Golf Balls
Premium vs value, spin vs distance — how to choose the ball that actually fits your game.
Srixon Z-Star XV vs Titleist Pro V1x: the ball that won the Open, against a Pro V1x whose 2027 successor is already on tour
Ryan Fox won at Royal Birkdale in July 2026 with a Z-Star XV. The Pro V1x is in more than four times as many of the tour bags we track, and Titleist is now seeding its replacement. Which box to buy this winter turns on timing as much as flight.
By Ross Hamilton
Titleist TruFeel vs Srixon Soft Feel: one flies low, one mid-high, and a slower swing wants the higher one
Titleist's 2026 TruFeel and Srixon's Soft Feel cost the same and are both two-piece, so price isn't the difference. Flight is: Titleist builds the TruFeel to fly low and penetrating, Srixon builds the Soft Feel to fly mid-high at a published 58 compression, and that decides it for most golfers.
By Ross Hamilton
TaylorMade SpeedSoft vs Callaway Supersoft: level off the driver, split by iron height and consistency
The two softest big-brand balls in the shop, a coin apart in price. Robot testing puts them within a fraction of a mile an hour off the driver, so the decision lives in the irons, around the green and inside the box.
By Ross Hamilton
Bridgestone Lady Precept vs Callaway REVA: a soft standard-size ball against an oversized one, and size is the real decision
Both are low-spin balls sold to women and priced level with the unisex soft balls on the next shelf. Neither box tells you its compression. What actually separates them is diameter, and that decides who each one suits.
By Ross Hamilton
Bridgestone Tour B RX vs Callaway Chrome Soft: one is fitted to your swing speed, the other to your taste
Two premium urethane balls sold on softness, from two brands that decide what soft means in completely different ways. One asks how fast you swing. The other asks what you like.
By Ross Hamilton
You don't have to pay tour-ball prices to play a tour ball, and these 2 win the argument on completely different grounds
One undercuts the premium tier on price and feel, the other beats it at its own game and happens to cost a little less. The right answer depends on whether you want to spend less or play the same ball a tour winner does.
By Ross Hamilton
Kirkland Signature vs Titleist Pro V1: is the Costco ball really 90% of the Pro V1 for a third of the price?
The cult Costco ball has become the internet's favourite way to call out premium-ball pricing. The robot data says it's genuinely close — closer than the price gap has any right to allow. Here's exactly where it matches the Pro V1, where it doesn't, and who should stop paying full whack.
By Dan Mercer
Titleist Pro V1 vs TaylorMade TP5: which tour ball actually fits your game?
The two balls tour players genuinely cross-shop, and the difference isn't distance — off the tee they're within a yard of each other. It's feel, flight and greenside spin, and most golfers pick on the badge instead. Here's how to choose on the thing that matters.
By Ross Hamilton
Vice Pro Plus vs Bridgestone Tour B XS: the tour ball you won't find in the pro shop
Two urethane tour balls for fast swingers, built on opposite bets — and most golfers never even consider one of them. Vice skips the shop to sell tour spin for less; the 2026 Bridgestone Tour B XS chases soft feel and biting wedge spin for swings over 105 mph. Here's which one is actually right for your game.
By Ross Hamilton
Pro V1 vs Chrome Tour: the premium ball question
The two balls most good players agonise over. They're closer than the tribalism suggests — here's how to actually choose.
By Dan Mercer
TruFeel vs Supersoft: the best value-ball face-off
The two value balls smart golfers actually play. Both are a fraction of tour-ball money — here's how to pick between them.
By Ross Hamilton
Pro V1 vs Pro V1x: which Titleist is actually your ball?
Same family, two different balls — and most golfers pick wrong out of habit. How to choose between the two best-sellers in golf.
By Ross Hamilton