World No.3 Cameron Young has said he “wasn’t aware until very recently” the Titleist golf ball he plays would likely conform to proposed new testing guidelines.
Golf Channel also revealed sources had told it the Pro V1x Double Dot – which was designed to produce less spin, not to conform to new testing standards – was indeed “tested and conformed under the new conditions.” Titleist did not wish to comment on the story when contacted by Golf Monthly.
The tweaked testing conditions which make up the Overall Distance Standard include increasing the club-head speed on the robot to 125mph with an 11-degree launch angle – up from the 120mph club-head speed and 10-degree launch angle which currently exists.
The testing limit for golf balls to travel under the new ODS is set to remain at 317 yards, with up to three yards of tolerance.
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A golf ball rollback was proposed in the first place to curb the ever-increasing distance pros are hitting the ball and consequently reduce the environmental impact the game is having on the planet.
However, critics have long argued that focussing on the golf ball is futile and equipment – specifically drivers – is the way forward.
Discussing the report surrounding his own golf ball ahead of this week’s PGA Championship at Aronimink, Young shared more detail about why he uses the Titleist Pro V1x Double Dot and when he first tested it.
The current Players champion said: “I think I put it in play the same reason that everybody else plays the ball that they play.
“I hit it during a ball test, one of the Titleist facilities probably close to two years ago and didn’t know anything about it and just kind of say, hey, what’s that one? Because I liked the flight.
“Then as things progressed, I was able to test it last year at [the Wyndham Championship], able to put that in play, and it’s…
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