SPY ZINGER Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 A trip to the mailbox is always better when it contains 2013 Titleist prototype golf balls! Excited to have received them with time still on the clock in Minnesota. I started this thread to discuss the playability if you received them as well. First round with them will be this Sunday & Monday. Attached are a couple pics: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 I'm on a bazillion different Titleist mailing lists and Team Titleist and all that but I never get these. It sucks. Could it be the new ProV1 with a red number to disguise it? Or maybe it 's the 1x. What's In The Bag: Adams 9064LS Ben Hogan Edge CFT Ti Ben Hogan Apex Edge 4-PW TaylorMade ATV 50* 54* Mizuno Bettinardi BC3 Tour Issue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverRick Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 I did not receive any yet, but two years ago I got some that turned out to be what is now the Velocity ball. Titleist will not tell you what ball it is going to be because they want your "impartial" opinion. I do not know if I will get them this year or not. I am not as active as I used to be on the Titleist site. Unlike here, they filter every response and reply. So to have a conversation it takes days. The dimples on this ball in the pictures look more like a DT Solo than a Pro V1. EDIT: After further review I take back that statement. SIM2 9° on Graphite Design Tour AD DI 6S SIM TI 3W on Graphite Design Tour AD DJ 7S SIM2 Rescue 3 on Graphite Design Tour AD DI 8S ForgedTec Black 4-G on i95 S ES21 54° 60° on Hi Rev DF2.1 on x L.A.B. White AVX -ProV1X Precision Pro NX7 Pro All grips are BestGrips Micro-Perforated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPY ZINGER Posted October 6, 2012 Author Share Posted October 6, 2012 Just doing some bouncing off wedges and the floor in my basement, the cover feels a little firm for a ProV1...but we'll see on course. I've played the same ball all year (Callaway iZ) so it will be an easy comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jgolf Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 My initial impression was that they were slightly softer than the old ProV... I'll have to play with them some more. It's always nice to get a surprise package in the mail! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyk Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 I just got these today. My initial impression is these are way to clicky for a pro v1. Ping I20 8.5* - Aldila NV 65g SAdams XTD Super Hybrid 15* - Stock Fubuki SAdams DHY 21* - Stock Matrix Ozik White Tie SMizuno MP58 4-8 Irons - Fujikura MCI 100 SSCOR 42,46,50,54,58* - SCOR/KBS Genius SSTX Robert Ingman Envision TR 35", Iomic grip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Par Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 I didn't get any (yet) but new ProV1 and ProV1x prototype balls were given to Titleist players at Las Vegas this week. You would think that since they are also sending these prototypes out at the same time that these would be the new version of the ProV1 and ProV1x that will be coming out next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverRick Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 I didn't get any (yet) but new ProV1 and ProV1x prototype balls were given to Titleist players at Las Vegas this week. You would think that since they are also sending these prototypes out at the same time that these would be the new version of the ProV1 and ProV1x that will be coming out next year. Not necessarily, Titleist can get the pros to test Pro V1s on tour however, they can not get them to test out the new DTs or NXTs or Velocity's. They need ametuer help to do that. SIM2 9° on Graphite Design Tour AD DI 6S SIM TI 3W on Graphite Design Tour AD DJ 7S SIM2 Rescue 3 on Graphite Design Tour AD DI 8S ForgedTec Black 4-G on i95 S ES21 54° 60° on Hi Rev DF2.1 on x L.A.B. White AVX -ProV1X Precision Pro NX7 Pro All grips are BestGrips Micro-Perforated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxio Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Should be easy enough to tell if it is the ProV or a lower level ball. The ProV (and X) are the only urethane balls in the Titleist line up. Urethane balls vs others are easily enough distinguished by looks or even by trying to dig a fingernail into the cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Par Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Titleist introduced the new Velocity and updated the NXT line last February. It was Feb 2011 when they last updated the ProV1 line. It appears to me that Titleist is on the same 2 year cycle for ball upgrades that they use for drivers. New drivers every two years in November, new balls every year in February with ProV1 line and the NXT and Velocity line each having a two year period before upgrading. That would make next Feb.(2013)the release date for the new ProV1's, with NXT and Velocity due for new versions in Feb. 2014. