Callaway HX Tour Mini-Review

[iacas]

I bought a dozen of them at Dick's a while back because I heard they were a good wind ball.

They may be a good wind ball, but I went through six in nine holes. They shred like a mofo.

I also sucked a ball back 40 feet on a 3/4 sand wedge shot to an elevated green. That's too much spin... if the HX Tour spins this much, how much does the freakin' HX Tour 56 spin? Jeez!

I traded the remaining six in for two sleeves of Pro V1x.

[georgep]

I went through six in nine holes. They shred like a mofo.

Erik -- Did you feel these were less durable than the TP Blacks? We're these the 2006 HX Tours (which are supposed to be more durable)? I'm kind of torn on that issue. I still scuff up the new HX like crazy, but I don't put "gills" in them as deeply as I did the TP Blacks. I thought the Blacks were longer than most balls I've played (including the HX) on average, but durability was not good. If the price was the same, I'd probably play the TPs over the HX on performance, but either is an expensive ball to play if you are at all prone to roughing them up. Now to try the TP Reds...

Erik's right about the spin on the HXs. I've had these suck back as much as 25-30 feet (and I really don't have a problem with spin as a rule).

[iacas]

Erik -- Did you feel these were less durable than the TP Blacks? We're these the 2006 HX Tours (which are supposed to be more durable)?

Yes, they were the "Improved" ones, and yes, they were less durable. Probably triply less durable.

I'm kind of torn on that issue. I still scuff up the new HX like crazy, but I don't put "gills" in them as deeply as I did the TP Blacks. I thought the Blacks were longer than most balls I've played (including the HX) on average, but durability was not good.

Let me put it this way. I played one black for 18 holes. It was as beat up as an HX Tour after two holes.

Erik's right about the spin on the HXs. I've had these suck back as much as 25-30 feet (and I really don't have a problem with spin as a rule).

They spin too much for a low-spin version of a ball, yeah.