Callaway golf balls?

[Saint]

Who else thinks that last years balls are much more durable than this years. I just love the hx tour, and to me, I think its a much better ball than the tour I. I haven't played the ix though. Anyone elses thoughts.

[Saint]

No one???

[Marinemike]

I played a dozen ix's. I find them quite durable. I have yet to take one out of play because it was scuffed or shredded. Very happy about that.

Now if they could float...I'd never buy golf balls ever again.

[Saint]

i just played the tour ix today, and it is awesome. much different ball than the i. I was also generating much more spin with it.

[Cole]

I started using the ix religiously, this past winter.
I actually cut the cover of 6 balls during that time.
It's amazing how thin the cover really is on those balls.

I do consider them pretty durable, but with that being said.... they also felt heavier than the ProVX's, so I switched back.

[winders]

My favorite balls from last year were the Titleist Pro V1 and the Bridgestone B330-s. But I did not like the new versions of these balls for this year. So I went on a new ball hunt.

I tried a bunch of balls including the Srixon Z-Star, TM LDP Red and Black, and the Pro V1x. I didn't get along with any of them.

I put the Callaway Tour ix and Tour i through a pretty thorough test in the last month and have come to the conclusion that I like both balls. But the Tour i is my favorite. It's a firmer than the Pro V1 but not by much. I very much like the controllable spin I get with short irons and wedges. The Tour i feels just fine off the putter too. So the Tour i is my favorite ball over any other I have tried this year by a decent margin. This is a bit of surprise because I used to just hate Callaway balls.

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[plark]

I really like last years ProV1's and I really like Taylormade's balls.. even the Burner Blacks aren't that bad.

[Lebowski]

Callaway CTU Red balls of the past are still my favourite golf balls of all time, tour i and tour ix are still great balls though, i did find them to shred a bit more then other premium urethane covered balls, but the performance is top notch.

[bogeyhitter25]

My mom bought me 2 dozen Warbirds. They may not have any spin, but they are really durable, and they don't sound like a Pinnacle, or an older version of Top-Flite.

[jldavis73]

I really like the Tour iX ball. I don't think they are any less durable than any of the other "high-end" golf balls, but...has anyone else noticed this?...the Callaways feel slightly sticky.

[Saint]

Well, I found my combo, tour ix for play, and pro v1 for putting. And I haven't noticed the sticky about the callaways.

[wrx_junki]

Tried the HX Tour today and it hit pretty good. Are the new "tour ix" balls from Callaway their replacement or are the HX Tours still in production?

[zanga254]

Can anyone who has played both balls tell me the differences between the Tour i and ix?

[wolverine_man]

  jldavis73 said:

I really like the Tour iX ball. I don't think they are any less durable than any of the other "high-end" golf balls, but...has anyone else noticed this?...the Callaways feel slightly sticky.

Tried these out last weekend. They are DEFINITELY sticky in terms of their finish. Pretty weird actually. I seem to hit them pretty well but I don't think they are as durable as my '09 Pro V1x, which is my current favorite. The tour ix's seemed to get marred or scuffed fairly easily.

[anthonykim3]

  zanga254 said:

Can anyone who has played both balls tell me the differences between the Tour i and ix?

tour i higher spin softer feel higher flight = pro v1

tour ix lower spin lower flight firmer feel = prov1x

[wolverine_man]

Well I played both balls - Tour ix and Pro V1x - today. It was super humid, 93 degrees and there was a fair amount of wind. Course was soaking wet.

Off the tee, I have decided that I like the Callaway. It could have just been the particular shots I hit, but on the few drives I used the Titleist off the tee, which was about 5 holes, I hit it a little too high for my taste. The Callaway trajectory was just right. Again, it could have been the swing I put on the drives with the Titleist , so I'm not positive. I just had slightly better drives with the Callaway for some reason. The course was super wet and I was hitting it about 250 t0 260 with zero to little roll for either ball. Off the driver, Callaway wins.

Off the long irons - 2i off the tee and 3 iron - as well as mid, short irons and wedges, I clearly preferred the Titleist. Better feel and ball flight in my opinion. I stuck one super tight with a 6 iron on a par 3. I do, however, have a tendency to hit my irons not quite high enough, and again, for some reason, I thought the Titleist went a bit higher, which, in the case of the irons, was a good thing. With the irons, Titleist wins.

As far as spin, again the course was wet, but the Titleist had slightly less than the Callaway. The difference was a slight hop backwards on irons into the greens versus a bit of spin backwards, Titleist vs Callaway. On pitches I was much more able to get the slight release I wanted with the Titleist. The Callaway I practically had to fly near the cup. For a pitch and run, the Titleist wins. I personally, would rather hit the ball all the way to the pin and not have to allow for backspin, thus I prefer the Titleist for iron play.

Off the putter, I could discern very little difference, but I like the smaller logo of the "Titleist" vs the "Callaway Golf v". I didn't have any sand shots today. Putter is a virtual tie.

Durability, there is absolutely no question that the 2009 Pro V1x was far more resilient to scuffs and cuts than the Callway. I actually hit two trees - trying to cut the corner on doglegs - with the Titleist and it didn't do anything that I could perceive to be a blemish. The Callaway got dulled almost to the point of being scuffed with normal use. Titleist wins again.

Though I prefer the Pro V1x, I have sleeves of both balls in my bag right now. I would like to test them out again on a dryer less windy day, but for right now, I prefer the Titleist.

[zanga254]

Thanks man

[wolverine_man]

No problem. I tried to give a very fair assessment. I find that golf balls, like putters, are a very personal piece of equipment.