Vice Golf Ball Compression Chart and Buyer's Guide (2026)

Quick answer

Vice golf ball lineup at a glance

Compression and spin tiers are from BallCaddie’s ball catalog; for the four balls in the 2026 robot test, the compression figures match that test’s gauge readings. All three urethane Pro balls out-spun the surlyn Tour on that test’s 35-yard wedge shot (the Drive wasn’t tested). The surlyn covers trade that bite for durability. Vice also sells two junior balls, the Pro Junior and Tour Junior, which this chart leaves out.

What Vice golf balls actually are

Vice Golf built its prices on selling direct to consumers. Ingo Düllmann and Rainer Stöckl founded it in Munich in 2012 and sold online only for more than a decade; the brand began moving into retail in early 2025. PGA TOUR Superstore listed the Pro Plus at $39.99 and the Tour at $27.99 when we checked on October 3, 2026, $2 under the $41.99 and $29.99 single-dozen prices on vicegolf.com. The urethane balls are made under contract by Foremost in Taiwan, while Vice specifies the core, mantle, and cover. Skipping distributor and retailer margins is how Vice says a urethane tour ball lands near $40 instead of $58.

Every model can be personalized through Vice’s customization tool, and the Pro line comes in neon, drip, and limited-edition colorways. The catch with ordering direct is the wait: stock orders ship within 2 business days, and personalized balls take up to 10 working days longer. If you buy by the season, Vice’s per-dozen price drops at three dozen and again at six.

How to pick a Vice ball by swing speed

Swing speed is a useful first filter because it shapes how much launch and spin you need. (It doesn’t set a minimum compression: in 2026 robot testing, firm balls were generally the fastest off the driver at every speed.) TrackMan’s amateur data puts the average male driver swing speed near 94 mph. It gives no single women’s average, listing a 15-handicap woman at about 79 mph. That puts most golfers in the soft-to-mid Vice range.

• Under 95 mph: the higher-launching Vice Pro Air (~72) launches highest of the three urethane balls and spins least.
• 90–105 mph: the Vice Pro (~89) is the all-around urethane fit for the biggest group of golfers.
• 100+ mph: the firm 4-piece Vice Pro Plus (~97) was the fastest Vice ball off the driver in the 2026 robot test and the highest-spinning.

Don’t know your number? The swing-speed fitting framework covers how to measure it and what compression does and doesn’t change at your speed.

The five adult Vice balls, model by model

Vice Pro Plus — the flagship for fast swings

The Pro Plus is Vice’s firmest urethane ball. It’s a 4-piece cast-urethane build around 97 compression, and Vice calls it the highest-spinning ball in its lineup, which is why it plays closer to the Titleist Pro V1x than the standard Pro V1. Best above 100 mph; under 95 mph it feels firm and the extra spin costs iron distance. At $41.99 a dozen it sits $16 under the $57.99 Pro V1x.

Vice Pro — the all-rounder

The Pro is the 3-piece urethane ball most golfers should start with, rated around 89 compression. It fits the broad 90–105 mph band and flies low: in the 2026 robot test it peaked lower than most of the field off the driver at all three speeds, with about 100 rpm less driver spin than a Pro V1. Its wedge spin sat mid-pack. If you want one Vice ball that works across the bag without committing to the firm Pro Plus, this is it. Vice’s product page lists it as Ranked Gold by Golf Digest. The full head-to-head lives in Vice Pro Plus vs Pro V1.

Vice Pro Air — high launch, light feel

The Pro Air is a 3-piece urethane ball built to get the ball up, rated around 72 compression. Vice designed it for lower to medium swing speeds (roughly 80–95 mph) that struggle to launch a firmer ball. You keep a urethane cover and gain iron distance from the low spin, though it had the lowest full-wedge spin of the three Pro balls in the 2026 robot test. Vice discontinued the Pro Soft and now points slower-swing and soft-feel buyers to the Pro Air, which its product page lists as Ranked Gold by Golf Digest.

Vice Tour — the value pick

The Tour is a 3-piece ball with a durable surlyn cover at $29.99 a dozen, and it won five awards in Today’s Golfer’s three-piece club-golfer category. Vice pitches the surlyn cover on durability, and it gives up some greenside bite in exchange. If you lose or retire several balls a round, the math here beats paying urethane prices. The urethane vs ionomer breakdown explains what the cover swap costs you around the green.

