The ball is an important piece of equipment and I wouldn't recommend picking one on it's ability to make you slightly straighter off the tee. The way that's going to happen is with a lower spin distance ball but that's going to create several issues namely:

• At this point most balls spin relatively the same off the driver because they're all designed to be pretty low spin with modern ball technology.

• Finding a ball that drops your driver spin by at most 200 RPM might reduce your sidespin slightly, but it's not going to work miracles. At most you're talking like 2-3 yards less offline on equal strikes which is basically immeasurable. Also, you may have reduced your offline spin axis but if the ball also goes farther with the reduced spin your total offline could be equal to even farther offline with the added distance

• Dispersion and distance offline is always going to be driven by strike and face and path. Changing a ball might make some very small differences, but it's not going to make up for inconsistent face angles, paths, or strikes.

• Maybe most importantly, trying to seek out that low driver spin (and often much lower compression) ball is going to cause you to sacrifice in other areas, namely spin with your short irons and wedges and especially around the green with partial shots. The most common advice for picking a ball is choose it from the green outward. Find something that feels good putting (which can be a big part of confidence) and that you can control to your liking on short game shots and wedges. The Driver should really be the last thing influencing your ball choice because, again referring to the first point, most balls perform pretty similarly off the driver when you control for strike and other inputs.

If you are very used to playing with ProV1s I wouldn't necessarily recommend running out and buying a cheaper distance ball because that will likely be a VERY different feel and response to what you're used to. There are so many good balls out there that perform similarly to the ProV1 at nearly half the price. The Snell MTB Black is probably the favorite around here followed closely by the Vice Pro (both ~$32/dozen or $27 if you buy in bulk) but there's also balls like the Cut Blue or Grey which are very good and similar and only cost $20 per dozen. There's lots of direct-to-consumer brands like those or if you want to stick with ProV1s and save money there are lots of people here who recommend LostGolfBalls.com for used balls (stick to 4A or 5A Mint and not refurbished) that are basically new (some are even new logo overruns) for significantly cheaper.

Bridgestone e6 soft are great. Hit them straight about 10 yards than any Callaway I have tried. Very nice around the green too. I have a tendency to launch my 8i down very high with a ton of spin so pro v1 s never felt worth it for a 17 handicapper. They are about $20 a dozen.

Look for a distance ball with low spin. I like Titleist velocity

Rangé Golf Balls

Been a HUGE fan of the Callaway Supersofts ... and i'll be the first to say that i'm more of a harder ball fan myself for 80% of shot scenarios.

And $22.99 for a doz is hard to beat for the quality.

It'll take some time to get used to the soft feel around the greens but the benefits off the tee make the adjustment worth it.

Bridgestone Lady or Laddie. First to make a ball for women's swing speeds and still one of the best, IMO.

I was talking to the Titleist sales rep for my region the other day about this topic. He suggested even for me with a slow swing speed that the Pro V1 line is better than the Tour Soft. Softer balls will breakdown faster than a hard ball because they’re made with cheaper urethane. The Tour Soft or Chrome Soft will only last 9-12 holes before it’s scratched or misshaped v a Pro V1 or a Chrome Tour that would hold up for 3 rounds. I play -Pro V1. They feel best to me around the greens. I think you’re better to buy a few sleeves of a few styles and see what feels best to you.

Volvik Vivid. I gained an extra club length when I used them, but they have next to no spin around the greens though. Volvik are also the brand that they use for long drive and so many colours!

I find anything of the “soft” variety I hit significantly further.

I use supersofts for regular play and Chrome softs for league play. The Chromes do go further. Supersofts have good colors, the Chrome softs do come in yellow.

I also tried the Taylor Made speed softs, which have the paint splatter pattern, and I liked those too. Not as much as Callaway though.

I tried a prov1 ball I found once and it felt like hitting a rock.

Maxflis Tour/Tour X are great but if you're gonna lose a few it's going to get expensive. The new Kirklands (not last years) has greatly improved long game spin.

