2023 MGS Forum Member Test: OnCore VERO X2 Golf Ball

[Thin2win]

Also,  since OnCore got wind of our collective HDCPs and they wanted the test to last longer than 4.5 holes of golf, they upped it to 3dz balls! Thanks OnCore.

[03trdblack]

My order is on the truck for delivery today!  

[GregGarner]

You know what's great? Being at work on a rainy Thursday and getting the FedEx alert that your golf balls are waiting on your front porch...

Think I feel a cough coming on. Better go home...

[Josh Ross]

38 minutes ago, GregGarner said:

You know what's great? Being at work on a rainy Thursday and getting the FedEx alert that your golf balls are waiting on your front porch...

Think I feel a cough coming on. Better go home...

While I appreciate the photos they've started doing, it almost makes it worse. It's one thing knowing you have something waiting on you, but seeing it there? Definitely makes the itch stronger, haha. Curious to see the results on this test!

[03trdblack]

They're here!! 

Here's a quick unboxing video I threw up:  https://www.instagram.com/reel/CrjNKhCMOzh/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

 

[invee123]

Sitting at work knowing these balls are on their way is getting the best of me... However I'll have a good course test tomorrow playing at the Ridge at Castle Pines! Can't wait to get some photos up for you guys in the How'd you play? channel.

[Thin2win]

Like everyone else,  today was fedex arrival day for the Vero X2s.

[Bohnson]

Unboxed Vero X2

Balls look and feel good! Let the testing begin. 

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[Thin2win]

Got to get some base LM numbers with this today,  compared to my current Srixon Z-Star ◇... i was impressed.  The LM has some real limitations,  it doesn't know or care about differences in dimple design, and parameter weighting is also something it can't show.  So,  I'm be excited to get these out on the course tomorrow and see how they do on grass.

[invee123]

Playing today with these balls and I'm super excited to report back my findings! Already made some interesting observations on the Vero X2 that differ from balls I'm more used to playing.

[Josh Ross]

Glad these are starting to roll in for everyone!

[Thin2win]

First round in the books with these.  And they are definitely a golf ball.  A little lower on trajectory then I'm used to,  but plenty of pop coming off the driver.  It was the first round of the year I've played in temperatures above 55, and it was a nice 72. So hard to give a direct distance comparison as less layers and warmer temperature help for sure.  But i was able to reach a 510 par 5 in two. 

Irons and Wedges were what i would expect. My only complaint through rd1 is the alignment stripe.  The gold"x" in the middle of it is really hard to see in sunlight and really just isn't there.  Which then breaks up the line.  For me,  this is a miss.

[GregGarner]

So, uh... my first round went well, to say the least.

5 birdies, 2 bogeys off the Blues. Ball is really, really consistent. LOVE the flatter flight off driver, this is exactly what I was hoping to see. Also, the durability is incredible. Same ball for the whole round and it looks like it's fresh out of the sleeve. Definitely less spin than Chromesoft XLS. Approaches were hop-and-stop and not ripping back, so this is looking really good for me. My only complaint from today is it had a very harsh feel on scoring irons. It was fine off the tee and with longer clubs, but 8i and 9i felt like I had thinned it even though it was definitely a center strike with the expected flight and distance.

Yeah, yeah, boo hoo, the ball was a little firm. Cry me a river shooting 3-under

[Thin2win]

12 minutes ago, GregGarner said:

So, uh... my first round went well, to say the least.

Definitely less spin than Chromesoft XLS.

Gem of a round there!  Feel wise,  id say this feels exactly like a CSX LS. But with less driver spin.

Does that sound(feel) about right to you?

[GregGarner]

4 minutes ago, Thin2win said:

Gem of a round there!  Feel wise,  id say this feels exactly like a CSX LS. But with less driver spin.

Does that sound(feel) about right to you?

They are very, very similar. I think the X2 doesn't compress as well on short irons, though. I get a much more solid feel from XLS at the low end of the bag, at least through one round of testing. I'm hoping it'll dry out and I'll be able to get a good side-by-side comparison with XLS and Left Dash.

[Josh Ross]

1 hour ago, GregGarner said:

So, uh... my first round went well, to say the least.

5 birdies, 2 bogeys off the Blues. Ball is really, really consistent. LOVE the flatter flight off driver, this is exactly what I was hoping to see. Also, the durability is incredible. Same ball for the whole round and it looks like it's fresh out of the sleeve. Definitely less spin than Chromesoft XLS. Approaches were hop-and-stop and not ripping back, so this is looking really good for me. My only complaint from today is it had a very harsh feel on scoring irons. It was fine off the tee and with longer clubs, but 8i and 9i felt like I had thinned it even though it was definitely a center strike with the expected flight and distance.

Yeah, yeah, boo hoo, the ball was a little firm. Cry me a river shooting 3-under

Really good start to the testing! My career best round came from a ball I was testing for MGS, must be something to it haha.

[Thin2win]

3 hours ago, GregGarner said:

They are very, very similar. I think the X2 doesn't compress as well on short irons, though. I get a much more solid feel from XLS at the low end of the bag, at least through one round of testing. I'm hoping it'll dry out and I'll be able to get a good side-by-side comparison with XLS and Left Dash.

I don't a left dash to check, but from my LM testing the XLS and the VX2 have the same ball speeds Which isn't surprising with their compression being about the same. VX2 is lower launching and lower spinning for sure(with a driver).

[Vegan_Golfer_PNW]

Like the first impressions so far. I am trying to decide on a ball after my srixons all get lost and this is on my radar. Like the low penetrating flight of driver. Sucks about scoring clubs. I love feel off a wedge so this might not fly. Likely between these and one of the snell balls. 

[Thin2win]

3 minutes ago, Vegan_Golfer_PNW said:

Like the first impressions so far. I am trying to decide on a ball after my srixons all get lost and this is on my radar. Like the low penetrating flight of driver. Sucks about scoring clubs. I love feel off a wedge so this might not fly. Likely between these and one of the snell balls. 

I didn't feel the same harshness on the scoring clubs in rd1 like @GregGarner. I doubt I was hitting them as pure as the guy who shot 3 under.... so his feel might be better but I didn't feel anything that made me think of them as harsh.

[cnosil]

2 hours ago, Josh Ross said:

Really good start to the testing! My career best round came from a ball I was testing for MGS, must be something to it haha.

Now the ball testing opportunities will have 30k applications.