Practice balls -soft feel

Copernicus

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I am a new player wanting to stock up on balls to use on the practice range. I was just going to buy several packs of the ball recommended to me (Srixon ultisoft) on the basis that it makes sense to practice with what you are going to use. But I wondered if that was the norm or if people used something different to practice with? In particular do people use lake balls? ( the ultisoft is so new you can't get lake balls in that make but you can of course get the Srixon Soft Feel).
 
Assume you have a slowish swing speed hence the recommendation for Ultisoft. Did they recommend any others or simply look at a range of srixon balls. You'd probably fair just as well looking at the callaway supersoft. Very similar ball type and marketed at the same target group plus plenty of lake balls available and also cheaper that the new Ultisoft.
 
Assume you have a slowish swing speed hence the recommendation for Ultisoft. Did they recommend any others or simply look at a range of srixon balls. You'd probably fair just as well looking at the callaway supersoft. Very similar ball type and marketed at the same target group plus plenty of lake balls available and also cheaper that the new Ultisoft.
actually I am assuming a slow swing speed too - no idea what it is but am getting fitted for clubs (irons/ woods) soon so I should find out. The ultisoft was just what the guy who fitted me for the putter I bought first recommended.
 
I've just bought 100 Bridgestone 330's for practise. 20 odd of them are good enough for playing with for a knock about, the rest are to practise with. I bought 40 Bridgestones last year soley for practise sessions, hit them go pick them up, if it doesn't say Bridgestone disregard them........ So how come my 40 330's are virtually a mixed bag of everything now??

On paper it should work, but reality, it doesn't.
 
Not sure I would go with a recommendation for a ball from a putter fitting.

My practice bag is a mishmash from AD333 to ProV1s working on the range is more about finding a swing than where the ball goes IMO.
Just like people using ranges where its 80 or 90% distance bslls.

If you are intent on being fitted for a ball to use all the time (and I would personally say just for course play), then wait til you are fitted actually hitting balls in anger.

Other way is try a few different golf balls and go with what actuallyworks for you in real world application.
 
I have a chipping/short game bag of pro v or similar as I'm looking for control and spin but the practice bag is a mixture of any make I've used or picked up. When I'm practicing I'm usually working on contact and direction and not normally too hung up about the variance in distance (which tend to be relatively marginal in my swing between a pinnacle and pro v at times)
 
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