Anyone ever had a ball fitting and is it a con?

[karlcole]

Hey guys currently using chromesoft but noticing my pro doing ad333 tour for £17 a dozen. Wondering if these would be a big difference. I hear lots of company's saying low driver spin etc etc and my pro has just started doing ball fittings so wondering has anyone had one and is it worth it or is it a waste of cash?

Thanks

 

[Qbduncan]

I have a ball fitting every time I find a new ball!

 

[Shooter McPowick]

I just play what I find, nothing makes s difference to my game.

Some me of the harder balls are a bit clicky off the club and I do prefer the softer varieties. Played a whole round with a single chrome soft on Saturday so they're my new favourite for now.

 

[louise_a]

Bridgestone came to our course and offered ball fittings, unsurprisingly the figures showed that I hit their ball straighter and longer, I tried some on the course but soon went back to my normal ball.

 

[Crow]

I won a ball fitting of a sort with Titleist through GM.
Basically a chance to try out their full range and pick which best suited you, to my mind this is the ideal scenario.

Bridgestone might tell you that ball A is best for you (maybe based on handicap and how far you can hit it!) but unless you like the feel and response of the ball then they're wrong.

The best ball for you is the one that gives you the most confidence when stood over it.
The difficult part comes when you have to decide if you can afford to buy that ball.

 

[JohnnyDee]

I'm a skeptic in these matters and believe that if there was a 'best' ball out there then everyone on tour would play it.

I could be persuaded to suspend this belief if Titlelist, Callaway or Nike would like to approach me with a big bag of money and vouchers for a limitless supply of their balls.

 

[ScienceBoy]

Only every had one as it came free with a club fitting. Wouldn't pay for one thought.

Result was the same ball I was already thinking of and had played a few with. All balls were srixon.

I doubt it's as easy to do a cross brand fitting, like trying to compare a Mizuno wedge to a ping 3 iron.

 

[Smiffy]

Crock of ****!!!
Why stop there? Let's have a shirt or trouser fitting. I am sure some materials feel better than others. Find out what's best for your game.....

 

[Hobbit]

Con!

Unless they can tell you how well you are compressing it, it's guesswork. Educated maybe, but still guesswork.

 

[HawkeyeMS]

Complete con from my experience. I wouldn't have done it if our pro hadn't asked me to when Bridgestone were at the club.

 

[Neilds]

Had one last year when Srixon came to our range. You hit half a dozen of your current ball with driver, they showed you your stats on the monitor and picked the ball in their range that would give you the 'best' figures. You then hit 6 of these and they showed how much the figures had 'improved'.
The ball recommended for me was the cheapest in their range (soft feel) and they also honoured the current deal of buy 3 dozen, get a dozen free and they organised for free personalisation so I have no complaints.
maybe it is all in the mind, but it does give me one less thing to blame when things go wrong😀

 

[Imurg]

Con....mostly

All you need to do, IMO, is work out whether you need a budget, mid-range or premium ball
Within those categories there is little to choose.
Also IMO, most differences within those categories are perceived and not actual.

 

[srixon 1]

It's the same as golf shoes.

A few years ago the soles had to be super stiff with hardly any flex. Apparently, this is so that you had stability and support during your swing. I had an Adidas pair that were so stiff it was like playing golf in diving boots.

Now they are flogging us "skateboard shoes" with a pimply sole, that are so bendy they are more suited to doing gymnastics in.

Just use the ball that gives you the most confidence and that you can afford.

 

[TonyN]

Maybe just buy a sleeve of 3 and see if you notice any difference. Go to your practice green and play the same shot 6 times over. 3 with your old balls 3 with the new ones you buy. Do it from various lengths andand lies If you see and like the difference, put them into play for a few rounds.

I always use AD333 through the winter and prov1 through the summers. Soft winter greens mean I dont need as much spin from the ball but this last week the greens have really hit good speeds and the AD's wont hold. Prov1s will go in back this week and at the end of the year I'll probably switch to AD333 tours as I found a couple and liked how they behaved for the price.

 

[karlcole]

Thanks guys fairly comprehensive its a con ill be saving my money then

 

[Sats]

I've had a couple of ball fittings - mainly when a company has come to the club or at a show. Generalisations - how fast do you hit it, whats your handicap, do you struggle with short chips etc. All basics you can do for yourself. I personally use Callaway Chrome softs and/or SRIXON AD333 as they are in the right price bracket and not a duddy dunlops or Topflights.

 

[Ethan]

Crock of ****!!!
Why stop there? Let's have a shirt or trouser fitting. I am sure some materials feel better than others. Find out what's best for your game.....

Shirt and trouser fitting makes quite good sense, actually. I saw a few guys this weekend who needed urgent help in both departments.

 

[Ethan]

Con....mostly

All you need to do, IMO, is work out whether you need a budget, mid-range or premium ball
Within those categories there is little to choose.
Also IMO, most differences within those categories are perceived and not actual.

Wot he said. Golf balls are so good these days it probably doesn't make much difference to the average player.

 

[Foxholer]

Good opportunity to try different balls in a 'controlled' way, and perhaps eliminate those that don't feel right, but that's about all!

As others have stated, 'feel' is far more important than specific performance imo. I very much doubt that any ball will perform best in all categories - Driver, Putter, Irons, Wedges, Price - so pick the one that you 'like' the best and get on with playing!

Btw. Titleist are almost certainly correct when they state that there's only 5 yards or so between longest and shortest (Iron Byron) Driver distance on all their balls.

 

[Region3]

Btw. Titleist are almost certainly correct when they state that there's only 5 yards or so between longest and shortest (Iron Byron) Driver distance on all their balls.

They say that, but then their latest advertisement for the Velocity ball has the tagline "Explosive distance".