Dunlop DDH Golf Ball

[jim8flog]

DDH 500 is a seriously old ball if you wanted distance it was the one to go

THe 500 tour wound and balata versions were great but sold under the Maxfli brand name then

Just do not use it it any sort of competition as it is now a non conforming ball (too many dimples).

PS DDH is dodecahedron, refers to the dimple pattern.

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

Arh. The dublop DDH. which stands for "Dead Dead Hard"

Turns any man's driver into a tuning folk

Tuning fork ???

 

[rosecott]

Besides being a rock, the DDH was known to split in two if used in temperatures around zero.

 

[Diamond]

Thanks for the input, I think the ball will stay in the garage...

 

[Canary_Yellow]

At this time of year I’m less fussy about what ball I use.

It’s not as if we need maximum sticking power on the greens given how soft they are.

Not sure that extends to a ddh, but using a premium ball seems like a waste of money really.

 

[Golfnut1957]

At this time of year I’m less fussy about what ball I use.

It’s not as if we need maximum sticking power on the greens given how soft they are.

Not sure that extends to a ddh, but using a premium ball seems like a waste of money really.

At this time of the year, the time of the year when any ball coming in to land from any height above knee height plugs to a depth of two or three inches, at this time of the year when the best of shots can see a ball disappear for ever, I use old balls, very very old balls.*

*That is assuming of course that the course is open.

 

[Steve Wilkes]

I used the Dunlop Double Titanium Balls years ago when I was younger, They did go miles off the tee, but also when on then green

 

[Dando]

I used the Dunlop Double Titanium Balls years ago when I was younger, They did go miles off the tee, but also when on then green

Steve, when you were younger the balls were made of feathers! ?

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I used the DDH as a junior. I knew no different and they were durable and I had concept of how other balls may feel softer.

 

[Foxholer]

So when you have a good round with a ball it must be a good ball? Haha, I've fallen into that same trap before.

There are pros and cons about this approach.
On the Con side, I believe (agree) that quality of round and the ball used are only slightly related - but...
On the Pro side, if Putting - and perhaps Chipping - works particularly well with a particular ball, then that ball is worth considering.

 

[Foxholer]

Steve, when you were younger the balls were made of feathers! ?

He (and all of us) were 'younger' yesterday!

H'mm..Reminds me of a song!

 

[Orikoru]

DDH 500 is a seriously old ball if you wanted distance it was the one to go

THe 500 tour wound and balata versions were great but sold under the Maxfli brand name then

Just do not use it it any sort of competition as it is now a non conforming ball (too many dimples).

PS DDH is dodecahedron, refers to the dimple pattern.

Interesting to learn that, but I recall seeing Dunlop DDH wedges in the shop as well - and they weren't dodecahedron shaped.

 

[jim8flog]

Interesting to learn that, but I recall seeing Dunlop DDH wedges in the shop as well - and they weren't dodecahedron shaped.

I have seen many Dunlop wedges in the bushes bent to that shape.

 

[Canary_Yellow]

I used the DDH as a junior. I knew no different and they were durable and I had concept of how other balls may feel softer.

Is that back in the same era that you were at your peak? Maybe you were on to something....

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Is that back in the same era that you were at your peak? Maybe you were on to something....

As I was peaking. Didn't peak until 81-84 then fell off the cliff

 

[Canary_Yellow]

As I was peaking. Didn't peak until 81-84 then fell off the cliff

There you go then Homer, forget the lessons, buy a job lot of DDH balls!

 

[GG26]

Actually, having used some of these at £6 a dozen when I started playing a few years ago I don’t think that they are too bad. Give it a go, you may be pleasantly surprised (although blue is not a great colour to spot in the rough).

 

[brickie]

At this time of the year, the time of the year when any ball coming in to land from any height above knee height plugs to a depth of two or three inches, at this time of the year when the best of shots can see a ball disappear for ever, I use old balls, very very old balls.*

*That is assuming of course that the course is open.

Your lucky, I've never had a ball long enough for it to be an old ball?

 

[Smiffy]

Not as hard as a Top Flite though. You can keep your DDH. I prefer a Mollitor or a Pinnacle Gold.

Ahh the good old Molitor lol!!
My mate Ray Taylor used them all the time, but then discovered "Nitro's".... even bigger lol!!
I always used to chuckle when he declared he was playing a Nitro 3 as his provisional. Don't know why, but it just sounded funny.
So did the ball.
And where he used to end up with them normally raised a laugh too.....

 

[srixon 1]

Find a stone from your garden....it'll be softer...

I have been meaning to post this picture for ages. Has anybody seen one of these balls before? The stone and ball are side by side so that the sizes can be compared. The stone was found in a bunker at Dartmouth Golf and CC a coupe of years ago. It was sat next to my ball. The ball in the picture was not mine by the way.