I'm willing to bet there is a difference, but again sometimes it's difficult to tell using the naked eye.
Another point you made was that you typically hit the ball high, and you didn't notice any difference in trajectory between them.
I would be very surprised if this ball is truly the ball you hit the longest.
The Pro V isn't a distance 's a high performance, high spin model. I'm guessing this includes most of the current models available, not just the handful you listed in this post. You mentioned that you hit the Pro V1 longer than any other ball. Plus there is the perception issue I mentioned earlier. The reason is because a ball's trajectory is the combination of a handful of variables, which are very hard to determine with the naked eye. What tends to happen though is the results are based on perception, rather than hard numbers.įor most players, it's not realistic to be able to test 2 models side-by-side on the course, so they play one model and the next time they play they use the other model and try to compare them based on memory, but it's not the best way to test balls. This is pretty common, especially for players who play the same course most of the time and/or don't have easy access to a launch monitor. It sounds like so far you have been doing informal, on-course testing, meaning that you have not gathered any data from a launch monitor or other measuring devices. This is exactly what I've done for a living for many years so I have extensive experience with this, and there are a few things that you mentioned that I'd like to comment on. Before I begin, historically Buckeyes and Badgers don't get along very well, but I'm willing to put the college rivalry on the back burner for now and talk about golf balls if you are.! The feedback you provided about the different models you've been testing is helpful. I just read your post Bucki, and I have several thoughts.