Conditions: Cold but dry with little wind.  Greens were very receptive.

The balls were excellent.  Found that there was greater distance using these balls likely to be 10 + yards with each club.  My playing partner drives the ball as far as me if not longer and i was well past him each time (he used normal Pro V).

Our irons are normally one club apart ie if i use 7 iron he has a 6 out.  Being cold i expected to be taking a club more than usual however i was hitting the same club as normal even in cold conditions  My playing partner was taking a club more then he usually takes so we were 2 irons apart.

Couldn't say for certain about more or less spin around the greens as the greens were very receptive in any event.

Found the balls perhaps a little bit harder when putting.  I would tend to be a "dead weight" putter & perhaps be short of the hole however i was usually well past the hole (by several feet on a few occassions).  Wether this was the balls or my putting was hard to say.

Looking forward to playing again next week.  For interests sake i was 2 over par which gave me 40 points  -  very please with that

Thanks again Titelist - a very good ball.  Thanks for including me in this test

Thank you for sending me the test balls. They are excellent, slightly higher flight. feel soft and go a little further. very responsive around the greens. Once again a great ball by Titleist. Are they being released in 2015?

IF

Got the new balls recently.  Nice soft feel and usual Titleist high quality finish.  Can't wait to try them out.  Will report back here when I do.

Thanks for the balls, its always great to receive an unexpected gift :)

Been trying the balls over the last couple of weeks.

First off i thought the feel of the ball was good, that soft yet firm tactile skin. instantly you know you should be getting a good feel around and on the green. 

This pleasingly was the case and i found it a very easy ball to judge the roll. 

Chipping, although not the strongest part of my game, the results were pleasing plenty of spin available (when i caught it right).

Driving was again very good nice sound and seemed to have a modicum of forgiveness when not hit directly from the centre.

This is a ball i would buy and stick with.

Cheers

Thank you for my sleeve of 3 balls. I am now over 70 years of age and have a playing hcp of 8. My best

hcp was plus3.  I can honestly

ssy that they are an excellent ball in every way. They have agrest feel throughout the bag, especially on the putting green. They are scuff resistant and retain their colour well. A great product.

I took delivery of my sleeve of test balls three weeks ago, so I've had the chance to trial them over three rounds (I know that using them in a round isn't quite as scientific as hitting them on the driving range, but I liked the idea of testing all aspects of their performance (long game, short game etc.)

The first conclusion I have reached is that these balls give me more distance with every club, when compared with Pro V1s. It isn't a full club more, probably averaging around 7 or 8 yards on approach shots (7,8,9 irons and wedges) and between 10 and 12 yards with the driver. To be honest, the extra distance with the driver is less important than with the short clubs, as - in effect - I was taking half a club more on approach shots and didn't leave a single one in a bunker! (So, for example, where I believe I hit my 8 iron to 150 yards, it's probably more accurate to say I hit my best shot to that distance but more often I'll only make 142 or 143. Using these balls, my 8 iron was hitting 150 consistently). Also, since I have been playing these balls, I have found that my short iron approach shots are stopping quickly with a bit of 'bite' to them. It is true that the course is wetter now than it has been all year, but I'm fairly sure that I'm getting a bit more spin than usual.

The result of that (getting to the green in the first place, and then stopping the ball on it!) was a rapid increase in confidence, and in my first trial round, I won the final club competition of 2014! As we all know, to win a comp. everything has to go right on the day, but I'm convinced that confidence has a lot to do with that and confidence flows fromn hitting the ball as far as youj think you're going to hit it! it couldn't just be coincidence could it?

On the putting greens, I can't say that I can really tell a huge difference between these balls and Pro V1s, although I have putted particularly well while I have been using them. Judging the line is unrelated to which ball you're using, but my distance control has been as good as I have ever known. I'd love to put that down to the trial balls! I suspect, though, that improved confidence has a lot to do with it!

All told, my trial of these balls has been a real joy (especially the win!) and based on three rounds, I'd say that, for me, they are an improvement on my Pro V1s. It's just a shame the season has ended!

