TITLEIST Pro V1x Left Dash Golf Balls

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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. 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. As we discussed with our Q-Star Tour review, our compression consistency metric is an aggregation of two compression considerations. When we look at the average ball compression across the sample, we find a seven-point compression difference between the firmest and the softest. That’s not exceptional but it’s solidly in the average range. Standard deviations for the same metric place the ball in the “high average” range. 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. Charley Hoffmann, for example, switched into the 2023 Pro V1x golf ball at the Shriners during Tour launch week. Speaking with GolfWRX.com at the Shriners, Hoffmann compared his experience with the new Pro V1x golf ball, versus the Pro V1x Left Dash golf ball he was playing previously.

If you're like most golfers, you'd probably love a few more yards off the tee. The problem is, you don't want to sacrifice. You don't want to give up the high level of performance in other phases of your game that you've come to expect from Pro V1, Pro V1xand AVX.The chart below shows the weight, diameter and compression measurements for each of the balls in our Titleist Pro V1 sample.

There are no positive or negative sides to using any of these. It entirely depends on the player and how he wants to play.Titleist Pro V1x and Pro V1x Left Dash have different average distances as their peak height are different. The score is the highest we’ve recorded so far with the Excellent rating for compression consistency pushing it past the others. 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. Mid-Irons: No test with left dash, but if the wedge and driver test is a hint, I'm guessing it's lower spinning than the TP5x as well (but more than the AVX?) Titleist introduced the Pro V1x golf ball in 2003 after its predecessor Pro V1 in 2000. The aim was to improve it internally and change some gaming aspects.

Despite the balls being produced in different factories, we found no appreciable difference in average compression across the sample. That said, we know that not every golfer can discern subtle differences between golf balls. Titleist concedes that from one shot to the next, you’re going to find plenty of overlap between balls. What it’s hoping to learn is whether there’s enough difference in Left Dot for average golfers to change what Titleist’s VP of Golf Ball Marketing Jeremy Stone calls the “total aggregate outcome.” As a result, the peak height of the Pro V1x is slightly lower than the Pro V1x left dash. However, both have an average distance of 212-242 Yards. CompressionOn our gauges, the Titleist Pro V1 has a compression of 87. While that’s three points softer than we measured the previous version, across the market as a whole, it’s still solidly within the firm category (though it is a bit on the softer side for a ball played on Tour). As you might expect, given the popularity of the Pro V1, nearly every company that makes a urethane-covered ball makes one in the +/- 90-compression range. Titleist Pro V1 — Diameter and Weight Despite being relatively new to golfers, both models have remained unchanged for the last few Pro V1 release cycles. It’s worth noting that Titleist says lessons learned from both balls have filtered into the mainstream products. We want to shift the bell curve in a positive direction,” says Stone. “If we can save you one stroke, that’s meaningful.” This golf ball by Titleist is more popular than the Left dash model because of its spinning capability and better air dynamics. The spherically tiled tetrahedral dimple design is 348, higher than the other.

My 7-iron data with the Pro V1x Left Dash ball is great. Look at how consistent those numbers are! The spin, launch angle, descent angle and carry distance all have incredibly small variances. There is not one thing I could criticise about the ball from my 7 iron shots. 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.

Titleist Pro V1x Left Dash – Summary Report

The risk of too many isn’t lost on Titleist but, according to Stone, it recognizes that “a perfectly tuned one of one is becoming the expectation.” From that perspective, nothing is too much. Any ball that helps golfers play better is included in the “right” number. 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. On our gauge, the average compression of the Pro V1x Left Dash is 102. It’s the firmest ball in our database. For reference, the Cut Blue DC and Mizuno RB Tour X both average 99 compression while the Bridgestone Tour BX is roughly 98.5 on average. Given the correlation between compression and speed, along with Left Dash’s high-launch, low-spin characteristics, it’s reasonable to conclude that it will prove to be one of the longest urethane balls on the market– likely the longest. Titleist Pro V1x Left Dash – Weight and Diameter