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Fit Ba's are the best for high handicappers??

I am working on the basis that I'm losing on average 4 balls a round, although a couple of times this year I finished the round with the same one I started with (was well chuffed).

I play one of the following (low spin balls):-

Noddle S2H2
Callaway War Bird

Was thinking about changing to something that's a bit softer giving me more feel........

I ain't paying for pro V1's (well I bought 12 2nd hand ones for my range balls) for use on a course, not with my standard of play!!!

Anybody got any good advice, on selecting golf balls??

Cheers
Andy
 
Callaway Diablo's, Srixon AD333 (may not be accurate name, but it's something like that) are both "soft" core balls.

I use them both, and are happy with them. Price-wise they're middle of the road (about £12-15 for a dozen).
 
The Noodles that you are playing are a good enough ball.
Soft enough that you will get some "feel" and cheap enough that if you lose a few it doesn't really matter.
James (JustOne) plays off 6 and likes Noodles so if they are good enough for him they should be plenty good enough for you
;)
 
Noodle is a good ball at a great price.

I like the DX2 Soft from Wilson Staff, Its that or ProV's for me but whilst I am getting back into it, I know I am going to lose a few so I have bought 2-dozen noodles at a tenner a pop.
 
Was thinking about changing to something that's a bit softer giving me more feel........

I ain't paying for pro V1's (well I bought 12 2nd hand ones for my range balls) for use on a course, not with my standard of play!!!

Anybody got any good advice, on selecting golf balls??
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Andy, why are you hitting ProVs on the range (I presume you mean for chipping or short game stuff here?) then something else on the course? You should be practising with the same ball, otherwise what good is your practice?

If you mean just for blasting balls, then again, why buy ProVs for that but not to actually play? You're just grooving your swing, anything will do, but buying premium balls (even 2nd hand) just for that is pointless.

And finally, as a High handicapper, distance is your greatest requirement, so your current distance balls are fine. Once you get some touch round the greens you may need to think about more of a spin ball, but you're not there yet.
 
ad333 and also soft feel srixons i use them when its a windy day, they don't spin so much and i think they are the best ball for that condition!
 
I like the noodles, they have a good mix of softness and durability and the price is very reasonable.
Pro V1's are wasted on me as I usually have the touch of an elephant when I play and I'm never quite sure where my ball will go when I'm on the tee.
 
I'd recommend the srixon soft feel balls. They are soft and a great ball for £15 per dozen. They have been around for years and still on the shelves which says it all.
 
Was thinking about changing to something that's a bit softer giving me more feel........

I ain't paying for pro V1's (well I bought 12 2nd hand ones for my range balls) for use on a course, not with my standard of play!!!

Anybody got any good advice, on selecting golf balls??
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Andy, why are you hitting ProVs on the range (I presume you mean for chipping or short game stuff here?) then something else on the course? You should be practising with the same ball, otherwise what good is your practice?

If you mean just for blasting balls, then again, why buy ProVs for that but not to actually play? You're just grooving your swing, anything will do, but buying premium balls (even 2nd hand) just for that is pointless.

And finally, as a High handicapper, distance is your greatest requirement, so your current distance balls are fine. Once you get some touch round the greens you may need to think about more of a spin ball, but you're not there yet.
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Only reason I bought the 2nd hand pro V1's were to see what the difference felt like, I wanted to try a premium ball to see if I could feel the difference between the various balls I have available. But a good point well made none the less.

PS the 'range' is my practice net in the garden, only place I can go to regularly in-between family life.

Cheers
Andy
 
Thanks lads some stuff to have a look out for. I'll maybe re-load on the old Noodles!!

Cheers
Andy
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You could do a lot worse.
Also, somebody mentioned Srixon "Soft Feel".
Another good ball and similar in performance to a Noodle if you'd rather play a sensibly named ball
;)
 
Thanks lads some stuff to have a look out for. I'll maybe re-load on the old Noodles!!

