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I play a minimum of 45 holes a week. have no problem elevating or knocking the ball down. A pretty good ball striker, producing spin is a non issue. But you can't hit high shots to tucked pins without also producing a lot of spin, which can be undesireable with soft greens. That is just one scenario where changing your ball for a different performance profile is a good plan. I guess for the guy who plays once a week sticking to one ball might make sense, if he doesn't practice much either. But under those conditions he would probably be best served by a low spin ball all the time, just to keep it in play.I 100% disagree with this. As an amateur you want to eliminate as many variables as possible so that your inconsistencies can be managed better. The golf ball is the only piece of equipment you use for every shot. Changing that every time you play will make your inconsistencies worse. You need one ball to help maximize your misses, help control your spin, and help you get as much carry distance as your swing will produce. If you switched balls you would do more harm than good imo.
Playing as much as you do then you realize technique will determine what the ball does more than the ball properties itself. Urethane balls across the board will spin similarly and I will give you some more than others, but with technique, introducing the proper angle of descent, you can hit high shots to tucked pins and have it land like a sack of flour.I play a minimum of 45 holes a week. have no problem elevating or knocking the ball down. A pretty good ball striker, producing spin is a non issue. But you can't hit high shots to tucked pins without also producing a lot of spin, which can be undesireable with soft greens. That is just one scenario where changing your ball for a different performance profile is a good plan. I guess for the guy who plays once a week sticking to one ball might make sense, if he doesn't practice much either. But under those conditions he would probably be best served by a low spin ball all the time, just to keep it in play.
paralysis by analysis. having to make a decision based on conditions and how someone feels seems like there are too many variables.Personally, I don't think one ball is the best solution for anyone other than the casual golfer who cant even hit the ball twice the same way in 5 tries. Then I don't think the ball matters much at all.
Just like being adamant about only playing one bag setup for varying conditions, being stuck playing just one ball for varying conditions often eliminates the best options for THAT DAY. People insist that changing things up keeps you from mastering what you have. I say nonsense, If you cant figure out what different balls or clubs will do for you under different conditions, you are probably inconsistent with what you are dead set on playing now without change, and yes, different clubs and balls on a particular round will still be inconsistent. Go figure..
There are so many options out there for spin profiles, trajectory and launch. A ball that spins more off the driver for those dogleg rich courses where you are working it off the tee all day. A lower spin ball for soft greens. The options are boundless if you can recognize and exploit the different balls virtues.
We will have to agree to disagree. Hitting the ball higher requires hitting it harder for a given distance. Hitting it harder imparts more spin. There is no way around that other than using a ball that spins less.Playing as much as you do then you realize technique will determine what the ball does more than the ball properties itself. Urethane balls across the board will spin similarly and I will give you some more than others, but with technique, introducing the proper angle of descent, you can hit high shots to tucked pins and have it land like a sack of flour.
Understanding your game and finding one ball to maximize your skills, whether playing 45 holes a week or 18, will only benefit you more than switching balls. I am not saying this as something I believe, I am saying this as relaying information that has been passed onto me by Jason Finley himself and other OEM's I have been blessed to sit down with and discuss how to best play as an amateur.
I can hit the ball higher without hitting it harder. I will give you distance dictates the speed at which we need to deliver the ball to achieve the desired distance. Put me inside of 100yds and ask me to elevate the ball, speed is a factor, but technique to get the proper descent will help regardless of the ball you play.We will have to agree to disagree. Hitting the ball higher requires hitting it harder for a given distance. Hitting it harder imparts more spin. There is no way around that other than using a ball that spins less.
Please explain the physics behind that possibility. I am intrigued. Hitting it higher with the same force is only possible with a shorter flight. Unless you origonal baseline was an extremely suboptimal trajectory for that club.I can hit the ball higher without hitting it harder.
I agree, unless you're playing so awful you have literally given up and are just banging the ball around. Not that there's anything wrong with banging the ball around and not caring about score!I 100% disagree with this. As an amateur you want to eliminate as many variables as possible so that your inconsistencies can be managed better. The golf ball is the only piece of equipment you use for every shot. Changing that every time you play will make your inconsistencies worse. You need one ball to help maximize your misses, help control your spin, and help you get as much carry distance as your swing will produce. If you switched balls you would do more harm than good imo.
technique of delivering the club through impact. Some guys naturally hit a higher ball flight some don't. Speed is an added element is my position, but not needed to achieve the outcome. You can manipulate the face & utilize the bounce to get the ball up in the air quicker if that's not your natural ball flight, but you don't necessarily need 100% of your swing speed to get the job done.Please explain the physics behind that possibility. I am intrigued. Hitting it higher with the same force is only possible with a shorter flight. Unless you origonal baseline was a suboptimal trajectory for that club.
For us slow swingers, there used to be a good many balls with very "suboptimal" performance especially on mishits. I remember when Pro V1x first came out (2003-ish?) trying a sleeve of them and my usual 8-iron that would go 120 yards with most balls would only come close to that if I nailed it dead solid perfect. Any little mishit and it dropped out of the air like a wounded duck about about 75-80 yards. It was crazy.Please explain the physics behind that possibility. I am intrigued. Hitting it higher with the same force is only possible with a shorter flight. Unless you origonal baseline was an extremely suboptimal trajectory for that club.
That is a difference due to the quality of ball striking, which is still a difference today. What I don't understand is how one can get more work ( higher flight and equal distance) out of the same amount of energy.For us slow swingers, there used to be a good many balls with very "suboptimal" performance especially on mishits. I remember when Pro V1x first came out (2003-ish?) trying a sleeve of them and my usual 8-iron that would go 120 yards with most balls would only come close to that if I nailed it dead solid perfect. Any little mishit and it dropped out of the air like a wounded duck about about 75-80 yards. It was crazy.
The newer generations of balls are a lot better than that for a wide range of players but there are still some balls that come out a little low and weak at really slow clubhead speeds. Left Dash Pro V1x is a bit like that, as is one of the Taylormade versions (can't recall which).
My answers would be;I've got a question... Does playing too soft of a golf ball hurt your game? Can someone lose distance from the tee with a driver by playing too soft of a golf ball? At the same time gain distance with their irons with the same ball? What would be your happy median?
That's the "aerodynamic package" (i.e. dimple design) at work. Which indoor launch monitors (or some outdoor ones) know nothing about so they just make a guess about the downrange trajectory.i feel like most balls react fairly similar for me on LM's, but when on a course or range, so much easy to see the differences