I have played gamers and the v2 before. v2 was way more durable. Both spun ok... not a premium, but not a rock. The U4 and the X were better spinners greenside. A 3/4 wedge will stop a gamer and if it lands on a backstop a full shot will come back.
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You couldn't scuff a TopRock with a hand grinder!!!
Bullshit, ever play a gamer, especially the original?
I picked up 2 boxes (15 balls ea) of the D2 Feels at Dick's for $28.
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How are those?
I played and liked the D2 Feel until I started playing the Gamer and then the Gamer V2 once it came out. Then I started playing with the Taylormade Penta TP(the original one) because I got them cheap on close out. My favorite by far.
Great off every club and spins great off the wedges.
It's my favorite ball. I keep trying other balls (because the D2's are getting harder to find sometimes) but I keep coming back to the D2.
I don't see much difference between the Gamers and the D2's, but I do like the D2 just a little bit more.
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I guess I should have said Top Rock XL!!!
Why?
Or a Warbird. Those things used to be like rocks too.
My favorite so far is the Taylormade urethanes. Long for a slower swing guys but sticky skin makes greenside and putting a pleasure.
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I really like the penta TP3's. They discontinued those and they are hard to find. They replaced those with rocketballz urethane and apparently they replaced those as well. I saw Taylormade had a new ball called the penta(a). Probably all the same damn ball they just change the friggin name so they can keep charging $35 buck a dozen for them. Oh well I'm sure walmart or someone will have the others for 20 or 25 a dozen. Works for me.
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Here is what I don't understand. Why do companies change the name of their balls each year, except Titleist? I know several people that liked the original Penta, gone and changed and apparently coming back? Why not just keep the Penta over the last 4 years and just tweak it, like the Pro V1? Same with other companies. The only other company that keeps the same name is Bridgestone.
Everyone wants the new best thing. Give it a cool name like Rocket Ballz and slap some new paint on it and it will sell better than Penta 2.0.