Cheers
Andy
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You could do a lot worse.
Also, somebody mentioned Srixon "Soft Feel".
Another good ball and similar in performance to a Noodle if you'd rather play a sensibly named ball
;)
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What he said :)
 
I use mid-price balls (mostly) and would say that AD333 and diablos are good, actually great.... but not as soft as DX2 or DX3.
v.f.m. the Noodles win hands down.

Our course has softened a lot in the last few days with the rain and I have no complaints using AD333 of Soft-feel Srixon.

I play with any old thing until the ground gets rock-hard, then the premium balls start to take the long and hard road to self-sacrifice; from pro-shop to RGs bag to an early retirement in the cabbage patch.
 
Chaps,

Got myself sorted for a 9 hole game tomorrow morning tee time is 7.15am playing the Clovelly Osprey course. Should be fun, no chance of an 18 holes tomorrow, to much ongoing and 9 holes is better than 0 holes!

Gonna bash a few today on my practice net see if I can replicate what the pro told me to do a couple of weeks back....

Anyway bought a reload of Noodles today S2F, seems to have what I'm looking for, a distance ball with a soft feel, but also cheap ($15 CAD, approx £10 GBP for 12).

Will see how that goes.

Cheers
Andy
 
Anyway bought a reload of Noodles today S2F, seems to have what I'm looking for, a distance ball with a soft feel, but also cheap ($15 CAD, approx £10 GBP for 12).

Will see how that goes.

Cheers
Andy
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Oh Christ. Not the S2F versions. They are the only Noodles not to get. They are like bullets.
 
Try this site. It has most balls available and refurbs/lake balls and is pretty good for price. Plenty of different options although I disagree with the comment that as a newbie you need a distance ball. Not much good if its going stright into trouble. Look for as low spinning ball with a driver as you can as it won't exaggerate any slice (or cure it) and try and get something that will give you a modicum of control around the green

http://www.best4balls.com/
 
Try this site. It has most balls available and refurbs/lake balls and is pretty good for price. Plenty of different options although I disagree with the comment that as a newbie you need a distance ball. Not much good if its going stright into trouble. Look for as low spinning ball with a driver as you can as it won't exaggerate any slice (or cure it) and try and get something that will give you a modicum of control around the green

http://www.best4balls.com/
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Mmmmmmmm, all makes sense, I used to play infinity low spin balls back in Sunny Aberdeenshire, but they seem to have stopped making them I thought they were the muts nuts.....if they still make them they are not available out in Canada....

I agree I don't want a ball which will cure a slice as it's technique that'll cure that, but as you say I don't want to exagerate a slice neither!

Cheers
Andy
 
I've played Noodle+ a few times and they seem fine to me. I'd actually pay for them if necessary (any more freebies Smiffy?). They go a long way and will check-up on a green if hit nicely.
 
I may have learned a lesson today playing in a medal (board event off the stones).

With my power fade and power draw I managed to lose 2 proV1's in the 1st 3 holes. (Fortunately they were pick-ups :)) 20 shots in 3 holes against 13 par :o :o Over half my shots gone.

Lucky dip into my bag and out came a Callaway Warbird Plus rock. What the heck. If I'm playing that badly, anything will do.

For the next 13 holes I dropped only 3 shots against par and finished the round bang on my 13 handicap. ( Not going to talk about the 17th :mad:)

I found that the rock went a lot straighter than the premium spin ball (obvious really) and went a bit further into the green as it usually had little stop. Putts back to the pin were generally easier and I ended up with 32 putts so the rock wasn't that bad for putting.

On that basis, for me the Titelist ball fitting makes sense as it recommended the 1x or NXT that don't spin anywhere near as much as the ProV1.

Lesson is, I think, that until we are good enough players to do exactly what we want with the ball then premium high spin, high price, balls are a waste of money. Any free pickups will do - OK, I do draw the line at Donnay's and the like, but only as a matter of pride

:)
 
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