There’s extra to return earlier than this month is over however, for now, Titleist has introduced two updates to the ionomer/two-piece facet of its golf ball lineup – the brand new Tour Delicate and TruFeel.

Most of Titleist’s opponents outsource manufacturing of their two-piece and ionomer fashions to third-party factories. In distinction, Tour Delicate and TruFeel, like Titleist’s different non-urethane choices, are produced at Ball Plant 2 in North Dartmouth, Mass. Level being that whereas neither is a Professional V1, you’re nonetheless getting Titleist high quality.

Titleist Tour Delicate

Let’s begin with this. Titleist would let you know that Tour Delicate is probably the most underappreciated ball in its lineup, if not the market as an entire.

“It continues to punch above its weight class,” says Jeremy Stone, VP of Advertising for Titleist golf balls.

Whether or not that makes it a hidden gem or just ignored, Titleist needs you to know that the general efficiency is shockingly good – higher than you (or no less than me) would anticipate from something with out a urethane cowl.

That’s notable provided that Titleist doesn’t view the aggressive set for Tour Delicate as different premium two-piece choices. Tour Delicate is designed to compete with balls in what we name the non-tour urethane choices.

Once you have a look at the efficiency of a lot of these opponents – particularly across the inexperienced – there’s a professional case to be made that there are some wolves in sheep’s clothes. Stated one other approach, a few of these aggressive balls provide the efficiency traits of ionomer cleverly disguised with a urethane cowl.

“Urethane” for the sake of claiming so.

Core-to-Cowl Enhancements

It’s going to be a preferred chorus within the ball house this 12 months so, yeah, I suppose you would say the Titleist Tour Velocity gives core-to-cover enhancements, which is clearly a bit bit simpler with a two-piece ball whose entirety is, nicely, a core and a canopy.

Bigger, Quicker Core

The core of the brand new Titleist Tour Delicate is 1.608 inches. I don’t anticipate you to have any body of reference. Frankly, we don’t measure many cores so I don’t have the very best body of reference right here, both.

The vital element is that Titleist says Tour Delicate has the biggest core of any two-piece ball in the marketplace. Typically, a bigger core is a sooner core so, in order for you extra distance, making the core greater is one solution to do it.

So far as the compression is anxious, we measured the earlier Tour Delicate at 67.

That places it in the identical ballpark because the Tour Response, Q-Star Tour and TOUR B RXS. The brand new ball is barely firmer which contributes to extra pace.

As an added bonus (for some), the brand new formulation additionally promotes low spin within the lengthy recreation.

Reformulated Fusablend Cowl

Until we’re speaking about Supersoft Magna, no person needs to make a golf ball any greater than it must be. It’s the rationale why the USGA has a minimal measurement restrict however not a most one.

With that, it’s solely logical that for those who make the core greater, you’ll want to make the duvet thinner.

The thinner Fusablend cowl gives extra greenside spin. The brand new Titleist Tour Delicate doesn’t spin fairly as a lot as a Professional V1 across the inexperienced however information offered by Titleist suggests it’s a lot nearer than you (nicely, me, anyway) would have thought.

And, not that you simply requested, however Fusablend is a mixture of ionomer with softening polymers. The method for creating the fabric was developed by Titleist and whereas DuPont handles the blending nowadays, Fusablend stays proprietary to Titleist.

Tour Delicate’s dimple sample is a 346-dimple quadrilateral dipyramid. You most likely don’t want to fret concerning the specifics of the geometry (although it will likely be on the quiz). The purpose is that it’s distinctive to Tour Delicate and is designed to work with its low-spin properties.

Value a Attempt?

I’ll admit I raised my eyebrows when Titleist advised me that its Fusablend-covered Tour Delicate outperforms many mushy urethane choices. We don’t do numerous two-piece testing right here however it may simply be price taking a more in-depth look, particularly in these instances the place Tour Delicate gives extra favorable pricing.

Titleist Tour Delicate – Pricing, Colours, Availability

Retail value for the Titleist Tour Delicate golf ball is $39.99 a dozen. It’s out there in White, Excessive Optic Yellow, and Inexperienced (gloss) starting Jan. 24. Pink can be out there in July.

2024 Titleist TruFeel Golf Balls

The Titleist TrueFeel golf ball story is straightforward.

• It’s mushy – the softest ball within the Titleist lineup.
• From a distance perspective, it holds its personal towards the aggressive set.
• At $24.99, it’s probably the most inexpensive ball with a Titleist emblem.

If solely every part had been that straightforward.

Titleist TruFeel – What’s New

In comparison with what a few of you might be already taking part in, enhancements to the 2024 Titleist TruFeel embody a brand new TruTouch Core.  That’s going to provide a softer really feel on full swings with a bit extra distance.

The three.0 TruFlex cowl gives mushy really feel on shorter photographs with elevated greenside spin. Simply in case there’s any confusion, no, I’m not suggesting TruFeel goes to spin like a Professional V1 however the goal participant is probably going right here for the texture so a bit further spin in only a bonus.

TruFit aerodynamics, which embody a 376 tetrahedral dimple sample (additionally on the quiz), present a decrease, penetrating flight with loads of distance (once more, for the goal participant, and relative to the aggressive set).

If you need mushy really feel and also you need a Titleist, right here you go.

Titleist TruFeel – Pricing, Colours, Availability

Retail value for the Titliest TruFeel golf ball is $24.99 per dozen in White, Yellow, and Matte Purple. White can be at retail on Jan. 24. Yellow hits cabinets March 1 with Matte Purple following on Could 15.

For extra info go to Titleist.com.