Titleist Professional V1: Nonetheless Golf’s High Ball
It is a little bit exhausting to imagine, however it’s already been almost 9 years because the Titleist Professional V1® golf ball made its official PGA Tour debut on the 2000 Invensys Basic in Las Vegas.
The precise date was October 11, 2000, and it was the primary week the brand new Titleist golf ball was obtainable to Tour professionals. As if on cue, longtime Titleist Tour professional Billy Andrade went on to win the match enjoying the Professional V1.
Titleist’s top-of-the-line golf ball franchise-both the Professional V1 and Professional V1x(TM)-has been going robust ever since.
For instance, greater than 43 p.c of the cash in 2006 on-course golf ball gross sales was spent on these Titleist fashions. Titleist has held its place because the best-selling ball since March 2001.
What’s New in 2009?
As a longtime best-seller, Titleist has not rested on its laurels. Every year the corporate has sought to make enhancements to its Titleist golf ball franchise, and 2009 isn’t any totally different. Following is a take a look at the most recent variations of the extremely well-liked Titleist fashions.
Titleist Professional V1
The Titleist Professional V1x(TM) has a three-piece multi-layer development that is designed to extend distance and enhance cowl sturdiness and efficiency. In keeping with Titleist, gamers will hit the brand new mannequin farther-especially with the driver-and the ball may also take extra of a beating.
It is also billed as a ball that may assist gamers rating higher, which makes good sense if it improves one’s sport from tee to inexperienced. However, in fact, golfers additionally should putt nicely to shoot decrease scores.
Titleist Professional V1x
The Titleist Professional V1x(TM) has a four-piece twin core development that is designed to lower spin and improve distance. This ball can be longer than its predecessor, based on Titleist, and extra sturdy, too. The scoring efficiency is marked “similar” as in comparison with the earlier model.
Everybody needs distance, and each Titleist fashions are the very best ball alternative for many beginner golfers, says Titleist, since they provide the mix of distance and short-game scoring efficiency.
Primarily based on robust gross sales figures yr after yr, Titleist has a strong case. And, normally, the evaluations are additionally fairly favorable.
Dave Koster, a reviewer at TheSandTrap.com, mentioned he is been enjoying Titleist golf balls because the latter days of the Balata and first technology of Professionals.
Koster known as himself “a loyal customer” who has been tempted a couple of times to change to different producers however not made the leap. He mentioned the most recent replace to the 2009 Titleist Professional V1 will hold his enterprise for the foreseeable future.
“The only switch I can really conceive of making at this point would be from the Pro V1x to the Pro V1,” Koster wrote.
In fact, regardless of their overwhelming reputation, not everyone seems to be a diehard fan of those Titleist golf ball fashions. A sampling of different feedback across the Net indicated some weren’t as impressed by Titleist’s efficiency claims and others balked on the worth.
ProV1 & ProV1x- Most well-liked by Tour Gamers
These Titleist fashions are probably the most used golf balls on all of the world’s main golf excursions, together with the PGA Tour, European Tour, Japanese Tour, LPGA Tour, Asian Tour and Nationwide Tour.
Following are simply a few of the world’s premier golfers who tee up with these Titleist golf balls:
Angel Cabrera
Chad Campbell
Ross Fisher
Padraig Harrington
J.B. Holmes
Zach Johnson
Robert Karlsson
Davis Love III
Hunter Mahan
Rory McIlroy
Geoff Ogilvy
Kenny Perry
Ian Poulter
Adam Scott
Steve Stricker
David Toms
Camilo Villegas
Mike Weir
Lee Westwood
Up to now in 2009, Titleist has racked up 76 worldwide golf ball wins.