Golfspy_CG2 27,919 Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 Here's a ball from the non tour category, share your thoughts below. https://mygolfspy.com/ball-lab-wilson-duo-soft-ball-review/ 1 Quote TSi2 Kuro Kage 50g R Flex TSi2 16.5 FW with GD AD IZ 6 Shaft G410 FW 7 Alta CB R flex G410 Hybrid 26 degree Alta CB R Flex T100S/T200 Combo 5-7 T100S 8-P T200 TT Black Oynx R Flex SM7 54.08 F 58.12 K Heppler Tomcast ProV1X Play number 12 Link to post Share on other sites
KurtActual 380 Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 I'm impressed. When Tony leaked the multiple core color pics earlier, I expected horrible results. Quote EXS Driver King F8 3w 818 H1 Hybrid VR-S Forged 5-PW FG Tour PMP 56* Infinite Lake Shore Link to post Share on other sites
chosenhandle 13 Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 I play Wilsons a lot and like them. I have not tried the soft simply because I have so many Duo pro's and Spins. The article pretty much summed it up: a soft ball with reasonable specs and price. Does anyone pay retail for a Wilson golf ball? 2 Quote I would like to publicly apologize to my family for golfing so much Link to post Share on other sites
MNUte 107 Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 3 hours ago, chosenhandle said: I play Wilsons a lot and like them. I have not tried the soft simply because I have so many Duo pro's and Spins. The article pretty much summed it up: a soft ball with reasonable specs and price. Does anyone pay retail for a Wilson golf ball? Nope. I always have the Wilson Ultras as my go to spares when I haven't picked up a your ball on sale. Wilson's two piece balls, both the Duos for softer and the Ultras for harder, are great cheap options. They're clearly not elite balls, but they don't try to be. They're very reasonable and functional for their price and you can always find them on sale somewhere. 1 Quote Rag tag bag, but it does the job. Taylormade R1 driver. Cleveland CBX launcher irons. Assorted wedges. Odyssey White Hot Pro putter. Link to post Share on other sites
Rickp 23,417 Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 Picked up 2 dozen yesterday I think they were a little over $30 for pair.Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Quote Rick Left Hand, Driver; Titleist TSi2, Kuro Kage 50 gr R2 5 Wood; Cally Steelhead 5 Hybrid; Cally Steelhead, Hazardous Vista Pro R2 Irons; Ping G710 6-GW, Recoil 460 R2 Putter; Waaay too many to list Link to post Share on other sites
russtopherb 6,570 Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 On 11/25/2020 at 3:13 PM, MNUte said: Nope. I always have the Wilson Ultras as my go to spares when I haven't picked up a your ball on sale. Wilson's two piece balls, both the Duos for softer and the Ultras for harder, are great cheap options. They're clearly not elite balls, but they don't try to be. They're very reasonable and functional for their price and you can always find them on sale somewhere. I think this is a great point and one that gets missed during tests like these. At $20/doz they're not pretending to be a higher level ball like the QST as an example from a recent test. So when there's defects, it's a lot easier to shrug and say "you get what you pay for". I'm a slower swinger and I appreciate the low spin aspect of these balls, and living in the northeast there's a lot of rounds played in cooler temps. 3 Quote In my carry bag: Big Bertha Mini (the D7 is in time out) GBB 3W (lofted to 4W) V-Series Heavenwood Baffler XL 5i-PW CBX 54* iWedge 58* #10 Twitter: @russtopherb Link to post Share on other sites
MNUte 107 Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 8 hours ago, russtopherb said: I think this is a great point and one that gets missed during tests like these. At $20/doz they're not pretending to be a higher level ball like the QST as an example from a recent test. So when there's defects, it's a lot easier to shrug and say "you get what you pay for". I'm a slower swinger and I appreciate the low spin aspect of these balls, and living in the northeast there's a lot of rounds played in cooler temps. Exactly. And those kinds of cheap but functional balls are also great for courses that are designed to make you lose them. One of