Conditions: Dry but cold with little wind.  Greens were quite soft & receptive.  Handicap 6

Distance: Found the ball to be at least 10 yards longer with each club.  My playing partner is usually the same distance with the driver if not longer & i was well past him every time.  With irons i would be one club more than him (ie my 7 to his 6) however the difference was 2 clubs with this ball.  It appeared to fly very well even on a colder day when everyone was saying the ball wasn't flying as far.

Greens: Hard to say of the ball was stopping quicker or not as the greens were quite wet and were very receptive anyway.

Putting: Would tend to be a dead weight putter often leaving putts short.  With this ball is was generally past the hole and was 3 or 4 feet past of a couple of occasions.  Slightly better ball striking or bad putting – take your guess  lol 

If I could play as well each week I would be happy.  Was 2 over gross which gave me 40 points – very happy!

Finally got out on course to check out the test balls that you sent me.

On first inspection they feel a high quality product as expected from Titleist.

They have a good sound on impact off the driver and I seemed to be getting a little extra distance compared to the ProV1's I normally play with, was getting a good low flight into the wind and my normal fade didn't seem to be as pronounced as usual.

Was getting good feel off the clubface on my pitches and they seemed to be getting a good check when landing on the green.

Good feel off the putter face and my distance control was similar to my normal proV1.

Overall I was very impressed with the performance of the balls.

Thank You Very Much for sending me the prototype golf balls,

I have been very unwell recently so havn't had a chance to test them out yet but now feeling much better so shall get testing very soon and give feedback after

Many Thanks

Harvey Brooks 

Hi. Thanks for the balls. Great feel when chipping, plenty of stop. Very nice feel on the green. didn't notice much difference off the tee from the present PRO V1.

Thanks Ian P 

Thank you Titleist,

I received the test balls and first impressions were good. The finish was excellent.

Did some putting and chipping to see how they compared to various balls that I have used previously and they feel soft but still give a good roll off the putter face and distance control was excellent with them. 

On chips they spin up and stop very quickly which is very good as I like to fly the ball nearer the hole in the current course conditions. 

I've used them for 3 rounds now and they have hardly marked even after bunker shots which normally scuff the ball up.

They spin really well on full iron shots into greens and seem to go slightly longer off the driver. I hit a slight draw and they are not overly spinning sidewards.

I would like to find out what they are and when they will be available for sale.

Bobbyjo555

Received my 3 test Pro v1x balls a couple of weeks ago, have now had a chance to use them. I think that they feel a little bit firmer of the club head, but don't think that there is much differnce in distance to normal.  I think that they stop a bit quicker as well. Still got a lovely feeling of the putter.

Dave k

Hi first of all thank you for sending me the test balls, I play off 5 at Worksop golf club 47 year old playing with 913 woods ap2 714 irons and scotty Cameron putter .

first time playing with test ball red number (prov1x) weather dry and about 15 degrees , first of all on practice putting green the ball seemed to make a different thudding noise when putting but still a nice feedback off putter face .

onto course ! First hit driver pulled left into trees and bounced back onto fairway (good ball!) no Mark on it at all . Hit 52 degree vokey for second shot and it felt lovely and crisp with good amount of spin seemed to go a little further than old ball (is it a little harder ?) through the rest of round it was some tree hits also as we've got lots at Worksop and fairways too we've got them also !

the ball was was performing extremely well into wind and also when cross wind came up, very impressed overall !!

gave my son who's 17 and off scratch one of the balls he's playing with mb712 and 913 woods also with scotty putter and he also was impressed with the playing ability of the new ball .

thank you for allowing me to test them I will try the prov 1 ball this weekend and let you know how that performs 

darren

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Used the balls three rounds (now new one each time)

Usualy use the ProVx and this ball felt more or less the same, Hit some really good drives but nothing much longer than usual but ball kept straighter.

Biggest bonus was around the greens short game and putting big improvement (unless it was just one of them rounds)

overall excellent as all titliest balls are

A mysterious parcel arrived with a white sleeve of fresh test balls. I tried them out over a few rounds and they felt very nice, seems to be softer than my normal pro v1, felt very nice on short chips and putting.

I am assuming they are the new pro v1, does anyone know any more??? When are they coming out?