There is little doubt that anyone who golfs knows what the number one ball in golf is, as well as number two, and what company they belong to. Familiarity which has been established through both longevity and outright dominance. Titleist with their Pro V1 and Pro V1x golf balls remain at the top of the mountain, but they also understand that if you want to stay on top, you must continue to innovate and evolve.
The 2021 Pro V1 and Pro V1x is the most innovation forward evolution of the legendary golf balls that we have seen in some time. Titleist isn’t resting on anything, they’re moving forward.
Titleist Pro V1 and Pro V1x Golf Balls
Let’s be real, every company is seeking out more distance and more spin, and these are things which Titleist believes they too have accomplished with their newest versions of the most popular balls in golf. But not only are they seeking out more of what everyone wants, they’re also claiming a softer feel in both balls thanks to some internal changes which have been applied. Again, willingness to make a significant change to what you know is tried, true, and massively popular is impressive to see.
In terms of design, Titleist considers the Pro V1 to offer “the greatest combination of speed, spin, and feel in the game”, and to be the best fit for the majority of golfers wanting to play a Pro V. The Pro V1 will fly lower than its sibling with a more penetrating overall ball flight as well as the softer feel of the two.
The Pro V1x for 2021 “has a fast, high flight and delivers spin when and where a golfer wants it”. This is the ball of the duo which is for those wanting a higher trajectory as well as more spin. The Pro V1x will also be the firmer feeling ball of the two.
Internally, both balls have a Reformulated 2.0 ZG Process Core (solid in the Pro V1 and dual in the Pro V1x) which are a big part of the added distance aspect. Additionally, a Faster High-Flex Casing Layer is the utilization of an ionomer which was used in the Pro V1x left dash, and Titleist was thoroughly impressed with its ability to add speed while keeping the spin in the long game down.
Titleist ProV1X Titleist ProV1X
Externally will potentially be the most intriguing design story for golfers, however. First, they have applied a New, Softer, Cast Urethane Cover with a focus on improving greenside capabilities with both balls. The second part though, that is quite literally almost a decade in the works. For the first time since 2011, Titleist is changing the aerodynamics of both golf balls with the new Spherically-tiled Tetrahedral Dimple Design. The Pro V1x has 388 dimples and underwent over 60 iterations in development, while the Pro V1x has 348 dimples and over 30 iterations. The designs which are unique to each ball maximize the distance and flight consistency which has been engineered by Titleist.
The Details
The 2021 Titleist Pro V1 and Pro V1x golf balls will become available on 1/27/21 with a MAP of $49.99, additionally both golf balls will be available in white and high-optic yellow.
Are you going to jump in and try the new Pro V1 and/or Pro V1x? Be sure to chime in with your thoughts both below as well as on the THP Community!
Picked up a box of the new Pro V1s today.
Have only putted with them so far but they feel a touch firmer and the sound is definitely different.
To be sure I also did a blind test and could pick the new one based on sound every time.
Not sure how I feel about this yet given I loved the old ones.
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I played another round with these yesterday. The first few holes, I tried them with just the Enhanced Aiming and didn’t feel comfortable putting. I then played about 8 holes with the ball marked with my simulated Triple Track lines and putted great. The bottom line is that the performance is fantastic with these, but the performance isn’t that much better (if any?) for me than the CSXTT to keep me drawing lines on the ball. I have been all-in on the Triple Track since it came out and have a TT putter. I had similar results as ProV1 as my Bridgestone balls. I loved the BRX until triple track came out.
Throughout most of last year, I played Bridgestone Tour B X and Tour B XS. They were good balls for me, but I wanted a yellow ball. I see them so much better with my aging eyes. I also kept thinking that the perfect ball for me would be a ball right in the middle of the two Bridgestone balls. I think I have found it.
I bought a box of the new Titleist Pro V1X balls before a weekend golf trip last week. I got two rounds in with them. Then, this evening, I used it for a half hour practice session and a one hour lesson, where we mostly worked on wedges.
It really does seem like it is right in the middle of the two Bridgestone balls, in terms of feel and spin. I am getting really low driver spin with it, but yet it spins very well on irons and wedges. It is very durable. And, YES, it comes in yellow. I shot one of my best rounds of my life with it over the weekend.
I am pretty close to committing to this ball for 2021.
Wanted to stop by here as I have been a user of the previous 1vx. I was fit the other week for new irons and they had the new prov1x to hit.
Just off of the short (about an hour haha) time hitting 7 iron after 7 iron, I noticed some good about the new ball compared to what I have been seeing in the wild with the 19 version.