I can't justify paying $40-55 for a dozen balls, so I play either Maxfli Tour or Tour X from Dicks Sporting goods. The four dozen deal is where I save the most money. I like them better than Vice or Kirkland.

I have a quicker swing speed and i’ve been liking the maxfli tour series of golf balls. I currently hit their tour x model, but the whole line of golf balls are worth looking into!

Someone tell me if this is a bad idea, but I once hit a maxfli staightfli and it straight up goes in the direction of your club face and doesn’t curve. Might be a good option if you don’t care about spin or working the ball

Noodles long and soft.

Forgiving, cheap, will last long enough until you lose them. Next step up for performance while being cheap is Kirkland.

Calloway Supersoft

It should float, have a GPS and glow in the dark.

either facebook marketplace for a ton of cheap balls or lostgolfballs.com

If you want new, low spin balls ... maybe something like the Bridgestone e6. I don't think going this route to pursue low spin balls to hit the ball further is a good idea, though, just not worth it in practice.

Maxfli. I really like the straightfli. $55 for 4 dozen. They also have softfli if you like softer, or the tour ball if you like to think you’re hitting a pro v. Guys from mygolfspy rated it the most underrated golf ball on one of their podcasts. I’d say you get 99% of the performance of the premium ball, at a fraction of the price. I have no numbers to back up the claim, just my experience.

Maxfli tour X is a great ball at a great price

It’s fucking hilarious when my maxfli is 40 yards longer than my playing partners’ pro v’s, and 10 ft closer to the pin. It’s the player not the ball!

https://www.dickssportinggoods.com/p/maxfli-2023-straightfli-golf-balls-48-pack-22maxu2023mxstrghgblb/22maxu2023mxstrghgblb?sku=23949776&gStoreCode=1336&gQT=2

For me, that's the titleist tour speed.... discontinued at the start of 2024 season, of course.

Just FYI, Dick's and GG almost always have this deal, so there is practically never any reason to pay the full price for these excellent balls

I play supersofts often because I find so many and they’re the biggest seller in my pro shop. Working at a course I’ve literally stockpiled over 1k balls and have them all separated by brand/model. I’ve literally only bought balls twice in the last three years (1 Box of Mizuno Pro X and 1 sleeve of ProV1X left - dash

Consistent distance and control in a ball comes from a consistent golf swing, and consistent impact..

Any premium urethane cover ball will be very consistent.

I played the Mizuno RB 566V golf ball last year and it performed really well. It's $30 and the performance is not too far off from the $50 premium's.

Pretty much any urethane cover multi-piece ball will do.

I use either TP5X or Z-star XV

Maxfli Tour, buy in bulk at Dicks or Golf Galaxy.

You can go for a ball fitting. The people working there are the best people to ask about that, not a much of hackers on Reddit that mostly play balls they found while looking for their ball in the trees, which coincidentally was also acquired on a previous visit to the trees looking for a ball they had lost.

I like the vice pro line of golf balls. Based on your swing speed it sounds like the pro plus might be a good choice for you. The quality of them is close to pro Vs, but you can order them in bulk for like half the price.

Callaway’s are nice, esp super soft.

Whatever you do, DO NOT BUY RECYCLED BALLS!

If you don't know, then it doesn't really matter.

My recommendation would be Maxfli Tour X. Best ball for the money by far, when you buy 4 dozen.

If you are playing balls you find on the course, you should have an idea of what you like best.

For the most part the decision for me comes to how the ball feels when putting, how it reacts on approach shots, and how it feels off the tee.

I prefer 3 piece balls because I have more control around the green and I like the feel of them.

Don’t get refurbished balls.

I have recently found that ball fit is the difference between being in the woods or the fairway. Not sure swing speed for me personally has anything to do with it but more ball spin. If I’m really trying to play a good game I go for the avx it’s low spine and feels good putting.

I had played some maxi fli that had low spin did well with it but it felt like I was putting stones.

Anyway there were a lot of cheap balls I thought I liked but can’t even bother with them anymore.

Playing the right ball dropped my score from 90s to mid 80s because I can predict where it will land even with a bad swing or miss hit

Distance plus. Had a Taylor made rep come into the store one time and he said he almost exclusively used distance plus over tp5. Also last time I checked they’re 2/$35 and always on sale.

