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Posted: October 8, 2010
A buzz has emerged this week in the locker room and on the range at Sea Island Golf Club in St. Simons, Ga., home of the PGA Tour's inaugural McGladrey Classic, thanks to the return of the plain white golf ball boxes.To tour players, that means only one thing: New product from the #1 ball in golf. And not just any new product, either. Meet the next generation Pro V1 and Pro V1x golf balls.
After many prototypes and months of successful R&D testing with PGA Tour players, the new Pro V1 and Pro V1x seeding process began in earnest on Monday as players arrived at Sea Island to find Titleist Golf Ball R&D fitting experts Fordie Pitts and Jeff Beyers armed with white boxes and ready to conduct on-course evaluations with many of the world's best golfers.
This is a critical step in the golf ball fitting process as it allows tour players to compare the new Pro V1 and Pro V1x to the golf ball they currently put in play. While walking the course with the players and observing them hit multiple shots with each of the golf balls, Pitts and Beyers are able to help fit the players with the golf ball best suited for their game. Team Titleist tagged along on Tuesday with Pitts and Beyers as they walked the fairways and greens with Titleist Brand Ambassadors Troy Matteson and Bo Van Pelt, and golf ball loyalists Charlie Wi and Dean Wilson, among others. There was a lot of great discussion between the players and our experts as the on-course session included in-depth reviews of the features and benefits as the players put the new golf balls through their paces.
Stay tuned for more information about the new Pro V1 and Pro V1x golf balls as the Fall Series continues on the PGA Tour, and the new product gets seeded on the professional tours around the world.
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i got mine in the mail three weeks ago straight from acushnet in fairhaven ma, i got them before the tour players did! all they say on them is titleist, with the word TEST on the alignment tool. i dont want to play them thought! might be worth something someday! but yeah, pretty cool unmarked white box. something special
nik d wrote on October 20, 2010 at 6:54PM
I would LOVE to take them for a test Drive, if I could get hands on them.
stacy y wrote on October 21, 2010 at 11:23PM
Can't wait. Need a tester?
Kevin M wrote on October 23, 2010 at 12:38AM
Well I would still like to know how and why some got test balls and others did not?
Brad A wrote on October 25, 2010 at 8:06PM
Great spin and distance! Would love to be apart of any more experiments in the future! Zachh5
zach h wrote on October 27, 2010 at 2:23AM
got a box in the mail to try and I gota say i shot my best round of the seaSON with the prototype Pro V1x'S!! Awesome ball!!
JET wrote on October 27, 2010 at 8:15PM
Well gentlemen, you've done it again. When I see all the notes from people wanting to try out the new prototype Pro V's, for once I'm not envious. You drew my name and sent me a sleeve of the best ball I have ever played. Off the driver they held their lin with very little side spin, if any. They added at least 5 yards to normal drives and the conditions ( 62-65 degrees and wet) were not the best. They truely compressed of the fairway with both fairway, rescue and long irons. And the feel around the green was unreal. Lots of spin and great trajectory. I'm saving 2 out of the sleeve for warmer and dryer conditions, which may be next spring, living in Michigan. May have to take a trip to Palm Springs in February. Again, thanks and a great job. I want to know what's in them now.
Michael K wrote on October 27, 2010 at 8:27PM
Got to try the new balls in September. What an awesome ball flight. I have a hook tendency,and found my drives landing in a much tighter pattern than standard Pro V's that I usually play. The sleeve I was sent to try certainly convinced me that Titleist is always striving to raise the bar, remaining the clear leader in golf ball technology. Thanks to Titleist for allowing me to trial the new balls.
JET wrote on October 28, 2010 at 4:12AM
Pro V1x loyalist Jonathan Byrd may have made the ace of the week – if not the year, decade, or
Tour Blog wrote on October 28, 2010 at 9:12PM
Would really like to try the new Pro V1x's
Lindsay B wrote on November 3, 2010 at 7:49PM
Anyone know when they will be available for retail?
Otis T wrote on November 4, 2010 at 12:02PM
I also would love to try the new ProV1's and ProV1x's. Curious as to how they can improve on the best ball in the market.
JET wrote on November 6, 2010 at 1:43PM
What's been up the sleeves of Titleist Golf Ball R&D fitting experts Fordie Pitts and Jeff Beyers
Tour Blog wrote on November 12, 2010 at 3:24PM
I would love to try these, maybe they can convince me to go back to ProVs from my TM Pentas.
Ian G wrote on November 12, 2010 at 3:32PM
When are they available for purchase in golf shops.
JET wrote on November 16, 2010 at 2:21AM
When can I purchace a box, I did a test a short time a go, loved the ball and loved the results?
JET wrote on December 18, 2010 at 11:51PM
I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO TEST THE NEW BALLS FOR TITLEIST THIS SUMMER. ANY IDEA WHEN THEY WILL AVAILABLE TOTHE PUBLIC ? LOVED THE EXTRA 10 YARDS OF DISTANCE AND THE AMAZING FEEL AROUND THE GREENS.
MARK M wrote on December 28, 2010 at 11:20PM
Reading of all the comments about the new pro v's sounds great, but what do your R&D say about the new balls.....or do you have any info on the new pro v 1x...that's the ball i playe and love :)
Tim L wrote on December 30, 2010 at 10:12PM
Tried them........they''re great....!!
Bill P wrote on December 31, 2010 at 12:20AM
Would love to get some but I can't see how they could make there ball any better then they already are.I go my first hole in one with a pro v x so.Thank you Titleiest
JET wrote on December 31, 2010 at 12:38AM