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2021 Gear Guide – Golf Balls
If you’re not playing the golf ball that best complements your swing, then nothing else matters. Here are a few to choose from.
DRIVERS | FAIRWAY WOODS & HYBRIDS | IRONS
WEDGES | PUTTERS | GOLF BALLS | ACCESSORIES
By Ted Johnson
TITLEIST PRO V1X
$48
Why You’ll Love it: Long shots fly; approach shots stop.
Why You Should Buy It: Caveat: Driver swing speeds over 105 mph will get most performance.
Insider’s Insight: Firmer cover + low spin off driver yields more carry distance.
SRIXON Z STAR XV
$43
Why You’ll Love it: Better control and distance in wind.
Why You Should Buy It: Thinner cover but deeper dimples keeps trajectory flatter.
Insider’s Insight: Bombers like Cameron Chance use this ball.
WILSON STAFF
$45
Why You’ll Love it: 4-piece performance & very thin cover.
Why You Should Buy It: A neodymium-catalyzed polybutadiene rubber core is a hot, hot engine.
Insider’s Insight: A different formula to find that distance AND control bond.
CALLAWAY CHROME SOFT X
$48
Why You’ll Love it: Improved ingredients, construction.
Why You Should Buy It: Callaway rejiggered manufacturing processes to produce distance, spin.
Insider’s Insight: Don’t be fooled; this is a high- compression ball.
BRIDGESTONE E12 CONTACT
$25
Why You’ll Love it: Redesigned with Tour player input.
Why You Should Buy It: Re-engineered 3-piece Surlyn ball has gone high-tech for distance, spin.
Insider’s Insight: Close your eyes, the feel is great for non-urethane ball.
MIZUNO RB TOUR
$35
Why You’ll Love it: Soft feel on putter, wedges.
Why You Should Buy It: 4-piece construction, cone-shaped dimples give flat, straight tee shots.
Insider’s Insight: The control around the greens is expected from Mizuno.
This article was also featured in the April Issue of Colorado AvidGolfer.
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