Golf Ball Comparisons

By Steve Silverman

When you have been playing golf for more than five years and you regularly shoot in the low 80s or better, you want a golf ball that can help your game. All golfers want to hit the ball further and straighter and have it roll better on the green. However, when your game has reached a high level of accomplishment, you can find a ball that matches the skill-level you bring to the game.

Titleist Pro V1

The Titleist Pro V has a solid core, a high perfrormance Urethan cover and multi-componnent construction. It has excellent initial velocity, a low-spin rate and a high launch rate. This ball gets exceptional distance. (2009 price: $46 per dozen)

TaylorMade TP Black

The TaylorMade TP Black features outstanding ball speed and a very hard thermoset urethane cover that resists cutting. It is a low-spin ball and is designed for velocity and distance. (2009 price: $55 for two dozen)

Nike One Tour

The Nike One Tour has a progressive core designed increase velocity, control and improve the feel the golfer has for his shot. It also gets maximum distance with both wood and iron shots. It has a cut-resistant urethane cover (2009 price: $60 for two dozen)

About The Author

Steve Silverman is an award-winning writer, covering sports since 1980. Silverman authored The Minnesota Vikings: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly and Who's Better, Who's Best in Football -- The Top 60 Players of All-Time, among others, and placed in the Pro Football Writers of America awards three times. Silverman holds a Master of Science in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism.

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