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Nike Power Distance Long Golf Ball Review
NIKE Power Distance Long Balls
Grade: B+
Teacher’s Comments: Long, but as expected, lacking in the short game.
I bought a box of the Nike PD Long on the recommendation of a friend, and at around $16 a dozen, I’ve found them to be an exceptional buy.
As advertised, these balls are long. They’re easily the equal of anything I’ve played, and longer than most. I especially appreciate the low to mid ball flight, which maximizes the carry and roll that I get from the driver. Too often, the amateur level balls I play produce a high ball flight, which results in my drives falling out of the sky and leaving a crater in the fairway. I lose a lot of distance that way. I track my drive distances with my GPS, and over the past two rounds with the Nike PD Longs, I’ve hit four of the longest drives of the summer.
The down side is that there is for me a noticeable loss of stopping power around the greens. I don’t have the game to spin a ball back to the hole, so I try to land it short and roll up. The PD Long has required an adjustment. Once on a green, it rolls farther than other balls I’ve used recently, like the HX Hot and several Bridgestones.
In the past, I’ve had issues with the durability of Nike balls, but I’m not seeing that with the PD Long. I played an entire round with one recently with only minor scruffs.
The feel of the balls is for me softer than I’d expect from a pure distance ball. I don’t get the stinging feeling that I sometimes get when hitting a distance rock, and it’s responsive to the putter. I’ve putted as well with this as with anything I’ve played recently.
Here are the Nike talking points from their press center:
- Longer distance off the tee and from the fairway.
- Responsive feel off irons.
- Penetrating ball flight and added roll.
Core: High velocity core
Cover: Durable ionomer cover. Low drag, 402 dimple aerodynamics.
I agree with all those points: Longer. Responsive. Penetrating. Roll. Durable.
For the bogey golfer, I think Nike has a good value ball here. I’m getting another box.
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And they come in yellow! I am still loving the PD Long Yellows too. Durability is incredible for a $16 ball.
However, the last two rounds I went back to Bridgestone E6. I am playing in the city Amateur for the next 3 days, and the amount of roll I get out of the Nikes would not serve me well - plus the straightening of the E6 will.
The bad thing will be with distance. That extra 10 or so yards with the Nike may not seem like much when it is between the 7 and 8 iron or 6 and 7 iron, but since the Amateur courses will probably be playing 300+ yards longer than I usually do, that extra umph from the Nike might be needed. It will be in the bag just in case, but a mid round ball change isn’t exactly the formula for success - but I don’t play this thing to win anyway, I just play it to see the other club courses in town.
I am trying to determine what I am going to play at Pinehurst when I go there to pay in the US Finals for the BMW Cup. I feel like I should play ProV1s so I can get as much spin as possible, but after playing yellow since the beginning of spring, I am not crazy about a color switch. I suppose I may switch up ProV1s and Srixon ZStars for a few rounds and then try and stick with one for the whole month before I go.
Posted by martin on 08/08
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