TITLEIST Pro V1x Left Dash Golf Balls

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Per Titleist, the ProV1x Left Dash feels firmer than the standard Pro V1x. In testing all three Titleist Pro V1 balls head to head with a putter, I found that there was a clear stair step progression from Pro V1 to Pro V1x to ProV1x Left Dash. If the Pro V1 is a three and the Pro V1x is a five, the Pro V1x Left Dash is a seven. Impact is louder and firmer. The ball doesn’t feel like it compresses or melts into the face like it does with the Pro V1. This difference is much less noticeable with an insert putter. Titleist is nothing if not predictable with its ball releases. With the company rumored to be attending the PGA Merchandise Show in January, the smart money is on a Jan. 26 embargo. Professionals have been using Pro V1x since its launch, and still, it is one of the most used golf balls. The reason for this popularity is the quality and specs of Pro V1x. During the official retail announcement today, January 18, Titleist confirmed exactly how the company went about making those desired improvements. My gamer for years have been the Pro V1x. The last 5 rounds I switched to the V1 and my last 5 rounds were in the 70's.

The -V1x is a great ball in it's own, but its not for me. It's to loud and hard feeling off the driver. It just doesn't work for me off the driver. I need all the distance I can get off the tee box. I can not afford to give up 10 to 20 yards. The story isn’t entirely dissimilar from Left Dash. It’s fair to say that ball has found an audience though, internally, Titleist believes that while Left Dot is more popular on Tour, Left Dash was likely to be a better fit for the rest of us. It’s why Left Dash is on shelves now. Six? Assuming for a moment that Pro V1 Left Dot eventually comes to market and nothing else changes, that’s where Titleist would be. Most of its competitors have three urethane offerings; Bridgestone has four. From a performance perspective, Left Dash (named for the “-“ on the left side of the side stamp) is described as a low spin Pro V1x. For context, it’s important to note within Titleist’s current lineup, AVX is low launch/low spin. Pro V1 is mid launch/mid spin, and Pro V1x is high launch/high spin. Those descriptions are, of course, relative, but the interesting note about Left Dash is with its high launch, low spin characteristics, it has a non-linear relationship to Titleist’s other tour-level offerings. The 2021 version of the Pro V1 is a three-piece ball with 388 dimples. While under normal circumstances the overwhelming majority of Pro V1s sold in the U.S. are produced at the company’s Ball Plant 3 with demand outpacing production capabilities, it’s not uncommon to find balls made at Ball Plant 4 in Thailand on shelves.Here we go again … kinda. As it did two years ago with Pro V1x Left Dash, Titleist is taking the Pro V1 Left Dot—previously a secret menu, Tour-only, CPO (custom performance option) golf ball—and offering it to the public. Too many, not enough or just right, six is still a lot and it does risk putting a strain on retailers and further confounding consumers, most of whom won’t be in the Left Dot wheelhouse. Let’s start with the simple part. Compression consistency across the Titleist Pro V1x is good (above average). Long irons: A+ amazing. Nice compressed feel, nice high ballflight, perfect spin into greens. I struggle getting my long irons in the air. These are amazing. While it’s largely fodder for gearheads, the more interesting question is what becomes of the other two: the Pro V1x Left Dash and Pro V1 Left Dot?

I have really enjoyed your Ball Lab series. I find myself looking at the guts of mower-cut balls I find on the course and counting layers, looking at empty covers and wondering what had been on the inside (and why more of the innards aren’t still there). Based on the relative numbers of previous Pro1x vs Tp5x tests can be used as a relative difference for the ProV1x vs left dash tests to get a comparison. Of course it's not head to head and there are swing differences that could skew these numbers. The Pro V1 and ProV1x, as a whole, are the best balls in golf, so it’s hard to say, ‘How are you going to possibly make that ball better when it’s already the best?’ It’s not particularly surprising that we found no issues with either roundness or conformance to the USGA rules for weight. To date, we’ve measured 30 dozen Titleist golf balls across 10 different models. We’ve yet to find a single ball that’s over the weight limit and have only measured one ball (a TrueFeel) that failed to meet our standard for roundness. Titleist Pro V1 — Inspection As is typical for this phase of the game, Titleist is providing little in the way of details, though a reading of the selected quotes from Scotty Scheffler suggest that short game and wind performance will be a point of emphasis with the new balls.Across the worldwide professional tours, use of Titleist CPOs is minimal, and in a reasonable world, that would be the case for the retail market as well. Between AVX, Pro V1, and Pro V1x, Titleist thinks it has about 95% of amateur golfers covered. Left Dash Performance Characteristics Higher spinning can benefit some players in many ways, but the Left dash model was manufactured with a different purpose. Well, in case you're not aware, Titleist has a fourth option that may be the answer - Pro V1x Left Dash. 1. Pro V1 x Left Dash Began as a Titleist CPO A couple of Titleist’s custom golf ball options in the last few years, Pro V1 “Left Dot” and Pro V1x “Left Dash,” provided the test cases that helped the company’s R&D team and manufacturing plants develop the science and the processes that led to the new cores on this year’s Pro V1 and Pro V1x. These new models of Pro V1 and Pro V1x already have been played on the PGA Tour by more than 45 players, according to the company.

Said another way, can … or I suppose should… Left Dot co-exist with other Pro V1 offerings (and AVX … and Tour Speed) or does it simply muddy waters and only add to the confusion already experienced by golfers trying to find the mythical right ball? What Left Dash, Left Dot, and Star have in common is that each played a role in developing technologies used in the next generation of Titleist products. The next part of the test was hitting 50-yard wedge shots. This is a key shot for a golfer as we want to try and generate as much spin as possible with a short swing for maximum control when the ball lands on the green. We observed a single ball with a small blob of paint in a dimple. It chipped out without much issue and therefore was considered minor. Minor pin marks from the painting process were also observed in several balls. General ObservationsWe should also note that, as a small percentage of the market ball, the Left Dash isn’t produced in the same quantities as other Titleist offerings. With smaller quantities likely come tighter tolerances. True Price To make it easier for the audience to understand which one is the right one, we will provide a comparison table below. If you read carefully, you will discover the key differences between Pro V1x and Pro V1x Left Dash. Features As with other balls in the Pro V1 family, the Pro V1x Left Dash offers a thin urethane cover. Greenside spin should meet expectations for the category. Titleist Pro V1x Left Dash – Consistency