Ball Testing Vice Golf Balls 2019 Ball Testing
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BALL TESTING VICE GOLF BALLS 2019 BALL TESTING VICE BALL TESTING – EXPLAINED Independent ball tests conducted at SAN DIEGO Golf Laboratories Inc. in August 2019 presented the latest findings on performance of Vice Golf balls and the data supports that Vice golf balls are on par with and even outperform Titleist’s “#1 ball(s) in Golf” in several categories. The outcome of these tests combined with Vice Golf’s more affordable prices will surely make golfers reconsider their ball of choice with more and more making the switch. VICE GOLF Titleist COMPANY VICE PRO TITLEIST PROV1 VICE PRO PLUS TITLEIST PROV1x BALL VICE PRO SOFT TITLEIST AVX MODELS VICE PRO o achieve accurate results, as many elements T of the testing as possible were held constant VS. across all ball models. Programming the robot to a TITLEIST swing speed of 110mph (Ping Driver, 10.5°, Alta CB shaft), the Vice PRO carried 251.2yds compared to a carry PROV1 distance of 250.7 for the Titleist ProV1. Ball speed between Vice PRO and Titleist ProV1 (157.6mph vs. 158.5mph) and spin rates (2333.8 vs. 2159.1) varied slightly, the Vice PRO presents a smaller average carry dispersion within the test (11.9 yds compared to 14.1 yds). DRIVER HEIGHT YARDS BALLSPEED 157,6 MPH 2333,8 DRIVER 158,5 MPH 2159,1 CARRY TOTAL 40y 110MPH 251,2y 273,2y 20y DISTANCE YARDS 50y 100y 150y 200y 250y 300y BALL TESTING VICE PRO VS. TITLEIST MID-IRON PROV1 HEIGHT YARDS BALLSPEED 126,8 MPH 5481,0 127,1 MPH 5453,1 MID IRON CARRY sing a mid-iron (6-iron in 176,4y 40y U test), the Vice PRO car- TOTAL 181,6y ried more than the Titleist 20y ProV1 (176.4 yds vs. 174.8 yds) and spun slightly more (5481 rpm vs. DISTANCE YARDS 5453 rpm). 50y 100y 150y 200y WEDGE HEIGHT YARDS BALLSPEED 89,4MPH 8961,1 89,4 MPH 8840,1 WEDGE CARRY 106,4y 40y TOTAL 107,5y n the short game (wedge 20y I test), the Vice PRO spins more than the Titleist DISTANCE ProV1 (8961.1 rpm vs. 8840.1 rpm). YARDS 100y esigned for high swing speeds, the Vice PRO PLUS VICE VICE and the Titleist ProV1X were tested at 110mph driver PRO PLUS D VS. PRO PLUS swing speed (Ping Driver, 10.5°, Alta CB shaft) and TITLEIST underlined the strong performance of the Vice PRO PLUS. PROV1x VS. Carrying 250.2 yds (compared to 251.1 Pro V1X), the Vice PRO TITLEIST PLUS has a greater total distance thanks to its driver spin of PROV1x 2526 rpm compared to 2586 rpm with the ProV1X. DRIVER HEIGHT YARDS BALLSPEED 159,5 MPH 2526,0 DRIVER 160,3 MPH 2586,6 CARRY TOTAL 40y 110MPH 250,2y 271,0y 20y 250y DISTANCE YARDS 50y 100y 150y 200y 250y 300y BALL TESTING VICE PRO PLUS VS. MID-IRON TITLEIST PROV1x HEIGHT YARDS BALLSPEED 126,3 MPH 5396,0 126,9 MPH 5514,6 W MID IRON CARRY hen using mid-irons, the 174,4y 40y Vice PRO PLUS and the Titleist Pro TOTAL 180,1y V1X are very similar (carry distance 20y 174.4 yds vs. 174.8 yds), the Vice PRO PLUS spins less (5396 rpm DISTANCE YARDS vs. 5515 rpm). 50y 100y 150y 200y WEDGE HEIGHT YARDS BALLSPEED rom wedge distance, the 88,5 MPH 9004,9 WEDGE Vice PRO PLUS spins 87,1 MPH 8954,8 CARRY 105,2y F 40y slightly more than the Titleist ProV1X – results found in TOTAL 20y 106,8y the wedge test show 9004,9 rpm vs. 8954,8 rpm in favor of the Vice DISTANCE PRO PLUS. YARDS 100y esigned for medium and lower swing speeds, the VICE VICE Vice PRO SOFT and the Titleist AVX were tested at PRO SOFT D VS. PRO SOFT 95mph driver swing speed (Ping Driver, 10.5°, Alta CB TITLEIST shaft) and present outstandingly strong results of Vice Golf´s AV X VS. softest cast urethane ball. With 6 yds more off the tee (207.9 TITLEIST yds vs. 201.9 yds), the Vice PRO SOFT underlines its ambition AV X to support the average golfer in gaining distance off the tee. DRIVER HEIGHT YARDS BALLSPEED 135,9 MPH 2318,8 DRIVER 136,3 MPH 2158 CARRY TOTAL 95 MPH 207,9y 235,3y 20y 10y 225y 50y 100y 150y 200y 250y BALL TESTING VICE PRO SOFT VS. MID-IRON TITLEIST AV X HEIGHT YARDS BALLSPEED 126,2 MPH 5022,8 126,5 MPH 4796,5 MID IRON CARRY hen tested with a mid- 177,6y 40y iron, the Vice PRO SOFT TOTAL W 184,0y has a lower carry dis- 20y tance (177.6 vs. 182.4yds) than the Titleist AVX but higher spin DISTANCE YARDS (5022rpm vs. 4796 rpm). 50y 100y 150y 200y WEDGE HEIGHT YARDS BALLSPEED 88,7 MPH 8443,8 round the green, the WEDGE 88,1 MPH 8316,9 CARRY 107,6y Vice PRO SOFT offers 40y A more greenside spin in TOTAL the wedge test compared to the 20y 108,6y Titleist AVX ball model (8443,8 rpm vs. 8316,9 rpm). DISTANCE YARDS 100y.