Balls for lower (90s) swing speed?

RE: Balls for lower (90s) swing speed?

JHamrick — Thu, 17 Nov 2022 18:09:33 GMT

[quote user="Dale V"]And to add... the discussions about "compression" have greatly changed since the days of wound balls. You can forget about true compression and just focus on "feel". As for distance, are you looking for maximum driver distance or overall performance? I too am a low ball hitter and rely on run-out on my driver to get the most out of that shot. Only problem is I need high, spinning iron shots to hold greens. I find it better for me to use the higher spinning ProV1x and I just went down in loft on the driver from 10 degrees to 9 degrees to avoid the really high drives that just die when they land. ProV1x is probably the right ball for you but maybe look at tweaking your driver for a lower flight. The Titleist SureFit setting of D2 will get you the lower draw bias that should help. Good luck and have fun out there.

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That’s basically what I’m looking for, too. I would like more driver distance but I love the way the PV1X stops on approaches. I like how it feels off my putter too, since it’s a firmer feel to me.

It sounds like if anything, I’d probably just be worth trying a regular PV1 for comparison sake.

RE: Balls for lower (90s) swing speed?

larry m — Sat, 12 Nov 2022 15:28:08 GMT

Great reply

RE: Balls for lower (90s) swing speed?

Don O — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 07:45:07 GMT

Another option is to get a ball fitting. Without seeing your launch angle and back spin, we can only share what works for us. The fitting will match your swing parameters to the ball that can get your best distance.
In my case, the AVX gets me more run with irons but the low launch with driver costs me distance. The X maxes my drives and I can get a steeper descent with short irons to hold greens better. Titleist makes multiple lines because we’re all different.

RE: Balls for lower (90s) swing speed?

AHall — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 03:27:06 GMT

There is a difference in everyone’s game, the ball plays differently for everyone. I like the way the ball plays better than others

RE: Balls for lower (90s) swing speed?

BHutto — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 00:51:33 GMT

My driver clubhead speed tops out around 90mph but probably averages more like 87-88 or so. I've played all the Pro V1x versions since 2013 and every time I try a different ball (AVX, Pro V1, other brands) I'm quickly back to playing Pro V1x. That high flight, ability to hold greens with approach shots and (to the extent my short game is able to produce it) the spin around the greens is just better for me than anything out there.

The first time I was gifted a box of (2013) Pro V1x I figured what the heck, might as well try them but I didn't really think of it as a ball model that gets mentioned a lot by short hitting double digit handicappers like me. Now nearly a decade later I will assure you that slower speed players like you and I are not giving up ANYTHING by using Pro V1x. That whole clubhead speed thing is just superstition and marketing stuff from certain ball makers.

RE: Balls for lower (90s) swing speed?

KOgle — Wed, 09 Nov 2022 01:03:09 GMT

The old Titleist came in 100 and 90 compression. New ones are about the same compression and the difference between the pro v and prov1x. Really want to see a difference, pick up a ladies ball. If I am not mistaken, the run softer, around 80 compression. You should see a difference. My opinion is stay with the ProV or ProV1x. The will stop on the green, both putt very true and there are some differences in distance between the two. I like the current ProV1x. I am 65 and hit it about 240.

RE: Balls for lower (90s) swing speed?

Dale V — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 21:31:10 GMT

And to add... the discussions about "compression" have greatly changed since the days of wound balls. You can forget about true compression and just focus on "feel". As for distance, are you looking for maximum driver distance or overall performance? I too am a low ball hitter and rely on run-out on my driver to get the most out of that shot. Only problem is I need high, spinning iron shots to hold greens. I find it better for me to use the higher spinning ProV1x and I just went down in loft on the driver from 10 degrees to 9 degrees to avoid the really high drives that just die when they land. ProV1x is probably the right ball for you but maybe look at tweaking your driver for a lower flight. The Titleist SureFit setting of D2 will get you the lower draw bias that should help. Good luck and have fun out there.

RE: Balls for lower (90s) swing speed?

JHamrick — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 21:06:32 GMT

[quote user="Mike D., Titleist Staff"]

Hi JHamrick,

Thanks for the post! We do hear this swing speed question from time to time and one thing we like to remind golfers is that every golfer has many different swing speeds, not just one. So when itcomes to fitting a golf ball based on swing speed - which is typically focused on driver swing speed - is not the ideal approach for a number of reasons.

If you think about it, you use a wide range of swing speeds to execute the vast array of shots that are required in every round, and to play your best the golf ball must perform for all of these different shots. There are a
number of important factors to consider when deciding which golf ball is best for you, but swing speed should not
be one of those factors.

In short, we design and produce golf balls to deliver total performance at every speed, with every club, on every shot, not just the 14 drivers you may hit in a round.

Hopefully this helps clarify but feel free to book a virtual consultation (a one-on-one video chat) with one of our fitting experts and they will help get you dialed in. Here is the link: www.titleist.com/.../golf-ball-fitting

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Mike,

Yes, it helps! I've read lots of conflicting things, as I'm sure you know there is tons out there of various schools of thought. I suppose I just need to try some of the different options and see what works for me. I've used the Titleist selector (not the live), which is how I ended up with the PV1X to begin.

RE: Balls for lower (90s) swing speed?

Mike D., Titleist Staff — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 20:18:42 GMT