Not one ball fits all! A guide to buying golf balls
Oct 05 '01
The Bottom Line The golf ball doesn't matter as much as people think, but focus on price, durability, feel and distance vs spin.
Buying golf balls is a fairly interesting thing to do that even an avid golfer seems to get lost in. Like most things in life, the more you pay, the higher performance you will get from a golf ball. To be honest, there is so much competition in the market that any name brand ball will essentiall go where you hit it. The way balls differ from eachother is how hard or soft they are and feel, how far they go, how much the spin, and how durable they are. From these factors you have to pick what you care about. If you are a long hitter but struggle to stick your shots on the green with lots of backspin you might want to get a ballata ball (100 compression). This will feel soft and spin a lot. If you are lacking distance and wan't those extra yards you wan't a ball with 90 or 80 compression like the Precept MC or Titleist Pro V 1. These spin alot but have a harder feel and fly a little bit farther.
I have found that most balls are the same durability wise nowadays. 3 balls I have found to be noticeably less durable then others, ironically three of the most expensive ones. The titleist Pro V1, the Callaway Rule 35, and the Nike Tour Accuracy, all get cut up pretty easily, but those 3 balls are the best overall performing balls on the market, (and the most expensive). Advice on buying golf balls is a tricky thing. Some people prefer a hard golf ball, and might want a Top-Flite XL 2000. It's really all how you like the ball to feel when you hit it, chip it, and putt it, and how much you want to pay. Honestly, the ball doesnt matter much for the average golfer because they don't hit it consistantly enough for it to make a difference, if a difference is noticed from one ball to another, its usually more pychological then anything else.
Sports Illustrated gave people golf balls and told them they were the new Titleist Pro V1's. The people came back and raved about 25 extra yards and hwo good the ball was, but they weren't Pro V1's they were just average golf balls. In conclusion picking a golf ball requires an assesment of price, durability, feel, and some unknown pychological feeling you have.
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