Vice Pro Golf Balls

The Short Version

The Vice Pro is a 3-piece cast-urethane tour ball for $34.99 a dozen — roughly $20 less than the Pro V1. Independent robot testing confirms it belongs in the premium conversation: balanced spin, strong iron distance, and real greenside control.

Performance

In the 2025 MyGolfSpy ball test, the Vice Pro profiled as the true middle ground of the Vice lineup: mid-spin off the driver, strong carry with irons across swing speeds, and 5,773 rpm of wedge spin — comfortably in urethane territory, between the higher-spinning Pro Plus and the softer Pro Air. It is a higher-flying ball that does not balloon, which suits the mid-handicapper's typical miss.

Off the tee, spin stays in a playable window and the ball holds its line. There is no weird gear-effect quirk to tune around, which makes it an easy switch from any major OEM ball.

Feel

Compression sits around 90 — medium-firm, with a clean click off the putter face and enough softness on chips to feel premium. It splits the difference between the Pro V1 and TP5 in firmness. Durability is a genuine strength: the cover shrugs off cart paths and tree bark as well as balls costing far more.

Distance and Flight

The Vice Pro is a higher-flying ball that still produces strong distance. In high-speed iron testing it ranked among the longest firm options, and its neutral flight means it does not balloon in the wind or dive unexpectedly. For the mid-handicapper's typical 90-105 mph driver swing, it delivers tour-level ball speeds with a spin profile that keeps the ball in play.

Short Game

This is where urethane earns its money. Chips check, pitches stop, and full wedges generate the kind of one-hop-and-stop action that Surlyn balls simply cannot produce. At 5,773 rpm on a 35-yard wedge test, the Vice Pro sits squarely in the playable urethane band — not the spinniest ball tested, but comfortably clear of the low-spin pretenders. Most golfers will never notice the few hundred rpm gap to the Pro V1.

Value

This is the entire argument. At $34.99 a dozen (less in bulk or multi-dozen bundles), the Vice Pro undercuts every big-OEM urethane ball by $10-$20 while giving up very little in measured performance. For golfers who lose a few balls a round, the math is overwhelming.

Who Should Buy It

Mid-handicappers (roughly 8-20) who want tour-ball spin and feel without tour-ball pricing. Competitive amateurs on a budget. Golfers who like expressive designs — the Drip patterns are genuinely fun. Very high-speed players chasing maximum wedge spin should look at the Pro Plus or Pro V1 instead.

Verdict

The best price-to-performance ratio in urethane golf balls. It will not beat a Pro V1 in every category, but at two-thirds the price it does not need to. This is a research-based review: we analyzed specs, independent robot test data, and published reviews.