Personally I hate Top Flite (rock flight) It’s like beating a stone around the course.
I like Titleist
Too many variables here, plus a lot of hate, and if it wasn’t for Top Flite, and solely for Top Flite, we wouldn’t be as so far advanced in golf ball technology for all levels of golf. Golf ball manufacturers don’t make balls to be the worst on the market, but they do make ‘affordable’ lines, and they are designed just for that reason, and you get what you pay for, so price equals performance and feel. Top Flite, for example, quit making TOUR caliber balls several years ago ever since they were bought by Callaway. They just don’t make balls designed for that ’soft feel’ around the greens. The cheaper balls have a harder cover than core, and as the balls move to a more expensive set, their covers become softer than the cores, allowing for that softer feel, more spin, but with less distance. All of the major brands now use a urethane elastomer – essentially dressed up plastic and rubber – in their better balls as a replacement for the old balata covers ’cause urethane is actually softer than balata (also a type of rubber).
All USGA sanctioned golf balls have a max velocity along with a carry and roll limitation (along with a size standard). The USGA uses a specific swing speed (109 mph) and specific atmosphere and temp for testing, if any balls exceed the max then they are not legit. So concerning distance, no ball is longer than any other. Plus, the tour performance balls (Pro V1, HX-Tour, Nike One Black, etc.) fall well short of the distance max. That being said, it depends on what you’re looking for in a ball. Long drive contestants do not use the Pro V1 or HX-tour, and most TOUR players do not use Pinnacle distance balls. They use balls that match their capabilities and needs – uh, besides the fact they get paid to use the respective ball. Titleist (Acushnet actually) pays big big money to have the Pro V1 as the number one selling golf ball (ads, endorsements, etc.), especially to the pros and to the professional driving ranges at most tournaments, but that doesn’t make it better than the HX-Tour, and the latter can have its advantages over the V1 IF it fits the player’s skills. The same goes for Nike, Taylor Made, and Maxfli balls. And all balls have a compression factor and spin rate, so if your swing under/over compresses the ball, then you are wasting your money and time on a ball that does not fit your needs, regardless of you spending $7 or $47 per dozen. Like and hate what you want, but you need to sample many different types, which is why you can buy them separately or in sleeves of three, then use the ball that best gives you the performance you are looking for with the feel you prefer.
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