Titleist has announced new and improved versions of its golf balls for 2005, including some tweaks to its flagship Pro V1 and Pro V1x balls.
Titleist's golf ball line-up for 2005 consists of the New Pro V1 and Pro V1x, New NXT Tour and NXT, and the New DT SoLo, and features proprietary advances in core chemistry, cover materials, construction, dimple aerodynamics and manufacturing processes.
The new versions of the Pro V1 and Pro V1x will garner most of the attention, especially from better players. Both balls are optimized to perform best for golfers with high swing speeds.
And the new versions of the balls have been in use on the PGA Tour and other world golf tours since mid-2004.
Here is a look at the changes and new benefits of the updated versions of Titleist's golf balls, as provided by the company:
New Pro V1
By developing improvements to the core formulation and redesigning the casing layer, Titleist has improved the Pro V1's launch conditions, while maintaining its "Drop-and-Stop" performance
into the green. The New Pro V1 leaves the clubface faster and with
slightly lower spin for longer, straighter distance and penetrating ball flight. Among its features:
• New high velocity 1.530-inch core formulation provides soft feel, while
contributing to increased velocity
• Redesigned ionomer casing layer improves launch conditions for longer
distance
• Maintains Drop-and-Stop greenside performance
• High performance soft and thin Urethane Elastomer cover
• Tour-proven 392 high coverage icosahedral multi-dimple design (5
different sizes of dimples)
New Pro V1x
The New Pro V1x features a softer inner core and firmer outer core and ionomer casing layer. The reformulated dual core provides a more controlled iron flight and better green-holding ability. The New Pro V1x is most suited for players with high spin and high lift launch conditions, and is designed to lower the ball flight and
increase driver distance. Among its features are:
• New, softer inner 1.550-inch dual core design, similar finished
compression
• Speed enhancing and spin controlling resilient ionomer casing layer
• High velocity and low spin for exceptionally long driver distance
• Lower spin for greater control and green-holding ability with full
iron and wedge shots
• High performance soft and thin Urethane Elastomer cover
• High coverage 332 icosahedral multi-dimple design
New NXT Tour
Titleist has advanced the NXT Tour's dual core technology to gain a little extra distance while maintaining a soft feel. Among the features:
• New 1.580-inch dual core design
• Soft Fusablend cover formulation
• High coverage 392 icosahedral multi-dimple design
• Straighter, longer driver distance
• Longer distance and improved control on full iron shots
• Exceptional greenside performance
• Soft compression
New NXT
A new high coverage 392 multi-dimple design improves the ball's aerodynamics, providing a more controlled ball flight and additional distance. Among the features:
• Soft, high velocity 1.550-inch core for high speed and low spin
• Lower spin and trajectory and increased carry and roll off driver and
long irons for longer distance
• Resilient Fusablend cover formulation for durable, soft feel and
optimum short game spin
• New high coverage 392 icosahedral multi-dimple design for straighter,
more controlled ball flight.
New DT Solo
Golfers with moderate
swing speeds who require additional lift for optimum carry and overall
distance will benefit the most from the improvements to the New DT SoLo. Among the features:
• Soft, faster core formulation
• New high-lift construction design for longer distance on all shots
• Longer carry and total distance off driver for low and moderate swing
speed golfers
• More spin off longer irons
• High coverage 392 icosahedral multi-dimple design
• Resilient Surlyn blend cover formulation for cut-proof durability
All the new balls from Titleist begin shipping to pro shops on March 1, 2005.
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