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Wilson Staff Model
Wilson says the Staff Model is “a tour-caliber, four-piece urethane golf ball that delivers unmatched precision, speed and consistency.”
Evidence: Research-based
The short version
A ball built for control around the green.
$49.99 new.
Buy it if
- You want control around the greenWilson rates its greenside spin as “Highest”.
- Your budget is up to $60$49.99 new at DICK'S Sporting Goods.
Skip it if
- You want a soft feelWilson describes its feel as “Firm”, not soft. Look at the Wilson DUO Soft.
Look at instead
- Srixon Z-STAR$47.99Fits the same golfer, for $2 less.
- Wilson Staff Model X$49.99Fits the same golfer, at the same price.
- Callaway Chrome Soft$57.99Fits the same golfer, for $8 more.
Specifications
6 of the 7 fields we checked are published by Wilson. The rest are listed as not published.
| Specification | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Construction | 4-pieceWilson: “Four Piece Urethane Golf Ball”. | Evidence: Verified |
| Cover | Cast urethaneWilson: “Thin cast urethane cover around a hard outer mantle”. | Evidence: Verified |
| Compression | Not publishedWilson calls the core “Mid Compression” but gives no number. | No evidence: value not published |
| Feel | FirmWilson’s specification table, Feel: “Firm”. | Evidence: Verified |
| Flight | MidWilson’s specification table, Trajectory: “Mid”; the text also says “penetrating ball flight”. | Evidence: Verified |
| Driver spin | LowWilson: “maintaining low spin off the tee”. | Evidence: Verified |
| Greenside spin | HighestWilson’s specification table, Short Game Spin: “Highest”. | Evidence: Verified |
Compare prices
The latest new price we checked at each retailer: lowest price first among those in stock, then the rest.
- DICK'S Sporting Goods$49.99See at DICK'S Sporting Goods: Wilson Staff ModelAffiliate link
- Global Golf$49.99per dozenSee at Global Golf: Wilson Staff ModelAffiliate link
Prices can differ by configuration, color or pack size; where a retailer’s price buys something specific, it says so under the price. Check the retailer’s page before you buy.
What Wilson claims
Wilson’s own statements about the Staff Model, each with its source.
Spin
Wilson rates the Staff Model’s short-game spin as “Highest” on its own scale.
Evidence: Verified
Alternatives
First, the golf balls whose makers describe them for the same golfer. Then the other golf balls we have researched, placed by the price we last saw: the five nearest in price in each group.
Control around the green
- Wilson Staff Model X$49.99
- Srixon Z-STAR$47.99
- Callaway Chrome Soft$57.99
- Callaway Chrome Tour$57.99
- Callaway Chrome Tour Triple Diamond$57.99
Spend less
- Wilson Triad$39.99
- Vice Golf Pro Plus$39.99
- Vice Golf Pro$39.99
- Titleist Tour Soft$39.99
- TaylorMade Tour Response$42.99
Similar price
- Srixon Z-STAR$47.99
- Titleist AVX$49.99
- Wilson Staff Model X$49.99
Spend more
Also researched, without a current price to compare: Callaway Warbird, Kirkland Signature V3.0.
Price checks
What it has cost, store by store
6 checks · 2 stores
- Lowest new now
- $49.99
- At DICK'S Sporting Goods
- Maker’s list price
- $49.99
- Selling at list
- Lowest used
- —
- No current used listing
- Deal check
- Day 33 of 60
- Deal calls start after 60 days of its own prices
Latest at each store
DICK'S Sporting Goods
$49.99New
One check so far
Lowest new
Global Golf
$49.99New
Same as our first check
Every check (6)
| Checked | Store | Condition | Stock | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9 | Global Golf | New | In stock | $49.99 per dozen |
| Nov 2 | Global Golf | New | In stock | $49.99 per dozen |
| Oct 30 | DICK'S Sporting Goods | New | In stock | $49.99 |
| Oct 19 | Global Golf | New | In stock | $49.99 per dozen |
| Oct 12 | Global Golf | New | In stock | $49.99 per dozen |
| Oct 9 | Global Golf | New | In stock | $49.99 per dozen |
Evidence ledger
Where the information on this page came from, when it was read, and how firmly it is established.
- Evidence: Verified
Wilson publishes the Staff Model construction, cast urethane cover, feel, trajectory, short-game spin, its low spin off the tee and price. It gives no compression number.
Values were matched against the downloaded text of the page when we checked.