MyGolfSpy 2023 Golf Ball Test!!!

[tony@CIC]

1 hour ago, StrokerAce said:

Every golf ball should be sold like this...

Are those all found balls?

[Clem_Fandango]

1 hour ago, StrokerAce said:

Every golf ball should be sold like this...

Mmmmm, you can really smell the tannins in the multi cores. Is there a position for ball sommelier at the country club? I'm gonna host interviews. What's a good vintage for the Titleist chardonnay?

[GolfSpy_KFT]

30 minutes ago, skraeling said:

Having just tested them... Id give the sugar pures' a try.  not super rock hard like a TP5 / ProV but not super super soft like my B RXS either.

Interesting that you find the TP5/ProV harder feeling. I find the ProV to feel pretty soft off the face, whereas the V1x felt like a rock. I'm really intrigued by the sugar balls. May give them a run next year. 

[tdroma98]

On 7/30/2023 at 4:43 PM, tony@CIC said:

Same here for both age & swing speed. I use Vice Pro  but also used Pro Plus. I seem to recall a HQ recommendation a year or 2 ago that recommended both for slower swing speeds - unfortunately I can't find the it now. 

@tony@CIC I used a Vice Pro for the very first time yesterday. Found a Vice Pro with speckles, like a confetti colors on the ball and the ball had a good feel.  So I tried it out and like it.  
The Vice Pro dimple pattern is exactly like the OnCore Vero X1.  
I was impressed with the Vice Pro ball!

[PhilM75072]

30 minutes ago, Jnoble89 said:

Interesting that you find the TP5/ProV harder feeling. I find the ProV to feel pretty soft off the face, whereas the V1x felt like a rock. I'm really intrigued by the sugar balls. May give them a run next year. 

Like @skraeling said, the Sugar balls are well worth checking out. Here is my review:

https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/59957-2023-mgs-forum-review-sugar-golf-balls/?do=findComment&comment=944290

 

[StrokerAce]

1 hour ago, tony@CIC said:

Are those all found balls?

Not sure... I was alluding to the fact that they are cut in half so you can see what the core looks like.

[StrokerAce]

1 hour ago, Clem_Fandango said:

Mmmmm, you can really smell the tannins in the multi cores. Is there a position for ball sommelier at the country club? I'm gonna host interviews. What's a good vintage for the Titleist chardonnay?

I believe these are all WHITE balls and WHITE wine contains very little tannin so I find it highly unlikely you were able to smell any.

Ball sommelier is an exclusive role at only the very best clubs in the world (of which I'm sure you're a member).... it takes decades of experience and there is a very thorough test to even qualify for applying.

I believe the 1997 vintage of Titleist performed very well.

 

...too bad I cropped it; you'd see that the balls are sold in egg cartons and would have been able to quip about that as well.

[RickyBobby_PR]

 

1 hour ago, GolfSpy_APH said:

I wonder if anyone had the patent for the drip paint prior to them...

Don’t know. All I know is their ball designs are expired patents and nothing they are designing 

[skraeling]

1 hour ago, Jnoble89 said:

Interesting that you find the TP5/ProV harder feeling. I find the ProV to feel pretty soft off the face, whereas the V1x felt like a rock. I'm really intrigued by the sugar balls. May give them a run next year. 

more so meant comparatively to my Bridgestone Tour B RXS's which is my usual gamer.

Only thing come to a total conclusion on is I refuse to play anything not a urethane cover though regardless of brand.

[tony@CIC]

1 hour ago, tdroma98 said:

@tony@CIC I used a Vice Pro for the very first time yesterday. Found a Vice Pro with speckles, like a confetti colors on the ball and the ball had a good feel.  So I tried it out and like it.  
The Vice Pro dimple pattern is exactly like the OnCore Vero X1.  
I was impressed with the Vice Pro ball!

On their site they refer to them as 'Drip' and come in several color combinations. 

[Just_the_Chip]

1 hour ago, tdroma98 said:

@tony@CIC I used a Vice Pro for the very first time yesterday. Found a Vice Pro with speckles, like a confetti colors on the ball and the ball had a good feel.  So I tried it out and like it.  
The Vice Pro dimple pattern is exactly like the OnCore Vero X1.  
I was impressed with the Vice Pro ball!

Same. I was using a Titleist ProV1X just because a cousin had told me that's what she used, I then found the Vice Pro+ to be comparable. I'm a high handicapper so my sense of feel and ball capabilities are limited compared to others. But I really like vice balls. However, after a lot of suggestions from other beginners I'm enjoying my game with a Chromesoft.

[Quigleyd]

3 hours ago, RickyBobby_PR said:

Vice buys expired patents so they only do new stuff when they but a patent.

Not sure that is exactly right. They basically order good balls out of a sears catalog from manufactures that have balls available and they put the Vice logo on them. At least that is how I understand it. 

[Londo]

2 hours ago, Clem_Fandango said:

Mmmmm, you can really smell the tannins in the multi cores. Is there a position for ball sommelier at the country club? I'm gonna host interviews. What's a good vintage for the Titleist chardonnay?

