Wilson Introduces New Golf Balls
November 11, 2009 (from Press Release) – Chicago, IL. — Wilson Golf recently announced three new golf balls for 2010. The Wilson Staff FG Tour golf ball is the softest, highest-spinning urethane golf ball ever made by Wilson. The Wilson Staff C:25 golf ball, a soft compression three-piece golf ball is best suited for players looking for shot-stopping spin and superior distance and feel. Finally, Wilson Staff announces the D:25 golf ball which delivers low driver spin for straighter ball flight and unmatched soft compression. All three golf balls are developed in anticipation for the new groove standards to promote more spin and better playability around the greens.
Wilson Staff FG Tour Golf Ball
The FG Tour golf ball, designed for the competitive golfer, joins the forged family of Wilson Staff equipment alongside the FG Tour irons. The three-piece, multi-layer ball is a low-compression distance golf ball covered in a thin, soft veneer of urethane to deliver maximum traction control for iron and wedge shots. It has a 75 compression rating and features a 318-dimple pattern on its cast urethane cover. The FG Tour is Wilson?s softest, highest-spinning multi-piece urethane ball and was created as a low compression solution for competitive players looking for tour-caliber spin, maximum greenside control and excellent distance. In internal testing, the Wilson Staff FG Tour golf ball has tested with longer and straighter ball flights than other leading premium golf balls.
Wilson Staff C:25 Golf Ball
The latest edition to the “C” family of golf equipment, the Wilson Staff C:25, a low-compression three-piece ball delivering minimal spin off the driver, is best matched with the Wilson Staff Ci9 iron. The C:25 promotes progressively higher spin as the player approaches the pin for shots inside 150 yards. The golf ball features a 302-dimple pattern to provide high lift conditions for more height on tee shots and from long distances.
Wilson Staff D:25 Golf Ball
Wilson Staff’s “D”, or distance, golf balls are introduced in conjunction with Wilson Staff Di9 and D-FY irons. The D:25 is a low-compression two-piece ball delivering minimal spin off the driver face. A 302-dimple design provides high lift conditions for more height on tee shots and longer carry distances. The D:25 golf ball was designed for players looking to hit longer drives and minimize mis-hits.
All Wilson Staff golf balls are built on a low-compression platform featuring ultra-soft, high-velocity cores for the softest feel with no sacrifice in distance. All three golf balls utilize Wilson?s breakthrough Traction Control Technology which is specifically tailored for the new and less aggressive groove specifications. The Traction Control Technology provides golfers with a 17 percent higher surface contact area and 13 percent more grooves that are engaged during impact.
“Wilson Staff is proud to offer a variety of golf balls to improve the game of players at every level,” said Bob Thurman, global director of R&D. “We are confident that the FG Tour urethane ball will compete with the most popular golf balls on TOUR. Our low-compression technology tests as long as anything and softer than everything else on the market.”
The suggested list price for Wilson Staff FG Tour golf ball is $49.99 per dozen, $34.99 per dozen C:25 golf balls and $29.99 for one dozen D:25 golf balls. The new line of Wilson Staff golf balls will be available in fall 2009.
For more information on the new FG Tour, C:25, and D:25 golf balls, visit www.wilsongolf.com.
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1. Jeff | December 19th, 2009 at 4:23 pm
FG Tour Ball – Received mine from TGW yesterday. Nice simple looking golf ball. Out of sleeve, it feels sticky and soft. I played it yesterday – it is very similar in performance to the ProV1 and held up quite well. Distance was fine compared to the three other balls I play regularly – which are ProV1, Tour D, and B330 RX. Durability was fine, spin was good, feel was good. Well done Wilson. At $30 per dozen it’s easily the best value you can play right now. It is soft – nothing like the TX4 at all. I tell you the ball it really reminds me of is the Hogan Tour Deep, i.e. thumbnail tacky cover but I think it is slightly longer. Indeed the best ball Wilson has made in recent memory. I would not be at all surprised to see it get some tour use from either Barnes or Harrington, etc. Great Job finally Wilson! way to go. Though the core is 75 compression, so are a lot of the new balls. I would say overall compression is slightly softer than ProV1 and Tour D which are near 100, and closer to the Z-Star or TM Red which are between 90 and 95 overall compression as measured by ATTBI or Majestik. Like I said, this is a really nice golf ball. I was pleasantly surprised. It also putts and chips beautifully. Plenty of feel and check. I was bombing it off the tee with my Insight Tech a4, averaging about 250-265 carry plus about 10-15 roll-out. And the temperature was a brisk 55* here in Northern CA. Spin off the driver was not excessive by any stretch. For reference I am a 4.5 index, driver swingspeed of 102-105, average smash of 1.47 and play a medium trajectory draw. Due to the lower compression core and soft feel I think it would make a good cold weather ball, perhaps the best of the tour level, on par with B330RX which I use on cold days. The FG Tour however I feel will play a little longer than the RX on a warm day with faster swingers of the stick. Like I said, it is very very similar to a ProV1, more-so than any other top shelf ball I have tried lately.
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