On the CourseWith the initial short game practicing out of the way, the four of us headed to the course for the first of 6 rounds of golf together over 3 days. Here are our initial reactions grouped together.
Distance & Tee Shots - The two low handicap players in our group found 8-10 yards of distance increase between the Taylormade Penta TP and their current ball the Titleist Pro V1x. Both thought the ball had a great trajectory and loved it off the tee. Myself and the mid-handicap player found no distance increase in the ball, however we did not notice a decrease at all. One thing all four of us were nervous about going in was the ball flight off the tee and if we would see an increase in hooks or slices. We can happily report back that those that play a cut or fade had it stay that way and those that played a draw never had it turn into a hook. It seemed as though there was no increase in side spin for any of us.
Approach Shots - All four of the golfers felt as though the ball really shined here. The low handicap players once again found themselves saying distance was great. Even saying that on long approaches, they could change clubs. But the real key for most of us here was that because of the increase in sticking ability we were getting, we were able to hit a much larger variety of shots into each green without the fear of the ball not stopping.
Greenside - We spoke in depth about this above and I will add that on the course, we all had our initial thoughts confirmed. The ball stops on a dime and is about as spinny as anything we have tried over the last few years. Our lowest handicap player put it this way. "It is like you taking what I love about the ProV1x and adding in some Taylormade TP Black and some Srixon Z-Star".
Putting - Three of us loved it on the putting green and one of us did not. On the green it gives you a super smooth roll with a great soft feel. Nobody had any issues with it really and we all liked the simplified graphics that are on the ball. However one of the testers really missed his arrows for an alignment aid. For those that do not like that clicky sound that you get with some balls out there right now, you have no worries, as the sound of these is extremely pure.
Durability - I played the same ball for 18 holes. (lucky I know) None of us had any real issues with durability, however all four of us noted that they were not as durable as a few of the other premium balls out there. They will get scraped with large grooves in wedges, but no major cuts or anything such as that.
I was using my Taylormade Burner Irons:
TaylorMade 2009 Burner Iron Set (#4 thru PW, AW)
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Product Description:
The TaylorMade Penta TP golf ball features the following:
5-layer ball improves the performance of every club in your bag
NdV4 core, with an advanced neodymium compound delivers faster ball speed to promote more distance
Ultra-thin cast thermoset urethane cover delivers a tour-caliber blend of spin, soft feel and superior durability
Low-Drag Performance (LDP) forgives off-center hits by delivering added lift to keep ball airborne
HPF 1000 mantle teams with the high-energy core to limit spin off the driver and teams with the cover to increase spin off the short irons
Tour-level Iothane 56 cover combines the speed of ionomer with the spin and feel of urethane
Engineered for tour professionals, playable for everyone
Benefits of TP Red and TP Black in one ball
Available in 12-Ball Pack
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