We put golf balls to the ultimate temperature test — frozen, room temp, and heated 🔥❄️. Does temperature actually change how far a golf ball flies, how much it spins, or how it feels off the clubface?
To find out, we tested two totally different balls: the ultra-soft budget Wilson and the premium Titleist Pro V1 Left Dash. Each ball got three versions — one frozen, one kept at room temp, and one heated up — and we tracked ball speed and distance numbers in our simulator. The results were shocking…
If you’ve ever played winter golf, or left your balls sitting in a hot car before a round, this test might make you think twice.
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00:00 Intro
00:55 The Test
02:30 Wilson DUO Soft Room Temp
03:50 Titleist ProV1 Left Dash Room Temp
06:20 Wilson DUO Soft Frozen
08:24 Titleist ProV1 Left Dash Frozen
12:35 Wilson DUO Soft Hot
13:30 Titleist ProV1 Left Dash Hot
14:24 Results
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50 Comments
It’s more than the temp of the ball.
Warm air is thinner than cold air. Ball flys further because less dense air (warm).
I found I need a softer 2 piece ball in the winter.
Love you guys, but this is what's wrong with the "science" of youtube. A data set of 2 is meaningless. One thing I think would be amazing for your usually amazing analyses is buying one of the golf swing robots that will swing identically every swing. This would be invaluable for comparing balls, clubs, brands, etc to get a vastly nore objective analysis.
Simple science tells you colder ones will go shorter and hotter to a point will go farther. I know that and I’m still going to watch till the end
Redo the experiment but with the hitter blind to which temp ball they're hitting. The person running the experiment should set up each ball so the hitter isn't handling them and finding out what temp the ball is. The placebo effect could be real with this test because of how mental of a game golf is.
Would like to see you guys do a club review of Haywood’s stuff. Seen you compare DTC brands like Takomo to big name brands, and the results are basically what everyone would expect… you get what you pay for.
Thats why I think it’d be more interesting to compare other brands that are more in line with Takomo. Haywood seems really interesting to me since they have so many more options compared to Takomo, though a little more expensive.
Not many reviews on Haywood out there so not really sure what to think. Would love to see you guys review it bcz it feels like most people with DTC brands just focus on the price and sing their praises, while I found you two seem a lot more willing to be blunt and honest with your opinions which is so much more valuable to the consumer imo.
I had buddies who put their golf balls under the heater outlet on the drive to the course and then put the balls in an insulated bag for use during the round. I never saw any difference.
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I feel like you should have looked at spin as well
on my best carded score my favourite golf channel!
Thumbs down do to the fact you did not show club head speed , which effects a lot
The temperature of the ball is one thing; however, the ambient temperature of the air is another. Gasses expand as they increase in temperature. Therefore, it is easier for a ball to travel through the air when it is hot and more difficult when it is cold, since the density of the air changes. This is why air temperature is important to carry distance. For example, a shot (130 MPH ball speed, 14 degree launch and 2500 rpm backspin) could be expected to carry 6 yards more in 30 degree Celsius (hot) air versus 10 degree Celsius (chilly) air.
One shot everyone knows the rule….nah we’re going to get some good data
You are all over the place with the Pro V1x! Higher compression also means more offline on miss hits.
Very fascinating
i use srixon q star tour or another branded 3pc ball over winter and pro v or srixon xv z star in summer…i get the same distance on average and holds the green as well
Each shot with a cold and hot needs a new ball so the temps stay same
Now try an air density test..
5:49 😂😂😂💀
Tayte with clearly getting gas towards the end. That was a fun video. I would like to see the results with a robot, however.
The density of cold vs hot air has way more to do with how far the ball will carry than if the ball is hot vs cold. How were the variances of club speed and strike versus all of these. From what was shown it looks like there were a lot of pulls (ball went further) and some fades (ball went shorter). With all that said if you're keeping golf balls in your pocket or even in your bag (while playing) they aren't going to get this cold or hot due to insulation.
I think this all will make a more significant difference with slower swing speeds, 80 to 90 mph!!
Can yall do a review on the jumbomax grips??