Hands down prov1x left dash. Will give you the most distance off the tee but you’ll lose distance on irons cause spin rate will be lower

Edit: alright you’ll lose distance if you don’t swing your 7i at 100mph clubhead speed… which is the vast majority of people. If you have a high swing speed you’ll gain distance. Sheesh.

To all the golf ball physicists commenting below: so then is 0 spin the ideal spin rate for every club if your only goal was distance?

Chrome Tour TD, is far superior than the Prov1x left dash. Carries just as far off the tee and you get a little more spin out of your wedges and around the greens plus it doesn’t feel like a rock

Vice Tour is a great ball that's budget distance low spin if you're in a scramble and don't want to dump VPPs into OB. I used them for years and stats wise I didn't loose as much with the Tour as I did with the normal Pro.

I don’t even have a high swing speed, when those reds ones go back on sale on Amazon I’m gonna pick up more. I usually drive 200-220, I was striping some of the vice pro plus 250-275. Most were still around the 220 mark, but my better swings were noticeably longer.

Quick edit: another commenter pointed out they are currently on sale with the prime days. Boutta cop the red ones (they look more orange but that’s fine)

TP5x plays really similarly for me. I prefer the feel of the TP vs the left dash and get more green side spin with it.

With driver the numbers were within 4 yards of each other with 114-118 mph swing speed.

Kirkland balls are very spinny. Look for low spin balls. For low spin budget friendly..

•	Callaway Supersoft
•	TaylorMade Distance+
•	Vice Drive
•	Wilson Duo Soft
•	Titleist TruFeel
•	Wilson Triad

Bridgestone RX might be one to try.

I like the RX-S, which has a little more spin. But RX is nice soft feeling ball with good iron/wedge spin

Try the Maxfli Tour and Tour S. The S is going to be the softest of the lineup but I felt like the standard Tour had a fairly soft feel for its compression rating. The Maxfli Tour series balls are extremely hard to beat price wise, I’ve been playing them for about a year and a half now

If not the Pro V1 I think the Taylormade Tour Response does well with low spin off the tee and decent greenside spin.

If you like soft I am loving the Vice Golf Air. If you are looking locally for something the Maxfli Tour S would be a good start from Dicks or Golf Galaxy.

Good choice! I just got my 925 forged in a few days ago. I like pro-v1. I've tried a bunch of different brands and gamed titleist AVX on and off but I always go back to ProV. I like the AVX because it's softer but the trajectory and spin are lower on my approach shots making it harder to hold greens.

I say just buy some sleeves of different balls and find one you like.

Maxfli Tour and Tour S. Great balls for the price!

TM Tour Response. For alignment on the tee and green. Great all around feel and performance, plus I grabbed 17 dozen on the offseason for $22 a pop

Cam Smith is probably the best putter on the planet, or at least has been over the last 5 years or so.

He uses a line 90⁰ to the hole lol. Good enough for me

Me too best value for performance ball around. On mygofspy test (the one for weight size conformity etc.) only pro v1 is better quality.

This is definitely personal preference, but my putting improved exponentially when I stopped using alignment.

I play Bridgestone Tour BXS, and I just have the B face up.

I kinda get in my own head if I line up a putt and then the line looks different when I'm standing over it to what I lined up.

it's arguably as important as a club fitting. A ball change can radically improve your ball flight without a single change to your swing

Durability seems to be on par with most other brands. I haven’t noticed anything out of the ordinary. I am old dude with a slow swing speed and I like the S so far

Pro V1X Left Dash. I did a ball fitting and it was far and away the best ball for me.

Bridgestone E6. Half the cost of any premium ball, performs VERY well with excellent greenside and putting feel.

High handicap here. I play mostly with Callaway super soft, occasionally vice or Kirkland, and when I'm feeling good ProV1. Whatever I'm finding in the woods that day.

If you're breaking 90, then the best thing that you can do for your game is to find a ball that's within your budget and stick with it. Knowing how a ball will behave around the green and off the putter face will help you lower your scores.

