Got a box of these last weekend...was playing NXT Tour ('04) before then but starting to find my drives were fading (ahem!) a little too much when i tried to really cut loose...got caught by the hype "40% less sidespin than other balls" of the PWR Drive's and so gave 'em a go...
off the tee you can't fault them...in fact the harder you try and hit them the straighter they get...distance seemed about the same, maybe a bit longer due to the straighter ball flight but only about 10-15yrds i would say...
off the fairway with a wood or rescue-mid...same story...very straight, and pretty good length...
all well and good until you get to within 150y...the contact with an iron on these balls is very dead, probably due to the very low compression (55) i guess...the ball flight is also very low, in fact it felt as if i was thinning the shot every time...as such, zero spin or trajectory meant i was overunning the greens every time...
as for putting...not sure if it was me losing concentration due to chipping/putting from off the back of every green or that the greens were in fairly poor condition on the day but these balls did not putt well...seemed very inconsistant in terms of distance...normally similar stroke lengths (i use the Pelz methodology) gave wildy different results...very depressing as i rely on my putting to keep my score decent :)
haven't 3-putted for 11 rounds until last weekend...thanks to the PWR Drive i posted three 3-putts and one 4-putt...argh!
as a result, i'm selling the rest of the box on eBay for pennies and either going back to my NXT Tour (maybe the '05...anyone tried these yet?) or maybe try the HX Hot...
I played today and picked up a 2 ball trial pack while making the turn. I found them to be quite good all around.
Trajectory seemed normal to me, I hit 7 of nine greens in regulation and found that they held the greens quite well, with an 8 iron or higher, the ball mark was within a foot of the ball.
Off the tee, these balls seem pretty long and easy to keep in play. The trial box claimed reduced driver spin, which appears to be true (due to hitting 5 of 7 fairways), I also found the ball to be workable off the tee, there are two holes where turning it hard pays off and hit the short grass on both.
Putting seemed normal, I sank 2 putts from about 7 feet and was able to lag putt it close on long putts.
Durability seemed pretty good. The cover did not scuff from contact with my clubs, I didn't hit any trees or cart paths, and both balls looked brand new after 9 holes. ProVs or HXs scuff fast simply from hitting them with a club, 6 holes and they are pretty beat up, golf balls should be able to handle contact with golf clubs, the PAR definitely does.
I will be buying a bunch of these next time I go out.
I bought a box of these and like them a lot, they play well off the tee and I found them to stick well on the green. I also liked how they played when I putted. Overall they suit my game very well.
Myself, I really like this golf ball, and for my money, it is better than the Pinnacle Exception AND much better than the HX HOT by Callaway!! After what I read in Golf Digest, however, I am intrigued by Precept U-TRI Tour golf ball!!
I played with some over the past couple of weeks and love them to death unless I'm trying to get a wedge to stick.
These balls are pretty good. I like them even though the ball feels kind of cheap when you hold it in your hand. All this ball knows is straight but as said in the post above, it dosen't spin around the greens.
This is a ball that really perplexes me. I'm able to pick them up at a local Sports Authority for a discount price, and I've bought a bunch, played well with them, then had 1 horrible round, then took back the unopened boxes. I must've done that 2-3 times.
The ball really does what the common perceptions around here say. It flies very straight, you'll never really be more than 10 yards or so off the fairway unless you give it a REALLY bad swing.
But, it has a really hard time stopping. This is one ball that you need to adjust your strategy around for. With short game and approach shots, you really need to aim short a lot of the time. Fortunately (or maybe really not) for me, I often do not take enough club (stupid ego) on approach shots. So I end up hitting it where a normal ball stops 10 yards short of the green, but this ball trickles up onto the green, barely.
I've looked at the golfballtest.com results to see what would be the best for my specific game. I rated all the results for distance, spin, price, etc and put more weight to the factors I need more of. And this ball is far and away the best rated for what I need. I'm still deciding if the lack of greenside spin is compensated by the extra distance and straighter drives.
Its just that you have to stay with this ball (or I presume the e6, which is the replacement) and you really can't play the same way with a different ball.
My Longest drives ever all over 300y were with the PWR Drive, I can not fault them at all You do have to back off a bit when putting as they seem to explode off the putter face.
March 23rd, 2005, 06:55 AM
Linear Mode
Similar Threads
