tried the So/Los the other day and I 4 putted on the green I used it on. It seem to explode off my putter face, I couldn't get the darn thing to slow down. Does it rocket off the putter face for you too?

Golf is not a game, it's a way of life!

Driver...Cubic Balance offset
Fairway wood......Flying Saucer
3-Wood....Cleveland LauncherIrons.......Callaway Great Big Bertha w/graphite shaftswedges....Cleveland sand wedge, Callaway Lob wedge putter....Claveland VAS.

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