Vice Drive — the cheapest distance ball

The Drive is a 2-piece surlyn distance ball at $19.99 a dozen, the lowest price in the line and the simplest construction. It runs low spin and a high launch for forgiveness off the tee, which suits beginners and high-handicappers who want carry and roll over greenside control. It’s a backup or starter ball rather than a long-term gamer for players who score on their short game.

Vice vs Titleist Pro V1: what the robot data shows

The Vice Pro Plus competes with the Titleist Pro V1x (~102) rather than the standard Titleist Pro V1 (~92), because both are firm 4-piece balls. In MyGolfSpy’s 2026 robot test the two landed close on full swings, and the one clear gap was a partial wedge.

Distance is close to a wash: the Pro V1x was about 3 yards longer off the driver at 116 mph, and the two were level at 102 mph. Full-swing iron spin was within about 225 rpm at every speed. The gap is the 35-yard wedge shot, where the Pro V1x spun about 435 rpm more. For most golfers that matters less than $16 a dozen. If your short game depends on spin control inside 50 yards, the Titleist edge is worth paying for.

Vice Pro vs Tour vs Drive vs Pro Air: what the 2026 data shows

Vice put four balls in the 2026 48-ball robot test: the Pro Plus, Pro, Tour and Pro Air. The Drive was not in the field and has no data from that test.

The price ladder and the firmness ladder disagree. Sorted by price the order is Drive, Tour, Pro, Pro Air, Pro Plus. Sorted by compression it scrambles: on the catalog gauge the $29.99 Tour comes out firmest at 98, the flagship Pro Plus second at 97, and the Pro nine points softer than the ionomer ball one rung below it. Today’s Golfer’s gauge runs on a different scale (Pro Plus 116 psi, Tour 112, Pro 106, Drive 93, Pro Air 87) and puts the Pro Plus back on top, so the two gauges agree that the Tour is firmer than the Pro and disagree on Tour versus Pro Plus. Vice’s own ratings differ again: 100 for the Pro Plus, 95 for the Drive, 90 for the Pro, 85 for the Tour and 75 for the Pro Air. Compare rank order within a gauge and never the raw values across gauges. On both measured gauges, the cheap ionomer ball is firmer than the urethane ball that costs $10 more a dozen. Vice’s bulk floor prices, verified October 3, 2026: Pro Plus $36.99, Pro and Pro Air $34.99, Tour $25.99, Drive $17.99 per dozen at six dozen.

Vice Pro. The testers named it the Great Buy at mid swing speed (the 102 mph driver group), the only value award a Vice ball took. Off mid-speed irons it was one of three balls they called out for pairing top-13 distance with a below-average peak height, and off high-speed irons it sat in the bottom half of the spin chart despite being firm. A flat, lower-spinning urethane ball helps if your misses balloon or you play wind; if you struggle to hold greens, it is the wrong end of the range.

Vice Tour. Off the high-speed iron the ionomer Tour finished fourth of 48 for spin and out-spun 35 of the 38 urethane models in the test. Off the driver at 116 mph it was 13th for total distance and beat 26 of those urethane balls. The test named it, behind the Titleist Tour Soft, among the firmer ionomer balls that “perform much more like urethane under most conditions.” Greenside, the two robots split. Today’s Golfer’s 40-yard pitch measured 5,967 rpm, ahead of the urethane Pro at 5,708 and behind only the Pro Plus at 6,090. The 2026 test’s 35-yard wedge shot had the Tour at 4,538 rpm, last of the four Vice balls tested. They split on full-iron spin too: Today’s Golfer’s 7-iron numbers put the Tour lowest of the five Vice balls at 4,216 rpm. Different robots, clubs and speeds; both agree it is long off the driver and firm. Across the 48-ball field, urethane still averaged roughly 1,250 rpm more greenside spin than ionomer. The Tour is the best case in the range for buying ionomer, and the cover still costs you spin around the green.

Vice Pro Air. Among the lowest-spinning balls in the field off high-speed irons and again off slow irons, among the longest at 65 mph, and one of three balls named for pairing top-seven mid-speed iron distance with above-average flight. On Today’s Golfer’s 40-yard pitch it measured 5,371 rpm, the lowest of the five Vice balls. It is the softest-feeling Vice urethane rather than the grippiest.

