Equipment
New 2019 Titleist Pro V1 and Pro V1x balls feature cover, core improvements for better long game performance
More speed, less spin, same short game performance. That’s the new Titleist Pro V1 (and Pro V1x) in a nutshell, according to the Fairhaven, Massachusetts-based company.
Titleist emphasizes the new Pro V1 and Pro V1x’s reformulated New 2.0 ZG Process Core, which contributes to added spin. A faster ionomeric casing layer contributes to added speed and less spin on long shots. A 17% thinner cast Urethane Elastomer cover removes “slow” material from the ball. The company maintains that while long game performance is improved, there are no adverse changes to short game performance.
“Through the prototyping process, our chemists and engineers discovered a way to cast an even thinner urethane cover, and therefore increase the percentage of speed- enhancing materials in the overall construction. Pro V1 and Pro V1x are now even faster, as a result, all while maintaining the scoring performance and feel characteristics that golfers demand…” said Michael Mahoney, Vice President, Golf Ball Marketing.
In addition to the traditional white Pro V1 and Pro V1x, in response to consumer demand, Titleist adds yellow—more specifically, a high optic yellow—versions of both balls
“As the demand for yellow Pro V1 and Pro V1x started to grow, our material scientists got to work on what we knew would be a significant R&D undertaking,” Mahoney said. “The performance and durability characteristics of our cast urethane are the best in the industry. It’s because we formulate and manufacture the cover ourselves that we are able to control the material with such precision and consistency. While it may seem pretty straightforward, recreating those properties in yellow required a new and complex chemistry with considerable iteration until we got it just right.”
Ball technology recap
Titleist Pro V1
- three-piece construction
- multi-component technology with a thinner cast Urethane Elastomer cover system
- faster ionomeric casing layer
- new 2.0 ZG Process Core
- spherically-tiled 352 tetrahedral dimple
Titleist Pro V1x
- four-piece construction
- multi-component technology with a thinner cast Urethane Elastomer cover system
- faster ionomeric casing layer
- new 2.0 ZG process dual core
- pherically-tiled 328 tetrahedral dimple design
2019 Pro V1 and Pro V1x golf balls will be available in golf shops beginning Jan. 23, 2018, with the high optic yellow models available March 15. $47.99 MAP.
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Whats in the Bag
Taylor Pendrith’s winning WITB: 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
Driver: Ping G430 LST (9 degrees) Buy here.
Shaft: Accra TZ Six ST
3-wood: Ping G430 Max (15 degrees) Buy here.
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Green 80 6.5 TX
7-wood: Ping G425 Max (20.5 degrees) Buy here.
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Green 90 6.5 TX
Irons: Srixon ZX (2, 3) Buy here, Srixon ZX7 Mk II (4-9) Buy here.
Shafts: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 6.5 90, 6.5 100 (2-3), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Wedges: Cleveland RTX 6 Tour Rack (46-10 Mid, 52-10 Mid, 56-10 Mid, 60-9 Full) Buy here.
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Putter: Odyssey Jailbird Versa Buy here.
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy Flatso 1.0
Grips: Golf Pride MCC
The winning WITB is presented by 2nd Swing Golf. 2nd Swing has more than 100,000 new and pre-swung golf clubs available in six store locations and online. Check them out here.
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Whats in the Bag
Ben Kohles WITB 2024 (May)
Driver: Titleist TSR3 (9 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 6 X
3-wood: TaylorMade Stealth Plus (15 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 8 X
Hybrid: Titleist TSR3 (19 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue HB 9 X
Irons: Titleist T200 (4, 5), Titleist 620 CB (6-9)
Shafts: Project X 6.0
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (46-10F, 50-12F, 54-12D, 60)
Shafts: Project X 6.0
Putter: Scotty Cameron P5 prototype
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
Check out more in-hand photos of Ben Kohles’ clubs in the forums.
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Whats in the Bag
Kris Kim WITB 2024 (May)
- Kris Kim what’s in the bag accurate as of the CJ Cup Byron Nelson. More photos from the event here.
Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 (9 degrees @7)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K White 60 TX
3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 Tour (15 degrees @13.5)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana WB 73 TX
Irons: TaylorMade P770 (2, 4), TaylorMade P7MB (5-PW)
Shafts: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K White 80 TX (2), Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 Tour 120 X
Wedges: TaylorMade MG4 (50-09SB, 56-12SB, 60-11TW)
Shafts: Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 WV 125
Putter: TaylorMade Spider Tour
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Cord
Check out more in-hand photos of Kris Kim’s equipment here.
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Cameron
Jan 23, 2019 at 5:54 pm
Release date must be wrong…references Jan. 23, 2018. Should be 2019 at a minimum and my local PGATourSuperstore does not have them available today.
Kork
Jan 23, 2019 at 3:57 pm
Why they don’t give more details on the ball? In such cases I start to believe that faster means by 1% if not less.
Gordon
Jan 23, 2019 at 1:42 pm
So how will I know if the balls being sold to me by the guy over the fence, who got them from a lake, are 2019, 2016 or earlier Pro Vs?
Doug Hansen
Jan 24, 2019 at 2:19 pm
Each year features a different alignment aid around the ProV text on the side of the ball. This years is two shaded deltas. Last year’s was a solid black arrow, I think.
Ryan
Jan 23, 2019 at 11:47 am
I’m sure they’re good, but not $10/dozen better than TM or Bridgestone. I’ll play the ones I find in the rough, but I won’t be buying them. Pretty interesting that Fowler decided to go to the TPX5.
ih
Jan 23, 2019 at 10:36 am
So they wanted to copy Taylormade. Of course
Just like when they copied Precept MC Lady for the idea of the ProV