Here are some pics next to a ProV1x to check out the different dimple pattern.
I did a 45 min chipping session with both the 2-piece and the 3-piece. This is the area I was most curious about the balls. Also, I got the balls around 1:30 and the soccer match started at 2:45 or I would have played 18 with them. I hit 10-15 yard pitch shots.
2-piece: The 2-piece reacted just as the other 2-piece balls I took to compare against. They didn't feel as hard as range balls as stated by another reviewer, at least in my opinion. I had no problem dialing in distance with them. By this I mean I didn't feel as if any balls went farther or shorter with the exact same swing. I found it easy to predict the roll out with these balls, which I find to be the most important factor around the green with balls. I prefer a ball that reacts predictably over a ball that bites and stops on a dime sometimes and other times rolls out, and these were very predictable. I hit some lower chips with heavy spin and they reacted just as well as any other 2-piece ball. I also hit some higher softer chips and as I stated before they reacted consistently with the same amount of bite and spin each time. I hit all of these chips by just throwing balls down and hitting them as they were, to simulate in-round where I wouldn't want to pick my ball up and line it up. Found no ill effects from not lining the arrow up for chips. My opinion so far on the 2-piece balls would be, they certainly have comparable greenside reactions to any other good 2-piece balls. If they have the effect the company says and help keep the ball online 70% better than other balls I would recommend anyone that plays a 2-piece ball switch to these balls. I haven't tested them off the tee or approaches yet though, so I don't know if their statements about keeping them online are true yet.
3-piece ball: Did the same with these balls as with the 2-piece balls. They're definitely softer than the 2-piece balls. I wouldn't say they're as soft as ProV1x's that I compared them against, but they felt good. I'm not as militant about having buttery soft balls as some though. Once again these balls reacted consistently, which is what I'm worried about in balls. Not as much bite as the ProV1x's, but I don't foresee them being to hard to stop if needed.
All in all, for the 10-15 yard greenside chipping/pitching game these balls worked very comparably with their more well known counterparts. If they do as they are supposed to and really keep it online, I don't see why anyone who's just looking to have some fun playing with buddies and not worried about their handicap wouldn't play these. So far I'm impressed by them. After hitting off the tee and playing approaches my opinion might change though.
On a side note, the packaging is very sub-par to me. The sleeves the balls come in just look like cheap balls. Very mediocre graphics and fonts. This is definitely being very critical, but I feel as a tester I should look at every aspect of them.
I'm going to try and play 18 tomorrow and then I'll be back with more insight. Feel free to ask any questions you might have and I'll answer them to best of my ability.
Thanks again to THP and Polara for the opportunity to test these out.
. First impression after opening it is the packaging looks cheap, i know its just what the balls come in and the performance is the only thing that matters but just wanted to mention it. These balls really have a unique dimple pattern, along the arrow and the width of the Polara stamp its bigger dimples, and then to the left and right on the side the dimples are smaller and there are allot more bunched together, this is with the ball lined up like it would be on the tee box, arrow down the fairway.
