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The TaylorMade SpeedSoft golf ball is one of those rare products for which the marketing department’s catchphrase tells you everything you need to know.

“Golf is hard. Play a softer ball.”

SpeedSoft. Putting “Speed” next to “Soft”? We have questions.

The press release for the TaylorMade SpeedSoft golf ball tells us it’s a low-compression design, engineered for the “softest possible feel while maintaining explosive speeds for the everyday golfer.”

As with the recently released TP5 and TP5x, TaylorMade believes it has cracked the code to combine soft feel and ball speed with this new ball.

MyGolfSpy Ball Lab is where we quantify the quality and consistency of golf balls. Today, we’re reviewing the 2022 Trust Bison V. To learn more about our test process, click here.

About the Trust Bison V

The Trust Bison V (K8 – 2022) supersedes the previous model by the same name, the Trust Bison V (K5 – 2020). Sean Lin, founder and product developer for Trust, says “the Bison V derives its name from the powerful symbolism of the bison, evoking themes of discovery, strength, and endurance.” In addition to its unique name, upon opening the first sleeve, another eye-catching characteristic is its pearlescent-like finish. The Bison V is available in white and yellow. It’s a direct-to-consumer ball with orders fulfilled from their facility in San Gabriel, California.

Lin says the Bison V represents one of Trust’s compression models tailored for golfers with swing speeds ranging from 95 to 105 mph. “This model offers medium to low trajectory, low spin and excellent wind resistance for wood clubs while delivering precise ball-stopping performance with medium to high spin in short game scenarios.” For those of you not in this swing speed range, the Trust Bison is available in three other compression models, the Soft, X and XL, “each designed to accommodate golfers with varying strengths and swing speeds.”

The Trust Bison V is manufactured by Kerichem Materials Science Co. Ltd in Taiwan. Lin reported, “while Kerichem Material Science Technology Ltd. is open to collaborating with new brands, its focus remains on research and development.”

Key Takeaways

A direct-to-consumer ball marketed to/designed for higher swing speed players in mind.At the current sale price of $25 per dozen/$90 per four dozen, it offers another alternative in the urethane space.With an average compression of 100, the Trust Bison V is an option for golfers who prefer an extra-firm feel.

Trust Bison V Construction

According to Trust, the Bison V is a three-piece ball with a twin thin soft urethane cover and 332-dimple pattern designed for extra distance, pro trajectory, durability and increased greenside control.

Editor’s Note: “Full Swing” Season Two was released on Netflix earlier this week. MGS had early access to the show and has been releasing commentary on the series throughout the week. This article includes spoilers. 

A year after making its debut, Netflix’s “Full Swing” series is back. 

If you missed it earlier this week, here is my review for the new season. My overall grade was a B+. The series does a nice job delving into pro golf’s drama, particularly in the first three episodes. It falls off after that point but it’s still worth watching. 

We also have a list of winners and losers from the season as a quick guide to how I thought players were portrayed. In that story, I also went through some of my favorite aspects of “Full Swing” and a few critiques where I felt the series struggled. 

This is the final MGS story of the week on the popular golf documentary. In this piece, I go through the most captivating quotes and explain why I thought they were important. 

Cobra Golf is expanding their short game offerings with new raw-finished Snakebite wedges and loft options for Snakebite-X.

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We tested and reviewed Titleist's T-Series irons and Vokey SM10 wedges to find out how speed gains can lead to surprising fitting results.

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You’ve no doubt seen numbers for “course rating” and “slope rating” on a golf scorecard. Do you know what they mean or how they can impact your game? We will explain these two very different ratings and how they influence your handicap index and the way you should approach a golf course.

What is Course Rating?

The course rating is a numerical measure of the golf course’s difficulty for a scratch golfer. Simply put, under normal playing conditions, it’s what the typical scratch golfer shoots at this golf course.

Course rating is determined by golf associations which use a formula to compare the relative difficulty of various courses. When determining course rating, things like length, topography, obstacles, altitude and many other conditions that impact play are considered.

If a course rating is 73, for example, a scratch golfer would be expected to shoot 73. The range for course rating is between 67 and 77 for most courses. Thus, a 67 course rating is a sign of a slightly easier golf course.

What Is Slope Rating?

Slope rating measures the difficulty of a golf course for bogey golfers, compared to scratch golfers. The way a scratch golfer approaches the course is one thing but with the average slope rating, we can get an idea of how the course plays for the average or “bogey” player.

How to watch the 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational on Friday, including full Friday TV coverage, streaming info and more.

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Shane Lowry made three birdie putts from outside 20 feet, chipped in for eagle for a 6-under 66, giving him a one-shot lead at the Arnold Palmer Invitational after the opening round.

