Distance, compression, spin trade off

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  1. Will a firmer ball will deliver more distance off the driver regardless of swing speed? Will less driver spin deliver more accuracy off tee?

  2. Dale V

    Dale V
    Surprise AZ

    Interesting thing about firmness in the modern golf balls. What you feel is actually what you hear. Most are manufactured with very similar compressions and a ball that feels soft may be a muted cover material or a difference in the core material. Distance will mostly be dictated by dimple patterns and depth impacting spin although in the case of ProV1x, also impacted by multiple core layers and materials. Your last question about accuracy, yes, less spin means less side spin but it also means too low and you lose hight and carry. Less spin might help your drives but punish you on iron shots into the greens. It’s all about trade offs and finding the ball model that best suites your needs.
  3. Robby P

    Robby P
    Murrells Inlet, SC

    Dale V said:

    Interesting thing about firmness in the modern golf balls. What you feel is actually what you hear. Most are manufactured with very similar compressions and a ball that feels soft may be a muted cover material or a difference in the core material. Distance will mostly be dictated by dimple patterns and depth impacting spin although in the case of ProV1x, also impacted by multiple core layers and materials. Your last question about accuracy, yes, less spin means less side spin but it also means too low and you lose hight and carry. Less spin might help your drives but punish you on iron shots into the greens. It’s all about trade offs and finding the ball model that best suites your needs.

    Could not agree more. Get fit for the ball. I am a low spin player and need a higher spin ball to play effectively. I honestly wish Titleist made something that spins more than the v1x for retail. This low spin craze has gotten into the masses mainly because the tour players are seeking to take spin off because they are swinging so fast that they would create way more spin with the same ball and even driver head than a regular Joe.

    But as to the OP's question, firmer in most cases does equate to faster ball speeds, but that doesn't necessarily correlate to better results for the player.
  4. Brock

    Brock
    Naples, FL

    Firmness doesn't directly impact distance... and to a certain extent, more spin will help with accuracy. Too little backspin will be harder to control.
  5. Don O

    Don O
    Madison, WI

    Oh, heck no. A high speed swing speed will likely gain ball speed off of driver with a 2 piece ionomer distance ball, but won’t be drop and stop on the green.
    The point of the game is to get in the hole with the least amount of strokes. So ultimately a urethane tour level ball will have fewer strokes. Most publications suggest that lower compression ball will lose overall distance to a higher compression regardless of swing speed. Titleist fits the highest percentage of Pro-V1x’s to swing speeds under 95 mph. This group needs all the help to gain height that keeps the ball in air longer.
    Based on launch, descent, height, feel, and, yes, price there will be a ball that will be best for a golfer.

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