“It changed the game.” The ProV1 story (25 years)

[A.G._Crockett]

If you’re an old guy and remember the first ProV1s, the belief was that there was a seam on the equator of the ball that gave you extra yards; all you had to do was tee the ball up with the ProV1 logo vertical and centered.  I have no idea if this was true or just urban legend. I suspect the latter.


But now almost 25:years later, I still tee my ProV1x with that logo vertical and centered.  Possible OCD, but still…

[Erik J. Barzeski]

If you’re an old guy and remember the first ProV1s, the belief was that there was a seam on the equator of the ball that gave you extra yards; all you had to do was tee the ball up with the ProV1 logo vertical and centered.  I have no idea if this was true or just urban legend. I suspect the latter.

It's an urban legend. They'd have been non-conforming if that was true.