Okay, took me some time to get my thoughts down from my 2 rounds over this long weekend, but here it goes.
I Played 36 holes, 18 on Saturday, and 18 on Monday. I am going to split my thoughts into two posts, as I did quite different comparisons on each day.
Saturday - September 5th 2020
Temperature: 85-89 Degrees
Wind: Light - Sustained 8-10 MPH Winds
Course: Falcon Lakes - Basehor Kansas
During my Saturday round, I played all 18 holes with the Tour Speed, this was really my "Get to Know You" Round, and I want to delve into the different aspects of the game, and my feelings on each, without comparison to my gamer.
Driver: I felt the ball really excelled here. It seemed every bit as long as my gamer, potentially even longer, and I am not entirely sure if that should be attributed to my swing, or maybe lower spin off the driver, but either way, distance is a definite positive of this ball. I ended up hitting 8/14 fairways, which isn't an abnormally low or high number for me, in fact, probably about average. I lost one ball off the tee, it was a shot I tried to take over some trees, on a shorter Par 4, and I ended up pushing it into the fescue.
Long Irons: Again, I felt the ball performed well here. I had a couple of Par 3s where I pulled 5/6 Iron, as well as some approaches into some longer Par 4s, and I got the expected distance I expected. I am not "Good" enough to have a REAL expectation of high spin with the longer irons, so I am speaking really based on distance here, where I felt the ball hit my expected yardages with a good swing.
Short Irons: This is where the ball starts to lose a bit for me. While I was hitting my expected yardages, sometimes even further, I was not quite getting the spin I would expect from a Urethane ball on a clean strike. For example, I hit a flush 9 iron on a Par 3, a shot I expect to see immediate stop, if not even a bit of backing up, and the ball ran past my mark a good 4-6 feet. Nothing INSANE, but again, not the spin I would expect to see from a Urethane ball.
Wedges: Very similar to the short irons for me, I hit expected yardages, but I definitely have to play for a bit more run-out, than I would expect, given a Urethane ball. The feeling off of the club face was good, but the expected outcomes didn't always match what I expected, given the contact I was seeing.
Putting: One of my favorite aspects of this ball, the arrow, as opposed to just the name of the ball, on the side. I typically mark my ball with a line, and with this ball, I never even thought twice about needing it, given the arrow. The feel off the putter face was about what I am used to, and I felt the ball rolled true.
My next post, will be more of a comparison with my Gamer, but wanted 18 holes where I focused SOLELY on this ball, without any biases coming through.
As always, feel free to ask questions.
I Played 36 holes, 18 on Saturday, and 18 on Monday. I am going to split my thoughts into two posts, as I did quite different comparisons on each day.
Saturday - September 5th 2020
Temperature: 85-89 Degrees
Wind: Light - Sustained 8-10 MPH Winds
Course: Falcon Lakes - Basehor Kansas
During my Saturday round, I played all 18 holes with the Tour Speed, this was really my "Get to Know You" Round, and I want to delve into the different aspects of the game, and my feelings on each, without comparison to my gamer.
Driver: I felt the ball really excelled here. It seemed every bit as long as my gamer, potentially even longer, and I am not entirely sure if that should be attributed to my swing, or maybe lower spin off the driver, but either way, distance is a definite positive of this ball. I ended up hitting 8/14 fairways, which isn't an abnormally low or high number for me, in fact, probably about average. I lost one ball off the tee, it was a shot I tried to take over some trees, on a shorter Par 4, and I ended up pushing it into the fescue.
Long Irons: Again, I felt the ball performed well here. I had a couple of Par 3s where I pulled 5/6 Iron, as well as some approaches into some longer Par 4s, and I got the expected distance I expected. I am not "Good" enough to have a REAL expectation of high spin with the longer irons, so I am speaking really based on distance here, where I felt the ball hit my expected yardages with a good swing.
Short Irons: This is where the ball starts to lose a bit for me. While I was hitting my expected yardages, sometimes even further, I was not quite getting the spin I would expect from a Urethane ball on a clean strike. For example, I hit a flush 9 iron on a Par 3, a shot I expect to see immediate stop, if not even a bit of backing up, and the ball ran past my mark a good 4-6 feet. Nothing INSANE, but again, not the spin I would expect to see from a Urethane ball.
Wedges: Very similar to the short irons for me, I hit expected yardages, but I definitely have to play for a bit more run-out, than I would expect, given a Urethane ball. The feeling off of the club face was good, but the expected outcomes didn't always match what I expected, given the contact I was seeing.
Putting: One of my favorite aspects of this ball, the arrow, as opposed to just the name of the ball, on the side. I typically mark my ball with a line, and with this ball, I never even thought twice about needing it, given the arrow. The feel off the putter face was about what I am used to, and I felt the ball rolled true.
My next post, will be more of a comparison with my Gamer, but wanted 18 holes where I focused SOLELY on this ball, without any biases coming through.
As always, feel free to ask questions.