New tour-validated construction delivers longer distance, faster ball speed, more consistent flight
FAIRHAVEN, Mass. (Jan. 7, 2026) — Faster dual-core technology and advanced aerodynamics drive longer distance with even more consistent flight in the new Titleist Pro V1x Left Dash golf ball, available in golf shops worldwide beginning Jan. 21.
Over four years in the making, the new Pro V1x Left Dash (designated by –Pro V1x on its sidestamp) is the result of an uncompromising Titleist R&D process that demands that every new generation must deliver discernible performance improvements.
“We won’t introduce a product just because it’s new,” said Mike Madson, Senior Vice President of Titleist Golf Ball R&D. “It has to be better, and it has to be validated by players.”
The development of the original Pro V1x Left Dash in 2018 as a Custom Performance Option (CPO) responded to an increasing trend of players looking to maximize distance off the tee while still maintaining the requisite control and stopping power into and around the greens to compete at an elite level. In 2019, at Pinehurst No. 2, Left Dash was used to win the U.S. Amateur Championship. In 2024, on the same course, Left Dash was the choice of the U.S. Open champion.
Pro V1x Left Dash now occupies an important position alongside Pro V1 and Pro V1x in the Titleist golf ball family, providing tour-validated performance for players seeking a high flight similar to Pro V1x with dramatically lower full swing spin and a firmer feel.
The next generation of Pro V1x Left Dash — which has already been played in competition on the PGA TOUR, DP World Tour, Korn Ferry Tour, JGTO, PGA Tour Australasia and PGA TOUR Champions, following its debut on tour last October — improves upon that performance through advancements to every layer of the golf ball:
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A new, faster high gradient dual core formulation with more resiliency increases ball speed and distance;
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A thicker, high-flex casing layer adds speed while driving down long-game spin;
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A thinner cast urethane cover delivers tour-level greenside spin and control;
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A new aerodynamics package, featuring a spherically-tiled 348 tetrahedral dimple design, generates a more efficient and consistent flight for optimal performance through the air.
“If you’re a Dash player, you should be very excited to play the new Dash because we’ve taken everything that you love about it and just made it a little bit better,” Madson said. “It’s still low spin off the tee. It’s faster, it’s longer, it’s more penetrating into the wind. It’s everything that a Dash player loves with a little bit more.”
PRO V1x LEFT DASH: THE PRO V1 WITH HIGH FLIGHT AND LESS SPIN
While Pro V1 and Pro V1x are designed to fit the vast majority of golfers, the introduction of Pro V1x Left Dash has proven to be an essential performance option in the Pro V1 family, inspired by the very best in the game:
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Pro V1: Mid-trajectory flight, low long-game spin, soft feel
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Pro V1x: Higher flight with more spin and slightly firmer feel compared to Pro V1
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Pro V1x Left Dash: High flight, similar to Pro V1x, but with dramatically lower long-game spin and a firmer feel
“When we started testing Left Dash with consumers, it became clear very quickly that a lot of golfers out there are looking for very low spin while maintaining a high flight, and Left Dash fit that need perfectly as a complement to Pro V1 and Pro V1x,” said Frederick Waddell, Titleist’s Director of Golf Ball Product Management.
Today, Left Dash is the first-choice recommendation in roughly 6-8% of golf ball fittings through Titleist’s proprietary Golf Ball Fitting App.
INSIDE THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS FOR NEW PRO V1x LEFT DASH
The journey of the new Pro V1x Left Dash, from iterative prototyping to competition-ready product, offers a clear example of Titleist’s commitment to providing golfers with improved performance with each new generation.
The development process for the new Pro V1x Left Dash began in earnest over four years ago, with Titleist R&D designing several promising prototypes over the first year. In April of 2023, one of those prototypes had been identified as a likely finalist. Fordie Pitts, Titleist’s Director of Tour Research and Validation, brought it to the PGA TOUR to test with Left Dash players.
“During that testing, we heard a few comments that started to give us the indication that maybe we weren’t going down the right path,” Pitts said. “The prototype felt great. It had good speed and distance, but the spin was creeping up too high in the short irons. In our minds, all it really was doing is moving the product closer to our stock Pro V1x, and it was straying from Left Dash’s DNA.”
The development team decided to go back to the drawing board, reimagining new Left Dash’s performance north star.
“We learned from players that the path we went down was not going to be optimal for what they were looking for in the product,” Waddell said. “So we started to zero in on why they love Left Dash. It’s the speed, the distance, the low spin. We completely shifted gears to focus our efforts there, resulting in a faster, longer Pro V1x Left Dash, with spin optimized for this player.”
AVAILABILITY
New Pro V1x Left Dash will be available in golf shops worldwide beginning Wednesday, January 21. MAP: $57.99 per dozen
