Golf Balls

The best balls around are Titleist PRO-V1 and PRO-V1x according to the general consensus.

But to me, the best ball is the TaylorMade PENTA TP or currently the TP5. It works very well for me and it is reflected in the score returned and definitely cheaper too. But I still stress that the industry yard stick is still the Pro-v1/v1x.

There are a lot of pretenders claiming themselves to be equal to PRO-V1 and PRO-V1x, don't believe them!

1st rule for buying golf balls ---- More expensive then pro-v1/1x? Then forget it.

There are alot of ways to select a golf ball for oneself.

1.  Some people believe that performance of the ball in the short game is the most important and that the difference in performance in the long game between various balls are negligible.

2. Some people want distance through all the clubs.(distance balls)

3. Some people want less spin.(low spin balls)

and so on and so forth.

There are also design considerations to consider, number of dimples, Dimple in Dimple, number of layers of the golf ball, the feel of the golf ball (compression of the golf ball now not relevant) and so on and so forth.

The 2nd rule is get the best ball and don't fall for the gimmicks and claims. It just like what the Titleist website says; they will always recommend v1/v1x. Any other recommendation would be more of a price concern than play related. So get the Prov1/v1x or the Penta TP5 and you won't regret it. They are low spin of the driver, high spin of the shorter clubs, workable and soft with putting. They are playable through all swing speeds. Even passed my Mom some pro-v1 and she loves them, till she realised the price then she wasn't too keen to play with them.

http://www.titleist.com/golf-ball-fitting/  This page is a good read.