Titleist is promising longer distance with even more consistent flight in the next generation of the Pro V1x Left Dash golf ball, which is available at retail from January 21.
Over four years in the making, the new Pro V1x Left Dash is the result of a Titleist R&D process that demands that every new generation must deliver discernible performance improvements.
“We won’t introduce a product just because it’s new,” said Mike Madson, Senior Vice President of Titleist Golf Ball R&D. “It has to be better, and it has to be validated by players.”
The development of the original Pro V1x Left Dash in 2018 responded to an increasing trend of players looking to maximise distance off the tee while still maintaining the requisite control and stopping power into and around the greens to compete at an elite level.
Pro V1x Left Dash now occupies an important position alongside Pro V1 and Pro V1x in the Titleist golf ball family, providing tour-validated performance for players seeking a high flight similar to Pro V1x with dramatically lower full swing spin and a firmer feel.
The next generation of Pro V1x Left Dash — which has already been played in competition on the PGA TOUR, DP World Tour, Korn Ferry Tour, JGTO, PGA Tour Australasia and PGA TOUR Champions, following its debut on tour last October — improves upon that performance through advancements to every layer of the golf ball:
- A new, faster high gradient dual core formulation with more resiliency increases ball speed and distance;
- A thicker, high-flex casing layer adds speed while driving down long-game spin;
- A thinner cast urethane cover delivers tour-level greenside spin and control;
- A new aerodynamics package, featuring a spherically-tiled 348 tetrahedral dimple design, generates a more efficient and consistent flight for optimal performance through the air.
“If you’re a Dash player, you should be very excited to play the new Dash because we’ve taken everything that you love about it and just made it a little bit better,” Madson said. “It’s still low spin off the tee. It’s faster, it’s longer, it’s more penetrating into the wind. It’s everything that a Dash player loves with a little bit more.”
PRO V1x LEFT DASH: THE PRO V1 WITH HIGH FLIGHT AND LESS SPIN
While Pro V1 and Pro V1x are designed to fit the vast majority of golfers, the introduction of Pro V1x Left Dash has proven to be an essential performance option in the Pro V1 family, inspired by the very best in the game:
- Pro V1: Mid-trajectory flight, low long-game spin, soft feel
- Pro V1x: Higher flight with more spin and slightly firmer feel compared to Pro V1
- Pro V1x Left Dash: High flight, similar to Pro V1x, but with dramatically lower long-game spin and a firmer feel
“When we started testing Left Dash with consumers, it became clear very quickly that a lot of golfers out there are looking for very low spin while maintaining a high flight, and Left Dash fit that need perfectly as a complement to Pro V1 and Pro V1x,” said Frederick Waddell, Titleist’s Director of Golf Ball Product Management.
Today, Left Dash is the first-choice recommendation in roughly 6-8% of golf ball fittings through Titleist’s proprietary Golf Ball Fitting App.
SRP: £52 per dozen.
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