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Well, thanks to the supreme generosity and class of some of my fellow members, I have been able to procure the following models of High end golf balls:

Z-Star Tour Yellow
TaylorMade Penta
Bridgestone B330-RXS

Sometime later in the week I will also have the following:

Titleist Pro V1
Nike One Tour

Short game testing will begin tomorrow, with a range session later in the week to test out long-game properties. Tuesday of next week I will take these all to a golf course to test real life playability and overall performance. The same criteria will be used for some mid-range ball testing and reviews that will come probably next week.

I am new to the equipment testing game, and by no means do I wish to replace JB and GG, but I would like to offer another view point. I would be happy to take requests for me to put the balls through different tests that ya'll can think of that I miss.

Initial short game testing of the first three balls will be up by noon tomorrow.
 
cool good for you aggro! enjoy and let us know how you do!
 
o i see how it is, just not even going to give my 20 golf balls im giving you a chance to shine and beat em all out lol
 
yeah alot of us will tell you the same thing. its like a big family here on THP land
 
bridges said:
o i see how it is, just not even going to give my 20 golf balls im giving you a chance to shine and beat em all out lol
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lmao, there is a reason they dont let peewee football play in the nfl, friend.
 
aggro said:
lol, when they come in they will be compared as well. Thanks.
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haha u know im just messin with you.. but they wont come close to those 5 because those are pretty much the top balls out.. but who knows u might like one of the 10 different titleist brands your getting lol
 
bridges said:
haha u know im just messin with you.. but they wont come close to those 5 because those are pretty much the top balls out.. but who knows u might like one of the 10 different titleist brands your getting lol
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Thus the reason for the far funnier edit above :D
 
hahahaha good stuff.. but let us know how you like them.. ur gunna love that penta, z star, and bstone ball... havent hit the new rxs yet but its suppose to be awesome.. and the z star and penta are just on a level of there own... ur going to have some tough choices to make on which ball to stick with haha.. im going through 3 balls right now as well.. penta, z star and bstone e6..
 
Looking forward to your thoughts aggro


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This looks to an EPIC face off of golf ball proportions! Those first three balls are all fantastic balls, I like the yellow color but I think in feel the Penta cant be beat. Look forward to your epic results!
 
epic post Kev lol

OEM Kevin said:
This looks to an EPIC face off of golf ball proportions! Those first three balls are all fantastic balls, I like the yellow color but I think in feel the Penta cant be beat. Look forward to your epic results!
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Can't wait to hear your thoughts!!!
 
OEM Kevin said:
This looks to an EPIC face off of golf ball proportions! Those first three balls are all fantastic balls, I like the yellow color but I think in feel the Penta cant be beat. Look forward to your epic results!
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He'll prolly like them all to some degree!
 
Be interested to hear your thoughts on each ball, and hopefully you'll find a ball to suit you out of that lot!
 
Okay guys, I went out and hit wedges and short irons today, and here are my results.

Wedge Testing

I set up the Penta, Zstar, and B330-RXS, as well as my current ball, NXT Tour and hit several different short game shots, incluging chips, flops, and 20-30 yard pitches. I want to get something out of the way here. All 3 are magnificent balls, and if they suit your game, you would be ill advised not to pick up a box. That said...

Penta- Beautiful. The clear winner. It did whatever I wanted it to. It spun beautifully, and was soft as silk. On flop shots it flew nice and high, and dropped dead. I actually had a little difficulty adjusting to this kind of performance, but when I did, it was so much easier to control than anything I have ever played before.

Z- Star- The runner up. It performed very nicely in all of the wedge shots, but never seemed to quite match the Penta. I had no problem seeing where it landed though. The yellow/green color works very well.

B330-RXS- This, for me performed a little bit better than the NXT, but not quite as well as the two above. It rolled a little more on landing, and didn't feel as soft.


Coming off of the irons, they were all very similar. I wont be able to give you exact results until I hit the range, but they all had very comperable distances.

Durability

As is to be expected, te softer corvers showed a little scuffing, but no major cuts or scratches. The Penta is the least durable, with a few visible scuffs, but once again, nothing that would limit performance.


These are all shaping up to be excellent balls, with the Penta out in front. When I get the Nike One Tour and the Pro V1 in I will take all 5 to the range for long game testing.
 
Good review. to bad those pentas are 20 more bucks a dozen than the nxt lol

o and be sure to hit them off the driver to! i want to see which one is easier to control...Just dont lose them haha
 
bridges said:
Good review. to bad those pentas are 20 more bucks a dozen than the nxt lol

o and be sure to hit them off the driver to! i want to see which one is easier to control...Just dont lose them haha
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I am gonna try to go to the range tomorrow or friday. I can't thursday thanks to fooball practice. Grrrr.....
 
Lol, it's good to hear your having a fun time with the balls. That's about the order I'd rank them in as well. Just dont lose them before you get a chance to really play them!

BTW, which one are you going to play on the 29th?
 
sacul1573 said:
Lol, it's good to hear your having a fun time with the balls. That's about the order I'd rank them in as well. Just dont lose them before you get a chance to really play them!

BTW, which one are you going to play on the 29th?
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I will be using all of them at one point or another, since it is just a casual round, and I wont be able to go again for around a month.
 
great stuff so far aggro
 
aggro said:
Okay guys, I went out and hit wedges and short irons today, and here are my results.

Wedge Testing


Durability

As is to be expected, te softer corvers showed a little scuffing, but no major cuts or scratches. The Penta is the least durable, with a few visible scuffs, but once again, nothing that would limit performance.


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That's the one thing stopping me fron switching to the Penta's. I really liked the Taylor Made TP Reds but they scuffed up soooo easily. Penta's got the same problem. But it does perform though.
 
SNAP HOOK said:
That's the one thing stopping me fron switching to the Penta's. I really liked the Taylor Made TP Reds but they scuffed up soooo easily. Penta's got the same problem. But it does perform though.
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Yeah, I mean, its not bad, but it is there. I will be interested to see how it holds up on the course. not a lot of water there, so no worries about it going for a swim.
 
Good review so far Aggro! :thumb:
 
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