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Re: New Nike balls

• shpp 64 Posts

  Thu, Dec 15 2011 10:41 AM

  Nike balls are not any longer than the callaway (s) ball, total rip off

• Willsstrs 632 Posts

  Thu, Dec 15 2011 7:50 PM

  YankeeJim:

  jordanisawesome:

  Yes. I have.

  LMAO. I shoulda known, Jordan.  Now how about sharing the experience? I'm thinking of getting them for my son this Christmas. He hits Pro V1s and was just introduced to the newer Bridgestone equivalent, which he likes. Does the Nike compare?

  I love these puppies in real life-I prefer the s in real life and x on wgt-funny! I do think TaylorMade PENTA TP is better tho..I have piles of both and have to figure out which ones to stuff my golf bag with...

• Willsstrs 632 Posts

  Thu, Dec 15 2011 8:02 PM

  gfsullivan:

  YankeeJim:

  jordanisawesome:

  Yes. I have.

  LMAO. I shoulda known, Jordan.  Now how about sharing the experience? I'm thinking of getting them for my son this Christmas. He hits Pro V1s and was just introduced to the newer Bridgestone equivalent, which he likes. Does the Nike compare?

  Ive used these balls and they are on the same level as Callaways and some Bridgestone. I do find Nike balls a bit firmer than Callaways, which isnt great around the greens.

  Bottom line; NOTHING touches Pro-Vs. Thats why Pro-Vs here will carry a $6+ price tag for sure. However, to keep the differences in balls life-like, on WGT, Pro-Vs will have to fly 350 and spin back 30 yards.

  Ok, I only have one experience with a Pro-V that had more spin than a Penta or 20XI-S...It was at my home course-drove into trouble and had to chip out on the par-5 and hit my 3rd 60 yds short of the green. I had no idea how to play the shot because the wind was blowing 20 mph and the course was baked at least 4 times harder than St. Andy's (a ball would not stop on a green f you flew it on from more than 110 yds). I took out my worn out 56 degree vokey wedge and hit one of those punch shots...clubface closed going back and opens on the way thru to get extra spin....and I hit it SOOOOOOOO PERFECT.......and the ball lands near the front of the 35 yd long green with a back pin, and i was thinking "SIT DOWN!!" and it took 1 hop which took it over half way to the hole (and yes, I got a 20 yd or so bounce) and then it sucks back a good 5 ft and I am puzzled. I mark my ball and find that I had literally torn the cover off (well, part of it) of a perfectly good Pro V1 and then promptly made the 30 foot putt for an awesome par...true story lol! :)

• gfsullivan 196 Posts

  Fri, Dec 16 2011 2:41 AM

  Willsstrs:

  Ok, I only have one experience with a Pro-V that had more spin than a Penta or 20XI-S...It was at my home course-drove into trouble and had to chip out on the par-5 and hit my 3rd 60 yds short of the green. I had no idea how to play the shot because the wind was blowing 20 mph and the course was baked at least 4 times harder than St. Andy's (a ball would not stop on a green f you flew it on from more than 110 yds). I took out my worn out 56 degree vokey wedge and hit one of those punch shots...clubface closed going back and opens on the way thru to get extra spin....and I hit it SOOOOOOOO PERFECT.......and the ball lands near the front of the 35 yd long green with a back pin, and i was thinking "SIT DOWN!!" and it took 1 hop which took it over half way to the hole (and yes, I got a 20 yd or so bounce) and then it sucks back a good 5 ft and I am puzzled. I mark my ball and find that I had literally torn the cover off (well, part of it) of a perfectly good Pro V1 and then promptly made the 30 foot putt for an awesome par...true story lol! :)

   

  a worn/rusty Vokey will make a rock spin if you hit down that hard on it.

  The Penta/Callaway/Nike all spin more than the Pro-V. Every year I checkout the latest top balls and every year is the same; all the top balls outside of Titleist spin too much. Seems like they think thats the key to Pro-V but its not. This is not based on any specs, only personal experience.

   

• Willsstrs 632 Posts

  Sun, Dec 18 2011 5:24 PM

  not rusty-I played so much that I wore off the rust from the night before on the practice range :) I got a new Vokey by the way...it spun even more...me hitting a 15 yd pitch was like a pro hitting an 80 yd lob wedge! Backing up my little impossible short-sided chips over bunkers out of the rough without opening the face more than 10 degrees...ohh how I love vokeys! By the way I was using a PentaTP and it did seem to spin the most except for my prized rare golf balls that have the most spin I have ever witnessed-my Callaway Tour-ix...not the new i(z) or i(s) but the old ones that had the commercials saying "good ball"...I love them...could back up a 2 iron with them if I felt like it on a good day!

• stevenharkin 1,921 Posts

  Mon, Dec 19 2011 9:07 AM

  gave it 2 days and same conclusion...

  new balls= daylight robbery

  callaways will do me just fine

  merci beaucoup

   

• Minkywinkster 1,777 Posts

  Mon, Dec 19 2011 12:31 PM

  I'm inclined to agree with the Emerald Isle's finest

• Adalanar 282 Posts

  Mon, Dec 19 2011 1:10 PM

  I think the bidgestone comares nicely to the Pro V - but not when it comes to the human mind - when it comes to believing the titleist is still the ball in my opinion - always was since the good old balata days

• Richard4168 4,309 Posts

  Mon, Dec 19 2011 1:48 PM

  mrsancho:

  I played a round with somebody who did have the new NIKE balls and to my surprise....... I KEPT OUTDRIVING HIM ON ALMOST EVERY HOLE) !! LMAO If i didnt outdrive him I was only about 3 yrds short of his ball (using callaways Z)

  The measly half dot of distance on the Nike 20XI-X probably explains it. I don't know if the extra $1.50 cost outweighs the performance. One more full dot of spin, a half a dot of feel, and a half a dot of durability then the Callaway Tour i(z). That seems pretty equal by comparison IMO.