Back in the day, I played two balls in tournament play. The first was the Titleist Tour 100 Balata and the second was the Maxfli HT100 balata ball. Both of these provided a cover that would shred and get knocked out of round, but they felt so good coming off the club head that I just didn’t care how long the ball lasted. That was tournament play, not the meaningless practice rounds and $5 rounds I played with friends. Those rounds were filled with Nitros, Ultras, and Ram Tour Balatas, or the under $1 balls. Today, I’m mostly search for those decent under $1 balls which I have found in the Wilson Zip. The Wilson Zip comes in at just $.83 a ball, and has an aggressive spin rate and has that perfect click coming off the club face and putter.
The 302 dimple pattern brings back memories of the Molitor 302 and a few others from my younger playing days. The flight pattern on the Wilson Zip is low enough to play through most conditions, but still produces enough arc to stop the ball on most putting surfaces. Putting the Zip is also a very pleasant experience as well. The slight click off the face gives you the feel of contact, but the softness of the cover provides you with a very light feeling at contact. I like to think of the Wilson Zip as the little brother to the Duo line. The current Wilson Golf lineup includes 4 different ball models, the Zip being the lower of them. The Duo and Duo Spin are the mid and upper-mid range, while the Tour FG is the highest offering from them.
The performance of the Duo line was very similar to the Zip for me, but the lower ball fight of the Wilson Zip is what lead me to packing them in my bag. The cost of them was also a major consideration since I was really tying to keep the costs under $1 a ball. The Duo’s cost double what the Zips do, and without much in the way of a performance increase for me. That pretty well made the decision for me: an $.83 ball that performs as well as a $3-4 ball and feels better than a $1-2 ball? Yep, that’s what made it in my bag and you can have them in your bag as well by just clicking here.
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