While the average male golfer is capable of a maximum drive just over 300 yards, top hitters like Dustin Johnson and Tiger Woods routinely exceed 350 yards in their PGA prime. Last year’s winner of the Masters Tournament, Bubba Watson, currently holds the record for the longest drive in a PGA Tour event at an extraordinary 424 yards.

Updated 2/28/17 Clock Drill Photo Credit:thegratefulgolfer.com Place three balls in a line at three, six, and nine feet away from the hole in a pattern similar to the three, six, nine, and twelve positions on a clock. Goal is to make twelve in a row. If you miss, go back to the beginning and start over.

The new 2015 Titleist Pro V1 and Pro V1x models officially hit retail stores on Jan. 30 and since then, have been garnering plenty of praise from professional players and industry publications for their innovative features—collectively designed for an overall softer feel and more spin around the greens than earlier generations.

Sometimes even the best putt doesn’t go quite where you would like or expect. Eighty-four years ago, a well-struck putt by Philip “Skipper” Young veered off course and away from the hole. Scratching his head, Young took the ball to his friend, a fellow golfer and dentist, for an x-ray. In the black-and-white image, they could see that the core of the ball had become askew.

Today we will only be covering the recent model the 2013-2014 Titleist Pro V1 & Pro V1x.

Imagine playing on a black-and-white golf course. How will you find your ball after you hit it down the fairway? If you’ve ever played golf in the dark or the snow, or even when rainclouds block the sunlight, you might have run into this problem. Thankfully, ninety-one years ago the Wilson Sporting Goods Company first colored in the lines of the golf ball.

Imagine playing on a black-and-white golf course. How will you find your ball after you hit it down the fairway? If you’ve ever played golf in the dark or the snow, or even when rainclouds block the sunlight, you might have run into this problem. Thankfully, ninety-one years ago the Wilson Sporting Goods Company first colored in the lines of the golf ball.

For the first time in LostGolfBalls history the Fantasy Masters Draft wasn't held in a closed room with pencil and paper. This year the draft was going to be different, challenging, and an exciting experience we could share with all of our fans.

Updated 2/28/17 SUMMARY: The history and technology of the Titleist ProV1—and how to know whether it’s the right ball for your game.