my favorite courses in Salt Lake, River Oaks, is known for losing balls. It's incredibly narrow with at least half of your holes having water or unsearchable OB on either or both sides. One of the par 3's over water even has a "substitute ball" basket, where the course fishes previously lost balls out of the pond and puts them in a basket for you to use with your tee shot if you don't want to risk losing your ball. Then just swap your main ball back out for it on the green and put the ball in the "done" basket. Yeah, the course is that bad about lost balls. I've watched players get stressed about losing three ProV1s on their first two holes (long narrow par 5 with water right and rough hilly shrubs left from tee to hole and long narrow par four with woods left and water right). And the rest of their round is shot cause they're still thinking of those first 3 lost balls. Whereas playing that course with the Ultras, I don't care if I lose a $.70 to $1.50 ball and I end up playing the course far looser and better than I would with a tour ball. 2 Quote Rag tag bag, but it does the job. Taylormade R1 driver. Cleveland CBX launcher irons. Assorted wedges. Odyssey White Hot Pro putter. Link to post Share on other sites
Middler 2,621 Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 1 hour ago, MNUte said: I've watched players get stressed about losing three ProV1s on their first two holes (long narrow par 5 with water right and rough hilly shrubs left from tee to hole and long narrow par four with woods left and water right). And the rest of their round is shot cause they're still thinking of those first 3 lost balls. Whereas playing that course with the Ultras, I don't care if I lose a $.70 to $1.50 ball and I end up playing the course far looser and better than I would with a tour ball. I’d be “stressed” about all the penalty strokes with 3 lost balls in the first 2 holes, whether I paid $4/ball or $0!!! 2 Quote Callaway Rogue 10.5° & 3W Mizuno CLK 3H 19°, JPX900 Forged 4-GW, S18 56.10, S18 60.06 Evnroll ER5B (replaced ER2) Snell MTB-Black Ping Pioneer - MGI Zip Navigator AT Link to post Share on other sites
MNUte 107 Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 33 minutes ago, Middler said: I’d be “stressed” about all the penalty strokes with 3 lost balls in the first 2 holes, whether I paid $4/ball or $0!!! Yeah, everyone agrees whoever designed this course is a sadist and loves groups getting backed up. Who puts your long narrow par 5 and your almost as long and just as narrow par 4 as the first two holes??? Quote Rag tag bag, but it does the job. Taylormade R1 driver. Cleveland CBX launcher irons. Assorted wedges. Odyssey White Hot Pro putter. Link to post Share on other sites
NC Golfer 61 Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 (edited) The Duo Soft Spin is a great ball. A little pricey when it was launched 26.99. But, now you can find them at almost half that price online. Not sure why they call it "spin". It won't stop like a urethane ball. https://www.hurricanegolf.com/wilson-staff-duo-soft-spin-golf-balls-white-1-dozen.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIu7Loqqul7QIVhZ2GCh1e-QHCEAQYASABEgLY5vD_BwE Edited November 28, 2020 by NC Golfer 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JohnSmalls 6,291 Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 5 hours ago, NC Golfer said: The Duo Soft Spin is a great ball. A little pricey when it was launched 26.99. But, now you can find them at almost half that price online. Not sure why they call it "spin". It won't stop like a urethane ball. https://www.hurricanegolf.com/wilson-staff-duo-soft-spin-golf-balls-white-1-dozen.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIu7Loqqul7QIVhZ2GCh1e-QHCEAQYASABEgLY5vD_BwE It’s because the Duo Spin is a 3 piece ball. The mantle layer was designed to cause the ball to spin more than the regular 2 piece Duo. YMMV 3 Quote 2020 MGS Hard Rock Challenge SkyCaddie SX400 OGIO Silencer: Followed by Arccos G410+, Tensei Orange Mavrik 3w, Evenflow Riptide Covert 2.0 3H, Kuro Kage Black Wilson D7 Irons 4-GW, Dynamic Gold AMT Glide 52, 56 ES ER2 -ProV1x (left dash) Romans 10:9 Link to post Share on other sites
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