New ball memories

[Ross61]

With Mikey's ball threads, it made me think of new balls when i started golf in the early '70s.
I remember them coming wrapped in cellophane as in the pic.

I used to love unwrapping one of these. In my head I can still smell and hear the crackle of the cellophane. It just seemed something special to me to use a new ball.

 

[Mikey]

With Mikey's ball threads, it made me think of new balls when i started golf in the early '70s.
I remember them coming wrapped in cellophane as in the pic.

I used to love unwrapping one of these. In my head I can still smell and hear the crackle of the cellophane. It just seemed something special to me to use a new ball.

I remember these very well,my favourite were the penfold ace with the diamond,spade,heart and clubs,I think I have a couple in my old ball collection,not in the wrappers though.dunlop,Dunlop and warwich,slazenger+ commander just to name a few.do you you also remember the uniroyal plus 6 which has hex dimples,I have some of those in red,white and mustard colours.ive had them since the 70's early 80's

 

[Norrin Radd]

i have a box of dunlop 65`s still boxed and individually wrapped .
doubt they are worth much now as they are the old English small sized balls.

 

[Mikey]

i have a box of dunlop 65`s still boxed and individually wrapped .
doubt they are worth much now as they are the old English small sized balls.

I'm led to believe they are 1.62,and balls of today are 1.68,I've an oversized ball in by collection but not sure was size it is

 

[Beezerk]

I've an oversized ball in by collection but not sure was size it is

Left or right?

 

[Alex1975]

Unwrap it, hook it over the fence, unwrap another....

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Used to get one from Santa in my Christmas stocking. And usually also a pack of 3xC90s.

 

[CliveW]

Still got a few kicking about in the garage.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Splendid!

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

I remember an oversized ball, can anyone recall what it was called?

 

[ruff-driver]

I remember an oversized ball, can anyone recall what it was called?

Top flite magna?

 

[Crow]

I've played a couple of old 1.62" balls this year with my old school set.
The limited experience I got until I lost them confirmed what is generally said, in that they went further but were harder to get airborne.

My brother got me a couple more when his club asked the members for old balls to go into their range bank. I'll be using these next year when the weather improves, I might even save them to use in another Old School meet if there's enough interest.

 

[williamalex1]

Left or right?

The middle one .

 

[Mikey]

My uniroyal plus 6 collection

 

[Hobbit]

Used to love finding a +6. They even took full page ads in the Telegraph when they came out - I hasten to say my dad bought the Telegraph, I was a junior back then!!

 

[huds1475]

Still got a few kicking about in the garage.

A bit like ferrero rocher's

 

[Blue in Munich]

Top flite magna?

Was one I believe and I seem to remember a Lynx Jumbo, either 1.74 or 1.80 inch diameter.

 

[shivas irons]

Still got a few kicking about in the garage.

Fantastic,love the green wrapped ones,they look like little cakes!!