Vice Pro Plus. The high-spin pick at mid swing speed. It had the highest driver spin of the 48 balls at 116 and 86 mph and the fifth-highest at 102 mph, and its 7-iron spin ranked seventh, second and first from the fastest iron speed to the slowest. All that spin made it one of the shortest balls in the field at 65 mph.

Vice Drive. Today’s Golfer measured it at 93 psi, 268.5 yards of carry at 114 mph and 5,492 rpm on the 40-yard pitch, fourth of five on both. At 114 mph, 4.5 yards covered all five Vice balls (Pro Plus 271.9, Tour 271.4, Pro 269.8, Drive 268.5, Pro Air 267.4); at 78 mph, half a yard covered all five, so driver carry is not what splits these balls at that speed.

The value pick, the flagship, and who should skip Vice

The Vice Tour is the value pick and the Vice Pro Plus is the flagship. The Tour gives you 3-piece construction at $29.99, under most mid-tier balls, which is why it fits the widest slice of golfers. The Pro Plus ran within about 3 yards of the Pro V1x off the driver for $16 less a dozen, with the standard Pro as the lower-flying, lower-spinning alternative. For a fuller cross-brand picture, see where they land in the best value golf ball rankings.

Vice is the wrong call in four cases:

• You want it today. Retail stock is thin. PGA TOUR Superstore lists Vice balls, but most orders still ship from Vice, so check a store before you count on a last-minute sleeve.
• You play under 95 mph and grabbed the Pro Plus. It feels firm at that speed and was among the shortest balls in the 2026 robot test off a 65 mph 7-iron, and Today’s Golfer’s robot had all five Vice balls within half a yard of driver carry at 78 mph. The Pro Air launches higher and feels softer for $2 less a dozen.
• You score on greenside spin and bought the Tour or Drive. The surlyn cover gives up the bite that wins up-and-downs. Stay in the urethane Pro family.
• You get tour balls free or discounted through a sponsorship or loyalty program. The savings argument mostly disappears.

Vice’s on-course models sit on the USGA conforming ball list and are legal for tournament play. Check the list for the exact model and color before a competition, especially limited-edition runs.

The next step

This guide narrows the five adult Vice balls to the one or two that fit your swing and wallet. To pressure-test the pick against the wider market, take the BallCaddie fitting quiz. It scores the Vice lineup alongside 72 balls in the catalog on swing speed, typical miss, greenside priority, and budget. The quiz runs about 90 seconds. Your fitting report is free; your #1 ball is paid, and the ranking carries no affiliate tilt toward the pricier ball. The result shows whether a $20 surlyn ball or the urethane upgrade fits your game.

Related guides:

• How to choose a golf ball for your swing speed — the compression-to-speed framework that sorts the whole Vice lineup.
• Golf ball compression chart — where every ball lands on a calibrated gauge, by swing-speed tier.
• Urethane vs ionomer covers — what the Tour and Drive surlyn covers cost you around the green versus the Pro family.
• Vice Pro Plus vs Pro V1 — the full head-to-head on construction, price, and the swing speeds each one fits.
• Best value golf ball in 2026 — where Vice ranks against the rest of the DTC and value field.

Key takeaways

• Seven balls: five adult models in two tiers (three urethane “Pro” balls near $40, plus the surlyn Tour at $30 and Drive at $20) and two junior balls, the Pro Junior and Tour Junior.
• Pick by swing speed: Pro Plus above 100 mph, Pro at 90–105, Pro Air under 95.
• Pro Plus ≈ Pro V1x, not the standard Pro V1 — the 2026 robot test put driver distance within about 3 yards, with the Titleist spinning more on a 35-yard wedge.
• Vice Tour is the value pick; Pro Plus is the flagship.
• The savings come from the sales model: direct-to-consumer pricing, plus discounts at three and six dozen. PGA TOUR Superstore had the Pro Plus at $39.99 and the Tour at $27.99 on October 3, 2026.
• All on-course models are USGA conforming — verify the exact color on the current list before tournaments.

Sources

• MyGolfSpy, 2026 golf ball test
• Today’s Golfer, Vice golf balls, robot tested