$69 LA GOLF'S BEVERLY GOLF BALL vs. TITLEIST ProV1X // Golf Ball Test
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 มิ.ย. 2024
- Today, Ian and Mikey test the new Beverly Golf Ball. A four-piece premium ball that's coming in at $69 USD.
Does the LA Golf Ball justify the higher price point versus the ProV1?
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I thought the budget ball comparison was the most interesting part. Would enjoy seeing more of a deep dive into that topic
I got your Weezer reference Mikey even with it being completely wasted on Ian 😂
Totally missed it. 😂
Video on new vs used golf ball is now needed. Show us why it's not a good idea to buy from lostgolfballs etc.
Absolutely agree, that seemed an odd comment. I've always bought "mint/near mint" balls online and found that they perform perfectly for my needs. But have never done a launch monitor test on them, so would be interested to see why I should "NEVER BUY THEM"
Mygolfspy has done it.
@@adrosjp as he said you buy them for the savings. There will ALWAYS be a performance difference of some kind with a ball that has been used for a while, even the one you've played with for 5 rounds. The point is whether .5mph ball speed or something miniscule like that matters enough to save the money. For most its a fine trade off, others who don't need to save money, should always buy new because they're better, even by the tiniest amount.
Didn’t Shields do a buy used video, where he cut open all balls from the box and found different core colors indicating, that they were from different generations ProV1s? That’s definitely one reason to not by used. You might get different generations from the ball you want to play playing vastly different from each other. Imagine a batch with mixed generations Callaway Chrome Softs. Those changed so much over the last years.
@@adrosjp I would love to see a comparison too just because the 4A balls are usually in the condition of being played for a couple holes. So by what they are saying, you should be pulling a new ball out of the bag every couple holes? I more so understand them saying not to buy the refurbished balls because you don't know if someone re painted a top flite and put the pro V1 logo on it.
We need that new Kirky v3 review! ❤ thanks y’all!
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You guys should put your money where your mouth is!
I think a LostGolfBalls roundup would be a great video!
New ProV vs "Mint" vs "refurbished" vs "4A" vs "3A"
Another great idea would be "Used refurbished ProV1 vs New budget ball"
I used to use 4A used balls, and while generally they performed well, they really lack consistency. Now I use new Srixon Z Star's since they do everything I need, and you can get a decent price when buying in bulk.
My Golf Spy did a long article with testing on this topic. They agree with Ian
Where do you purchase in bulk? Z star is one of my favorite balls. None of my playing partners play srixon so it’s usually an easy day on the course telling our balls apart.
They would never do a video using 4As, it would be too far below their "standards", but if they were really trying to find the truth or prove a point they would test them. The worse that could happen is they'd be wrong and they'd have to change their opinion on camera.
Would like to see maxfli tour balls just switched and I am very impressed
Golfspy rated the maxfli really
High
Maxflo Tour and Tour X golf balls are great. A lot of the offerings this year were very good
My take on LA Golf is that they make products for their influencers and those who have a healthy amount if money to play with. It's not wrong of them to do so, but it's not like these are products for the average consumer. $805 USD for their shafts (pricing out 4 - PW), putter shafts are $400+, and their putters are $500+ (more than Scotty, Bettinardi, Toulon, etc).
Excellent work chaps!!! Think I’ll stop rummaging in the bushes fro balls now !!!!😊
I compared left dash pro v1 x to the La and gave me very similar numbers on irons . I prefer the firmer feeling of left dash over std pro v1x.
Trying the LA ball on course Monday
Love this video I've recently done some ball testing ready for next season and are going to play prov1x got 8mph more ball speed with 7 iron and no flyers. In winter in the UK I'm going to play any ball I find
Vice Pro+ for Life!
LA Golf just seems like a marketing company.
Weezer reference, right over Ian's head. Lmao
Your so right on the ping Ian ! Might not be the longest but it’s the most stress free and forgiving for sure. I’ve tried them all! G430 - Ventus blue 5s
I have some reservations about that used golf ball comment. I won't play refurbished but cannot tell the difference in performance between new and something bought second hand.
Id love to see a full comparison of a nitro (cheapest ball) $.62 a ball usd, kirkland signiture ball (mid level) $1.70 per ball usd, and a pro v1 ( premium ball ) $4.50 per ball usd. With numbers for driver, 5iron, 52° wedge. Maybe add different handicap golfers, or swing speeds. Like a 115mph club head to 90mph. To see is it really worth the money to performance. ( first video) Then play the same 2 holes with each ball. A par 3 and a par 5 compare score, workability, and whatever other differences you see. (2nd video)
Another great video from you all. Interesting comparison. LA Golf ball performs with irons like it is a lower compression ball, which is typically what you see (jump in iron distance, but a loss with driver). Spin numbers are good though. Very niche ball but could be a good fit for the right golfer, much like an AVX is.
