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Just getting both of my Vokey wedges and hitting many different balls with them, I noticed the amount of spin between balls varies quite a bit... I just cleaned out my bag, but the ProVs and the Titleist professionals seemed to get the most action... I am new to spinning the ball, and never really payed much attention to it before, but these clubs really bring out the spin in my shot. I'd like to get better control of it.

Whats the difference between ProV1's, ProV1x's, and Professionals anyway!?

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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Just getting both of my Vokey wedges and hitting many different balls with them, I noticed the amount of spin between balls varies quite a bit... I just cleaned out my bag, but the ProVs and the Titleist professionals seemed to get the most action... I am new to spinning the ball, and never really payed much attention to it before, but these clubs really bring out the spin in my shot. I'd like to get better control of it.

http://titleist.com/golfballs/prov1.asp - spins more http://titleist.com/golfballs/prov1x.asp - spins less The Professional is no longer made (and spins like crazy).

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Try the Hogan Apex Tours. If you want a ball that spins then this is for you. Im so much more aggressive on my chips now, swinging a little bit faster and getting them to the hole and then they just die.
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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The Professional is no longer made (and spins like crazy).

amen, i keep a couple in my bag just in case i need to show off and make myself look really good by being able to spin the ball

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9.5 degree Mizuno MX-500
15 degree Titliest 904F
Mizuno MP-32 3-PW
Cleveland CG10 Black Pearl 52 degree
Vokey Spin-Milled 56.14
Ping i5 Anser


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I personally think major league backspin is overrated. Some of the best moves I've ever put on a ball with a wedge ended up negated because it'd back up too much, away from my target. I like the high ball flight that good spin produces, but I'm a big fan of the "drop and stop" action on the greens with full wedge shots.

"I played like shit." -Greg Norman after the '96 Masters.


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I personally think major league backspin is overrated. Some of the best moves I've ever put on a ball with a wedge ended up negated because it'd back up too much, away from my target. I like the high ball flight that good spin produces, but I'm a big fan of the "drop and stop" action on the greens with full wedge shots.

Ditto. That's why I use the Pro V1x. I don't enjoy sucking 7-irons back 30 feet off greens.

Erik J. Barzeski —  I knock a ball. It goes in a gopher hole. 🏌🏼‍♂️
Director of Instruction Golf Evolution • Owner, The Sand Trap .com • AuthorLowest Score Wins
Golf Digest "Best Young Teachers in America" 2016-17 & "Best in State" 2017-20 • WNY Section PGA Teacher of the Year 2019 :edel: :true_linkswear:

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I've played the majority of the premium balls, and have found that ProV1 spins the most. Which, as a few have already mentioned, isn't always the best thing. I prefer to play the ProVx or the newer Callaway HX Tour. Have yet to try the TaylorMade balls yet...

Callaway RazrFit Extreme 9.5 w/Project X 6.5
Callaway XHot Pro 15* 3Wood w/Project X 6.5
Callaway XTour 18* 2h w/S300
Callaway XHot Pro 4/5 irons w/S300
Callaway XForged III 5-PW irons w/S300
Callaway Forged 52*/58* Wedges
Odyssey 7 Versa 90
Callaway Hex Black Tour


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