I think you will find the cold and warm weather has a bigger effect combined with Elevation and humidity. Lastly, You were out of breath, at your age, swinging a golf club. I’m 64 and I can hit a bucket of 50 balls in an hour in Florida type weather without getting out of breath. Check your blood pressure and cholesterol. Strongly advise you get your blood calcium levels checked. You’re not oxygenating properly. Please see a doctor sir.
This is why ,back in the 60's and 70's, the pros would use Titleist 90 compression in the mornings or on cooler days. Then they would change to 100 compression balls in the afternoon rounds. The warmer/hot temps in the afternoon would soften the higher compression ball to closer to the 90 compression. This is all before they discovered that lower compression balls are better for just about everyone.
I thought low compression golf were for slower swing speeds and vice versa. So maybe have a slower swinger test the low and vice versa. To see more of an individual result. Just a thought
What you need to do is track how the temperature of the golf ball affects height and spin for each ball, not just ball speed. As those will have a huge effect on carry distance.
Self diagnosis. I’m not allowed to run. Lmfaoooo😂
Tate had the chance to drop a Ricky Bobby, yeah I just wake up in the morning and piss excellence on the cold PV1X swings but he choked 😂
Air temperature, elevation, humidity, wind.
You guys can't call yourself scientific and then talk in Fahrenheit
Good test men! Really interested in cold. We play all winter in the Mid Atlantic. I keep my balls in my pocket so they stay warm enough to compress normally! Thanks
Great data…now heat up the driver head to maybe 240-250, that will not hurt paint
I think air temperature is more important
Living in a northern climate I can tell you the ball goes a lot shorter when the temps get down to the upper 40's and lower 50's. It can be a couple clubs different.
You're looking too much into how much the balls change. If a harder ball is what you use in the summer, it's still going to be the ball you want in the winter, because you have to compare both balls in the winter. The prov1 still outperformed the softer ball in cold temperatures. I think what you need to know is maybe plan on losing 1-2% of your carry distance in freezing temperatures (probably more, because it's going to affect everything…shaft flex, club face, body movement, etc).
I live in an area where a golf course let's you play even when the ground is frozen. While losing speed and distance from a cold ball, you end up gaining a bunch more distance from the ball continuously bouncing and rolling on the frozen ground. It's great for drives. But hitting onto the green is a real challenge. Often I'd watch my ball hit the green and bounce 30 feet into the air and end up off the back of the green. It was definitely a lot of fun though.
Also I’m pretty sure, with every strike, that contact, transfers to heat. So with every hit, you’re increasing the temp of the ball. Would have been better to get a cold ball every couple hits. Imo.
I play a soft golf ball since I am older and have a low 90s driver swing speed, living in Florida I leave my bag in the garage where it is probably 110 degrees in the summer, Maybe, I should bring my bag indoors during the summer!
Still the best golf content on the tube. Thanks
Interesting observation is that pro v1X or left dash have red numbers. That number 3 at 12:24 in the glass dish looks to be black, which indicates a regular pro V1
'Worser" Well – I guess that makes it a real word.
This is interesting I’m in South Florida and in the summer it’s brutally hot. The humidity is crazy I just played late Aug at 10am the temp was 87 but the feeling was 101. I’ve always wondered if that affects the ball. I always thought it affected distance cause the ball has to travel in the thick soup.
To make a more complete test, you should hit clubs that match the temp of the ball. If you playing in the middle of the winter and your ball is 45 degrees, your club isn't goin to be 85 degrees.
Needs to be done at a range of temperatures, the optimal temperature must be found!
I enjoy these guys' content but they're really not consistent enough to run these types of experiments..
It’s almost as though they made the balls the correct firmness at the temp they would be used at haha awesome video
I feel like I may be the only one but I think the sim kinda kills the whole thing. I definitely get its way better for data collection but I think the flight of these balls would be different then the sim sees off launch
I think they did a study a few years ago. For every degree colder in Air temp you lose 1 metre in carry distance,that's what a lot of people don't understand, 15 degrees colder means 😂15 metres less in distance, yet people use the same club in winter or summer and wonder why they struggle. That's the test you should be doing, not ball temp, but air temp
And altitude as well