The Callaway Chrome Tour X spun the most around the greens in the 2026 MyGolfSpy golf ball test at 5,992 rpm. The Titleist Velocity spun the least at 3,085, a gap of 2,907 rpm.
Full-swing spin gets most of the attention but some of the biggest differences we see between golf balls show up on short shots. In the 2026 MyGolfSpy Golf Ball Test, 48 balls were hit with a Vokey SM10 at a swing speed of about 42 mph, a 35-yard pitch. The median ball spun 5,390 rpm. Every figure below is the spin measured on that 35-yard shot.
The 10 highest-spinning balls around the green
The Chrome Tour X, Pro V1x and Z-Star Diamond were the only three balls to clear 5,900 rpm and all 10 balls below are urethane, listed from the highest spin down.
Callaway Chrome Tour X: 5,992 rpmTitleist Pro V1x: 5,967 rpmSrixon Z-Star Diamond: 5,953 rpmSrixon Z-Star: 5,871 rpmTaylorMade TP5x: 5,852 rpmMaxfli Tour X: 5,850 rpmBridgestone Tour B RXS: 5,848 rpmTitleist AVX: 5,773 rpmBridgestone Tour B X: 5,754 rpmSrixon Q-Star Tour: 5,702 rpm
Positions 4 through 7 are separated by only 23 rpm; all of these golf balls offer great greenside spin.
What the numbers tell us
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