lcsmrtn
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No way, my recycled Srixons do the trick and don't ruin my wallet. Quite honestly, I don't think they can improve on the balls currently in play that would justify such an increase in price.
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I tend to agree with you.
If you look back through the years, the same was said for golf shoes, graphite shafts, gloves, etc. Why pay $20 for a glove when you can get a garbage one for $5. Because to some, it works better. Why pay $45 for a ball when you can pay $25 for one with a urethane cover? Why pay $50 for a golf shirt when one from Walmart costs $10?
I do find it hard to believe nobody would pay extra for something they actually saw worked for them and significantly.
This statement doesn't quite fit with golf balls. Unless something unusual happens, I'm going to have that $50 shirt (shaft, club, shoes etc) for several years. Other items also have some kind of resale value as well. The same can't be said for an ~$8 golf ball.
I will admit, if I got to the point where my golf balls averaged 2 rounds a pop and the distance gain was significant, then yes I may spring for them in tournaments. Until then, the "value" just isn't there.
I would not. I lose balls much too often to be paying that much for a dozen of balls no matter the benefits. I won't even spend $45 now....
Okay, I have a question for the THPers out there. Most of us love our golf equipment. We love the game and the lifestyle. We spend endless amounts of time talking about honing our gear to match our games and get the most out of it.
Let's say you stumbled across a golf ball on the course with a brand you had never heard of, or maybe you had heard about them but did not even know they made golf balls. You got to play it for a couple of holes and you saw more distance and more spin than you have seen in the past.
Lets say you took that ball to a launch monitor and again saw more distance off the tee and ridiculous amount of spin greenside. Then you found out it was a new ball coming to market and it was $100 a dozen. Could you spring for it?
Okay, I have a question for the THPers out there. Most of us love our golf equipment. We love the game and the lifestyle. We spend endless amounts of time talking about honing our gear to match our games and get the most out of it.
Let's say you stumbled across a golf ball on the course with a brand you had never heard of, or maybe you had heard about them but did not even know they made golf balls. You got to play it for a couple of holes and you saw more distance and more spin than you have seen in the past.
Lets say you took that ball to a launch monitor and again saw more distance off the tee and ridiculous amount of spin greenside. Then you found out it was a new ball coming to market and it was $100 a dozen. Could you spring for it?
But it does fit gloves, which was used later and for what its worth golf balls.
There are urethane balls that are $25 a dozen by a major brand.
There are urethane balls that are $45 a dozen by major brands.
Why do people pay for the more expensive? Performance? Maybe. This would be no different. Double the cost, just as the other is close to.