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My 2 cents...
I have balanced every ball for last 3 years. Modern balls are good but not perfect. Some will not even stay in then cradle of the spinner they are so out of whack. These are the balls that have the most to be gained from spinning.
Balls that do not come back to the balance line when spun again are actual the better balls to use.. The have no balance line because they are near perfect. If they return to a random spot.. A+.
If you line your balls for putts or tee shots anyway.. It is an extra 7 seconds per ball to spin them. Anytime I can touch the ball I line it up. Not a doubt in my mind that as a putt is about to come to a stop a ball that is in balance will stay on line truer. Good greens even more so. It is not OCD.. It is practical physics..
The other plus for me is a confidence thing. I know I a have a balanced ball with a line of my choice set on what I believe to be a good line for putts and tee shots. Tee shots are easier to see a quality strike. Putts are much harder to judge quality of strike. The best feedback for me putting is when I strike a putt that stays end over end on a great green without any wavering of the line. Not all good putts go in. Not all bad putts stay out.. YMMV..
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I have never read an article detailing how many PGA Tour Pros spend time balancing their golf balls. Think about it. One missed putt could mean the difference in millions. Wouldn't they spend an hour with a ball spinner if it gave them even the slightest advantage?
"Ah," you say, " but they get special balls from the manufacturer." Think how many extra sales any golf ball manufacturer could make selling "PGA Tour balanced" golf balls. They could sell those dozen Pro-V1's for $75 and people would pay it.
Why does these things not happen? Because it's a waste of your time...
It is a fun read.This is one of the most internet golfer threads on the entire site.
It is a fun read.
What it feels like for me, this is one of those things that was done decades ago, so it should be done now.
Again, I have used many golf balls over the past 5 years. I have never noticed a wobble or irregular roll. But what do I know.
I've heard of it with the wound or belata balls from yesteryear. If nothing else, it's a really good excuse to why you miss read a putt. "I swear that should have broke right. My ball must be out of balance."It's intriguing because I have never even heard of anyone doing this before, and it seems super unnecessary and way way way overthought if someone thinks it does anything. I mean, it might make sense if the occasional ball was lopsided, but I've never had a ball not roll straight when putted or hit straight. I've seen range balls take weird flights, but that's usually because it gets cut. I've never seen an actual playing ball do anything weird.
This is one of the most internet golfer threads on the entire site.
I wonder what would happen for you balancers if you had to play an event with GASP, balls supplied by THP? They would be going every which way...:banana:
I wonder what would happen for you balancers if you had to play an event with GASP, balls supplied by THP? They would be going every which way...:banana:
Looks like we are both currently playing the same balls.. so that would work out great. :clapp:
Josh, sometime I'd like to hear more about this. In a vacuum, an out of balance ball would have an effect on the ball during flight, but it seems natural that the Magnus effect would greatly outweigh any force from an unbalanced ball in the real world.Met with a very large ball manufacturer at their HQ just a month ago. This subject came up because of the young kid that is "doing it". I wont bore with all of the details, but if someone wants to do it, and thinks that they are getting a benefit, all the power to them.
I have tested balanced and unbalanced by robot and person on FlightScope and Trackman and have not seen anything that says it needs to be done.
Speaking only for myself, the opposite can also be trueThe brain is a powerful thing.
Met with a very large ball manufacturer at their HQ just a month ago. This subject came up because of the young kid that is "doing it". I wont bore with all of the details, but if someone wants to do it, and thinks that they are getting a benefit, all the power to them.
I have tested balanced and unbalanced by robot and person on FlightScope and Trackman and have not seen anything that says it needs to be done.