Could a company that doesn’t produce golf balls enter the ball fitting world? The answer is yes and it will begin shortly. PING is set to launch something they are calling Ballnamic and golfers will have the ability to be fit at their fittings (as well as online) and for a fee get information.

The website is setup and you can find it at www.ballfitting.com and while not a ton exists on their parameters, it appears on the surface to be quite in depth. We are told from someone that has gone through Ballnamic already, that it is well done.
Do you trust a company to offer “better” information if they do not have skin in the game with their own product? With recommending other companies will some loyalists decide to possibly try that other brand’s equipment as well, perhaps finding more technology or a better fit in a driver for instance? Only time will tell on the latter of course, but it is an interesting idea and at THP we are all for more information to the golfer.
We expect the roll out of this service to be coming very soon and we will be following up here as golfers get a chance to go through it!







Just went through it and it is quite comprehensive. But I guess you get no information unless you pay the fee. I do not even see the fee amount stated so am not entering any more information.
Sounds like something you should go see a doctor about
I like this idea. Getting an agnostic ball fit would be fantastic. I generally think of Ping as a low hype company based on science and engineering.
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Just went through it and it is quite comprehensive. But I guess you get no information unless you pay the fee. I do not even see the fee amount stated so am not entering any more information.
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The service is not out officially yet, but when it rolls out, there will definitely be all of the information on costs listed.
Says $39? Nah, if I want to pay I will go somewhere and have a professional not use a web tool.
For 39 bucks, I’ll pass. I need more info whether it is worth the cash. I’m not the huckleberry for this one.
So, for the price of almost a box of balls seems fair. I would have to see how in-depth the process was since it’s going to be online, but I think the price is fair. I don’t think I would be in the majority though since most golfers I know don’t care about fitting for a golf ball.
Doesn’t $39 seem a bit excessive? :unsure:
With all of the resources available already, I’m not sold on the concept for $39.
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Just went through it and it is quite comprehensive. But I guess you get no information unless you pay the fee. I do not even see the fee amount stated so am not entering any more information.
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Fee is $39. I will probably pay it. Less than the cost of a dozen high end golf balls it doesn’t seem that excessive. I have certainly spent more than $40 on sillier things.
I just went through it and it looks like it might be $39 for one set of results. For that it seems a bit steep. If it is $39 for full access to run some different scenarios for a year then I might go for it.
The concept of a ball fitting is great, but I don’t know if online is the answer I would want and absolutely not for 40 bucks. You can get brand ball fitting for free at most of the sites, you would then need to compare those balls you were fit into against each other to see which one plays the best for you.
Love the idea, but needs to be in person. Once out will be really interested to kick the tires but doubt I’d be first in line.
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Love the idea, but needs to be in person. Once out will be really interested to kick the tires but doubt I’d be first in line.
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I have a feeling that is where this is banking on. That while a person is at an in person PING fitting, they will get an “add on” to take that data and input it into the system since the accuracy will be there.
Just curious if this will really be beneficial w/o having a golf ball of their own? You’re basically fitting someone for a competitor aren’t you?
For 39 bucks, I can play a round of golf at a random course and go hunt in the woods for my own sample of new balls to try ?????
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Just curious if this will really be beneficial w/o having a golf ball of their own? You’re basically fitting someone for a competitor aren’t you?
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In my opinion that is what they are banking on for the time being. That there is a level of trust in the data because they have no vested interest. It does beg the question if let’s say a person gets fit to a Mizuno ball, one that maybe they never considered, would that also make them ask themselves, “well maybe I should try their equipment too”.
Only time will tell.
Love this idea, it’s going to be or should be completely unbiased since they don’t make a ball.
I cannot believe I just paid for that.
Just went there. This appears to be skewed more towards premium balls. If you play an e12 Contact, Supersoft, or Staff Duo, you won’t find that as an option for your current ball. Perhaps they’ll be coming later as the site matures.
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I cannot believe I just paid for that.
