Pinnacle golf balls - have you tried one recently?

[DelB]

During the winter season of 2010/2011, I picked up a box of 15 yellow Pinnacle Gold Precision balls for a tenner. I wanted something easy to spot in the air and on the ground (and in the rough!) and these fitted the bill for not much outlay. Since then, however, I've kind of become obsessed with playing them, so much so that I'm giving serious consideration to gaming them through the summer too. Not sure yet how they will hold on hard and fast greens, (and that will be the acid test), but we'll see.

My best ever 18 hole round was played with one such ball - an 82 (nett 60!) last April, so they're clearly not the rocks of yesteryear.

Played in a Winter Greensomes event yesterday (40 points incidentally and we're now in first place with two rounds to go) and my playing partner remarked on how surprisingly good they felt with long irons, short irons and off the putter too, yet he says he just couldn't bring himself to play a ball with the Pinnacle name on it.

Have you tried a Pinnacle ball recently, or could you just not bring yourself to do it?

 

[pbrown7582]

Not tried for a while last time I did they were like lumps of rock ok for winter but no use for firm summer greens

 

[connor]

Perhaps these fall into a bit of brand snobbery? I never used to care what balls i hit as when i first started i used to love top flyte balls. All they are good for now though is a long drive comp into the see off the cliff whilst waiting to tee off on the 10th. Personally i dont think i need the top balls ie prov1 etc but i do like a ball with a little something about it normally go with TM or recently been trying srixon

 

[leaney]

Perhaps these fall into a bit of brand snobbery? I never used to care what balls i hit as when i first started i used to love top flyte balls. All they are good for now though is a long drive comp into the see off the cliff whilst waiting to tee off on the 10th. Personally i dont think i need the top balls ie prov1 etc but i do like a ball with a little something about it normally go with TM or recently been trying srixon

Have you tried the Srixon Z Star? I think it's as good as the Pro V's and the Srixon stays bright white after a little clean, where as the Pro V doesn't (it looks old and 'skanky').

 

[Garush34]

i havent tried them but i wouldnt be bothered playing them, for me a ball is a ball. im not at the level at the moment to take advantage of really good balls, pro v's etc. my friend is a bit of a ball snob but i dont mind cos all the balls he doesnt like that he finds he usualy saves them up then gives them to me which i great for practice balls, ive even found perfectly good balls in the bin at my new club which i though was a be strange. dont get me wrong nice new balls are always nice to play with and have but at the end of the day a balls a ball.

 

[garyinderry]

ive been hacking around all types of scrapper balls for the winter. no point playing nice balls if they are likely to plug and get lost. i prefer prov's for the summer comps. although last year i equalled my best ever score using a CRIVIT ball that my da bought in lidl of all places. just goes to show that if your playing well, then it doesnt matter what type of ball your playing.

 

[DelB]

just goes to show that if your playing well, then it doesnt matter what type of ball your playing.

Exactly my thoughts on the matter too. Some people even frown on the use of a yellow ball, never mind a yellow Pinnacle ball!!

 

[thecraw]

Exactly my thoughts on the matter too. Some people even frown on the use of a yellow ball, never mind a yellow Pinnacle ball!!

Delb, now game 9 as a single at Machrihanish. Yella rock, not in our 4 ball!


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[garyinderry]

i have to say, im a traditionalist when it comes to the colour. i have no problem with anyone else playing different coloured balls. i keep a wee yellow in the bag incase its pitch black coming up the last trying to squeeze in another hole.

 

[USER1999]

I was playing pinnacle exceptions in Florida, as I didn't mind drowning a few. They were ok. I brought the remainder back home. I was playing with some friends, and we got round to 18, where unusually for me, I nailed one down the middle. When we got to the balls, one of my mates bent down to look at the ball, picked it up, and through it in the woods. What did you do that for? It was only a pinnacle he says, no idea where that came from. It's my ball you idiot.

 

[Whee]

ive even found perfectly good balls in the bin at my new club which i though was a be strange

As strange as digging about in bins?!

 

[duncan mackie]

During the winter season of 2010/2011, I picked up a box of 15 yellow Pinnacle Gold Precision balls for a tenner. I wanted something easy to spot in the air and on the ground (and in the rough!) and these fitted the bill for not much outlay. Since then, however, I've kind of become obsessed with playing them, so much so that I'm giving serious consideration to gaming them through the summer too. Not sure yet how they will hold on hard and fast greens, (and that will be the acid test), but we'll see.

My best ever 18 hole round was played with one such ball - an 82 (nett 60!) last April, so they're clearly not the rocks of yesteryear.

Played in a Winter Greensomes event yesterday (40 points incidentally and we're now in first place with two rounds to go) and my playing partner remarked on how surprisingly good they felt with long irons, short irons and off the putter too, yet he says he just couldn't bring himself to play a ball with the Pinnacle name on it.

Have you tried a Pinnacle ball recently, or could you just not bring yourself to do it?

Pinnacle Gold Precision is the same as an NXT but with a different badge - same manufacturer.

The Pinnacle Gold Distance is a very different ball, and more what people used to associate with 'Pinnacles'

 

[Garush34]

As strange as digging about in bins?!

i didnt dig about in the bin, the bin was empty just a couple empty bottles and a wilson ball, picked it out to see if it was cracked or what but was in perfect condition so put it in my bag, if other people dont want balls for practice then ill happily take them!!