2015 Shell Houston Open Discussion Thread

[Gunther]

Also doesn't help that Callaway and Nike are always discontinuing models every two years to make room for new ones. If I was a professional I would stick with Prov1s just for the fact I know I won't have any trouble getting my hands on them next season or have to make adjustments for a new ball. One less thing to worry about.

Pretty sure they upgrade the ball every couple years but retain the Pro V1 and Pro V1x name. But your point is a good one, I think that continuity is valuable as we all know the name of those balls and that they are high quality. Brand recognition is a beautiful thing.

[newtogolf]

Also doesn't help that Callaway and Nike are always discontinuing models every two years to make room for new ones. If I was a professional I would stick with Prov1s just for the fact I know I won't have any trouble getting my hands on them next season or have to make adjustments for a new ball. One less thing to worry about.

Pretty sure they upgrade the ball every couple years but retain the Pro V1 and Pro V1x name.

But your point is a good one, I think that continuity is valuable as we all know the name of those balls and that they are high quality. Brand recognition is a beautiful thing.

Titleist upgrades their golf balls every year or every other year but they are very good at retaining their model name, DT Solo, NXT Tour, Pro V1 have been consistent product names for at least the last 5-6 years where as during that time Callaway, TM and Nike have changed names almost every time they upgraded the ball.

[SavvySwede]

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Originally Posted by SavvySwede

Also doesn't help that Callaway and Nike are always discontinuing models every two years to make room for new ones. If I was a professional I would stick with Prov1s just for the fact I know I won't have any trouble getting my hands on them next season or have to make adjustments for a new ball. One less thing to worry about.

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Originally Posted by Gunther

Pretty sure they upgrade the ball every couple years but retain the Pro V1 and Pro V1x name.

But your point is a good one, I think that continuity is valuable as we all know the name of those balls and that they are high quality. Brand recognition is a beautiful thing.

Titleist upgrades their golf balls every year or every other year but they are very good at retaining their model name, DT Solo, NXT Tour, Pro V1 have been consistent product names for at least the last 5-6 years where as during that time Callaway, TM and Nike have changed names almost every time they upgraded the ball.

ProV1 has been around for 15 years. Some of the younger Tour players may have never played anything else.