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I got to the point of paying and decided not to. This comment makes me feel better.
1) I think this is a dumb idea in that a company who doesn’t make balls is now getting into ball selection, and more than likely going to drive people to try that companies clubs as well IF the fitting tool is as good as they think.
2) I was put in TP5 or Chrome Soft X TT.
3) Cannot believe I paid for that.
did the ball fitting…. and then got to the “You have to pay portion”…. Bit irritated about it but I guess I should have expected it. Zero chance I’d pay $40 for it.
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In my opinion that is what they are banking on for the time being. That there is a level of trust in the data because they have no vested interest. It does beg the question if let’s say a person gets fit to a Mizuno ball, one that maybe they never considered, would that also make them ask themselves, “well maybe I should try their equipment too”.
Only time will tell.
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Very good point. You should be able to trust the data if they’re not pushing a certain company.
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With all of the resources available already, I’m not sold on the concept for $39.
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This is where I’m at.
I don’t understand what is in it for ping despite a money grab. ????
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This is where I’m at.
I don’t understand what is in it for ping despite a money grab. ????
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Data, maybe? I went through the steps all the way to the payment screen, so I’m assuming they’ve collected my information for whatever it is they’re doing.
Even if I paid the $39, I’d still have to go buy the recommended balls to test against the ones (Pro V1x) that I game, which I already do.
So, not sure what I’d gain by spending another $39.
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This is where I’m at.
I don’t understand what is in it for ping despite a money grab. ????
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Certainly the financials are important, but I would say if I was on the other side the argument or gist of it would be, here we have Ping buyers. If we put them in a ball that works, and they play better golf than ever because of it, those buyers are loyal. Now the flip side is you are inserting other brands now, but time will tell on that.
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Some will like it and some will not.
I for one will not pay for someone to tell me what ball is best for me.
Okay, but… What’s in it for Ping?
I get TaylorMade and Callaway out of it, who are competitors, and the first thing I wonder is how their equipment would fit me as well.
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“flier prevention score” ??????
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Okay, but… What’s in it for Ping?
I get TaylorMade and Callaway out of it, who are competitors, and the first thing I wonder is how their equipment would fit me as well.
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Bingo.
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Certainly the financials are important, but I would say if I was on the other side the argument or gist of it would be, here we have Ping buyers. If we put them in a ball that works, and they play better golf than ever because of it, those buyers are loyal. Now the flip side is you are inserting other brands now, but time will tell on that.
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Okay, but… What’s in it for Ping?
I get TaylorMade and Callaway out of it, who are competitors, and the first thing I wonder is how their equipment would fit me as well.
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I believe (at least my brain tells me this) the above is the general idea.
Now if everybody was getting fit to Volvik for some reason, you might question whether or not they are skewing against competitors, but I genuinely do not believe that will be the case.
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I believe (at least my brain tells me this) the above is the general idea.
Now if everybody was getting fit to Volvik for some reason, you might question whether or not they are skewing against competitors, but I genuinely do not believe that will be the case.
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I’d run through it to see what sort of crazy configuration they gave me, but there is no chance in hell I am paying 40 dollars for an online fitting. Happy that [USER=1579]@Jman[/USER] did it for us.. you know, for science.
I can’t get past how terrible the name is.
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I’d run through it to see what sort of crazy configuration they gave me, but there is no chance in hell I am paying 40 dollars for an online fitting. Happy that [USER=1579]@Jman[/USER] did it for us.. you know, for science.
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I genuinely believe the dynamic will change once it rolls out as it will be online, but more about an “add on” to an in person fitting where the input data is done by the fitter themselves straight from the launch monitor results.
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I can’t get past how terrible the name is.
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“PickYoBallaForADolla” was already taken.
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I genuinely believe the dynamic will change once it rolls out as it will be online, but more about an “add on” to an in person fitting where the input data is done by the fitter themselves straight from the launch monitor results.
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So, some kind of Ping based fitting, for a fee or free?
