Christo Garcia's Ball Choice: F18 Tour
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Christo Garcia's Ball Choice: F18 Tour
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So, who is Quantix Golf? Don’t let the currently unknown name dissuade you from considering the company because while the brand is new, the company has a very known name as the company “ball scientist,” Larry Cadorniga. Larry, who has patents related to golf balls with some current and formerly leading ball companies, has been designing golf balls longer than I have been alive, so obviously there is a huge wealth of knowledge behind the brand. Of course, most of the publicly available information indicates that Larry’s major contributions are at least a decade old, including with various Balata balls, but that does not diminish the knowledge. According to the Quantix website, the company has more than 100+ combined years of “golf experience in golf balls, golf clubs, design expertise.”
All told, it is clear that Quantix Golf is trying to assure golfers that they know what they are doing and can live up to their claims, however, whether the messaging is on point and reaching its intended consumer is up to you. With all that said, let’s get to the real questions – what is the F35 Control made of and how do they perform?
Right up front, the F35 Control is a three-piece ionomer ball. Per Quantix Golf, it features an “ultra-high energy core” and has an HPF resin layer under the “proprietary” TriTech™ blend cover. Based on what I can determine from trademark records, TriTech features a partial PVC blend for whatever that is worth, and the F35 Control ball comes with a lofty set of claims, although the exact claims have changed over the last month. Originally, they said it was longer and with tighter dispersion than the competition. Those lofty claims, however, have been abandoned for, among other things, “low driver spin,” “tour level distance,” and “maximized control with irons and approach shots.” I was both suspicious of the claims and excited to test them out.
I’ll admit that the F35 exceeded some of my expectations and was just about where I expected in other places. I found that the driver spin was indeed “low” in that it was within the typical range I saw with other ionomer (like surlyn) and urethane covered competitor balls. As a result, I saw pretty similar distance numbers off the driver too. It is worth noting that the F35 Control tended to launch lower than many of the competitors fairly consistently.
The performance was also pretty darn good on full iron swings. I consistently saw high spin numbers compared to competitor ionomer balls. We aren’t talking about 100 rpm higher here, and we are talking about several hundred and sometimes nearly 1000 rpm higher on full iron swings. I do not understand why this occurred but if that is something you are looking for, the F35 Control should get a shot at becoming your ball (assuming you are OK with the following).
In sum, full swings perform well with the Quantix Golf F35 but, partially as expected, the performance is not all that great on partial swings and touch shots if you are counting on a bit of spin to help stop the ball. These partial shots resulted in a lot of rollout and required playing for it when planning for greenside shots. Not a huge deal (and expected for many), but the higher spin from full iron strikes did not translate to other parts of the game.
The biggest drawback of the F35 Control (at least in my opinion) is the sound off the putter. It has a higher-than-normal pitch audible click that is noticeable and, based on forum comments, is a big turn off to some golfers. It may not affect performance, but it may bother golfers, nevertheless.
All-in-all, the F35 Control is an interesting ball at a difficult price point, $29.99 a dozen. With so many good golf balls +/- five dollars of this price point (including the forthcoming F18 Tour), will the F35 Control draw enough golfers in to take a chance on the new brand? The F35 Control may not make my bag this year but it met or exceeded my initial expectations and Quantix Golf might just have a bright future ahead and could become the gem of Fort Worth, Texas. You can learn more about Quantix Golf at www.quantixgolf.com and you can join the conversation on the forum, here.
Given that Quantix is a new name on the market and a recent start-up, I would be remiss to not mention that it’s new “tour quality” golf ball, the F18 Tour, is coming soon. Early indications are that the F18 Tour will be a three-piece urethane tour ball and will cost $34.99 a dozen.
The Details:
Available online at www.quantixgolf.com
Price: $29.99 per dozen (discounts available based on volume)
Color: White
]]>“I’m 21. I’m graduating in May from Abilene Christian University.”
At 21 I was busy mastering the art of beer drinking and making an ass of myself.
“I like beer,” says Martin. “But I have a real passion for business.”
The Quantix story can be traced to an early 2000s’ ball company called Exacta and its ball designer, Larry Cadorniga.
“Larry developed the Tour Balata when he was at Titleist,” says Martin. “He also developed balls for Maxfli and MacGregor and designed the ball Jack Nicklaus used to win the Masters in ’86.”
Exacta went under and Martin’s father (a former touring pro) turned the remnants into Triton Golf.
