That didn’t pan out, but he still enjoys his weekend golf at Royal Troon and holds a scratch handicap. Distance off the tee was never an issue, while approaching greens the ball was very workable with an iron in hand.

A lifelong golf fan, Andy graduated in 2019 with a degree in Sports Journalism and got his first role in the industry as the Instruction Editor for National Club Golfer. Around the greens, the TP5 performed just how you’d hope and expect it to, with maximum precision and control allowing us to be aggressive to our chosen landing spot in the knowledge it would react as we expected. The new 2021 TaylorMade TP5 is a virtually faultless ball in every area of performance and should prove to be especially popular for those who play a lot of competitive golf. TP5 offers lower compression, lower launch, and more wedge spin to help improve your short game—ultimately, TP5 provides a more workable golf ball with softer feel.They seem to go a bit further as well, although with my handicap my strike is not always consistent. This new dimple pattern is designed to increase aero which results in greater carry distances by reducing drag in the assent and producing a steeper and faster descent for greater overall distance.

The TP5 golf ball from TaylorMade has gone from strength to strength since its initial release in 2017. New for the 2021 version is a dimple pattern designed to improve aerodynamics and increase carry distance. I always felt that the 2019 model of the TaylorMade TP5 was hard to beat or even match due to it’s spin consistency, ball flight consistency and all-around feel, however, the new 2021 model improves the 2019 model! As a side note, he's made five holes-in-one and could quite possibly be Retief Goosen’s biggest fan. HFM acts like a tightly wound spring that builds energy and rebounds quickly, generating more ball speed.For me, feel is the most important part and they are so good on and around the greens, I’m convinced they save me shots. It offers tee-to-green performance that is tour-caliber, and is also one of the best feeling golf balls on the market today. The key to achieving enhanced speed without negatively affecting spin performance comes from TaylorMade’s proprietary 5-layer ball construction. For those who like a firmer golf ball or need help in creating higher launch conditions, the TP5x from TaylorMade would be worth consideration as well, but the TP5 will suit the needs of the vast majority of golfers very well, assuming of course that it also meets their budget requirements. On the green, it felt really nice off the putter face, too, which is a performance aspect that goes slightly under the radar.

Andy took up the game at the age of seven and even harboured ambitions of a career in the professional ranks for a spell. Most balls nowadays - in the premium golf ball market, anyway - can boast a solid combination of distance and spin but the feel of the TP5 would be hard to match. Company head office address: GOLFONLINE, WOODFIELD HOUSE, 506-508 HONEYPOT LANE, STANMORE, MIDDLESEX, HA7 1JS, U.

From driver through to the putter, the soft cover felt great and meant that, even when using it for the first time, making the adjustment from another brand was seamless (and could be permanent). From there, he went on to enjoy a spell freelancing for Stats Perform producing football reports, and then for RacingNews365 covering Formula 1.