Does Kirkland count as budget
Price wise yes, but im guessing they used something cheap like a topflite or noodle for their "budget" comparison
Kirkland is basically the biggest budget ball ever. If you hit it too high/have really low spin on a driver, it’s a great ball
Yeah so... What was the budget ball used?
what's your opinion on pearl grade lake balls prov1s ect still the same thing? always buy new?
Great video guys. Strange decision to go with that price point from LA Golf. Played the new Mizuno RB Tour X today for the first time and was really impressed. Got 36 for £75 in 3 for 2 offer.
Played some with the original LA Golf demo balls the other night and had similar results. No numbers but didn’t seem to be carrying as far as my TP5x.
Was this filmed before whats in Ian’s bag? You had a TSR in that video. Would love to see a yellow LAGP ball
For me bottom line at some point becomes cost vs. performance, a few yards of difference overall does not justify a $15 extra cost for a dozen balls. I'm not that great but did have a ball fitting done about a year ago (16hdcp) and the ball that overall worked best for me was the Bridgestone Tour BX followed by the Chrome Soft X LS. Just show each golfer is overall different from one another and needs that is best suited for their game.
“Playing the Ping this week” then will be back in a stealth 2 next week chasing ball speed and distance 😅
You should include the putter as part of the test. I'm a mid handicapper, and prefer the feel of the cheap Top Flite Gamer and others to the hard clicky feel of the Titleist Pro V1. Also, LA Golf should have named their ball the 'Rodeo Drive'.
If I find a pro V1x in the weeds I play it!
Would love to see a DYC ball comparison between like Snell, Maxfli, Vice and Oncore
I like to choose a ball at the start of the year and stick to that ball for the year... had a comp where I used a different ball, years ago (PGA, so have to use the same ball all round) and kept flying greens! The ball I was used to at the time was a Nike Vapor, sent the Taylormade TP5 when it was first released over the first 6 greens :(
I have a GC3 launch monitor. Tested Prov1, Prov1x, Wilson Triad, Bridgestone Tour BXS and BRX, Vice Pro and TM Tour Response with a 3 year old 54 Cleveland wedge (~55 rounds/season) around 73 yd shot. All very similar spin of ~8500 except the Tour response which was 7200 and 3* higher launch. I then tested ProV1 wet and the spin dropped by 4000 rpm. I have since tested with a new Cleveland RTX wedge and gained ~600 rpm of spin but when I went wet, the spin only dropped 600 rpm. Bottom line for me, I need to change my wedges more often and although the balls were similar in wedge spin, I seem to keep the Titleist balls in play more than other balls. Honourable mention to the Wilson Triad though if you want to go budget.
Recently changed to the Wilson Duo very impressed from a price point
Any chance y'all review the Krank driver Bryson uses?
Please dive into the cheap ball thing. I found that so interesting as I’m sure most high handicappers like me play with a budget golf ball. Interesting to know how it’s hurting my game, around the greens and off the tee
Can you do a new premium ball like TP5 or Pro V1 vs the used one? I've bought 2 dozen of used TP5 average 7/10 condition just wondering what's the difference of the performance between the new one and used one.
We're never going to recommend using used golf balls. Various golf journalists and outlets have done tests and proven you're potentially sacrificing a ton of performance using them. Even small nicks, scratches, or blemishes can be the difference between your golf ball behaving just as you're hoping versus not. Maybe try new golf balls, but at a slightly lower price point to get that cost savings!
Liked the budget ball inclusion
Mike, Ian missed out on your great Weezer reference! 😂
There is a yellow v's white pro v1x video doing the rounds with an 8yd difference, be interested with your data findings.
I bought them when they were first released Just put of curiosity. My first impression was that they felt firmer, harder off the face than my normal callaway chromosome x ls or titleist prov1x.
As a "budget" guy (or as my wife call it, "cheap") who is looking for performance, i am very interested to know what brand ball you actually used as the "budget" ball test control?
After playing golf for 30 years I've come to the conclusion that I can shoot the same score with a ProV1x or a Noodle.
Yeah, it’s all about feel & what you want it to do…. & of course, price
Love the noodle hahaha
Always keep one on me for shots over water, then inevitably it hangs around a few holes before it’s lost haha
Manchester Lane is the test and fitting ground. Ball Plant III (Pro V1) and Ball Plant II (2 piece balls) are in the business park, not on Manchester Lane.
I game the Maxfli TourX you folks already compared them to Pro V1X, they did well in your test these are under $30.00 a dozen when you but the 4 doz box. My friend uses Pro V1 played yesterday beat him by 5 strokes. Not sure how much the ball played in those scores, all I know Paul paid way more than $29.75 a dozen for his Pro V1's.