Major thing was distance/ball speed was up. Pretty cool. My launch was also a little higher than the last time I was on a monitor hitting the previous Prov 1x but that could be a difference in the day/swing.
Downside, and again, This could be due to it being gc quad vs trackman, but spin seemed to be a little low (even for me). I typically hit a 7 iron around 5500-5600 and during this session I was low 4s to low 5s on good strikes.
Feel was excellent. I like a firmer ball and this delivered what I was looking for. Wouldn’t say it was way better, but it was nice.
Does anyone know the compression of the NEW Pro V1X???
Been playing, and enjoying greatly, the Titleist Practice Pro V1 & V1X boxed dozen balls. Did some research and the performance is supposedly the same as non Practice balls but there’s cosmetic issues that make the V1 & V1X balls their Practice balls. $35.00 per dozen. PRACTICE is printed on the ball opposite the Pro V1X logo and I draw a black sharpie line thru the PRACTICE and use it as a alignment. Love the Pro V1X
As a fan of triple track I’m intrigued by the enhanced alignment on these. Anyone have experience with both of them?
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Does anyone know the compression of the NEW Pro V1X???
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I heard Covey say what they got in their testing but can’t remember now. Pretty sure compression was right near last gen, even though the feel is a bit softer.
Got 2 sleeves of 2021 ProV1 Shamrocks and 2021 ProV1x in the bag tomorrow. I’ll split them at the turn and see which one performs the best for me. The ProV1 performed better at Club Champion on 7i testing.
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Got 2 sleeves of 2021 ProV1 Shamrocks and 2021 ProV1x in the bag tomorrow. I’ll split them at the turn and see which one performs the best for me. The ProV1 performed better at Club Champion on 7i testing.
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Well after first round it’s V1 1 and Vx1 0. As funny as this is going to read, the 2021 V1x just seems harder than the 2019 version. I was just able to turn over the V1 version better off of driver. Was able to get a pitch shot to check up really nice with the V1. More testing to come.
The 2021 V1 may take me away from the AVX. Its insane.
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The 2021 V1 may take me away from the AVX. Its insane.
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i was getting ready to say the same thing about the PV1X 😳
REPOST:
Being stuck at home with rain and waiting for 2nd Vaccine shot symptoms, I did an online Titliest Ball Fitting.
Was able to schedule on in 2 hours.
Had my Club Champion fitting Trackman report and was able to share my screen to review them.
They recommended ProV1X to give me as much spin as I can get into the greens with my irons – Additional Stopping Power.
They are sending me samples in Yellow.
The fitter did tell me that the difference with the 2021 ProV1X was that it was a “Baby” of 2017 ProV1X & 2019 ProV1X
More Short Game spin like 2017 and Less Long Game Spin like 2019.
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What is the Japan model??
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I don’t know the current generation but going off memory, I am not sure they were USGA Conforming. Also not the same ball is North America nor made in the same plant.
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I don’t know the current generation but going off memory, I am not sure they were USGA Conforming. Also not the same ball is North America nor made in the same plant.
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Yeah. Says made in Tailand.. I dunno. People get crazy over J spec stuff. This ball probably performs worse..
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What does “Japan model” mean? Are they different?
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They are made in Titleist #4 plant in Thailand [ATTACH type=”full” alt=”CFF8D29D-0B71-4444-8C88-6217C8E6AE10.jpeg”]9053721[/ATTACH][ATTACH type=”full”]9053721[/ATTACH][ATTACH type=”full”]9053723[/ATTACH][ATTACH type=”full”]9053724[/ATTACH]
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Same ball and performance.
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Hmmm. I spoke to someone there yesterday after my post and they believed otherwise.
I need to think their statement over of the new design.
They say the PRO V1 is for the majority of the golfers, then also say that the ball flight for the PRO V1 is lower of the two. Wouldn’t the majority of the golfers have lower swing speed so they might need higher ball flight ?
Have not played the Titleist for a long long time, remembering the old, old design was the V1 X with larger dimples had a more penetrating ball flight than the V1 ?
With the price point getting close to all the other premium golf ball level, hopefully the V1/V1X will get to be teed up by more golfers.
I will reserve my personal opinion on this going softer trend to see if the new models will measure up to the industry leader’s role.
I like a softer fell golf ball, but not to compromise with the performance.
I’d imagine with the changes, the feel and the performance will follow the change, to the better, or to the different. V1/V1X followers may or may not like the change. The changes will give the loyal followers an excuse to try out other brands if they’re either indifferent to the changes or simply disappointing.
I’d give the thumb up for the direction the V1/V1X is heading. Can’t feel too comfortable sitting on top of the hill with all the others coming up to the level.