I received a dozen Nike One Black balls for Christmas and got to play with it for the first time today. The durability of this ball is amazing. One of my gripes with the Pro V1 is that on full wedges, it will scuff easily. The Nike One Black can last a full 18 holes and more.

I hate to judge a ball from a day in which I played extremely poorly and when my back was tightening up (I was in a car accident about a month ago). Here are my initial impressions anyway. I didn't find the distance really spectacular. I only played the course I played on today twice so I can't judge against other balls. The spin was solid. It didn't spin as much as the Pro V1 but it was adequate for me. Maybe it's because the greens were extremely fast today. I had a 15 foot putt roll 30 feet past the hole and off the green.

I'm going to hold off on rating this ball until I get to play it at a course I'm familiar with. Then I'll be able to guage distance a little better. The spin will also be easier to compare on greens I'm familiar with, too. All in all, I found this ball unspectacular but today's round would have probably been my worst of 2004 so I'll wait until I pass judgement on it.

For the person who wanted to know more about the TA2 LNG, I tried that ball and liked it a lot. Right now, I'd say I like that ball better than the One but the day I played that ball, I was striking the ball beautifully.