Piper Blue Golf Ball Review
Of the products I’ve tested thus far in 2022, one that definitely surprised and impressed me was the Piper Black golf ball, which I found to be a great match for my game. Piper is new to the golf ball market, having been founded in April of 2021, but its products have been well-received in a short period of time. Another option in the current Piper lineup is the Blue golf ball, which I also recently had the chance to test.
The Piper Blue is a unique offering, as it’s a three-piece golf ball that utilizes a Suryln cover, a material more typically found in the covers of two-piece “budget” balls. That said, Piper touts “Tour-quality” performance from its Blue golf ball and recommends it for low- and mid-handicappers who swing a driver between 90-105 mph and hit a 7-iron more than 150 yards, demographics that I fall into.
I conducted testing at the short game area of my club and also played a couple of full rounds with the Piper Blue. Additionally, I compared it on the golf course to the Piper Black to see how it would fare against one of the better balls I’ve tried this year, and there were some distinct differences between the two.
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Most notable was the feel of the two balls, which was somewhat to be expected. The Piper Black has a urethane cover and definitely felt softer and offered more muted acoustics when compared to the Blue, which offered not only a firmer feel but also a more noticeable click at impact through the bag.
That said, I was surprised to find that while the Piper Blue felt significantly firmer, from a spin standpoint it performed every bit as well as the Black around the greens and when hitting short wedge shots. I also found ample stopping power on full approach shots, even when playing from the rough.
The other major difference I saw between the Blue and the Black was trajectory. I hit the Blue quite a bit higher on full shots, which was especially noticeable with the driver. For me, that led to a fairly…
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