Off topic: Ian is my spirit animal when it comes to driver and driver shafts. If he doesn't stick with that TR, I know someone who will get lots of use out of it... 🙋
It was interesting to hear you, Ian, talk about used golf balls as there have been some articles by golfspy and robot testing that say its better to buy a premium used ball vs a low budget new ball. Curious to know your take on that a little more.
The issue with used balls is you don’t know it’s history. Was it in the water? How long did it sit in the sun/water? There have even been cases where it’s not even the brand ball you think you’re buying
@@erikkiser6882 Yeah that is absolutely fair, however most balls that are that saturated have a different mass, colour changes etc. Not saying in all cases but there are some reputable sources out there.
More spin with Driver and Less spin with Irons is a bad combo
Play Srixon Z ⭐️ 💎’s when I’m out for a few holes after work I’ll through down anything and just swing away the difference between a premium ball and a tattie out the bottom of your bag is night and day !
Id be very intrigued to see whether the TP5's do suffer the quality control issues you say brands other than Titleist have - assuming the Pro's that use them get the cream of the crop so wouldn't be affected.
mygolfspy has done the most in depth reviews on the quality and consistency of golf balls for every premium ball out there with their Ball Lab Golf Ball Quality Comparison Tool.
Anything CC/TXG would offer would not be of much value when it comes to evaluating quality control specifically.
I’ll take my $15 dozen vice from lostgolfballs thank you
Yep. I do the $16 TP5’s and I’ll never buy new premium balls again
What about Bridgestone xs?
Is Ian hitting ping driver ?
Anyone know how the TXG hoodies fit?
LA Golf are a newer version of PXG, they have come into the game. Claiming out of this world results but charging a ridiculous premium. Yet still just delivering the same as others. They will find out just like PXG did. Consumers are smarter then they think. The fact they names it Beverley hills shows who this golf ball is aimed at. The mega rich who play golf for status not enjoyment.
can't say I see a single reason to get the LA Golf ball.
Operative word for Ian is “this week” 😂. I jumped on the Ping bandwagon too this week. So basically the LA Golf ball has a strange set of spin characteristics. Low spin irons and high spin driver? I guess you could play a lower lofted driver and weaker lofted irons?
We've had all the driver showdowns, I'd love to see a golf ball bracket video or series. Would be great to know whats the best for certain things (low/high spin) and best for the budget like you'd mentioned in the video.
Literally just more expensive to be more expensive. Golf equipment is reaching ridiculous heights.
Another winner video.
Why not throw in a Snell (or Vice) and maybe even a Maxfli. Break it down over two days so you aren’t swinging too much.
That would be a great informational video…. Just a thought
Weezer reference. Nice Mikey.
I play used premium golf balls. I pay $1-1.50 for used pro v1's. the difference in price is so drastic that I can't justify buying new ones. I may suffer a wee bit of ball inconsistency, but I can probably afford 3 more rounds a month with the savings
I believe you’d do better with a Vice or Snell. I hear Maxfli also, but I haven’t personally tried them. My golf spy have done good info on this subject.
Anybody else see the ping driver in the bag? 😂
Budget ball off the tee. We're not tournament players so put the budget golf ball back in pocket and pull out the better ball. Chances of losing it are reduced heavily and it'll help.
“Not a bad thing, just a bit tOoAsTy”
“Let’s try to compete with prov1 by making it more expensive! Nothing else!”
Haven’t tried or ever seen the LA ball. Did similar testing a while back trying to figure out what ball I wanted over the course of a year by taking different balls on the course. I tried ProV1, ProV1X, TP5, ZStar, Bridgestone BX and BXS, Vice Pro and Pro+, and Chromesoft and X. After all was said and done, ProV1 was the best for me. It was right in the middle in terms of everything: feel, spin, height, etc. and like Ian/Mike said, 95% of the time, the ball has no quality control issues
No chance I’m paying more for a ball that does less.
Watching because I’m curious, but I would never buy LA Golf balls😃
All in all…no justification in the price premium. I’ll take my ProV1 please.
Tried this ball after seeing RS review them... Expensive for sure they are going for the PXG tactic... RS is right about the ball, to be honest it's my favourite ball, performs and feels great on the coarse... IMO the Pro V is overrated prefer many other golf balls over them...
I got a Sleeve of the LA golf balls from LIV golf London and I love them putting and short game around the green the ball just stops was within a foot of most of my chipping and short play with the la golf ball
100 bones (CAD) for a doz is a tough pill to swallow. I like poshy things but with no gains to be had compared to the industry standard, why pay more?
