TaylorMade Golf has today unveiled the all-new Tour Response, Tour Response Stripe and Soft Response golf balls.

Tour Response

The all-new Tour Flight Dimple Pattern of Tour Response aims to unlock  next-level aerodynamics while promoting maximum carry distance.

This tour proven technology, found in TP5 and TP5x, has been added to Tour Response for the first time and with the addition of the new dimple pattern, Tour Response provides a soft feel in a 100% cast urethane cover.

Per the company, compared to the previous generation of TaylorMade dimple patterns, the new dimple profile/shape creates the company’s most aerodynamic dimple pattern producing improved carry distance on all types of shots.

Tour Response features a unique dual-radius dimple shape that decouples dimple volume from depth to optimize airflow around the golf ball during flight, in design to reduce drag, optimize lift and promote distance.

In addition, the 2022 Tour Response also features Speedmantle with HFM (High Flex Modulus). A firmer second layer surrounding the inner low compression core is designed to help the ball explode off the face with increased face interaction maximizing energy transfer at impact to produce faster ball speeds.

“The new dimple pattern paired with a 100 percent cast urethane cover simply creates a softer version of a Tour level ball made for the everyday golfer that is looking to reap the benefits of our tour proven technology at an affordable price.” – Mike Fox, Director, Product Creation Golf Ball

Tour Response is engineered to respond to the individual non-tour golfer’s game with a 100% cast urethane cover for significantly added greenside spin and better feel vs. ionomer.

A crosslinking chemical reaction forms the soft urethane material, which creates an irreversible link in a bid to provide improved shear resistance and greater durability in addition to the soft feel and added greenside spin.

To measure the effectiveness of a new cover, TaylorMade engineers utilized a combination of material property testing robot and player performance testing. Per the company, that research showed that in addition to increased durability, the new cover material is 12% softer and 36% more flexible than the previous material.

The 2022 Tour Response ball also features a low 70-compression design with a Hi-Spring core made in design to offer maximum ball speed in a soft feeling bal

Tour Response is available in white and high visibility yellow and is at retail on March 18 with an MSRP of $39.99 USD.

Tour Response Stripe

By drawing inspiration from the PIX design with ClearPath Alignment technology, TaylorMade engineers brought the 360 degree alignment to Tour Response in design to offer the easiest golf ball to align that they’ve ever made.

This next-gen visible technology of Tour Response Stripe is a 22-millimeter digital band that wraps around the center of the golf ball to help aim putts better, faster and more consistently. Inside the digital band is a thin black line to match with putter sightlines for immediate aid in alignment.

The multi-color design of Stripe not only aims to create better alignment but also feedback on the quality of the roll of each putt. Proper strikes are easily identifiable as the stripe rolls consistently to the hole, while off-center strikes cause a can’t miss wobble of the digital band. Lastly, the dual-color design seeks to allow you to see your product clearly all over the course.

Tour Response Stripe is at retail on March 18 with an MSRP of $39.99 USD. 

Soft Response

With increased softness from cover to core, Soft Response is the softest ball in TaylorMade’sarsenal, designed to give amateur golfers enhanced feel while maintaining ball speeds and distance.

Soft Response is designed for moderate swing speed players with a new, softer core and a re-engineered ionomer cover in design to provide added greenside spin.

The changes produce a softer ball with an overall 50 compression (versus a 60-compression rate in the previous generation). An added SpeedMantle layer in its 3-piece construction creates an efficient energy transfer at impact, designed to result in a softer ball that enhances feel and maintains both ball speed and distance.

A unique Extended Flight Dimple Pattern aims to decrease drag and optimize lift, allowing the ball to stay in the air longer at lower speeds and lower spin rates.

In addition, the 3-layer construction in combination with the SpeedMantle builds resistance against the club face to build energy and create ball speed at this new softer feel.

Soft Response is available at retail on March 18 with an MSRP of $29.99 USD in white and high visibility yellow.