Gear: Titleist TruFeel golf balls
Price: From $24.97 per dozen (at PGA Tour Superstore/Walmart)
Specs: Two-piece, Surlyn-covered balls available in white or yellow
When it comes to Titleist golf balls, the Pro V1 and Pro V1x hog the spotlight. They are the most-played balls on the PGA Tour, LPGA and at every elite tournament such as the NCAA Championship.
However, with a retail price of about $50 per dozen, they are simply out of reach, financially, for many golfers. The company understands that and for years has offered balls at lower prices that still provide golfers with good performance and Titleist-level quality. The TruFeel, at $24.99 per dozen, is a prime example and has been updated this year to give golfers more distance.
The 2022 TruFeel was designed with a larger, low-compression core designed to boost ball speed. The analogy that golf ball designers like to use is the core is a ball’s engine, so the larger the core, the more speed potential a ball can have. The TruFeel’s core is 1.6 inches in diameter, which means the core takes up all but 0.02 inches of the ball’s total diameter.
The compression of the core has not changed and the ball still creates a low-spinning trajectory that can help reduce the severity of a slice or a hook. Because the soft rubber core is larger, the new TruFeel feels softer to many golfers.
The 376-dimple, tetahedral-patterned cover has not changed for 2022, but the TruFlex cover itself is thinner. It should help golfers obtain better performance around the greens. It won’t produce the spin with wedges that a Titleist Pro V1 can, but its spin and control is solid.