Vice Pro Plus Balls

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Silvina Spindler

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Aug 3, 2024, 5:31:15 PM8/3/24

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I saw this yesterday and will definitely order a couple. I've played vice for the last couple years and had good luck with their products, I suggest going through their new online ball fitting to see what they pair you with.

I've actually found their ball fitting tool results very odd. I keep getting recommendations for Vice Drive and Vice Pro Air even though I'm a lower handicap who hits the ball far and wants a firm ball that spins a lot around the green. I should be getting Vice Pro Plus as the recommendation with Vice Pro as the secondary, but those aren't even mentioned. Also, if I'm Vice, I'd rather recommend the more expensive balls lol.

I think they are trying to highlight their new lines as they just reformed all of them. It might also be a slight bias in their system toward what the average golfer actually needs as opposed to what info we enter lol.

Nice Vice! I have been curious to try out their golf balls. I actually was fortunate to find a Vice Pro Plus on the golf course earlier this month and hit a streak of 4 pars in a row with it. I liked the feel and response on the greens so much that I purchased a dozen to continue to use. And I admit I enjoy the style they bring to the game, this is the one I found the shade. I will use them this Sunday when I hit the course again and hopefully continue the good streak.

the Pro Plus is a GREAT ball! Long off the driver, feels good off the irons, and spins well with the wedges. I believe it's every bit as good as a Pro V1 or V1x, but quite a bit less expensive. It's my ball of choice for the foreseeable future, unless I like the Srixon Z Star XV. The Srixons are even a bit cheaper where I buy balls. But you certainly can't go Wrong with the Vice Pro Plus. I highly recommend it.

Vice PP is a solid ball, I honestly think their lineup is solid all around, especially at their price point. I like the Srixon Z Stars and Maxfli Tour CG at similar price points and TItleist overall but Vice isn't that far behind in performance.

I like them for they play similar to pro v1x for significantly less. I use the whites, will try neon lime just to see if I like them. Whenever I try pink/red balls I always have a tough time finding them and tracking flight.

Only weirdness I've seen is that if you hit a tree really solid they can get a chunky yellow mark on them for some reason that doesn't go away. I don't think I've noticed such a yellow mark on other balls after hitting trees but I don't really have a big enough sample size to say for sure

I played around with some over the winter during simulator season here in the Northeast and found myself liking them quite a bit. I ordered a few dozen to try out once the weather here changes. Seemed to spin a little less and launch a hair lower than Pro V1x for me through the bag.

Well that's the real trick, isn't it? Land a drive on a cart path and get another 40 - 60 yards off the drive but, the ball gets messed up. Luckily, I'm not trying to make tour so it's a moot point for me. I'll give them a try again soon.

It's actually a very underrated ball IMO. I game the MTB-X but got a sleeve of these to try from my uncle last year. They play like the older proV1x before Titleist decided to change their formula in 2017. Mid launch/low spin. They spin a little less than the MTB-X for irons which is what I prefer.

Feel and spin wise I would put it closer to the Pro-V1 than the Pro-V1X. The wedge tests on the MGS puts the 55 yd spin around the AVX and the Pro-V1X Left Dash. It is by no means as firm as the X or X Left Dash.

I found a gold Vice Pro Plus at Black Gold last Thursday and decided to tee it up at Green River on Sunday. Shot 74 with an eagle and birdie. It's long off the tee and my distance with irons were absolutely dialed in. As soon as I finish up the MTB-X, I will look into getting 5 boxes of these. Maybe not in gold though since it's really hard to spot in the grass.

I mainly play the Vice Pro plus and the Snell MTB X. They are almost interchangeable to me. I've hit my longest drives in the last year with the Vice, maybe a few yards longer than the Snell. The Snell seems a little better in the wind. Both are as good as the Pro V1's I'd say.

As attested here, the balls must be good. But beware of customer service. IF you you any problem with your order, it will be a big problem. I ordered the Pro in red. It came in orange. They would not exchange without me paying the postage back to Germany. I did so regretably. Then the balls sat in German customs for a month. Vice did not want to send me the correct balls until they received them. Then my balls finally come. They only send my 5 dozen when I bought the promo 6 dozen for 5. The 6 dozen is what I received the first time but not the replacement. I ordered my balls in early April. Now it is June and the order is yet to be complete.

What are thoughts on these Vice Pro Plus balls? I saw that they rated very well against the Titleist Pro V1. Normally play the Pro V1, but I found a Vice Pro Plus on the course and played a couple of holes with it and I like it. I am about to make 2022 ball purchase and load up for the year and 5 -12 packs for $144 plus shipping/tax

Hi and welcome to the forum! Here is some recent testing and data conducted by the site that might be helpful if you know which swing speed group you fit into. Certainly not the end all criteria, but by most accounts pretty darn near so.

I find the covers to scuff easier then most brands big, very similar to Callaway on durability. So behind Titleist, TM, and Srixon on that front. Better then Cut, worse then maxfli and Snell on the DTC side.

I haven't played the pro plus much, but I really do love the regular pro. A little more spin and a little higher launch then a pro v on a driver, a little higher launch and a little lower spin on irons.

If you can play a whole year on 5 dozen balls.... I wouldn't let price sway your choice to much. Between these and pro v you are about $100, that isn't throw away money, but it's a round of two of golf most places, or 4 holes worth at Pebble Beach... And $100 on most of our golf budgets isn't going to make much difference.

In the realm of 4-piece balls, I think these are among the best value. A 5-index I play with regularly loads up on these every time there's a sale, even though their standard bulk price is already among the lowest on a per-ball basis. They're a little softer than the Z-Star XV, which was my gamer for a while, but firmer than a standard ProV1. (More comparable to the V1x) - At least anecdotally, their on-course performance is close enough that I don't really think you'll notice a difference from the V1x.

Tried Taylor Made TP5 and TP5X which I feel are too spiny and launch to high for me, Srixon Z-Star was good around the green and putting, but did not like them off the tee, the Bridgestone Tour B XS was the closest to the Pro V1's. But all of these are all about the same price 45-50+ for a dozen, so I was looking for options.

I just paid $40 to Ping to identify which is best ball to play. One of the questions was around willingness to pay premium for balls. I checked okay to pay for best recommended ball. After plugging in my numbers which are very average, the ball they selected was the Pro Plus. Followed by Chrome Soft X and Z Star. I just played a round with them the other day and liked them a lot. I also lost 3 balls so the lower price was helpful. I was playing TP5 X prior.

I am sticking with my Prov1s. Taylormade's plant in Korea is now only making balls for Taylormade and Snell. A lot of brands that were made there is the past are going to loose a quality manufacturer. Kirklands first run of balls were made there when they had good balls. Mr Snell use to work for Taylormade and Titleist.

I have been playing found balls for the last couple of years and the Vice Pro Plus is definitely right there after Pro V1. I have noticed, at least on my course, they "tumble" occasionally off the irons so can sometimes get a flaky long hit, well past normal.

I can't speak much to the Pro Plus, but I started playing the Vice Pro after the ball test. Best ball I have played and at a steal of a price. I feel like they've held up over a few rounds, haven't noticed any wear and tear issues. Look at the data on the ball test and see if it fits your game for your swing speed. I'm not forking out $50 a dozen for Pro V's just to lose them in the woods far off to the right. Vice fits my budget and you can get pretty good deals when you buy in bulk directly from Vice. You can also pick them up at Walmart or Target for $35 a box. We'll see if any of TaylorMade's big moves with purchasing plants means trouble or quality issues for the smaller DTC brands.