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    Post Your Swing

    in The 19th Hole

    Posted

    Pure gold MBP!!!!!

    I love that you posted this

     

    I have no shame...

     

    Funny story, I hit driver - 58* to 4 feet and birdied the hole before, I'm just struggling with setup inconsistency with swing changes. No joke, my legs were shaking over that one I felt so off.

    Post Your Swing

    in The 19th Hole

    Posted

    "Alright. Take out all your change and put it in your left-hand pocket. C'mon, do it. Alright now, tie your left shoe in a double knot. Right now, do it. Turn your hat around backwards. Turn your hat around. Do it. Now take this tee and stick it behind your left ear.

     

    LOL, this is exactly what my playing partner said.

    MYGOLFSPY MASTER GOLF BALL REVIEW THREAD

    in Member Reviews

    Posted

    Matt Dumble - 2015 Titleist Pro V1X

    HCP: 9.5

    7i Carry: 175

    Trajectory: Mid-to-high

    Putter: TM Daytona Rosca I

     

    The Ball: 2016 Wilson FG Tour Ball

     

     

    Distance - Same

     

    Trajectory -  High

    Spin  - Hop & Stop

     

    Probably spins about the same, if not slightly more than a Pro V1X

     

     

    Feel - Soft 

     

    Durability (1 round) - Like New

    Rating

     

    Gamer - these are definitely staying in the bag.

    Notes or writeup

     

    I bought a sleeve of the Wilsons on the recommendations of the pro shop at my local course. I had a small stockpile of Pro V1Xs that was starting to dwindle, so I was looking at the Wilsons as a possible replacement. I've never looked back - easily my favourite ball of 2016, and it's better than the new Pro V1/X & TP5. I'll be trying out the new model later in the year to see how that compares as well.

     

     

    The player:

    Current gamer - Callaway Chromesoft

    Handicap or Ave score - 9hdcp

    7 iron carry distance with current ball - 160y

    Trajectory - mid/high

    Putter - EVNROLL ER7

     

    The ball:

    TaylorMade TP5x

     

    Distance - longer with the driver, less side spin too, a little longer with irons

    Trajectory - mid/high

    Spin - hop & stop

    Feel - a little firmer than ChromeSoft but nothing that you could be critical of

    Durability (1 round) - excellent, barely a scratch on them after round

    Rating - Gamer - I played the TPs before switching to Chromesoft and will likely switch back to TM when the current stock is gone.

     

    Notes or writeup:

    TP5x was new to the pro shop and I had a few balls in the account so took a sleeve to try out. Was impressed off the tee with these from the first swing. M2 driver and this ball just fly and fly. I normally don't believe any of the BS they put up about "extra 10yards" and so on but it was clearly noticeable with driver.

    During the first round I had to keep checking the club to get the distances right on approach due to the slightly longer distances with irons.

     

    Nice job guys

    MYGOLFSPY MASTER GOLF BALL REVIEW THREAD

    in Member Reviews

    Posted

    Alan Shanks: 2015/2016 Pro V1

     

    Handicap: 6-7 Last year

     

    7 iron carry current ball: 170

     

    Trajectory: High/Higher

     

    Putter: Cobra 002 Blade

     

     

    The Ball: Wilson FG Tour

     

    Distance: SAME with well struck irons, slightly MORE with woods.

     

    Trajectory: HIGH. I hit the Pro V1 to the moon, this Wilson went to Uranus...

     

    Spin: DROP and STOP , my game is won with my wedges. These perform the same or slightly better with wedges than the Pro V1, had an 8 iron suck back a few feet.

     

    Feel: SOFT with an extra S. This Ball won my heart in the Charmin department. It is like a marshmallow off everything, but maybe a lightly toasted won. Soft enough so you know it's soft, but no where near DUO soft. Wins here for the putter department.

     

    Durability: LIKE NEW, surprised me how well it held up. Bounce off some gravel and a tree or 2 and it looks better than s Pro V1 would have with the same treatment.

     

    Rating: TOSS UP. I like it but I think the Titleist won by a small margin.

     

    Notes:

     

    - Driver spin was less with this ball than the Pro V, which I wasn't expecting. It landed and rolled for days.

     

    - Irons were where this ball shined to me, slight miss hits weren't penalized that much. You may or may not want that.

     

    - Wedges, full wedges I didn't like, too soft. But finesse shots around the green you could have blindfolded me and I couldn't tell if it was the Wilson or the Titleist.

     

    - Extreme durability. Awesome work by Wilson here.

     

    -- Fairway woods that weren't hit dead center were complete duds.

     

    - Overall great ball. I still have all 12, I will game them along side the Pro V this summer. Who knows maybe it will win my heart after all.

     

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    - Al

     

    Nice review Al. Would you categorize it as a gamer or casual ball?

    MYGOLFSPY MASTER GOLF BALL REVIEW THREAD

    in Member Reviews

    Posted

    Tyler Pettit - Titleist Pro V1x

    Handicap or Ave score - 6.8

    7 iron carry distance with current ball - 168

    Trajectory - mid-High if I catch it flush 

    Putter - Titleist Scotty Cameron GoLo 7 medium feel

     

     

    Snell MTB 2017

     

    Distance - BETTER. I felt the ball carried more with the Snell. I was really happy with the flight of the ball. Didn't have much roll but the carry off the clubface made up for that

     

    Trajectory -HIGH. I kept my High trajectory with the driver. I didn't see a big change here. It feels as if the ball responds to the player.