Joe Highsmith and Scott Piercy shot 65s to share the early lead at the Puerto Rico Open, which was suspended by rain with 54 players still yet to finish.

The new PING i530 irons, along with their stablemates, the new G730s, round out a near-complete 2024 revamp of PING’s irons lineup.

So much so that when you consider the new PING G430 MK 10K driver and PING Blueprint irons, plus a boatload of new PING putters, you could call this The Spring of PING.

Hey, if nothing else, it rhymes.

The new PING i530 irons replace the two-year-old i525 irons as PING’s entry in the player’s distance category. Compared to its predecessor, the i530 has a much more compact, almost blade-like, appearance.  

And if you’re a pitchfork-carrying member of the Anti-Loft Jacking Police, the PING i530 irons will give you something new to squawk about.

PING has produced their longest iron ever.PING has updated their G710 irons series with the new G730 line.The G730 irons feature a new finish, cavity structure and distance-enhancing loft structure.The G730 irons have higher MOI and improved feel compared to the G710.MSRP $185 per club stock steel, $200 per club stock graphite

There is a taboo subject in golf. We all know it, yet few are willing to talk about it, especially those most affected by it. Today, I’m going to address it and you will probably agree that what I am saying is the truth.

Some people should be playing game-improvement irons.

I’m not trying to be mean. Far from it. In fact, I am hoping to serve as the harbinger of change when it comes to golfers choosing to play GI irons.

If you believe most online golf site wisdom, the majority of golfers are at least scratch handicappers. All drives fly more than 300 yards and every approach shot leads to a kick-in birdie.

No self-respecting golfer with any kind of internet persona would ever need, let alone even consider, playing with GI irons.

Editor’s Note: “Full Swing” Season Two was released on Netflix yesterday, March 6. MGS had early access to the show and will be releasing commentary on the series throughout the week. This article includes spoilers. 

A year after making its debut, Netflix’s “Full Swing” series is back. 

Season Two has some captivating moments, especially in the first three episodes. Here is my review for the new season, which does a nice job delving into pro golf’s drama. Tomorrow I will share my most captivating quotes of the series. 

For this piece, I’ve compiled a few winners and losers from the season. A “winner” to me is anyone I thought came across favorably relative to how golf fans typically perceive them. A “loser” did not come across as favorably, although I use that word lightly. 

At the end of the story, I include my “winners and losers” when it comes to the actual production of the series.

The St Andrews Links Trust is putting an end to a decades-old tradition.

And, frankly, we’re sad.

In an email yesterday to subscribers, the St Andrews Links Trust announced a new “Daily Draw” for singles hoping to play the Old Course. That online system replaces the tradition which required golfers to line up outside the starter’s pavilion overnight and hope to score one of the few open tee times for the next day.

Yeah, waiting outside is outdated. We have the internet, and the internet is better at everything.

But having camped out on three separate occasions, I’m not sure “better”, in this case, is actually better.

Minjee Lee shot a 7-under 65 for a 1-stroke lead after the first round of the Blue Bay LPGA on China's southern island of Hainan on Thursday.

From Joaquin Niemann looking for his third win to Xander Schauffele playing the best golf of his career, here's what's happening this week in the golf world.

Jay Monahan and Tiger Woods were among those named to the PGA Tour Enterprises board of directors on Wednesday.

The USGA Museum has acquired artifacts from the collection of Ted Rhodes, one of golf's most prominent Black trailblazers.

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Talor Gooch ignited the golf world by saying he thought the majors were wrong to leave him out. Jon Rahm agreed.

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Wouldn’t you like to hit more fairways with your driver? We all practice hitting straight shots with our driver as that is what we hope to do on the golf course. Unfortunately a lot of our practice shots go left or right or even hooked or sliced. Even the pros have problems hitting fairways from the tee box.

If you are ever going to be successful in hitting more fairways you will have to learn the setup and swing that creates your draw or your fade. Practice those shots so that you can plan to hit them on the course. When you build confidence in those shots, you can setup for a left or right fairway shot to allow your ball to move back to your target point near the middle of the fairway.

Bubba Watson was able to create tremendous distance with his excessive draw and fade shots but his game has gone downhill because he was missing too many fairways and greens in regulation.

In an SI Golf blog, Dethier asks Mickelson what the difference is between hitting a straight ball compared to a draw or a fade. Mickelson said “It’s a feel thing. If I’m hitting a draw, I’ll let [my arm] release over. If I’m hitting a fade, I’ll get a little wider and try to hit the outside part of the ball; which slows down the release of the club. When hitting a straight shot, I’m just feeling the club go back to square.”

Translation: Phil may be able to feel his draw or fade but you need to setup to swing to impact the inside back quarter of the ball for a draw and the outside back quarter of the ball for a fade. Setting up with a slightly closed face will add to your draw and setting up with a slightly open face will add to your fade.