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The Vice golf pro golf ball – a tour ball offering from Vice but can it hold its own against the likes of the Titleist Pro V1?
This is one of Vice’s tour golf balls, but can it hold a candle to the likes of the Titleist Pro V1? Find out in our Vice Pro golf ball review…
These cool looking golf balls, with the drip pattern, certainly match their bold aesthetics with fantastic performance. They offer high end distance performance that wouldn’t look out of place from a Titleist Pro V1 testing session.
Additionally, they allow for creative use with a wedge in hand. There is plenty of spin available around the greens for check, control and back spin. Although, that spin rate does come down for the longer irons and driver.
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I tested the drip version of the Vice Pro, which came equipped with a unique drip pattern. The paint splatter effect is really cool and gives the golf ball some more vibrancy. Available in five different colour styles, it will certainly help you to stand out on the first tee from your playing partners.
As is the case in the Vice Drive golf ball, the optimal alignment aid is also included in the design of the Vice Pro. This is something I really like a lot, especially on short putts.
The Vice Pro golf ball has a urethane cover and is more of a tour ball than their other offerings. Simply, this is the brand’s equivalent to Titleist’s Pro V1 golf ball range. Vice also claim that the ball has a really thin urethane cover aimed at increasing the spin rate for golfers.
Something I noticed instantly was how good it felt off the putter face due to the inclusion of the urethane cover. It has that real premium feel that all the best tour golf balls possess and it just sounds right as it leaves the club face.
In terms of its wedge performance, there was a lot that I liked and saw. There was a good amount of spin on offer for 50 yard strikes, with an average of 7700rpm. This really is a sufficient amount for most golfers and will help to command more control on the putting surfaces. It will help the ball to stop quickly and may be even produce some back spin to attack the pins.
Additionally, the ball was also launching optimally. The ball flight was low which is a sign the ball on the wedges grooves are biting on the urethane cover and is what creates the high spin rate.
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Other technological inclusions of this three-layer golf ball is a high energy core. The size-optimised High Energy Speed Core has been developed to increase ball speeds and ultimately distances. Elsewhere, a Surlyn grade mantle works to minimise driver spin and again increase distances off the tee and with an iron in hand.
This reduction of spin was visible when I tested the Vice Pro out with a 7-iron. The spin was down at 5500rpm and was fairly low for me when hitting a 7-iron. This effected the control into the greens with the total distance being too much as a result of a lack of spin, which would stop the ball quicker. In truth, this was a bit of a concern as all the strikes were pure.
It was also evident that the technology was working as I was able to record an average ball speed of around 117mph which is right in my ball park of what I usually generate.
Moving onto the driver. Again I really liked how the ball felt and sounded off the driver face. the ball speed was pretty good at 162mph which helped deliver a strong carry of 286 yards with a total yardage of 311 at most.
Again, the only concern was how little spin I was able to produce with the longer clubs.
Overall though, I think the Vice Pro offers great value-for-money in comparison to other tour golf balls. There is plenty of greenside spin available and decent off the tee distances without having to pay the more premium prices some other brands charge.
It does lack spin on the driver and irons strikes, although that is me being a tad picky, but there is no doubting the distance it offers. Rather impressively I didn’t see that much of a drop off in distance between this and the Titleist Pro V1 despite the price difference.
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Available: Now
RRP: £39.99 (a dozen) / $39.99
Colour: White / Neon Lime / Drip red blue / Drip lime / Shade orange red / Galaxy drip
More information: Vice website / Amazon website
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