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPY ZINGER Posted October 9, 2012 Author Share Posted October 9, 2012 Had a chance to play the sleeve today, and I am pretty sure it is the upgraded ProV1. The spin and control around the greens, as well as off the putter, leads me to believe it is a premium ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revkev Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 As I'll be looking for a ball to play in two years - God willing - I'm anxious to hear what guys thing of these. Taylor Made Stealth 2 10.5 Diamana S plus 60 Aldila R flex - 42.25 inches SMT 4 wood bassara R flex, four wood head, 3 wood shaft Ping G410 7, 9 wood Alta 65 R flex Srixon ZX5 MK II 5-GW - UST recoil Dart 65 R flex India 52,56 (60 pending) UST recoil 75's R flex Evon roll ER 5 32 inches It's our offseason so auditioning candidates - looking for that right mix of low spin long, more spin around the greens - TBD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverRick Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 I took back the statement about the dimples looked like the DT Solo. Clearly, this is a different dimple pattern than the last Pro V1. It is difficult to tell but there are some smaller dimples mixed in with the larger ones and I can not tell the pattern in those pictures. Of course, that would only tell me it is different which would not be a shock. The pattern of the dimples change every two years which is one of the things that makes the ball go farther. SIM2 9° on Graphite Design Tour AD DI 6S SIM TI 3W on Graphite Design Tour AD DJ 7S SIM2 Rescue 3 on Graphite Design Tour AD DI 8S ForgedTec Black 4-G on i95 S ES21 54° 60° on Hi Rev DF2.1 on x L.A.B. White AVX -ProV1X Precision Pro NX7 Pro All grips are BestGrips Micro-Perforated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Par Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 I received a sleeve of these test balls today. Mine have the black number. I normally play the ProV1 and list the ProV1 as my preferred ball on the Team Titleist website. The dimples on these test balls match exactly the dimples on the ProV1 balls I've been playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPY ZINGER Posted October 10, 2012 Author Share Posted October 10, 2012 The cover on those looks a little more muted. I currently play the Callaway iZ and these balls reacted similar around the greens and off the putter. But did not have the spin or feel of the iS. It was at best 50* yesterday with up to 20 MPH winds, so not the most ideal conditions to assess a ball, that's for sure. Will, I can't find my enclosed form at the moment, but did your URL include a V2 towards the end...guessing yours possibly has something else like a V1...to differentiate the surveys for the balls then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Par Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 My URL ends with Prototype1. There is a /s3/ in the middle of the URL. I'm guessing the survey will ask what type of ball is currently being played and used for comparison to the test ball. I don't know how they track who gets what type of ball. Maybe, as you speculated, they know based on the URL for the survey. I'm scheduled to play on Thursday and I'll try out one of the test balls during that round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walkerjames Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Mine feel really firm off the putter (in the living room) but ill try them sat on the course MY BAG- Driver- Taylormade SLDR 12* (Speeder 7.2vc tour spec S) 3 Wood- Taylormade R11(bimatrix prototype S) 3 Hybrid- Ping I20(stock S) Irons-Taylormade Tour Perferred MC ( C Taper S) Wedges- 50, 54, and 58 SCOR4161( KBS) Putter-Taylormade Ghost Corza. All Left Handed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMiller Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 I'm on a bazillion different Titleist mailing lists and Team Titleist and all that but I never get these. It sucks. Could it be the new ProV1 with a red number to disguise it? Or maybe it 's the 1x. I got them back in 2010 right around the end of the season,first year of groove rule changes so i assume they were testing different things about the ball for that reason. Callaway Epic Max 12.0 (-1/N) @ 44.50" w/ Graphite Design Tour AD IZ-7 Stiff Callaway Epic Speed 18.0* @ 42.75" w/ Graphite Design Tour AD IZ-8 Stiff Callaway Mavrik Pro 23.0* @ 40.00" w/ Graphite Design Tour AD IZ 95 HYB Stiff Sub-70 639 Combo (5-P) w/ Nippon Modus 3 125 Stiff, Standard Length, Weak Lofts (27-47, 4* gaps) Callaway MD5 Raw 51-11 S-Grind w/ Nippon Modus 125 Wedge Callaway MD5 Raw 55-13 X-Grind w/ Nippon Modus 125 Wedge Callaway MD5 Raw 59-11 S-Grind w/ Nippon Modus 125 Wedge Callaway MD5 Raw 63-09 C-Grind w/ Nippon Modus 125 Wedge Golf Swing & Putting -- Bruce Rearick (Burnt Edges Consulting) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozcycle Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 I love Christmas! Not only is it my birthday, but also a day that brings gifts.....Like Yesterday. Upon returning home from a hard day at the office, I also received a sleeve of the Titleist test balls. I tested a sleeve last year that were most definitely the NXT's, and later received a complimentary two ball pack of the NXT Tour & NXT Tour S. I expect these to be ProV1's. Can't test them this weekend as I have a two day tournament to run & participate in. However, I will be testing these babies shortly. Driver: 0311 XF 10.5* w/Project X Cypher 40 gram Senior shaft Fairways: 0211 5W & 7W w/ Evenflo Riptide CB regular shaft and Tour Edge E521 9W w/Fubuki HD50 regular shaft Hybrid: None in bag at the moment Irons: Titleist T300 5-PW w/Fubuki MV Senior graphite shafts w/Golf Pride Tour Wedges: Titleist T300 48* GW w/Fubuki MV Senior shaft and Edison forged 53* and 57* wedges with KB PGI Senior shafts(80 grm). Putter: 33” Evnroll ER2 w/Evnroll Gravity Grip or Bellum Winmore Model 707, or Nike Method Core Drone w/Evnroll Gravity Grip Bag: Vice cart bag(Black/Lime). Ball: Maxfli Tour CG, Titleist Pro V1x or Titleist TruFeel Using Shot Scope X5 and MG4000 Rangefinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPanda Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 I received mine this week and hope to get out to "run the test". I have the black numbers. Clubs in my Ogio Shredder Cart Bag Driver: Ping G400 10 deg Fairway: Titleist 917F2 3 Wood 15 deg Hybrids: Titleist 816H1 3 hybrid 19 deg, TaylorMade M2 4 hybrid 23 deg Irons: Srixon Z565 4-AW Wedges: Titleist SM6 54* and SM7 60* Putter: Nike Method Core i3 Ball: OnCore Elixir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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