The Bottom Line
Nike Golf's TA2 models - the LNG and SPN - provide superior, Tour-level performance at a lower price than some high-performance competitors.
Pros
- LNG is high trajectory, low spin.
- SPN provides great spin and control.
- Both provide Tour-level performance.
Cons
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Description
- TA2 comes in two models - the LNG (for "long") and SPN (for "spin").
- Both feature a "Snap Velocity Core," what Nike calls the fastest core it's produced.
- Both have a urethane blend cover that is durable and made for distance.
- SPN cover and compression are slightly softer for more responsiveness.
- A high-density mantle layer on both balls reduces sidespin for less dispersion.
- Distance performance is fairly close, but the balls differ in launch angle.
- Both balls were introduced with an MSRP of $40 per dozen.
Guide Review - Nike TA2 Golf Balls
Nike Golf's TA2 LNG and SPN were introduced to the golf ball market in early 2003; they had been drawing the attention of professionals before that. At the time of introduction, Nike Golf counted 60 Tour professionals who had switched to one of the TA2 balls. More have since made the move. Both balls provide terrific distance - in fact, despite one being called "LNG" and the other "SPN," distance performance is fairly equal. The difference comes in spin (LNG is lower-spin) and launch angle. The LNG is designed to provide a long, straight, high trajectory; the SPN is designed to provide a long, controlled, regular trajectory with moderate to high spin. More than 60 Tour pros can't be wrong, and you won't go wrong to give these a try.
