SD-X1 The Jack

i have been using the seed sd-x1 for over a year now and it is just as good as any premium golf ball on the market, while also being half the price. Before this i was using the sd-02 a softer ball, which was also excellent. I couldn’t recommend this brand anymore.

Perfect ball for a Swansea golfer!
Good design.
Like it around green to see roll and spin.

Love these balls. Would love the markings to be colour but know that will increase the cost.

Having read many reviews, which were generally very positive, I thought I would give these a try. My favoured ball to this point has been the TaylorMade Tour Response Stripe, so it's comparable in many respects being a 3 piece urethane cover, priced similarly, and shares many characteristics. Visually when compared side-by-side with the TaylorMade, it doesn't look as refined, for the want of a better description it looks a little 'cheaper'.

On to playing; the first thing I noticed about the Seed SD-X1 was how much firmer it felt on fuller shots, and especially on mis-hits, bottom groove shots especially wringing the hands a lot more, and a very hard feeling from the ball. On good strikes though the ball felt good despite the firmness, felt powerful off the face but distances were about average certainly no gains there and in fact seemed to be between 5-10 yards shorter on 7 and 8 iron shots that I normally see. I did note the lower ball flight though which is one of the listed features, so that was good to see. Stopping power seemed good, but again no better than the TM Tour Response. The biggest area I struggled with was around the greens, for me personally I did not like the feel of the ball on chip shots and shorter pitch shots, I didn't feel I had the same level of control, and found it difficult to judge the amount of power needed in the shot. Putting however was good, it was easy to control the pace, and the ball rolled well, the alignment aids worked great to see how the ball was rolling, but again it didn't offer any more than the TM ball does in that respect.

As others have mentioned, the biggest negative for this ball was how easily it marks up, after only a few holes it was already looking quite scuffed and discoloured, I felt like I was constantly cleaning it, and it seems to really take grass stains easily. It isn’t necessarily bad damage all the time, just more of an annoyance at having to clean a lot, and not something you can do until you reach the green or tee either.

It's a good ball for the price point, but when compared with the TM Tour Response and its similar pricing, I think I'll be sticking with the latter, it just feels better for me.

Every bit as good as my usual ProV1, lovely feel, plenty spin around the green on approach and pitch shots. Very good feel off the putter too. Very durable too.