Titleist Officially introduces new Pro V1 balls

[flanagan]

I stocked up on end of year "specials" on the old ProVs, so I will be fighting the temptation to spend any money on the new ones for fear that I might like them. I really doubt I will be able to tell the difference, and will continue to tell myself that.

On a different subject, why the negative attitudes (some) toward Titleist?

[Guinness23]

Getting slightly off topic, has anybody done any testing of the pro-v(old or new) and Callaway HX Tour or IX tour? I have always had a preference for Callaway, but with all the marketing for Titleist, am I missing out? I feel like I did in 2000 when I almost caved and started buying tech stocks from the peer pressure. I certainly like to hear if anybody can say one is longer than the other. And of course, I know it depends on your swing. I swing above 105 on the driver so I think the premium balls are good for me, and I like the spin around the greens. Any opinions would be welcome.

[Titleist Man]

Every year on every new product that comes out its - obv. longer, straighter, better...

Kinda off topic but it wont go right w/ this lol

http://www.bobburnsgolf.com/catalog_...ml?catId=22390 something like 5* closed

[iacas]

Kinda off topic but it wont go right w/ this lol

Let's keep this thread (and all here) on topic please.

If you find yourself saying "this is kind of off-topic..." then start a new thread. They're free!

[RocktimusPryme]

I played with a Bridgestone Ball rep the other day, he said that most of the pros have disliked the new Pro V since they had to make changed from the callaway lawsuit. Im not sure if he was talking about this one of the model before this though.

[Stacey_E]

I'm not even going to try them. I've found my ball for '09, the Bridgestone e5+. I'm happy if anyone likes and wants to play the new Pro V1. I'm just not even considering it. But in the words of the old soul song, "it's your thing, do whatcha wanna do". How's that for dimplomacy?

[jcrob902]

In the actual press release that I posted it says the following:

No big deal for us that have someone at a golf retail store and can walk out with any 45.00 ball in the store which is all from bridgestone and callaway to titleist for 27 dollars however I have grown accustomed to Bridgestone B330 and unless the new ball holds up as well as these guy's do I'm not going back. Titleist recovering addict , been clean since 2007!

[jcrob902]

Getting slightly off topic, has anybody done any testing of the pro-v(old or new) and Callaway HX Tour or IX tour? I have always had a preference for Callaway, but with all the marketing for Titleist, am I missing out? I feel like I did in 2000 when I almost caved and started buying tech stocks from the peer pressure. I certainly like to hear if anybody can say one is longer than the other. And of course, I know it depends on your swing. I swing above 105 on the driver so I think the premium balls are good for me, and I like the spin around the greens. Any opinions would be welcome.

No I hav'nt checked the new pro v's but he imop I liked the tour i alot better than the 56 or the hx tour, the hx models we're to clonky off the putter for me, however the tour i was too spinny, I'd say go with the prov x ( I don't know about the new model though) or the bridgestone ball you'll also be very surprised with the srixon ball which I'm going to also put in play this year.

[iacas]

I played with a Bridgestone Ball rep the other day, he said that most of the pros have disliked the new Pro V since they had to make changed from the callaway lawsuit. Im not sure if he was talking about this one of the model before this though.

The Bridgestone rep doesn't know what he's talking about. The "changes" the patents - which, again, were ruled invalid by the USPTO - covered were related to the manufacturing. Not the design.

[cnichol3]

I personally havent noticed any difference in new and old high performance balls in the past few years, especially Pro V1s. For me and many others, the all spin the same, which can sometimes be too much.

[kingofcars08]

I personally havent noticed any difference in new and old high performance balls in the past few years, especially Pro V1s. For me and many others, the all spin the same, which can sometimes be too much.

couldnt disagree more, much more yardage, much less driver spin, and these balls with drop and stop from 20 yards because of the spin. A callaway or titleist from 8-10 years ago would run out.

[cnichol3]

they wouldnt run off the green if you made good clean contact with the ball. i never had a problem with them not stopping at least.

[NCGolfer]

The Bridgestone rep doesn't know what he's talking about. The "changes" the patents - which, again, were ruled invalid by the USPTO - covered were related to the manufacturing. Not the design.

Or it could be he was, in his former job, a car salesman. No, that couldn't be it.