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to set up a birdie of course...which I did.
Tour Edge Exotics Golf Ball
Do you think you could compare what it feels like off the driver, irons and putter to any other balls you've played?
My biggest question is WHY? The market is already WAY over saturated.
Because capturing a sliver of the overall ball market is still a lot of money for a smaller company like Tour Edge.
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And it's also "free" advertising..... every time someone looks down at the ball and sees Tour Edge, it's an impression.
Often, the thinking is... folks will then look at their clubs and other products as well.
I would have thought trying to capture a bigger share of the market they are already in would be more important.
It just seems to me that the Ball market is way over crowded and from a cost/benefit analysis it seems like getting a ball that people will actually use is a long road to travel.
Without Tour Players playing your ball How much do they expect to get??
I would think their focus is competing more with the DTC brands than the green grass monoliths - at least for the time being. As was mentioned before, there’s an absolute boatload of balls being sold every year. There’s room for another maker.
I’m not sure how much more market share they can realistically get in the lines they are currently in. People who play TE seem to be really into them. Everyone else seems to not know they exist.
It’s not like they had to spend $100m to build their own manufacturing facility. They are contracting out the actual production of the balls to an existing facility. Other than some upfront setup costs for their molds and probably a pretty substantial minimum order the cost to launch a new golfball is probably overall significantly lower than we think it is.
They have an existing customer base who are already buying golf balls so they have a group of people who are at least somewhat likely to give them a shot.
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30mph gusts should qualify as windy, so you could say I had a chance to play this in the wind. I thought it did really well. I was able to keep wedges low and and spinny. I teed the driver down a bit and the result were very consistent in terms of distance, height, and dispersion.
I like the ball. Worth a try.
I like the ball. Worth a try.
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I have only used it around the green and the spin is really strong.
Glad to know its solid off the tee as well.
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It’s kind of funny. The $40 ball market is becoming crowded with good options. This is definitely one of them
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Finally, right? It's my sweet spot when it comes to price and like that you have options out there that are different.
I played this yesterday again and am a fan. Probably my only wishlist item that isn't there is that I think the alignment aid is kind of small. I like something a little more prominent these days, but that's just me.
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I think these are going to surprise people when they put them in their hands. Its a quality release.
For those of you who have played the ball, where do you think if falls in comparison to say Titleists line up?
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Hmm. I'm not 100% sure there's a direct comparable.
In terms of ball flight/aero and green side spin, I'd probably lean towards Pro V1. It's a little softer feeling with full swings imo.
I was kind of secretly hoping that that would be the comparable ball because that's what I play.
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Yea, if you're in a firm ball like the V1x it will be a pretty big departure, but you should see some appx parallels.
Well, looks like I'll have to get a box and see how it goes.
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Not a huge investment at least.
No, it's not. I just wish they did custom numbers but that's not a deal breaker.
But, why? Having to buy golf balls just means you’re playing enough golf to generate the need.
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Spiked by the alignment on the Tour Soft. But I did use the line on this my last round and it was fine enough.
I hope people actually jump in and try these. Pretty strong performance and feel for a first go at golf balls.