Equipment
Details on the new 2024 TaylorMade TP5, TP5x golf balls (plus new Pix)
TaylorMade has enhanced and updated its tour golf balls for 2024, launching the first TP5 and TP5x balls since 2021. The Carlsbad-based company is also releasing a new generation of its TP5/X Pix line of balls.
The centerpiece technology of the new TP5 and TP5 is TaylorMade’s Speed Wrapped Core. According to the company, this innovation allowed engineers to create, with TP5x, the fastest ball and, with TP5, the softest ball in company history.
2024 TaylorMade TP5, TP5x golf balls
At the center of TaylorMade’s five-layer construction, the Speed Wrapped Core “optimizes variable stiffness between the core and mantle layers,” according to the company, contributing to reduced spin on longer clubs and more spin control on wedge shots. TaylorMade notes a softer sound and better feel in this iteration of its cast urethane golf balls.
“Our learnings from countless player and Tour tests show that golfers, unsurprisingly, favor a softer more muted sound with added distance,” said Michael Fox, TaylorMade’s Senior Director of Product Creation, Golf Balls. “Historically, the challenge has been the inability to improve one without negatively impacting the other. With this understanding, we’ve evolved our golf ball design process by uniquely decoupling feel and speed through material advancement, a complete departure from the conventional. The material-level advancement positions our TP5/TP5x family as having the best feel in the industry with faster constructions.”
TP5 vs. TP5x
TP5
- TaylorMade’s softest tour ball (particularly notable around the green)
- More spin than TP5x, particularly on wedge shots
- Lower driver spin than previous generation
- Best for golfers who preference short game feel
TP5x
- TaylorMade’s fastest tour ball
- Less spin than TP5
- Lower driver spin than the previous generation.
- Best for golfers who preference distance on driver and iron shots
- Flatter trajectory than TP5
2024 TP5/TP5x Pix
Pix’s ClearPath Alignment gets an upgrade for 2024. The balls feature a longer centerline and more color contrast for greater ease of alignment and more visual feedback.
In addition, based on tour and consumer feedback, the shape of the Pix graphic was changed from a triangle to a diamond shape. A tweak to the color palette moves the black portions of the designs further from the centerline for better visibility and ease of alignment.
The company is expanding its lineup of both stock and limited-edition offerings for 2024. Stay tuned on both fronts, including “MySymbol” wherein TaylorMade athletes craft unique Pix designs.
Pricing, specs, and availability
Colorways: White, yellow
Price: $54.99/dozen
At retail: Now
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Whats in the Bag
Xander Schauffele WITB 2024 (May)
- Xander Schauffele what’s in the bag accurate as of the PGA Championship.
Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond (10.5 degrees @10.1)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana PD 70 TX (45.5 inches)
3-wood: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond (15 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana PD 80 TX
Hybrid: Callaway Apex UW (21 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana D+ 90 TX
Irons: Mizuno MP-20 (3), Callaway Apex TCB ’24 (4-10)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue Mid X100 (3), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (4-10)
Wedges: Callaway Jaws Raw (52-10S), Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (56-10S @57), Titleist Vokey Design WedgeWorks Proto (60-K @61)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Putter: Odyssey Toulon Design Las Vegas Prototype 7CH
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy Tour 2.0
Grips: Golf Pride MCC Align
Ball: Callaway Chrome Tour
Check out more in-hand photos of Xander Schauffele’s clubs in the forums.
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Whats in the Bag
Cam Smith WITB 2024 (May)
- Cam Smith what’s in the bag accurate as of the PGA Championship. More photos from the event here.
Driver: Titleist TSR3 (10 degrees, D4 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 6 X
3-wood: Ping Max G430 Max (15 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Red 7 X
7-wood: Titleist TS2 (21 degrees, D4 SureFit setting)
Shaft: UST Mamiya Elements Proto 8F5
Irons: Mizuno Pro Fli-Hi (2, 3), Titleist T100 (5-9)
Shafts: KBS Tour 130 X Custom Series
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (46-10F, 52-08F, 56-08M, 60-04T)
Shafts: KBS Tour 130X (46, 52, 56, 60)
Putter: Scotty Cameron 009M
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Tack
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Check out more in-hand photos of Cam Smith’s gear here.
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Whats in the Bag
Patrick Reed WITB 2024 (May)
- Patrick Reed what’s in the bag accurate as of the PGA Championship. More photos from the event here.
Driver: Ping G400 (8.5 degrees)
Shaft: Aldila Rogue Silver 125 MSI 70 Tour X
3-wood: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond (15 degrees)
Shaft: Aldila Rogue Silver 125MSI 80 Tour X
Hybrid: Callaway Apex Pro (18 degrees)
Shaft: Aldila RIP Phenom Hybrid 100 TX
Irons: Titleist 716 TMB (2), Grindworks PR-202 (4), Grindworks PR-101A (5-PW)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Wedges: Cleveland RTX ZipCore (50-10 Mid), Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (56-08M @55), SM10 (60-04T)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: Odyssey White Hot RX Pt Customs No. 2
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
Grips: Golf Pride MCC
More photos of Patrick Reed’s WITB in the forums.
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Billy
Feb 15, 2024 at 2:37 pm
Does swing speed matter as much, or is it just what you want out of ball (less/more spin, soft feel, etc)…