Best ball for somebody with slow swing speed please

[3offTheTee]

My average swing speed is around 80 m.p. h. Handicap 21

Direction is quite straight with a slight fade possibly due to coming over the top a bit. Age is a factor and slight health problems with drive in region of 175/180 yards.

Any recommendations for the most preferable ball. Have been using Bridgestone E6 and AD333 but find very little difference between any ball!

Thanks for any help

 

[duncan mackie]

What do you want from the ball?

Out and out length would probably be the Callaway supersoft. Decent length with more spin (height, control and stop) Bridgestone 330 RXS - but at that clubhead speed you aren't going to get a whole lot of spin anyway (but every little helps!)
E6 is a great ball already - see q1 above...

 

[Pin-seeker]

I wouldn’t over think it,doubt you’ll see much difference between any mid range ball.
Bridgestone e6
Srixon ad333 for example.

 

[3offTheTee]

What do you want from the ball?

Out and out length would probably be the Callaway supersoft. Decent length with more spin (height, control and stop) Bridgestone 330 RXS - but at that clubhead speed you aren't going to get a whole lot of spin anyway (but every little helps!)
E6 is a great ball already - see q1 above...

Length really is priority

 

[Imurg]

Supersoft is a good call Duncan.
Good distance, soft and cheap!

 

[sev112]

Pinnacle Lady
I’m actually serious

 

[duncan mackie]

Length really is priority

Supersoft, supersoft or supersoft.....

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Pinnacle Soft

 

[virtuocity]

DX2

 

[robinthehood]

Only real way your going to hit the ball further is to improve you technique as well as maximize what you already have in terms of launch etc.
There is no legal ball thats going to give you any massive gains.

 

[duncan mackie]

Only real way your going to hit the ball further is to improve you technique as well as maximize what you already have in terms of launch etc.
There is no legal ball thats going to give you any massive gains.

Nope - this isn't true.

The overall distance any ball will travel for any specific conditions will depend on a number of factors that include the aerodynamics (dimples) and spin rates...and the requirements to optimise these will differ with a range of launch conditions.

Whilst you can't get a magic ball that delivers more than a 1.5 smash factor that is far from the end of it for someone with, for example, a clubhead speed of X, aoa of Z and launch angle of Y. Different balls could easily give significantly different carry and roll figures

 

[robinthehood]

Nope - this isn't true.

The overall distance any ball will travel for any specific conditions will depend on a number of factors that include the aerodynamics (dimples) and spin rates...and the requirements to optimise these will differ with a range of launch conditions.

Whilst you can't get a magic ball that delivers more than a 1.5 smash factor that is far from the end of it for someone with, for example, a clubhead speed of X, aoa of Z and launch angle of Y. Different balls could easily give significantly different carry and roll figures

Of course its true, unless you buy some of the illegal balls. All balls go pretty much the same distance for a given swing. You may get 3,4 or 5 yds but thats pretty insignificant.

 

[Rlburnside]

My swing speed is not much more than yours and when I went for a driver fitting the pro recommended the Srixon AD333

 

[3offTheTee]

Thanks for your comments and help.

Whilst distance will help I know my limitations and check does not come into the equation!

 

[Deleted member 23344]

We sound very similar ... not sure of my swing speed, but it isn’t fast (I’m 67), and I’m off 24. I switched to Callaway Supersoft a few months back and have been pleased with them ... a good balance of distance and control.

 

[Orikoru]

DX2

Agree, the WilsonStaff DX2 has the lowest compression on the market, making it about as soft as you can get, which should be good for those slow swing speeds.

 

[Capella]

I too would recommend the Wilson DX2. If you are man enough, go get the ladies version, which is even softer. But generally, the difference in distance is not that great. I just went to a Titleist ball fitting last Saturday (mostly because they give you free samples of their golf balls). The guy recommended either the Titleist Tour Soft or the DT Truesoft for me (my swingspeed is even a bit lower than that of the op). But he also said that the difference in distance between their "longest" and "spinniest" ball is just about 3 yards on a full shot. So I would not worry about that too much and just go with a ball which you like the feel of.

 

[Wolf]

Pinnacle Soft

Have you done your review yet Homer

 

[woofers]

Srixon Soft Feel or Ulitisoft work for me.

 

[TheJezster]

I'll echo the chrome soft option, it's the ball I use and I really like it.