Play A Quality Ball For Less
Written: Nov 05 '08
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Pros: Great Performance, Feel, Playability, and All For A Great Price
Cons: None At This Price Point
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The game of golf is a very expensive game. I mean, you pay huge sums of cash for the clubs, clothes, and other accessories before you even step on the golf course. Then you get the privilege of spending even more on the balls you need to play the game. That's why it's always a plus to find a ball that performs for you on the course but doesn't make that already growing hole in your wallet any larger. That magic product for me has been the Wilson Staff Px3 Performance Golf Ball, which has been my weapon of choice for the last couple of rounds. The choice came after a somewhat of an epiphany when I realized that playing over $4 a ball for Pro V1's and the like just really isn't very much fun. I've tried several lower priced balls over that last couple years, but never really found one that was exceptional. This may have changed.
I decided to pick up at dozen of these babies after seeing their pretty modest price of under $20 for the 12 of 'em. I've always liked Wilson Staff products, as the set of irons I currently lug around are from them, and had tried the slightly pricier Tx4 ball from the same line and liked that one. These factors made my decision to surrender the currency rather easy. The "3" in the product name of these balls represents the number of pieces the ball is constructed of, as Tx4 is constructed with 4 and the Dx2 model is made of two pieces.
The first thing you're bound to notice when taking one of these balls out of the boxes is the unique dimple pattern that Wilson uses on their Staff balls. The dimples are shallower than most others and are actually flat-bottomed, leading to 312 very unique looking dimples. The only thing I really didn't like about the Tx4 ball from Wilson Staff was that it felt a little bit too much like a marshmallow off the tee for my liking. Breaking out the sand wedge and juggling the ball a little bit helped me determine that this ball has a little firmer feel than the other. It wasn't too firm, but had the right amount of feedback and cushion coming off the face of the club. This doesn't really mean too much in the grand picture of the ball, but it definitely felt like a winner at that point.
After teeing this ball up and letting it rip a couple times, I was pretty enthused by the performance. The difference between the usual Pro V1's was negligible, though the ball flight was noticeably higher with the Px3. The shallow dimples did a good job of not letting the wind affect the ball flight by too much. Ball performance with the irons was the same story - slightly higher ball flight and a slight loss in distance, but still satisfying overall. The ball reacted well when hitting the green with mid and short irons, but didn't have the bite necessary to really hit and spin back. It was more of a one or two hopper followed by an abrupt stop on the greens.
The majority of lower priced balls perform commendably from everywhere on the course except for where the majority of your golf strokes come from - the putting surface. Many of the entry level 2-3 piece golf balls will increase your distance off the tee, but hit the green and have trouble stopping for you and lack the feel needed on chip and pitch shots. The Px3 won't stop on a dime for you from 50 yards and in, but she'll slow down in an short amount of time thereafter. The ball also has a good middle-of-the-road feeling to it one the putting green. There was absolutely no adjustment period required for me to get used to how hot this ball comes of the faces. It's downright boring average.
Final Thoughts
The Wilson Staff Px3 is a good quality ball for less than $20 per dozen. I found myself hitting the ball slightly higher than with a say, a Nike One, but it was minor in change. I recommend this ball for bargain hunters who don't want to feel nauseous when their ball finds a grove of trees or water and still want some quality on their side on the course.
Recommended:
Yes
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