Peoples favourite 'top quality' ball?

[Captainron]

Bridgstone B330 has been awesome to me. If I am can't get them then I go Srixon ZStarXV.

 

[Piece]

Talking of Nike, did the 20xi ever make it to the UK?

 

[pbrown7582]

Pro V1 for me had a try of the other but prefer these.

 

[Region3]

Talking of Nike, did the 20xi ever make it to the UK?

Not yet, officially, but I did see some UK based ones on Ebay when I was looking for balls.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ONE-DOZEN...rtsLeisure_Golf_GolfBalls&hash=item3a6d4d80ab

 

[HomerJSimpson]

So generally speaking, there are only two physical 'tools' to craft a golf shot. The club and the ball. We spend significant time choosing the right clubs and getting them custom fitted to ensure that they are the correct fit for our swing speed and select shafts based upon spin rates etc,etc.

How many people have gone for a ball fitting? I would suggest taking the guess work out of it and getting a ball fitting with your pro using flights scope or similar. Use this as a starting / reference point and then try a few similar make up balls from different manufacturers stables. Choose one and stick to it for 3 months...... After all you wouldn't change your clubs every other week and expect to get a feel for them? It is only that balls are a cheaper consumable item that people are able to tinker with them from week to week. Imagine you had to shell out for £600 worth of balls in one go and use only those for a couple of years (like you do for irons)' then you would get a ball fitting!

So the answer is: "whatever ball I use is probably not relevant to what ball you may need to use!....."

...it is called marketing and also it is psychological. people think that if they pay more for a product it must be 'better'. I too used to buy ProV1's because they were he most expensive in the pro shop and therefore must be the best for me? Right? After all, I am not going to penny pinch on a few balls at the risk of adding shots to my scorecard. -wrong. until you are competent enough to hit the right swing speed and shape your shots at will, it is most probably money down the drain. Compression and spin rate. They need to match your swing speed and competency levels....otherwise that soft high spin rate ball will turn what you think is a draw into something more resembling a hook!!

Some pretty big calls here. I've been to a Srixon fitting at Maidenhead Golf Centre (their main centre) and so know that the Z Star is suited to my swing speed and spin rates. I changed to the Bridgestone 330 RXS by accident after finding one and deciding I liked the feel off the putter a little more. Nothing more scientific than that

Disagree almost entirely with the second point. I know a lot of mid and high handicappers that have ideal swing speeds and can compress the ball perfectly well to justify their choice of ball. However for the most part their problem comes in throwing too many shots away escaping bunkers, three putting and generally taken 4-5 to get down from 40 yards and in. That has nothing to do with spin control, ball speed or compression but more to do with poor course management, poor short game skills and to be honest an inbuilt ability to hit the panic button in a medal.

I'm not sure what you play off but think you've a cheek to preach to people on here about being competent unless you are seriously good yourself. Golf is and always will be a game of choices and if people decide a premium ball is for them then fair enough. I actually believe they can benefit higher handicappers as they are more responsive off the putter than a rock like a pinnacle and tend to have lower spin rates for the other end of the spectrum