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Forum Thread of the Day: “New Titleist golf balls are out on Tour for testing”

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Today’s Forum Thread of the Day concerns new Titleist golf balls that are out on Tour for testing. Our members have been discussing what they hope to see from the new additions from Titleist, with many predicting an update to the brand’s AVX ball.

Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

  • getair23: “Seems a little early for a Pro V1 replacement, I wouldn’t be surprised to hear that they are looking to tweak the AVX.”
  • Canoe Paddler: “To me, the AVX is the perfect ball, especially in the cooler months. If Titleist is tweaking the AVX, I hope it’s an addition to the line and not a replacement.”
  • pga43: “I asked the PGA Tour Rep for Titleist golf balls whether any PGA Tour pro had ever played with the AVX on Tour and he said “NO!”. He said some of the PGA Club Pros on the Titleist staff play them, but no PGA Pro has played one in a PGA Tour event.”
  • 518TitleistX: “I’m willing to bet it’s one of the prototypes we got to hit/test at Manchester Lane. Think higher flight like a V1x and slightly lower spin like a V1 with a feel somewhere between the 2 of them off driver with phenomenal ball speeds. If it is indeed what I’m thinking, I’ll be buying a lifetime supply.”

Entire Thread: “New Titleist golf balls are out on Tour for testing”

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  1. 15th Club

    Aug 3, 2019 at 12:53 pm

    It’s so interesting to closely watch Titleist, and their marketers, and their paid staff, talk about stuff like this when it is first released.

    From a legal/corporate perspective, Titleist is acutely aware that if they say, “Our pros tell us that they are hitting this new Pro V1 a lot farther,” they are going to run straight into golf’s ruling bodies, whose Joint Statement of Principles stated, “The R&A and the USGA believe, however, that any further significant increases in hitting distances at the highest level are undesirable. Whether these increases in distance emanate from advancing equipment technology, greater athleticism of players, improved player coaching, golf course conditioning or a combination of these or other factors, they will have the impact of seriously reducing the challenge of the game. The consequential lengthening or toughening of courses would be costly or impossible and would have a negative effect on increasingly important environmental and ecological issues. Pace of play would be slowed and playing costs would increase.

    “The R&A and the USGA will consider all of these factors contributing to distance on a regular basis. Should such a situation of meaningful increases in distances arise, the R&A and the USGA would feel it immediately necessary to seek ways of protecting the game.”

  2. Ball man

    Aug 2, 2019 at 10:41 pm

    Buy Vice ! Better ball at 1/2 the price

  3. Scott

    Aug 2, 2019 at 9:28 pm

    Doesn’t mater. Snell MTB-X is 1/2 the price and better

  4. L

    Aug 2, 2019 at 2:42 pm

    So it’ll be a copy of the TP5X

    • JP

      Aug 4, 2019 at 9:22 am

      And that would be a good thing! for me at least…

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Driver: Wilson Staff Staff Model (6.5 degrees)
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Ping PLD Anser

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Piretti Tesora 2 CU

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At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals that all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.

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