The golf ball is the most important piece of equipment in your bag. It’s the only thing you use on every shot and MyGolfSpy’s 2025 Ball Test proved again that even within a brand name, there is a lot of variation in performance.
TaylorMade’s 2025 ball testing lineup included TP5, TP5x, Tour Response and SpeedSoft. The brand took a step forward this year, showing clearer separation in spin, flight and distance throughout its range.
Here’s what the data revealed about how each TaylorMade golf ball performs across swing speeds.
High-speed testing (115 mph driver/90 mph 7-iron)
At high swing speeds, TaylorMade’s four models were divided cleanly by spin. TP5x produced the lowest driver spin of the urethane models while TP5 held a slightly higher flight with added iron spin. Tour Response offered the lowest overall spin from the tee.
TaylorMade TP5x → Averaged 2,524 rpm of driver spin with total distance near 313 yards. Its 6,200-rpm iron spin placed it toward the lower end of the tour-ball range, favoring a flatter overall trajectory.
TaylorMade TP5 → Registered slightly higher driver spin and the highest iron spin among TaylorMade’s tested models. Players generating higher speeds can expect more stopping control on approach shots.
TaylorMade Tour Response → Produced 2,407 rpm driver spin and the longest total distance in TaylorMade’s group; the iron flight is on the lower side compared to the two tour models.
TaylorMade SpeedSoft → Recorded the lowest driver spin overall with a total distance of around 317 yards. It maintained 6,497 rpm of 7-iron spin, nearly identical to the tour balls in this part of the test.
In this speed group, TP5 and TP5x were among the higher-flying TaylorMade balls while Tour Response separated itself through lower driver spin and added total distance.