The Titleist VG3 Golf Ball is a premium distance model exclusive for the Japanese market, featuring a super lower spin fleximer cover and soft center multi-component construction. The new Titleist VG3 delivers low spin off the driver and irons for long, straight and consistent distance on all shots. The construction features a soft center for lower spin and an advanced 332 catenary dimple design with a Staggered Wave Parting Line A.I.M (Alignment Integrated Marking), which offers more consistency and length.

Thanks Brad. What Titleist ball is it similar to on the US market?

I picked some up at the store the other day and it feels like a NXT Tour. Im using them for practice balls.

The VG3 is like a hybrid cross between a Pro V and NXT tour series.

the red  numbering usually denote hard golf balls,while the black numbering  usually denotes soft golf balls, like in the case of 

Pro V1x (hard), ProV1(soft).This also usually holds good with other brands also.

I starting using the VG3 a couple of months ago and love them. Very consistent distance due to lack of spin...a double-edged sword. I buy mine at Golfsmith where they are 23.95/dozen. The best value I have found in a ball in a while.

The VG3 bites and sticks like glue on firm greens. They will also spin off wedges when you lay the club flat on it's back and place the ball forward in stance.

What Titleist ball is it similar to on the US market?

This Ball is compliant with USGA.  Go to USGA website and check for conforming balls and search for Titleist VG3.  It is there!

I translated this from the website - missed the bottom half

http://www.titleist.co.jp/htm/balls/vg3.shtml

Distance and soft feel on impact with excellent straight phenomenal
NEW VG3 has been developed to study thoroughly the golfer in Japan, to improve the performance of distance compared to the traditional modeldepends on the 332 catenary dimple design has evolved with the coremultilayer compression newly developed low, but soft further is to achieve a sense of premium distance ball. Color, three types of "Rainbow Pearl" "YellowPearl" "Orange Pearl". Number play has a lineup of 11,33,55,77


Product Features
Straightness and phenomenal distance
Soft feel on impact in every shot
3 color lineup

Innovative technology

Multilayer low-compression core
High elasticity and low-spin Fleximer cover

直進性に優れた驚異的な飛距離とソフトな打感日本のゴルファーを徹底的に研究し開発されたNEW VG3 は、新開発の低コンプレッション・多層コアと進化した332カテナリーディンプルデザインに より従来のモデルに比べ飛距離性能を向上し、さらにソフトな打感を実現したプレミアムディスタンスボールです。カラーは、「レインボーパール」「イエローパール」「オレンジパール」の3種類。プレーナンバーは 11、33、55、77 をラインナップしています

製品特長驚異的な飛距離と直進性全てのショットでソフトな打感3カラーをラインナップ
革新的なテクノロジー
低コンプレッション・多層コア高弾性・低スピン フレキシマーカバー
　 
最新の332カテナリーディンプル
 

332 dimple latest Catenary

I think the different colored numbers on titleist golf balls are a difference  in compression.  Somebody told me that because i had a pro V 1 with a red number and one with a black.

I have just received a dozen balls marketed as prov v1 but they are nothing like a pro V!.I can only assume they are fakes or japanese from a company called newgolfoutlet Malcolm

Well, Titleist and most other brands have Black (prov1-soft),Red(prov1x-hard).

Green,blue,golden brown etc:,are for  the Japanese and other Asian  brand of

golf balls.

I believe these Japanese golf balls  are really good golf balls and are as good as

Titleist and other brands,however they are expensive if they are Japanese,like all

Japanese golf equipment.