Wilson introduces a new urethane golf ball designed to do one thing: everything. The new Wilson Triad golf ball delivers powerful, precise performance that helps you find fairways, attack pins, and sink putts. A tri-balanced construction results in a high moment of inertia to deliver long, stable ball flight for more fairways hit. Their thinnest-ever cast urethane cover ever offers a truly tenacious grip for maximum club face interaction and control on approach shots. By moving weight from the core to the mantle and cover, Triad is engineered to eliminate heavy spots within the ball for pinpoint accuracy and straighter putts. Learn all about how this golf ball does it all with TGW’s review team.
Wilson Triad Golf Balls Review by TGW
Technology
The Wilson Triad golf ball starts with a cast urethane cover, most common among high-performance golf balls. For Triad, Wilson developed an incredibly thin version of their urethane cover. It engages longer with the club face on mid-to-low irons, generating controlled ball flight and greater spin exactly where you need it to attack pins with confidence.
Triad’s super forgiving design moves weight from the core to the outer layers of the golf ball resulting in faster ball speed and lower driver spin for a more stable ball flight and more fairways hit.
Then Wilson’s patented Tri-Balanced construction moves weight from the core to the other layers so that each layer has the same material density. This eliminates any defects from their manufacturing tolerances, making Triad effectively perform like a one-piece golf ball for pinpoint accuracy and putts that roll true.
Performance
We tested the performance of the Wilson Triad golf balls with the help of Rick Hatfield. Rick is TGW’s Master Fitter and product expert. Testing was conducted indoors at the Wichita Pure Performance Center using Foresight Sports launch monitors. Rick hit the Triad golf balls with 4 types of shots: a half wedge, a full wedge, a 7 iron, and a driver.
For the half wedge shot, Rick was using a 56° wedge while trying to hit that 45-50 yard shot to test the spin conditions of the Triad golf ball. His average spin rate for this shot was 7,744 pm which is quite high for a shot like this. With the full wedge shot, again using a 56° but now trying to a bit longer yardage, Rick averaged 9,759 rpm which was also on the high end for a shot like this so these golf balls help produce plenty of spin to hold a green.
With the 7 iron and driver, Rick was looking to measure both spin and distance performance. The 7 iron produced an average of 5,314 rpm of spin with a mid trajectory and average carry distance of 165.2 yards. With the driver, Rick achieved a medium launch and trajectory along with low spin, which you want in the long game, at an average of 2,036 rpm. His average carry distance was 260 yards.
Who It’s For
Wilson says the Triad golf ball is aimed at the golfer who is trying to break 80. Golfers who are improving in their game and lowering their handicap that are right on the edge breaking 80 and getting that handicap into the single digits will be best suited for this ball. If you like a cast urethane, mid-compression golf ball, Triad is an option you want to take a look at.
Specs
Here’s a look at some of the vital stats on the new Wilson Triad golf ball.
- Construction: 3-piece
- Compression: Wilson rating of 85
- Cover: Urethane
- Swing Speed: 75+ mph
- Launch: Mid
- Spin: Mid-high
Wilson Triad Golf Balls
