TaylorMade Penta TP (Balls)

TaylorMade | Balls | User Rating: Rate-4 (4.5) | Add A Review

TaylorMade Golf has introduced Penta TP, a new tour ball designed to deliver a superior balance of performance in five key shot categories, the result of three years of research and development.

Penta TP is the first tour ball with five solid-layers, with each layer engineered to optimize performance in five key shot categories that skilled players need – driver, long-irons, middle-irons, short-irons and partial wedges. The five layers of Penta TP include the core, inner mantle, middle mantle, outer mantle and cover, and each one plays a critical role in optimizing the performance of each of the five key shots.

Penta TP also incorporates TaylorMade’s LDP technology, which uses improved aerodynamics to promote increased lift to keep the ball in the air longer for more distance on the most common types of driver mis-hits, which occur on the top half of the clubface. TaylorMade robot testing shows that LDP improves driver distance on mis-hits dramatically, and that TaylorMade balls with LDP are clearly longer on driver mis-hits compared to competitive balls without LDP. Also, Penta TP’s dimple configuration delivers the same hold-the-line stability in the wind that the TP Red and TP Black are renowned for.

Penta TP becomes available starting on December 1, 2009 in the Sunbelt states (Florida, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, southern California and Hawaii) and February 15, 2010 nationwide at a retail price of US$45.99 per dozen.

Pricing in Australia is AUD$74.95 and will be available at retail in late December. New Zealand availability will be from February 2010.

1. weigolf | Rated | 14 Jan 2013 | Add A Review

Great ball. I was using Noodle soft & long but the Penta is a superior ball. Excellent stopping on the greens with good distance. Would recommend them to anyone especially a slower swinger like myself.

2. dauafrest | Rated | 19 Aug 2011 | Add A Review

Great ball I’ve always been a titleist fan but this ball is definitely knocking on titleist’s door. I find the ball is more durable than any Prov1 or Provx… Overall i think it is a better ball than the top shelf Titleist balls… to sum it up it’s a titleist in disguise just more durable… :)

3. GourmetSaint | Rated | 13 May 2011 | Add A Review

Great ball. I’ll been using the "practice" stamped ones from the US at under $29 per dozen. Supposedly seconds (core misalignment by microns) but nobody can tell the difference. Great distance, good around the greens

4. Gracewing | Rated | 25 Feb 2011 | Add A Review

I played one (that I had found) on the day I had a 76 – best round ever – although I had also just bought the burner 2.0 irons.

I have been given half a dozen by the shop I bought my irons from, so I’ll have a better idea afetr a few more rounds.

5. Robio | Rated | 01 Dec 2010 | Add A Review

I have used this ball on many occasions and have found it to be a very good ball both on the drives and around the greens. Look out Titleist Pro V, you have got a real rival nipping at your heels!!!!

6. yostyue | Rated | 08 Oct 2010 | Add A Review

found one during my practice round. first hit was an iron shot, felt great. but lost it again after 3 holes….

7. ThatWasAPracticeShot | Rated | 30 Aug 2010 | Add A Review

I thought these were great balls, especially around the green. I found I could stop them on about 2 bounces. Thought the launch off the tee was a bit low compared to my old shitty rocks i had using before, but I adjusted for that and found I definatley got some extra distance.

8. NoEyeDeer | Rated | 16 Mar 2010 | Add A Review

Found one of these balls in the rough, so I decided to give it a go. On the next hole I lost it. So, this ball was lost twice in two holes….not a very good ball!!

9. pherg | Rated | 15 Feb 2010 | Add A Review

Not bad. Very similar performance and price to all the premium balls. I normally play a Pro V1x and didn’t find much change in distance, maybe the Penta goes a fraction further but really negligible difference.

Felt good on chip shots and nice off the putter (I have a Ping Redwood Anser). Biggest difference was the durability. My vokey wedges have been making a real mess of the ’09 Pro Vs recently (Personally I think the older model ’07 scuffed less) but the Taylormade seemed much more durable. There was still a mark but it didn’t look like it had been attacked with a cheese grater.

Some people have compared it with the Srixon Z-Star, I think that overall this is a bit better than that, but then again it’s a little bit more expensive.

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