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Titleist 2025 Pro V1x Golf Ball Review: Is it actually better?

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What’s new? How much does it cost? And how does it perform? Jack Backhouse brings you the low down on the 2025 Titleist Pro V1x golf ball.

Titleist 2025 Pro V1x golf ball | Source: NCG

Numbers don’t lie and they are pretty remarkable when it comes to Titleist marquee golf ball range. When it comes to PGA Tour players 70% use a Titleist Pro V1 or Pro V1x golf ball when competing for some of the biggest prizes in golf.

Is this purely because they are paid to do so, or is this the best golf ball on the market. Find out in our Titleist 2025 Pro V1x golf ball review…

5 star review
NCG SUMMARY

Like the Titleist Pro V1, the new iteration of this golf ball provides golfers with a premium option to put into play. The ball spins more and launches higher than the other ball but still produces brilliant distance off the tee through quick ball speeds.

A noticeably firmer feel embodies the golf ball. To no ones surprise the performance on the greens was also quality and very productive for all golfers.

PROS

  • Quicker ball speeds
  • Higher spin rate on approach
  • Firm feel off the club face

CONS

  • None

First Impressions

Yep, it is still white, round and has a glossy look. In other words it looks like a golf ball. Although, having hit a number of different generations of Pro V1xs over the years I was eagerly anticipating taking this out on the course and it didn’t disappoint, that’s for sure.

Titleist 2025 Pro V1x Golf Ball Review: Is it actually better?

NCG Verdict

Prior to testing I had hit this ball a few times, collecting some data from 50 yards shots, 6-irons strikes and some drives. So, I had an idea about the performance levels going into testing them out. It also gave me a chance to grasp a full review to compare with hitting them around a golf course.

The new Titleist Pro V1x has been designed to produce a higher flight and spin a fraction more than the Pro V1 model. It is has also been moulded to provide further distances than the previous generation. The new technology helps to deliver increased distances on longer strikes but more spin on approach shots into the green, as well as a better overall feel.

Throughout testing, this golf ball did feel quite firm especially in comparison to the Pro V1. With the irons and the wedges in hand, the Pro V1x felt fast and firm for those longer distances. There was also an evident distinction between the sounds of the two golf balls.

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Titleist 2025 Pro V1x Golf Ball Review: Is it actually better?

In terms of the technology included, Titleist have developed a faster high gradient core. This is where the new level of speed is being promoted from, as well as the added distance.

Consistency off the tee was a big standout I found during testing. I hit a couple shots off the first tee at Fulford Golf Club and they ended up virtually on top of each other.

To dive deeper into the data of those driver shots, I found that the ball was very much doing what it said on the tin. The Pro V1x flew with a strong amount of spin, more than that of the basic model. This is partly to do with the difference in the dimples between the two new golf balls. There are 388 tetrahedral dimples in the Pro V1, whereas there are 348 in the Pro V1x.

In the shots I hit the peak height didn’t register as high as I thought it might and with the Pro V1 spinning slightly more it didn’t go as far as the Titleist Pro V1. The average carry was down around three yards between the two golf balls off the tee. However, I still managed to produce a strong on course yardage average of 279 which I was pleased with.

The average total yardage was a similar story, coming up just short of 300 yards whilst the Pro V1 was just over the 300 mark.

The biggest gain using the Pro V1x is the high spin rate to stop the ball quicker on the greens. It spun around a 100rpm more which will help those players control the ball better into the greens, especially if you don’t have a high ball flight.

There were no surprises with how well this golf ball performed around the greens. Titleist balls have always been one of the best feeling on the market and that was no different with their latest offering.

Overall, the Titleist Pro V1x has noticeably produced quicker ball speeds than that of the previous generation of Pro V1xs. Although it has a higher launch and spin rate than that of the Pro V1 it by no means balloons in the air. Golfers, as a result, are able to access plenty of distance.

Titleist 2025 Pro V1x Golf Ball Review: The Details

Available: Now

RRP: £52 / $55

Colour: White and yellow

More information: Titleist website

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About the author

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Jack Backhouse

A member of the PGA for 13 years, Jack has lived golf for more than half his life. Inspired by Tiger Wood’s winning putt at the 2008 US Open, an obsession began with watching slow motion golf swings on the internet and reading What’s In The Bag articles in magazines.

Not destined for a life behind the desk in a pro shop, Jack has focussed more on coaching, working closely with regional teams in North Yorkshire and helping golfers of all levels on their journey to enjoying playing the game more. Jack has coached many junior golfers into the county teams, and once worked with a player at the 2018 Open Championship at Carnoustie.

After letting his game fall apart prior to COVID, Jack rediscovered his love for playing golf after joining Silloth Golf Club in 2020 and whipping round the windy, firm links course. Playing regularly with a half set of clubs he has a passion for shot making and developing skill, and claims to have the sharpest 30-100 yard game in the North of England (only because he doesn’t know anyone in the South), and now maintains a +1 handicap at a club much closer to home, Sand Moor GC.

Jack has always tinkered with his equipment, once building his own Frankenstein one length set of clubs after watching Bryson DeChambeau burst onto the scene after winning the US Amateur. He firmly believes in getting custom fit and is happy to debate anyone about blade irons being superior to any other iron category.

Jack loves: playing quickly, 2 ball golf, match play, heathland courses, pencil bags, foursomes, Tiger Wood’s swing 2005-2009.

Jack hates: buggies, unnecessary trees, giving shots, the 7 iron loft debate, graphite shaft lovers weird superiority complex.

What’s In Jack’s Bag:

Titleist TSR2 Driver

Titleist TSR2 Fairway wood

TaylorMade P7MB 3-P

Titleist SM10 wedges

TaylorMade TP Reserve Blade putter

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