Golfers: What balls do you use?

[Random Variable]

I've been using Callaway's new HX Hot golf balls, although I think I might go back to a two-piece ball.


Let the jokes about balls commence.

 

[FoBoT]

And what balls would you recommend?

let me think on this a minute

 

[RaynorWolfcastle]

I bought a case of pinnacles off ebay for cheap to use this summer, since I'm a hacker it really doesn't make much of a difference which ball I use. I could probably use driving range balls and it would be just the same

 

[Jhill]

I usually find enough pro v1s that I don't have to buy them.

 

[Tylanner]

pro v1x

Maxfli A10

Strata Tour Ultimate

I like the old balls

 

[silverpig]

I work at a private course with long rough. I have a few boxes of near perfect pro v1(x)s

Lots of callaways too. The majority of people there play pro v1 though.

 

[Uppsala9496]

Srixon UR-X.

 

[Blazin Trav]

Originally posted by: Random Variable
I've been using Callaway's new HX Hot golf balls. I bought into Callaway's bullsh!t about the the HX Hot being a three-piece ball with the distance of a two-piece ball. Sometimes I think that I generate more than enough spin with my irons without using a three-piece ball, and that using a three-piece ball is just cutting back on my distance.


Let the jokes about balls commence.

The real hard balls.

 

[meltdown75]

i'm not good enough for it to matter.

as long as it's not chewed to crap, i'll hit it. most of the balls in my bag were found in the rough or the ditch. i simply can't afford to buy them.

 

[mobobuff]

I have a collection of Maxfli, Topflite and Titleist.

 

[Ophir]

I've been wondering the same thing myself. I've been looking for something that play's like the Pro V1x (low spin, designed for high swing speeds and ball flight) without the >$40/dozen price tag. As a student I can't justify spending more than $30 for a dozen. Any suggestions?

 

[Koing]

Not blue balls...

Koing

 

[Feneant2]

Does your choice of balls really make that much of a difference? Should you always play the same kind or something?
I shot some Top Flite Infinity last year and didn't notice a difference than if I used a higher priced ball.

Edited : On another note, can someone recommend me an average price ball for a slow swing- I really cut down my speed to gain accuracy but its killing my distance. http://www.sportmart.ca/store/2product....cssid=0PP54UUHBA1H8P4T4SF61GNHJ987B207 - thats what I use, good choice, bad choice?

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Originally posted by: Random Variable
Sometimes I think that I generate more than enough spin with my irons without using a three-piece ball, and that using a three-piece ball is just cutting back on my distance.

Where on earth did you get the idea that a 3 piece ball cuts back on distance? In the past you had 2 kinds of balls: 2 piece surlyn-covered rocks like the Top-Flite and 3 piece balata-covered wounds balls like the Titleist Professional. They had nothing in common, the 2 piecers went long and straight and the 3 pieces went short and spun like crazy. That was the problem. Good players had to play the 3-piecers because they needed the short game spin and were forced to suffer with the lack of distance and the excessive driver spin. Weaker players couldn't cope with the lack of distance and the extreme side-spin of a 3-piece ball, so they were forced to play 3-piece rocks.

The new dual-cover 3 piece balls changed all that. They went as far as the rocks and performed as well around the green as the balatas. Balata balls spun more the harder they were hit. The new urethane dual covers are the exact opposite. They spin less when hit hard and spin hard when hit softer. So they're long and straight off the tee while offering the short game control better players demand. Do you need a 3 piece ball? It has nothing to do with how long you hit it or how much you spin your full swing irons. On drives and full swings there's very little difference between 2-piece and 3-piece balls. The difference is in the short game.

Imagine this shot. You're just short of the green with a good lie maybe 40 yards from the flag, pin is back on a little shelf with a bunker right behind. There's a large nob right between you and the flag that will cause anything rolling to break sharply. If you chip it low and running the nob will make it break 15 feet. If you attempt to fly it you've got to play it perfectly. Anything 5 feet short will hit the ridge of the shelf and funnel back down 30 feet away. Anything carried onto the top shelf will bounce over into the bunker unless it has a ton of spin and can put the brakes on after a tiny hop. How would you play the shot?

If you elect to chip and run or putt it, you don't really need a 3-piece ball. They offer superior short-game spin when compared to a 2-piece ball, but they don't do anything else better. If you have the skill and the confidence to fly that ball onto the back tier to take the slope out of play, then you need a 3-piece. The vast majority of guys playing $40 a dozen balls like the ProV1 or the Nike One have neither the skill nor the style of play to take advantage of what those balls offer. They'd be just as well off playing a $15-$20 a dozen ball and wouldn't score any worse.

 

[davew0670]

Originally posted by: Random Variable
I've been using Callaway's new HX Hot golf balls. I bought into Callaway's bullsh!t about the HX Hot being a three-piece ball with the distance of a two-piece ball. Sometimes I think that I generate more than enough spin with my irons without using a three-piece ball, and that using a three-piece ball is just cutting back on my distance.


Let the jokes about balls commence.

send those callaways to me.

 

[endscape]

REPOST

But joking aside, we need a new thread. At present I'm playing the ProV1 and Nike One Black, since, well, I'm just that good. I've heard good things about the Nike One Platinum, but haven't gotten any samples to try out yet.


Anywho, have a nice day,


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[JulesMaximus]

Ones that I don't mind losing.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: RaynorWolfcastle
I bought a case of pinnacles off ebay for cheap to use this summer, since I'm a hacker it really doesn't make much of a difference which ball I use. I could probably use driving range balls and it would be just the same

If I'm on a water hole that's exactly what I use.

 

[Patt]

If I'm playing a match, or a tournament, I'll use ProV1x balls that I've either bought or found. I can't afford to buy them very often, maybe a dozen balls a year, but there are so many chumps that play them I often find at least one per round.

Other great balls for top-end: Callaway HX Tour, just as good at the ProV1 or ProV1x, Maxfli M3 Tour.

Mid-range balls: Titleist NXT Tour is as close to the ProV1 without the price as you can get IMO.

For thos with slow swings: The Noodle, or Laddie lets you pretened you're not hitting a ball named 'Lady'.

 

[pcnerd37]

I use the Top-Flite XL3000. It seems to be best ive tried for both distance and accuracy.

 

[EngenZerO]

no nike one users

 

[DrPizza]

I use round dimpled golf balls. I feel that at my skill level, the slight advantage one ball may give over another one is completely eclipsed by my skill, or more accurately, lack there-of. It may make a difference to someone closer to pro-level, but I can't see how they would make much of a difference (provided they're decent enough quality) to the average golfer.

 

[endscape]

Originally posted by: EngenZerO
no nike one users

<----- (Nike One Black)

 

[Doggiedog]

Last time I bought balls I got Callaway Reds. Nice and long with decent spin. I prefer a softer ball as I have more than enough distance.

 

[slpaulson]

I can't say I can really tell the difference.
I've been using some dunlop Locos that I got for free a year or two ago.
I also use pro v1s that I find on the course, but I'd never waste my money on them.