“Every ball Larry developed for Triton was tested at Golf Labs in San Diego,” says Martin, “and they beat every single ball on the market for dispersion.” His father shut down Triton in 2005 to go back out on tour but it was Ean who decided to resurrect the company under a new name.
“There aren’t too many people who can come out of thin air with an award-winning ball scientist,” he says. “That’s where Quantix came from.”
There are, in theory, two balls in the Quantix offering, the F35 Control and the F18 Tour. We say in theory because while you can buy the F35 now, the F18 has been delayed until the third week of March.
“The F35 Control is our amateur ball,” says Martin. “It’s a three-piece ionomer-blend cover. What’s special about it is that it’s our proprietary blend. We call it our TriTech cover. It provides soft feel, a little bit softer than your standard ionomer blend.”
The F18 Tour is a three-piece urethane ball that Martin says is low spin off the driver with tour-level spin around the green.
“We want people to hit it and see their own results rather than make false claims that it’s going to help you with this, this and that,” Martin says. “People like to buy into the hype and, yes, that sells golf balls. But at the end of the day, I’d say 95 percent of the claims are just false.”The F38 sells for $29.99 per dozen with a Vice-like tiered-quantity discount. The F18 will sell for $34.99 with a similar discount structure. Shipping is extra. Sample sleeves are also available for purchase.
Martin won’t say where Quantix balls are being made (other than “near China”) but he does have one audacious goal: to manufacture in the U.S.
“It’s something we’d really like to do. With Larry’s experience in the golf ball industry, he has all the connections. We’re one phone call away from buying all the equipment we need to make golf balls but it comes down to money.”
Quantix Golf™, a new Golf Ball Company arrived in Fort Worth, Texas recently, 67 Years after the Ben Hogan® Company was formed. In 1953, Ben Hogan started his and decades later, Ean Martin, a 21-year-old entrepreneur, and golf aficionado, has strategically positioned himself in the golf ball industry.
There are many golf companies vying for top tier spots and customers in the golf business. Many of these companies with untold millions of dollars backing them. Mr. Martin has teamed up with one of the top golf ball Engineers in the world to form Quantix Golf™. He didn’t recruit just any Ball engineer but a world-renowned designer with such number one, all-time best-selling creations including the Titleist® Tour Balata, The Maxfli® HT Tour, The Maxfli® DDH, and golf balls for Nike® Golf. He even designed the ball used by Jack Nicklaus to win the 1986 Masters® while at MacGregor® and created the patents to the TopGolf® tracking ball, which measures statistics of each shot struck at their facilities.
Larry Cadorniga has worked with every major golf company and numerous former and top tier PGA Tour and other touring professionals, worldwide. Mr. Cadorniga worked with Ean’s father in 1998 on golf ball projects on the East Coast. The Quantix Golf™ 3-piece premium golf ball is not only affordable but comes with an ultra-high-energy core™ and an HPF™ inner core for spin control along with a soft Tritech™ golf ball cover featuring 332 dimples for flight stability and reduced air resistance.
Mr. Martin said, “Everyone says longer and straighter but all that really matters is score and getting it in the hole in the least number of shots. Whether amateur or professional, noticed in testing in Fort Worth where the winds blow hard, that our first ball, the Quantix Golf F35 Control™, possessed a piercing flight trajectory while maintaining superior flight stability in any conditions.”
Quantix Golf™ determined that most people have trouble off the tee due to excessive spin. One of the key features of the Quantix F35 Control™ golf ball is the ability to reduce spin off the tee which promotes longer and straighter drives, but that’s only one-third of the equation. Based on proprietary engineering, the Quantix F35 Control™ golf ball provides tour-level distance while maximizing control with irons and approach shots. No longer will you be forced you to sacrifice distance, accuracy, or feel, unlike some other brands that force you to choose one feature over another. The Quantix F35 Control™ golf ball will help you make more putts and lower your scores- the ideal feel that every player seeks, deserves and should demand from tee to fairway. Notwithstanding, it also translates to the green as the ball comes off the putter very well and provides instant feedback. Fewer putts mean lower scores!
Quantix Golf™ may be new, but it is well on its way to gaining critical acclaim, not only among touring professionals but more importantly, among consumers. Quantix F35 Control™ Golf balls - Take Control of Your Game™
To order golf balls, please visit the website at www.QuantixGolf.com or exclusively test the Quantix F35 Control™ golf balls at 1611 Indoor Golf Club in Fort Worth, Texas.
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