*Twirls the sleeve of balls* ahhhh a '98 DT, excellent year, great choice sir

[Clem_Fandango]

2 hours ago, StrokerAce said:

I believe these are all WHITE balls and WHITE wine contains very little tannin so I find it highly unlikely you were able to smell any.

Ball sommelier is an exclusive role at only the very best clubs in the world (of which I'm sure you're a member).... it takes decades of experience and there is a very thorough test to even qualify for applying.

I believe the 1997 vintage of Titleist performed very well.

 

...too bad I cropped it; you'd see that the balls are sold in egg cartons and would have been able to quip about that as well.

Which one do you think would be the most champagne?

[StrokerAce]

1 minute ago, Clem_Fandango said:

Which one do you think would be the most champagne?

[tdroma98]

2 hours ago, tony@CIC said:

On their site they refer to them as 'Drip' and come in several color combinations. 

I like the name "Drip"! It's a cool looking ball and found another this morning.  

[GolfSpy SAM]

1 hour ago, StrokerAce said:

[tdroma98]

1 hour ago, Shakeyfly said:

Same. I was using a Titleist ProV1X just because a cousin had told me that's what she used, I then found the Vice Pro+ to be comparable. I'm a high handicapper so my sense of feel and ball capabilities are limited compared to others. But I really like vice balls. However, after a lot of suggestions from other beginners I'm enjoying my game with a Chromesoft.

@Shakeyfly I go back & forth between the OnCore VX1 and the Pro V1.  Now that it's warm I like the ProV.  OnCore exceeded my expectations. 

Good you found a ball you like, the Chrome Soft! For me the Chrome Soft just feel as good as Pro V1. Might be a mental issue with me though !

[richk9holes]

"Ball Sommelier" is right up there with "Ball Whisperer" as far as titles go.

[cnosil]

On 8/8/2023 at 8:52 AM, lopey986 said:

Are we getting the ball test data this week? 

No,   I asked last night and the estimate is couple of weeks before release.  

[lopey986]

2 minutes ago, cnosil said:

No,   I asked last night and the estimate is couple of weeks before release.  

Bummer, they had a line in their weekly Monday email that gave me hope it would be dropped this week at the end of the editors choice awards. 

[knotthead17]

4 hours ago, lopey986 said:

Bummer, they had a line in their weekly Monday email that gave me hope it would be dropped this week at the end of the editors choice awards. 

First thing I do every morning it check for this! haha counting down the days. I was hoping it would be out before my next golf trip a week from today but looks like I'll stick to Maxfli Tour X for the trip and look forward to seeing the data when I'm back! This is easily the most exciting golf info for me personally. I get so excited every test! haha

[Hook DeLoft]

On 8/10/2023 at 7:11 AM, cnosil said:

No,   I asked last night and the estimate is couple of weeks before release.  

I am getting antsy waiting for this.  NOT a criticism.  For some reason I love reading the numbers in ball tests.

[knotthead17]

I wonder if they tried testing spin rates with how bad a slice is. is 300 rpm less spin meaningful in slice reduction? I know there are so many variables like ball speed, and axis tilt but in general what's the ball park for slice reduction? 50rpm, 1,000rpm? On average what's the slice reduction 2 yards, 20 yards? It would be good to know to balance the slice off the tee with stopping power on approach.. Just thinking out loud about something I don't know enough about 

[Fred Mitchell]

34 minutes ago, knotthead17 said:

I wonder if they tried testing spin rates with how bad a slice is. is 300 rpm less spin meaningful in slice reduction? I know there are so many variables like ball speed, and axis tilt but in general what's the ball park for slice reduction? 50rpm, 1,000rpm? On average what's the slice reduction 2 yards, 20 yards? It would be good to know to balance the slice off the tee with stopping power on approach.. Just thinking out loud about something I don't know enough about 

good question , i am curious myself at what point is it not a slice or hook but a push or pull dud to lower spin.

[Vegan_Golfer_PNW]

 

[Vegan_Golfer_PNW]

 

[Tsecor]

On 8/15/2023 at 1:58 PM, Vegan_Golfer_PNW said:

 

im already dying to know WTF happened to TM balls.......

[Shrek74]

On 8/11/2023 at 11:06 AM, Hook DeLoft said:

I am getting antsy waiting for this.  NOT a criticism.  For some reason I love reading the numbers in ball tests.

It's funny, the last two ball tests I actually took the data they had in the article and created my own spreadsheet and ordered it by the columns that matter most to me and then went through and assigned Red/Yellow/Green fill to results that fit what I wanted from a ball. Then I assigned numbers to R/Y/G and added up each ball's score to look at a few balls for me to test on my own. I didn't get to the testing part, but I loved manipulating the spreadsheet and all that. I'm an IT Architect/Engineer, what can I say. I'm a nerd who golfs. 

6 minutes ago, Tsecor said:

im already dying to know WTF happened to TM balls.......

I was shocked when I saw their flagship balls were both bottom 5. Crazy!

[Shrek74]

On 8/15/2023 at 12:58 PM, Vegan_Golfer_PNW said:

 

August 28th?! Ugh.  Patience is NOT one of my virtues.