Might be interesting from a standpoint of trying to find a ball that isn’t too hard or soft. I guess that’s OK. Me, I want performance and I’ll pay for it. Then I analyze the results and make sure I made a good choice, or not. Be careful listening to all the noise.
Yeah, I get it! Finding that "ball" is the hard part! My value 2-piece does the job for me, at this time.. Still looking to get into a 3-piece.. Once the season starts, the search is on...
You know that!! So, if he goes for a fitting, he can explain his game and what he wants in a ball, and possibly narrow that field down to like 10 or so balls. Golf ball tech has gotten so good, you can literally pick a ball that will do what you need, even down to the lower priced selections.. When I go to PGASS, to pick something up, like a grip or two, I spend time in the ball aisles, reading the back of the boxes. My friends ask me about golf balls they are thinking of trying.. BIL calls me to ask about a ball. I will just be trying different balls during my rounds this year...
I use refurbished balls also, like you said looks new and are a lot cheaper.
Funny. I just picked up 6 dz of them last years model,,,Recent testing has shown that the TP5 performs best for me weather its an 88mph swing speed day or a 98 mph swing day. Even with more moderate swing speeds the TP5 spins better, carries better, and stops better for me.
OK, as a follow up. Didn't play today because all the courses that don't shut down in winter were closed today due to the ground being too soggy and soft from 32 inches of snow melting off with a day or two of rain in the past 10 days.I just turned 59 and have knee and foot issues. Last time I checked (about a year ago) my driver SS had a range....90-95. When I think I swing fast it goes 220 with a push fade/block. When I put my mind to take a half swing and slow the temp a little, it goes 235........ My PXG 0211 7i goes 145 carry though I get 78-80 mph. I add loft in my swing. Everyone is different. An occasional playing partner driver swings hovers around 87-90 yet he gets a total distance of 225-230 because every shot is like a stinger and it rolls over 20 yds. Stays in the fairway and works for him! Swing speed and distance is all relative. My 6'3" 25 yr. old son has a swing speed of 110-115 yet he only gets about 240 carry because he cuts across the ball and gets glancing blows instead of squared up contact. I like beating him! Every once in a while he squares up and gets a 270-285 yd drive.
That being said, it's going to get to 75 degrees today on Long Island, cooler at the coast and I may leave work early to play Lido. @Grand Stranded would know that course. It's coastal for sure
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It's a goat track now. Once was a beautiful private club.
Allot of companies compression measurements of from the core and not finished golf ball. There is a huge difference in core compression vs. finished ball compression.
I’m still seeing the TP5 is a little too spinny off the driver IMO. The fix for that is to try lighter weights in the heel. Stock weight is a 9g. I’ll order a 7g and a 5G and try those. I’ll lose a little MOI, but that GT2 driver is so stable and straight anyway.
A lighter weight should help a bit. I like the spin, because it translates not just into backspin, but a ball that's easier to turn. I like that aspect because I can hit a draw without feeling like I have to slam the face shut which gives me the dreaded low hook.
Yeah, I get that, but supposedly that is the stated compression. I would think if it was core, they should state that also! When the GolfBall Addict tested the Bridgestone Laddie, which has a stated compression around 60, his test revealed it was almost 95!! So who knows, maybe they are core #'s?? A lot of the balls that he tested were almost double of what the stated mfg. compression was. That is why to me, it is a little bit of an eye opener.. I would guess this is an OEM secret! Tell us one thing, but it really is another. A lot of us like softer golf balls, but how soft are they really?? He did not test a ProV, but said he do that at a later date, dependent on how much interest there was in this video. Ok, I'm interested...
I was looking at the numbers from the driver at the sim last night. I didn’t drive it well the first 4 or 5 holes. Looking at the number on drives where I hit the ball in the right launch window, the numbers were pretty good, right in the 2200-2400 range. Stock weight is a 9g, the 7g might be worth a try for fine tuning.
.major equipment investment debut tomorrow! (Thrift shop Versa at $7.99) - GET OFF MY LAWN
The firmer tour balls do work better, even for slower swings 70s and 80s. No difference in driver distances. The softer balls do launch higher, especially of wedges, short and long pitches. The increase spin of the tour balls allow for more aggressive chips and pitches cause they will bite.
Yeah, if he buys them in multiples! Man, $27.99 I believe for a dozen SuperSofts!! Softflis are still $19.99 a dozen. I know, not the same ball, but you would have a hard time convincing me! Plays as well as far as I concerned...
Yes, they are marshmallows, or at least for high speed swingers! I played them when they first came out, and on a hot day, they went nowhere!! I had to change my ball in the middle of a round one time with them. Man, I am thankful for the adjustable drivers and woods! Oh yeah, you can get yourself in a bind if you don't set it right! I sure do hope you put that baby on the fade bias, and should be hitting fairly straight-ish!!
Speaking of balls you don’t use. What do you guys do with the balls you find on the course? As a walker, I find orphaned balls all the time all over the course. As mentioned earlier, when I cleaned out my bag last there were 5 or 6 dozen. Between my shed and storeroom I probably have 500-1,000 balls. And being a little OCD when to comes to use it or get rid of it, I can’t stand having them lying around. Any ideas?
Or maybe its the $100 tester he was using, by Accutest. I think most use a Remic
I went down the softish ball rabbit hole, with Titleist Tour Soft, Callaway Chrome Soft ( just too soft) which replaced a ball I've been using for years the TM TP5 but lost distance and had lower spin around the green and they felt like putting marshmallows on the green. Another ball I've been playing with is the Chrome Tour a nice ball to play, lower spin off the driver, decent in the wind, good spin around the greens and feels decent off the putter. I seem to navigate to a compression around 82-90 for some reason, maybe the ball just feels good to me. .