There seems to be an awful lot of free fitting experiences out there. Obviously brand specific, but still worthy of dialing in numbers and understanding the swing. I’m sort of curious what kind of behind the scenes discussions are going on at some of the higher end fitting studios about ballopoly here.
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So, some kind of Ping based fitting, for a fee or free?
There seems to be an awful lot of free fitting experiences out there. Obviously brand specific, but still worthy of dialing in numbers and understanding the swing. I’m sort of curious what kind of behind the scenes discussions are going on at some of the higher end fitting studios about ballopoly here.
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My assumption is that like many demo/fittings they will be free of charge and this will be an offer at the end to the golfer that for a small fee, they will get to be fit for a golf ball.
I think this is awesome and to me it’s more attractive that they are a neutral party in it as far as the ball is concerned. Haven’t you ever wondered what ball is best for you out of all of the brands in the market? This seems like a good chance to find out.
Now it definitely makes more sense if you are doing an actual in person fitting. I’m always a little skeptical of online fittings but at least it’s a guide for buyers.
On the flip side there’s zero chance I pay $39 for an online fitting. Maybe if I was doing a fitting at Ping but not a chance online.
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I think this is awesome and to me it’s more attractive that they are a neutral party in it as far as the ball is concerned. Haven’t you ever wondered what ball is best for you out of all of the brands in the market? This seems like a good chance to find out.
Now it definitely makes more sense if you are doing an actual in person fitting. I’m always a little skeptical of online fittings but at least it’s a guide for buyers.
On the flip side there’s zero chance I pay $39 for an online fitting. Maybe if I was doing a fitting at Ping but not a chance online.
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If it were like.. 5-10 dollars and comprehensive (which it appears to be), I’d probably take a chance on it.
Could they be collecting data for a possible re-entry into the ball market at some point? I’m sure they could just go off sales numbers but I bet most people including myself have never done a ball fitting and I’m not sure I’m playing the ball that I should be? I don’t see how this works without a proper fitting and numbers to back up the recommendation
Am I the only one that wants it to be in person and actually hitting balls when spending $39?
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Am I the only one that wants it to be in person and actually hitting balls when spending $39?
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Nope, I’m right there with ya!
When I was stationed in Korea, they’d give us penicillin for this :confused2:
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I am not sure I would pay 40 for an in person ball fitting much less an online version. I would rather do the bstone virtual fitting. I know it does not included other companies but whatevs. Or I will just pay 40 dollars for a dozen golf balls and test them out myself.
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Could they be collecting data for a possible re-entry into the ball market at some point? I’m sure they could just go off sales numbers but I bet most people including myself have never done a ball fitting and I’m not sure I’m playing the ball that I should be? I don’t see how this works without a proper fitting and numbers to back up the recommendation
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They would lose their ass entering the ball market, so, being the choices they’ve made the past year and a half, maybe.
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I genuinely believe the dynamic will change once it rolls out as it will be online, but more about an “add on” to an in person fitting where the input data is done by the fitter themselves straight from the launch monitor results.
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It was interesting to say the least since I entered all my launch monitor data rather than just using the broad choice selector.
I will say, it told me what I already knew as my top 4 were TP5, CSX, BXS, MTB…then there was a Maxfli…..
This. Wtf does that mean and maybe I’m just naive, but is that something golf ball OEMs can actually market/try to make more consistent?
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“flier prevention score” ??????
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[QUOTE=”PapaJohick, post: 10068177, member: 41182″]
This. Wtf does that mean and maybe I’m just naive, but is that something golf ball OEMs can actually market/try to make more consistent?
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According to what I saw going through it, it’s based on how the ball reacts when wet.
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This. Wtf does that mean and maybe I’m just naive, but is that something golf ball OEMs can actually market/try to make more consistent?
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My assumption is pretty deep, but to keep it simple, how it reacts when outside elements will appear, meaning water, rough, etc. This could be something that would change spin and drag dynamics.