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TaylorMade · Ball · 2026

TaylorMade TP5x

5 reviewers
76

Well liked

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The takeaway

Longer than Pro V1x, firmer feel.

They agree

  • +Consistently lower spin than Pro V1x
  • +Longer off the tee and with irons
  • +Flatter, more penetrating flight now
  • +Straight ball flight for big hitters

The knocks

  • −Firmer feel takes adjusting around greens
  • −Roughly 500 rpm less wedge spin
  • −New Pix pattern divides opinion

Buy it ifyou swing fast and want distance with lower spin

Skip it ifyou want a soft feel and maximum wedge spin

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The verdicts.

National Club Golfer

UK magazine, hands-on club testing

Loved it

“the biggest ball speed increase I got from like any new product this year”

The new TP5x gave her the biggest ball speed increase of any product this year.

+ the facts · 3 pros
  • +huge ball speed increase
  • +improved cover pattern
  • +better side stamp

For: Players chasing ball speed off the driver.

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2nd Swing Golf

Master fitters, Trackman-heavy testing

Liked it

“great feel, good control, and very straight”

Rounded out the top five as an extremely long, lower-spin tour ball with great feel and very straight flight for bigger hitters.

+ the facts · 3 pros
  • +Extremely long with lower long-game spin for big hitters
  • +Great feel, good control, and very straight
  • +Softer feeling than a Pro V1x to the reviewer despite being firmer than TP5

For: Bigger hitters who need to reduce long-game spin.

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Golfalot

Independent UK equipment reviews

Liked it

“The tp5x was always going that little bit further”

The much-hyped TP5x consistently spun 500 rpm less than the Pro V1x and flew noticeably further on the course and in iron testing, though its firmer feel takes adjustment around the greens.

+ the facts · 5 pros · 3 cons
  • +Consistently 500 rpm lower spin than the Pro V1x with driver, iron and wedge
  • +Carried 6 yards further with the 7-iron and ran out 5 yards more with the driver
  • +Noticeably longer than the TP5 off the tee on the course, matching the distance hype
  • −Firmer than a Pro V1x, takes time to get used to on short game shots
  • −Around 500 rpm less wedge spin than the Pro V1x
  • −New square Pix design takes getting used to versus the old triangles

For: Pro V1x players chasing distance who can accept a firmer greenside feel

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Today's Golfer

UK magazine, robot + human testing

Liked it

“They'd win first and second every single time.”

Noted as one of only two five-piece balls that would win first and second if grouped alone.

+ the facts · 1 pros
  • +Would top the category on its own

For: Premium ball players wanting a firmer five-piece construction.

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MyGolfSpy

Data-driven independent testing

Liked it

“it's a little higher drag lower lift so you're getting now a flatter trajectory”

The bigger change of the two: a redesigned higher-drag, lower-lift dimple pattern drops the X's ballooning flight into a flatter, more penetrating trajectory, restoring separation from the TP5.

+ the facts · 5 pros · 3 cons
  • +New dimple pattern gives a flatter trajectory, flatter landing angle and a more penetrating flight
  • +Speed Wrap core makes it faster while keeping the same feel as the previous generation
  • +Clear separation from the TP5 again, which gives fitters real options
  • −Previous version's low-drag dimple climbed to too high a peak and came down too steeply, a complaint that came from tour
  • −TaylorMade sticks to just two tour balls where rivals offer three or four
  • −Hosts have not independently tested it yet, so the verdict is preliminary

For: The faster-swinging player who wants distance and a lower, more penetrating flight than the outgoing X delivered

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