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Honestly this, plus the differences in white / yellow that showed up with the Srixons have me questioning their methodology.
(not enough to actually get into a tizzy over it though)
or a number of other confounding variables. it literally makes no sense. in fairness, i didn’t read the article, just reacting to what people are posting here.
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Drawing conclusions based on data you can’t fully explain sounds like a methodology problem to me.
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At a minimum, they should have retested a different yellow Srixon to see if the results were repeated. In a perfect world, they would have done the same test with several yellow balls from different manufacturers.
I just can’t believe that the color of paint would make any difference, let alone such a noticeable difference.
That said, I still appreciate the efforts and spirit of the test. I am still cautious about the reliability of the results until the yellow ball conundrum is resolved.
The data averages could be from multiple yellow balls and still one defective ball could cause the skewed results. If that is the case, than the methodology should be adjusted to remove any gross outliers.
That article def makes me want to buy MTB-X and ProV1x now. I was a soft ball guy before yesterday.
If you end up not liking either, will you blame the ball or yourself?
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I blame the robots haha
I differ in that you should use robots for clubs too. Only, you use the robot at various speeds and impact various parts of the club face to get data that is likely to be more pertinent to the average golfer.
Kinda where I was going with that.
Right, but you wouldn’t know if it was an outlier unless you had a normalized sample from testing several of the “same” balls.
Also, couldn’t the same thing thing be said about the white balls as well? Did they test just one of each ball, or various versions of the same ball?
I want to be clear that I am not being critical of their effort. I think it’s great. But the results as to the yellow ball raises questions.
The reason you don’t use robots for club testing is that robots don’t make adjustments at setup and during the swing based on what they see. We always hear people complain that a club looks open or closed at setup. People will change their swing based on that bias and as a result a club that tests well on a robot may not test well in a persons hands.
Look at driver vs driver. They do robot and simulation testing but until it is in the hands of a golfer you don’t really know how it will perform.
How much difference is there in price in the US.I dig #1 so hard. Snell provides a lot of value for sure.
I wonder if the results have piqued the interest of any tour pros....
The problem with that is you may be introducing a variable that one golfer, or even a handful of golfers, do at address when others do not. To me, that is not a club data issue - that's a swing issue that should addressed separate from club purchasing decisions.
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I love the idea of an extremely firm ball being super long, and it makes perfect sense. That said, based on everything I have experienced over the last year or so, I've tended to lean more towards increased compression to support every strike I make that isn't dead nuts neutral and perfect. It's just not a reality any of us should be too concerned about right now.
I'll definitely get my hands on a sleeve of these to compare against the beloved B330, but in the meantime, I'm still trending on playing a ball that reduces my spin a bit and stays straighter. Good thing Snell has a nice variety.
How am I going to play in my league that starts tonight knowing I have short yellow balls?