Both pro and casual players have taken to the features of both models and have found that they surpass the features and benefits in TaylorMade’s Tour Pro line. The key to achieving enhanced speed without negatively affecting spin performance comes from TaylorMade’s proprietary 5-layer ball construction. The fourth layer of TP5/TP5x is molded from a proprietary material called HFM (High-Flex Material), designed to deliver higher ball speeds through a greater rebound effect. HFM acts like a tightly wound spring that builds energy and rebounds quickly, generating more ball speed. Notably, none of the balls showed more than a 2.5-point variation across any of the three points measured. I have now played three PGA tournaments with the TaylorMade 2024 TP5x and have been particularly impressed with the durability of the ball. You can find balls in boxes containing four sleeves of three balls each. I also didn’t feel like I lost anything around the greens, so why not take a few extra yards when you can get them? However, they can struggle to deliver across the board in terms of performance off the tee, on the approach and around the greens. However, things are never truly that simple. However, that’s not necessarily true.
True Price is how we quantify the quality of a golf ball. Which is the best golf ball for your game? ANTHONY: The TP5x fit my game the best. Like every other piece of equipment, ideally you are custom fit to find the perfect match for your game. Scuff marks are bound to catch up with your ball at some stage, but the more prolonged this process is, the more affordable golf will be. I will still play the Bridgestone E6 ball for short courses or fun rounds with my friends/kids. I found spin levels in my long game to be almost identical to the previous generation TP5x, and the familiar stable flight in the wind was still very much present. Contacting a rules specialist at the R&A for a quick check just to make sure warming up golf balls prior to a round was still permitted under golf’s modernised rule book for January 1, 2019, and they gave me a green light. Get the latest golf news, equipment reviews and promotions direct to your inbox! Then as you get closer and closer, you move on to the irons and hybrids, only to finish off with the putter. Trudging 240 yards down the fairway to find my ball, I then hit what I thought was a gorgeous 6-iron approach from around 175 to a back right pin.
TP5 is our softest and highest spinning Tour ball, with enhanced stopping power inside 100 yards. The signing is a decisive move by the company that reaffirms its global commitment to putting the highest performing golf ball on Tour in the hands of the most dominant players in the world. They were also very good in terms of distance but I would say they were comparable in that regard to other high-end golf balls that I’ve played. But it is a good place to start. The lower trajectory is something that I prefer given that I play in an area where it’s windy most of the time, and I also tend to launch the ball too high to begin with. Please keep browsing our site to find the newest equipment to help you play your very best! Before I had even collated any data, I could immediately detect the improvement in feel throughout the bag, with a lovely soft impact and muted audio to rival any of the best premium golf balls. One of the top brands in the world of golf is TaylorMade. Pro golfer Jon Rahm is teeing off and the TaylorMade TP5x golf balls he’s hitting are going so straight that it leaves him bewildered.
TaylorMade is also adding never before seen customisation options by elevating its TP5 Pix limited edition programme, and adding a new MySymbol collection in Europe. TGW: How would you rate the TP5 and TP5x in terms of feel, both on full shots and shots played around the green, and where did each ball excel most, on tee shots, full iron shots, short game shots, or putting (or some combination of some or all of those categories)? I need a ball that has reduced spin off the tee to allow for more accurate drives. A larger and more reactive core is the centerpiece of the new TP5. JOHN: I personally preferred the TP5 and believe it would be better for my game. “Typically the ‘5’ guy is always going to focus on feel first and the ‘X’ guy is always going to focus on speed first, but with this technology it gave us the opportunity to increase the speed for the ‘5’ guy and maintain the feel, while the ‘X’ guy is going to get better feel than we were able to get him in the past when we were just pushing for more speed.