First company to bring out a premium ball for a respectable price ($2) is going to make hundreds of millions.
I will buy it at $30 per dozen. Thank you!
To the average golfer, this wouldn't make a difference except leaving less beer money at the course.
Can you imagine being so dialed in that you can recognize an increase of less than 1% in ball speed?
Love the prov1 family especially left dash but I think Titleist is behind a few others in terms of how it does in the wind
$95 CAD equals too $110AUD for me I don’t think I’ll be trying these,I’ll stick to my stash of new Bridgestone tour BX and my 146 used titleist AVX/TaylorMade tp5x
You cant come into the market being more expensive than the best ball for the last god knows how many years. Apparently LA golf likes lighting money on fire.
Snell
I have been playing them all year. I like that the results are similar I just prefer the feel of the LA Golf Ball more. It feels slightly softer than Prov1x.
I won't pay $73 fot the Titleist. I sure as hell won't pay $100 for LA golf either. I'll stick with Srixon that i can get for half price multiple times a year.
Ian / Mike, great video but the price point is too high for most consumers. I play same golf ball all summer/season however living in Scotland our inland courses get soft and go onto winter courses (fairway greens). I play the balls I find in the summer over the winter months when performance is not at a premium and you can loose balls in the soft fairways and rough.
Kirkland version 3 😂
Fast nickels are better than slow dimes.
Without knowing about the aero performance... Why would anyone spend $10 more for what is essential the same ball? 🤣
The quality control comment at beginning is interesting. I would say you are off with direct to consumer being what you are saying I know trying get the comparison difference of 55 bad balls in a bunch of a 100 but let's be fair that statement is soooo far off. I have played vice balls all year never had one issue with quality and actually these balls have worn better than anything ever for me. The reason I stopped playing Titleist years ago is they got too proud of themselves (to expensive). I then found balls that are better priced and at times compromised a little in the past but know more now I get as good performance. Titleist keep upping their price (always most expensive ball out in stores every year) and why because they know they can because they have people from the past when it was true fooled and blind (loyalists) who listen to all they say and never truly give fair unbiased shots to another brand for what needs to be a full year test. Lastly let us not forget Titleist wasn't first composite ball to market in 1999 to 2000 the brand who start the composite run and who for a time started to look to push Titleist to the side even on tour was Top Flight Strata's. Then Titleist made/copies pushed hard marketing because of money abilities and here we are let loyalists not forget that once Titleist wasn't the ball and money/marketing put them there. So maybe you should look at things not just marketing and softly bashing other brands by there "number one ball on tour" statement like those guys aren't paid to play it.
69 vrs 55, save the 14 dollars
Someone has to be "Playing with their &*^!" charging that sort of $$$$$$$$.
So, long story short, it's simply not better than a ProV1x. On the plus side, it really isn't any worse either (except slightly off the tee maybe), but there is just no justification for the price. None.
LA Golf has to be the biggest rip off ever
It really is. Customer service is near non-existent. Website contains little to no useful information on products. It’s more of a marketing company than a golf equipment company. I think they’re trying to do what Swag Golf has done, hype it up with colourful, cool looking and cool sounding products (that really offer nothing new in terms of performance), build up a cult following, sell stuff for sky high prices.
LA Golfs marketing is a bit much and it cheapens their product. Their social media kind of feels like if Playboy had started a golf company. It should be about the golf but instead they try to create some kind of weird jet-set lifestyle vibe, with guys smoking cigars hanging with girls that are too young for them. Why can't it just be about golf.
I liked the brand when it first came about but now it’s become semi obnoxious. Almost like the Tesla of golf brands
@@wahlvisiongolfit’s because that’s who their marketing to, even if they don’t wanna admit it
@@docomo661 the problem is the golf simps eat this S**T up and gladly overpay , same ones who buy new clubs every 6 months and still shoot the same.
This ball has nothing to do with being in the golf ball business. This is to generate discussion about LA Golf. They know no one is going to buy this ball.
From a business stand point i dont understand it
If I am not getting paid to play golf then I will never play these. Unless someone from a country club loses one on my muni course!
Equal performance for $15 more - this ball won't last long because it's not meaningfully better than Titleist or even urethane D2C brands.
If they make it $20 less, a lot of people will buy it.
within margin of error, not worth it.
New premium balls only, coming from guys who probably don't pay for golf balls.
From a pricing standpoint, it is a complete abomination. A bush league tactic to generate artificial hype for a product that won’t compete with Prov1, Taylor Made, Callaway, Srixon, and Vice balls not now, not ever. Stick to making shafts. 👍
As a super fan of TXG. I have to say how disappointed I am with how far this new channel has fallen. It is utter garbage that I can longer stomach watching! I have unsubscribed and I feel very sorry for you Ian