# TaylorMade Distance+ Review (2026): Does What the Name Says By Fayrway Pros · Published 16 September 2026 **The short version** The TaylorMade Distance+ is a long, low-spin two-piece ball at an everyday price: our best distance pick for beginners and high handicappers who want yards without paying tour-ball money. - Low spin off the driver means longer, straighter tee shots. - Soft feel for a distance ball, but expect chips to release, not check. - Value-tier price per dozen, so a lost ball is an annoyance, not an event. The [TaylorMade Distance+](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DG6QVKSC/ref=nosim?tag=fayrway-21) is for golfers who want to see the ball go a long way without paying tour-ball money. It is a low-spin two-piece built for tee-shot distance at an everyday price, our best distance pick for beginners and high handicappers, and refreshingly honest about the trade: it will not check up around the greens. #### TaylorMade Distance+ at a glance | Spec | TaylorMade Distance+ | | --- | --- | | Construction | 2-piece | | Cover | Ionomer (durable, firm cover material) | | Compression | Mid band (our Ball Finder rating; TaylorMade sells this ball on distance, not on a headline compression figure) | | Feel | Soft | | Flight | Mid launch, low spin | | Price per dozen | £18.40 | *The price is pulled live from Amazon and updates through the day.* ### Off the tee: the reason this ball exists Everything about the Distance+ serves the shot you hit from the tee peg. A big two-piece core and a firm ionomer cover keep driver spin low, and low spin does two useful things for a club golfer: the ball carries efficiently and then runs out, and it curves less in the air. A slice still slices, but it slices less, which is why the Distance+ is the best distance pick in our [beginner and high handicapper guide](https://fayrway.co.uk/blogs/journal/best-golf-balls-for-beginners-and-high-handicappers). If dead-straight forgiveness is your single priority, the Srixon AD333 edges it in our Ball Finder ratings, but the Distance+ gives up very little while being the longer ball of the two in our banding. ### Feel: softer than distance balls used to be Distance balls earned a reputation for feeling like range rocks. The Distance+ does not. It sits in the mid compression band of our Ball Finder database, so it needs a bit more swing than an ultra-low compression ball like the Callaway Supersoft, and in return it does not go mushy when a quicker swing loads it up. Off the putter and on chips it reads as soft rather than clicky, without the almost-silent cushion the very softest balls give you. That mid band also makes it unusually flexible on swing speed: moderate swings compress it fine and faster swings do not overpower it, a range our [compression and swing speed guide](https://fayrway.co.uk/blogs/journal/golf-ball-compression-explained-swing-speed) explains in full. ### Around the green: know the trade you are making Be clear-eyed about this part. The ionomer cover does not grip a wedge face the way urethane does, so chips and pitches release and run rather than check. You play your short game along the ground with this ball: bump and runs, putts from the fringe, pitches that land short and release to the hole. In exchange you get a cover that shrugs off cart paths and thinned wedges, and a price per dozen that makes a lost ball an annoyance rather than an event. For a beginner or a high handicapper losing a few balls a round, that is exactly the right trade. ### Buy it if - You want the most distance you can get from a value-priced ball, especially off the tee. - Your bad shot curves too much: the low-spin flight takes some of the sideways out of it. - You lose a few balls a round and want big-brand build quality at a price that forgives. ### Skip it if - You want chips and pitches that check: that needs a urethane cover and more money. - You want the softest possible feel, where the lower-compression Callaway Supersoft is the better fit. - Greenside control matters more to your scoring than tee-shot distance. **The verdict: TaylorMade Distance+** - Long, low-spin two-piece flight off the tee - Soft feel for a distance ball - An everyday price that forgives lost balls Price: £18.40. [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DG6QVKSC/ref=nosim?tag=fayrway-21) ### Frequently asked questions #### What swing speed is the TaylorMade Distance+ for? A wide range. It sits in the mid compression band in our Ball Finder database, so moderate club-golfer swings compress it properly and quicker swings do not overpower it. Only the very slowest swings, the players a low-compression ball is built for, are better served elsewhere: our [compression guide](https://fayrway.co.uk/blogs/journal/golf-ball-compression-explained-swing-speed) explains the bands. #### Is the TaylorMade Distance+ good for beginners? Yes. It is the best distance pick in our [beginner and high handicapper ball guide](https://fayrway.co.uk/blogs/journal/best-golf-balls-for-beginners-and-high-handicappers): long, straighter than most because of the low spin, durable, and cheap enough that losing a few a round does not sting. #### Does the TaylorMade Distance+ spin around the green? Not much, by design. The ionomer cover produces far less wedge spin than a urethane tour ball, so expect chips to land and release rather than check. If one-hop-stop wedge shots are your priority, start with our [tour ball guide](https://fayrway.co.uk/blogs/journal/best-golf-balls-for-fast-swing-speeds) instead. #### Is the Distance+ a hard ball? No, and that surprises people who remember old-school distance balls. It rates as soft in our Ball Finder banding: firmer than an ultra-low compression ball like the Callaway Supersoft, but nothing like the rock-hard distance balls of years past. You get feedback through the hands without harshness. #### Is the TaylorMade Distance+ good value? It is one of the cheapest ways to put a big-brand ball in play. It sits in the value tier of our database alongside the Srixon AD333 and Callaway Supersoft, the live price per dozen is shown above, and the durable cover means each ball survives more holes than a soft-cover ball would. ### The verdict The [TaylorMade Distance+](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DG6QVKSC/ref=nosim?tag=fayrway-21) does exactly what the name promises: a long, low-spin two-piece flight at an everyday price, with a soft enough feel that the savings never feel like a punishment. It is the best distance pick in our [beginner and high handicapper ball guide](https://fayrway.co.uk/blogs/journal/best-golf-balls-for-beginners-and-high-handicappers). Not sure it matches your game? Answer six questions in our [Ball Finder](https://fayrway.co.uk/ball-finder) and see what your swing actually calls for. --- Canonical version: https://fayrway.co.uk/blogs/journal/taylormade-distance-plus-review Fayrway, golf gear curated by pros: https://fayrway.co.uk. 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