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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Equipment
Rickie Fowler’s new putter: Standard-length Odyssey Jailbird 380 in custom orange
Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from a piece our Andrew Tursky originally wrote for PGATour.com’s Equipment Report. Head over there for the full article.
…The Jailbird craze hasn’t really slowed down in 2024, either. According to Odyssey rep Joe Toulon, there are about 18-20 Jailbird putter users on the PGA TOUR.
Most recently, Akshay Bhatia won the 2024 Valero Texas Open using a broomstick-style Odyssey Jailbird 380 putter and Webb Simpson is switching into a replica of that putter at the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship.
Now, Fowler, who essentially started the whole Jailbird craze, is making a significant change to his putter setup.
Fowler, who has had a couple weeks off since the 2024 RBC Heritage, started experimenting with a new, custom-orange Jailbird 380 head that’s equipped with a standard 35-inch putter build, rather than his previous 38-inch counter-balanced setup.
According to Fowler, while he still likes the look and forgiveness of his Jailbird putter head, he’s looking to re-incorporate more feel into his hands during the putting stroke.
He told GolfWRX.com on Tuesday at the Wells Fargo Championship that the 38-inch counterbalanced setup “served its purpose” by helping him to neutralize his hands during the stroke, but now it’s time to try the standard-length putter with a standard-size SuperStroke Pistol Tour grip to help with his feel and speed control.
Although Fowler was also spotted testing standard-length mallets from L.A.B. Golf and Axis1 on Tuesday, he confirmed that the custom Odyssey Jailbird 380 is the putter he’ll use this week at the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship.
Head over to PGATour.com for the full article.
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Whats in the Bag
Akshay Bhatia WITB 2024 (May)
- Akshay Bhatia what’s in the bag accurate as of the Wells Fargo Championship. Bhatia is deciding between drivers. More photos from the event here.
Driver: Callaway Rogue ST Max LS (9 degrees @7.2, 2 grams lead tape heel, 4 grams toe)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 7 X (44 7/8 inches, tipped 1 inch)
Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max D (9 degrees @7)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 7 X
3-wood: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max (15 degrees @13.9)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 8 X (43 inches, tipped 1.5)
Hybrid: Callaway Apex UW Prototype (19 degrees @17.8)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 10 X
Irons: Callaway X Forged UT (21 degrees) Buy here, Callaway Apex TCB Raw (5-PW)
Shafts: KBS $-Taper 125 S+
Wedges: Callaway Jaws Raw (50-10S @49, 54-10S, 60-08C @61)
Shafts: KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 135 X
Putter: Odyssey Versa Jailbird 380
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy Split
Grips: Iomic
Ball: Callaway Chrome Tour
More photos of Akshay Bhatia’s WITB in the forums.
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Whats in the Bag
Emiliano Grillo WITB 2024 (May)
- Emiliano Grillo what’s in the bag accurate as of the Wells Fargo Championship. More photos from the event here.
Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond (9 degrees @10)
Shaft: Project X Denali Blue 60 TX
3-wood: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond (15 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Blue RDX 70 TX
5-wood: Cobra LTDx Prototype (18.5 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Blue RDX 70 TX
Irons: Callaway Apex TCB (4-9)
Shafts: Project X 6.5
Wedges: Callaway MD3 Milled (46-08S), Callaway Jaws Raw (50-10S, 54-10S, 60-08T)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG #5
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy Flatso 1.0
Grips: Golf Pride MCC
Check out more in-hand photos of Emiliano Grillo’s clubs 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