I took up an offer by TaylorMade to receive a sample of the new TP5 and TP5X which arrived yesterday.
My previous thoughts on the TP5 and 5X were not as long off the driver as a Pro V1 and V1x, or the Bridgestone Tour B RX or B XS that I play. They were a little longer on the irons so essentially a wash other than I didn't like being the short guy off the tee! C'mon man, we can all understand that.
This new TP5X was pretty long. I don't have a launch monitor but I play the same courses and know historically how far I usually hit the driver. Irons were played to specific yardages measured by laser. I saw gains of at least 5-10 yards for the driver and 5 yards for the irons. Spin seemed reasonable. Height was easily controlled for the wind condition. Very straight. I hit a slight pull cut that ends up pretty straight and this ball was right there. I liked the alignment feature which lined up very well with the lines on my Odyssey 11 putter.
What else can I say, I liked it.
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