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TIGolfer1996

TIGolfer1996

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Okay so I'm at a crossroads. I am an avid gamer of Srixon Q Star and Z Star golf balls, love the spin. But I want to try a new type of ball. I've tried the e6, Callaway SuperSoft, TaylorMade Project a, I'm looking for a new premium and mid-tier golf ball. Really leaning toward the B330-RX or RXS and the ProV1.


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Why not the E5 or Chrome Soft? Both are relatively low compression urethane covered balls. The E5 is under $25 a dozen.
 
Have to agree with blu....E5 or Chrome Soft. Both are great balls, and awesome value.
 
The 330-RX will be about the same as your z star. Fg tour from wilson is a good option and e5
 
Everybody understands that all urethane covered balls spin about the same on iron and partial swing shots, right?
 
blugold said:
Everybody understands that all urethane covered balls spin about the same on iron and partial swing shots, right?
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I've tried all of those balls. I play chrome soft when its cooler and or the greens are hard. Pro v1 v1x are my scoring balls. Usually play the v1x when it is windy.
 
blugold said:
Why not the E5 or Chrome Soft? Both are relatively low compression urethane covered balls. The E5 is under $25 a dozen.
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blugold said:
Everybody understands that all urethane covered balls spin about the same on iron and partial swing shots, right?
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The e5 has higher compression than that of the RX and Chrome Soft.
I would argue the 2nd part of this while the urethane is similar, compression can make a difference here.

In reality, its not just urethane covered, its all balls on full swing shots (iron shots), and technique will play the biggest factor.
 
JB said:
The e5 has higher compression than that of the RX and Chrome Soft.
I would argue the 2nd part of this while the urethane is similar, compression can make a difference here.

In reality, its not just urethane covered, its all balls on full swing shots (iron shots), and technique will play the biggest factor.
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Are you saying that pretty much all balls will spin roughly the same with say an 7 iron or am I misunderstanding?
 
GolfFest said:
Are you saying that pretty much all balls will spin roughly the same with say an 7 iron or am I misunderstanding?
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With a urethane cover, with an identical lie, with identical contact, yes, they will spin the same.
 
blugold said:
With a urethane cover, with an identical lie, with identical contact, yes, they will spin the same.
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Wasn't he saying both urethane and non urethane? Essentially all balls?

JB said:
In reality, its not just urethane covered, its all balls on full swing shots (iron shots), and technique will play the biggest factor.
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GolfFest said:
Wasn't he saying both urethane and non urethane? Essentially all balls?
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Technique and lie play a bigger role in spin than cover. But the cover matters.
 
Pro V1x and FG Tour are the best balls I have played all year.
 
Erky said:
Pro V1x and FG Tour are the best balls I have played all year.
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Which shows how interesting golf balls are for people, those are two POLAR different compression golf balls.

And both a lot of fun.
 
Jman said:
Which shows how interesting golf balls are for people, those are two POLAR different compression golf balls.

And both a lot of fun.
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They might he different compression, but they both perform very similar for me.
 
B330-RX and Z Star play very similar to me.
 
TM tour preferred and tour preferred x are a great ball. These are a very close second to the proves in my opinion
 
Hox30 said:
TM tour preferred and tour preferred x are a great ball. These are a very close second to the proves in my opinion
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You are not wrong. Very good offerings.
 
Erky said:
Pro V1x and FG Tour are the best balls I have played all year.
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Jman said:
Which shows how interesting golf balls are for people, those are two POLAR different compression golf balls.

And both a lot of fun.
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Crap, I'm loath to wade into a technical discussion around here, but the ratings chart that I've used in the past have listed the ProV1x at a higher compression than the FG Tour, but nothing amazingly different, unless the chart or my understanding are way off.

http://www.golfballselector.com/pdf/GBS_CompressionHardness_Test_070914_v11.14.pdf
 
You can also get them pretty cheap right now
 
blugold said:
Technique and lie play a bigger role in spin than cover. But the cover matters.
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I'm sure my technique has improved significantly since I last played a surlyn covered ball. I do remember being frustrated not being able to hold a green. Most urethane covered balls I can stop within a couple feet with anything 6i and under in good conditions. I may have to revisit testing I'm curious now.
 
If I'm honest with myself I don't think it matters what ball I use as long as its urethane.
V1x, Chrome Soft, e5, XV, FG Tour...they are all "so different" yet it wouldn't change the number on the card one iota.
 
GolfFest said:
I'm sure my technique has improved significantly since I last played a surlyn covered ball. I do remember being frustrated not being able to hold a green. Most urethane covered balls I can stop within a couple feet with anything 6i and under in good conditions. I may have to revisit testing I'm curious now.
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Bridgestone E5. Start there. I love that ball. At $25 a dozen, you can afford to lose them.
 
blugold said:
Bridgestone E5. Start there. I love that ball. At $25 a dozen, you can afford to lose them.
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I was meaning I need to test a surlyn ball again to see if I can hold it better now than I used to. I've found I can stop any urethane ball pretty quickly. My curiosity lies in how much is technique and how much is the ball.

That said I have tried a ton of different urethane offerings, but I haven't tried the E5. I was turned off by the alignment line but I really should try them at some point.
 
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