The previous version felt squishy to me off the driver and longer clubs. I was always shorter off the driver. The new ball has better distance and spin on iron shots. Both felt great off the putter. My swing speed I don’t really know but based on distance it’s over 105. My iron distance I’m a club longer with the new version.
Just out of curiosity, were you playing a course that you typically play? The course that I play most often has greens that are soft and slow. I typically play the QST on that course because I have found it doesn't spin as much as the Taylor Made Tour Response or a Pro V1 practice ball which I usually play on courses with firmer and faster greens. Both seem to spin more and stick a little better than the QST. Of course this is purely anecdotal evidence.
Yes, I play the course a lot. The greens were medium. Both balls flew pretty high and left regular or medium size pitch marks. I could kinda excuse the PW because it was out of the first cut and maybe I didn't deliver the club to the ball properly. But the 8i was off a tee that was probably 1/8" above the surface. The green actually slopes a little back to front on that hole so gravity should have helped.
I wish they made yellow as well. I don’t use em for the entire round, just until the marine layer burns off. I can’t see the white ball against the clouds. Once the sun is out I like white. In the meantime I play the CS to begin my rounds. Testing both and really like both.
