Review of the Dixon Fire Golf Ball
In full disclosure, I am an endorsed amateur player for Dixon Golf. Dixon Golf is a unique concept in that they are committed to being earth friendly and to recycling. Not only can you send your used Dixon balls in to be recycled but the competing golf balls as well. I have been playing Dixon for a few years now and the Dixon Earth ball has been a great compliment to my game. The Earth ball is comparable to other tour golf balls with adequate distance and spin with better resilience than most. I've been pleased with Dixon golf balls and it also helps that I'm into green living and playing something that the masses don't. I recently had a chance to test the latest creation by Dixon, the Fire golf ball. These are widely considered to be the most expensive balls in golf. Typical purchase price for a dozen is priced at $74.99. At the higher figure, they won't find their way into a lot of golf bags but my curiosity has been, are they really that good? I received the shipment and decided to put them into play today.
The first thing that stands out is the recycled packaging on the outside and inside of the box. I couldn't wait to take a ball out and examine it further. The typical Dixon logo is on the ball but the word Fire, is in red and I thought that was a great touch. Holding the ball in my hand, it felt very different than the other Dixon balls as well as the other competitors. The feel is slightly tacky to the touch. The first shot hit was a tee shot on a par 4 with a slight bend to the right. I've played this particular shot many times before and with my normal playing ball, I will typically hit a fade off the corner at around 255 yards. The Fire ball felt much more secure on the club face and it had a much more penetrating flight path. I measured the tee shot with my Garmin G5 GPS unit and the end result was amazing. The same swing as normal had produced a 285 yard fade. The next shot into the green was made with a 60* wedge which also stuck right where it landed. The following putt was a 15 footer which found the bottom of the cup for an opening birdie. I tested the Fire ball throughout my round and felt amazing command over the ball from tee to green. I play to a 5.9 handicap and my goal is to break par at this point. Thanks to the Dixon Fire, I was even par through 11 holes and although, I made some errors on the finishing holes and ended up 5 over par for the day, I feel this ball will be riding shotgun when I achieve my goal. The Dixon Earth ball was there for my first hole in one and it was there for my lowest round to date which was a 72 on a par 71 course. You can see the video of the hole in one aftermath as well as other original video creations and reviews on our website at www.sharkattackgolf.net . A big thanks and shout out to Dixon Golf for the support and for making some of the most earth friendly and best performing golf products out there.
MobyMatt / Shark Attack Golf
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