     

    Spin  SUCK BACK I saw a nice soft release with Long irons, short irons produced some suck-back, Had to be somewhat careful with my distance control on the wedges as I sucked a few off the green

     

    Feel -SOFT Had a great soft feel off every club. The feel and confidence I had standing over the ball with my wedges and short irons made every shot feel like a green-light at the flag

     

    Durability (1 round) SCUFFED BUT PLAYABLE - After 1 round I was impressed with the cover of the ball. Unlike the 5-piece Taylormade's and the K-Sig, I felt like this ball held up against wedges. There were signs of wear and play, but nothing that I felt would effect the overall performance of the ball in-play.

    Rating - GAMER, this is an easy choice for anyone looking to save some money and get a high-performance ball. I am not trying to toot the horn of the company, but I was incredibly impressed with the play of this ball and continue to spread the wealth of this ball out to my golfing buddies

     

    Being brought up a Titleist loyalist I really struggle to go against the product they put forward. "The #1 ball in golf" has such an outstanding track record and has been very good to me, there is something about that Titleist script looking back at you that gives you confidence over your shots.

    I felt no difference with the Snell MTB. The aesthetics at first are different, the red/white script is a different look but you can easily get past that. I looked at previous models and I appreciate Snell's consciousness of player reviews and reactions as they changed the logo from its original thicker font. They "MTB" and directional arrows make for a really nice sight standing over putts. 

     

    My last point is the feel of the ball in your hand. My Father always raised me to feel a golf ball before you put it in play, sounds a bit strange but it is something I do to this day. I have to say the Snell MTB did not disappoint out of the box. It has a different feel and the cover truly rises your eyebrows and almost forces your head to nod in approval. With direct to consumer shipping and a hand signed letter from Dean Snell, I have officially been baptized and find myself to be a MTB follower. (And being a High School Teacher, the price makes my wallet happy :D )

     

    Thanks and hit 'em straight

     

    THIS. IS. EXCELLENT.

     

    I decree, on this day the 27th of April - THIS IS HOW IT'S DONE

     

    Nice fricken job Ty.

    Music on the Course

    in The 19th Hole

    Posted

    Couple of guys at my course recently got their playing privileges and man card revoked for 6 months for playing some Barry Manilow. Softly!!

    What is a man card, is this a common type of thing I'm your area? Does it have something to do with locker room privileges etc? Haven't come across it at the courses I've been a member of.

    MYGOLFSPY MASTER GOLF BALL REVIEW THREAD

    in Member Reviews

    Posted

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    The player:

    Current gamer - Nike RZNTour Black

    Handicap - 3.2

    7 iron carry distance with current ball - 180 yds

    Trajectory - mid/high

    Putter -Odyssey Works 2 Ball Fang, medium feel

     

    The ball:

    Nike RZNTour Black, 2016

     

    Distance - better

    Trajectory - mid (very controllable, you can make if low or high if need be. It doesn't blow up.)

    Spin - hop & stop

    Feel - crunchy/soft (Right in between these, it has great feel throughout the bag)

    Durability (1 round) - like new

    Rating - Gamer

     

    Notes or writeup:

    I was fortunate enough to get selected to test the Nike RZNTour Platinum last summer and fell in love with it. I hadn't tried a Nike ball in years after buying a box of 20XIs a few years ago and absolutely hated them. Shortly into that test, the Platinum became my new gamer, I was so impressed with how it performed throughout the bag. The only downside to the Platinum was that it got a little spinny on the mid irons and on shots that were slightly miss-hit. After exclusively using the Platinum since that test, I decided to give the Black a shot to see how it compared. I was surprised to find out that I liked it even better than the Platinum! The reasons are below:

     

    - Slightly better driver distance, I am noticing about 5 yards more with the Black.

    - 6-7 yards more on the mid and low irons.

    - Still has great performance around the green, it checks up when you want it to.

    - I honestly can't tell a difference between the Black and the Platinum on approach shots, it sticks.

    - Very workable, you can get it going in the direction you want but it is slightly more forgiving than the Platinum.

    - Great feel throughout the bag, not too hard, not too soft.

    - Good feel with the putter, the alignment aid is nice too.

    - The only downside is that they won't be making it anymore, I'm probably going to stock up on a few boxes and play this as long as I can. The upside is that it is now cheaper than other tour balls.

     

     

    Love these balls and such an excellent review. THIS is how you do it, awesome use of the template naming conventions to a T.

     

    Thanks for sharing.

    MYGOLFSPY MASTER GOLF BALL REVIEW THREAD

    in Member Reviews

    Posted

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    usually game the z-star or q-star and I saw this on a commercial yesterday, really wanting to try it out and this little review is all I needed to go ahead and give it a go! Thank you!

     

     

    Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy

     

    Thanks

     

    Although it's still a little cool and soft greens, I really impressed that the Q Star Tour is playing like a tourish ball. Think Bridgestone B330RXS.

     

    And would love to see your review once you've played em.

    MYGOLFSPY MASTER GOLF BALL REVIEW THREAD

    in Member Reviews

    Posted

    I found a Wilson Staff Duo ball, and I bought a dozen of them after hitting the ball. I have six rounds in with this ball. The price is right at approximately $20 per dozen. The thing that I like about it at the 29 compression it has is that it feels like the old balata balls to me when I hit it.

     

    The ball is longer off my driver and irons. From a full swing in the fairway I get hop and stop action on the green. Around the green it is definitely NOT a Pro V1....it does run out more.

     

    The ball has great durability. For the price it is a good ball!

     

    Sounds good, look forward to your review. Please refer to the template and instructions in post #1 of this thread for guidance when you do.


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