Anybody else play the Project (a)?

[HitAndGiggle]

I acquired a couple dozen of these Taylormade balls last year. They've kind of grown on me. They are certainly shorter than my preferred 2-piece (more hack) type balls. But, these are fun to putt and hit the mid and short irons with. Anybody else play with them? I understand Dean Snell had a hand in these. I also noticed how the little line text "Project(a)" is placed on the seam on the cast cover.

Edited February 27, 2017 by HitAndGiggle

[Casey 5-Strokes]

I play project a's exclusively now.  I have tried several other balls, none give me the feel when putting or swinging my irons.  Short game they are great too. However, I don't notice a knock on my distance like you, though.  I love their durability as well.  I can get them on Amazon for about $30/dozen so not the most costly,  I am willing to pay that for a really good ball.

 

Casey

[Big C]

I won a 12 pack of Project a's at a raffle. I played them for a bit, but I agree with @HitAndGiggle that they seemed shorter to me than the other brands that I typically play. I have no data to back it up, but it just seemed like I was consistently finding my ball 5-10 yards back of where I was expecting to. They were ok around the greens, but not good enough to offset by perceived distance sacrifice. So into my shag bag they went....

[Denny Bang Bang]

4 hours ago, HitAndGiggle said:

I acquired a couple dozen of these Taylormade balls last year. They've kind of grown on me. They are certainly shorter than my preferred 2-piece (more hack) type balls. But, these are fun to putt and hit the mid and short irons with. Anybody else play with them? I understand Dean Snell had a hand in these. I also noticed how the little line text "Project(a)" is placed on the seam on the cast cover.

I played a dozen of them when they first came out.  I thought they were a nice ball, but not good enough to replace the ball I was using at the time (Callaway Hex Black).

And you're correct, Snell designed them when he was at Taylormade.

[HitAndGiggle]

4 hours ago, Big C said:

I won a 12 pack of Project a's at a raffle. I played them for a bit, but I agree with @HitAndGiggle that they seemed shorter to me than the other brands that I typically play. I have no data to back it up, but it just seemed like I was consistently finding my ball 5-10 yards back of where I was expecting to. They were ok around the greens, but not good enough to offset by perceived distance sacrifice. So into my shag bag they went....

Yeah, that's the same. I had one shot of about 138 and absolutely crushed an 8-iron...that ended up about 10 yards short. My best shot was with a hammered 7-iron that went sky high and exactly where I aimed...155 yards pin high. Interesting ball. My new Get Sum balls are burning a hole in my bag and when I'm not playing a muddy cow pasture I'm looking forward to launching those. The Project(a) feels very nice. 

[shanksalot]

I played them a couple of years ago and found them to be a consistent ball for me. Not great distance off the driver but a nice higher flight and soft feel off the irons and putter. I am playing the Callaway Super Soft now in the winter months and like that ball a lot. Although not as much spin on shots inside 100 yards. The SS goes high off the wedges so it doesn't need a whole to lot of spin except for chips into the green from just off of it.

[HitAndGiggle]

Want to know a cheapie ball for the winter? Topflite D2 Feel. Haven't played it for some years but really liked it when I did.