As for specific recommendations - that's kind of on you to decide. I'd buy a couple of sleeves of a few models and try them out. The general recommendation is that high swing speeds need firm balls, but that doesn't always work out. My driver swing speed is around 105mph, and my favorite ball has a 67-70 compression rating (Srixon Q-Star Tour). Yes, firm balls like Pro V1x go farther off the tee, but I hit more fairways with the QST.

The best thing I would recommend at your stage of the game is to play a urethane cover ball if you can afford to. That will allow a lot more spin on approach shots, no matter what the compression rating.

Edit - someone recommended Vice balls here - that's good place to start, especially with sales they have. They make a Vice Pro model (similar to a Pro-V1 / Z-Star), and a Pro Soft model, which is closer to the QST that I play. Two good options to try out.

You can buy them on Costco.com without a membership, but there's a surcharge for non-members, and the cost of shipping is included in the price (~$6-8 per 24 balls compared to in-store price).

Srixon Z star XV or Z star diamond are super underrated imo. They’re super receptive around greens, fly far and feels great. The biggest down side is they’re not the most durable… nippy wedge shots rip up the cover. Not to the extent that it affects performance but can definitely be an eye sore after playing the same ball for more than a round.

Maxfli tour x when on sale at Dicks. Can get 48 for $90

Can’t tell much difference between this ball and the prov series

Go buy 10 boxes of each and cut em all open and tell me Vice spends the same amount of money on quality control as Titleist. They are also no where near as durable. To say they are the same is just blatant misinformation. Vice balls would be all over professional tours if they were as good as ProV1s.

Love these. Course I played today had a great sale on them - 2 dozen for $48.

Completely agree! I’ve been playing them for years and frequently break 80.

Wilson Duo soft

Maxfli Tour S or 2025 Wilson Triad. I am pretty much right where you are at and these are my current two favorite models. The Legato off Amazon is a good option as well if you are somewhere where you need to have them shipped in.

TaylorMade tour response . Great midrange ball.. if you like the stripe too it’s a great addition

I played a couple of these I found. Very happy with them. I am pretty loyal to Srixon as they are good to HS Teams, but the MaxFli Tour would be a good replacement.

The best ball on the market imo.

Bridgestone tour b xs or z star diamond

>I have a $40 reward from Dicks expiring soon and was gonna get a case of balls

Maxfli Tour X

Brooks ball. Z Star Diamond.

Anything soft.

Bridgestone Tour B XS is the highest spinning Tour ball out there.

Price, color, feel, and compression.   My main ball is a yellow top flite hammer control.  Great price point, great cover feel for being an surlyn ball, and compression in the 70s.   Srixon soft feel and Callaway Supersoft in the cooler weather.   Srixon q-stat tour when I want to play a urethane ball. 

Honestly go get a ball fitting at your level it can make a difference.

ive been going off how many i lose a round. I primarily play kirkland just because of volume and my level of play. but occasionally ill break out the good balls when its been a good day.

Snell MTB-X, Maxfli Tour-X, Vice Pro Plus would be 3 I'd look at.

Bridgestone e6 is solid choice for under $30 (us) a dozen. It's not a high compression ball but my driver is 105+ and I like the feel of it.

Maxfli tour x. 2/60 at Dicks.

Look up Modern Golf in Oakville; they sell ‘practice’ TP5x balls for $22 per dozen. The balls are brand new and the only difference is they say ‘PRACTICE’ on them, they play exactly the same as retail TP5x.

I actually like the practice marking as it makes it easy to identify your ball on the course. I think this is the best deal I’ve come across for a brand new Tour level ball.

Don’t do it. Your coach is obviously trying to get you more distance and efficiency out of your swing speed.

The modern Kirklands are very affordable but are always the highest spinning golf balls tested. You would lose distance due to extra spin since you don’t need help keeping the ball in the air.

Good thing they are so cheap because they slice further than any other ball.

TXG reserves them as a secret weapon when players need extra spin.

Just going to toss in the Kirkland option right quick there.