Because we don't have GC Quad, we have to work with feel and cold weather like today. (rain, wind and 10 degrees c)
Our first shots, we compared the balls with the Taylormade TP, Titleist DT truesoft and the Titleist Velocity.
We both agreed that we loved the feel of the Pearl balls so much, we didn't need to compare them at all!
We did 5 different tests:
Driver: Feel & distance
Long iron: Feel & distance
Short Iron: Feel & spin
Chip/ Pitch: Feel & spin
Putt: Feel & roll
For me:
PG
Driver:Feel not bad high "ping", distance about right.
Long irons: Feel again a bit high ping, distance is fine.
Short irons: Feel again a pit rough, spin better than i expected. for the short irons this ball was longer.
Chip/ Pitch: Feel is just losing it here, spin aswel. But compared to other, 2 piece balls like velocity the same.
Putt: This is where, to me, the ball was not the best for me. Had a bit of trouble getting the right feel with a put. I think it is because I used the Pure Soft first.
Pure Soft
Driver: Feels nice, distance about right.
Long Irons: Feels nice, distance good.
Short Irons: Good feel, spin is good, just what i love to feel from 100m
Chip/ Pitch: Very nice feel, spin is good. Grabbed quite fast. (2 bounce max)
Putt: Oh my, that is just lovely! That's the feel i love!
Pure Soft X
Driver: Feels great!! Love the ball flight aswel, distance is way to short
Long Irons: Feels great, distance way to short
Short Irons: This is better than I ever had. Just lovely. The feel, flight, spin. Just, great!
Chip/ Pitch: Same as short irons, just great!
Putt: No, not my putting ball. Sound and feel between PS and PG, made it harder to get the right distance with putts.
In conclusion: We were surprised with the balls. If the PSX wouldn't cost me so much distance, it would be my gaming ball. For me, the best choice is the PS. Best of both worlds! Probably in cold weather, the PG would also do fine.