The snell golf balls are great if you can actually buy them as they have a tendency to sell out
RRP of balls. Is it getting beyond ridiculous?
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The snell golf balls are great if you can actually buy them as they have a tendency to sell out
slicer79
Challenge Tour Pro
I've tried the Seed balls recently, get really good online reviews. Been very impressed with them
Yorkhacker
Well-known member
If i was a good golfer, i would buy new premium golf balls, as a) I wouldnt lose as many b) I would be able to tell the difference between premium and non premium. Im not a good golfer so for most rounds including comps i use lake balls and dont notice any difference.
Ive just bought 100 AD333 grade B for winter practice (£45) and 24 Callaway Supersoft pearl/A grade (£25) from Pro Lake balls. Free delivery and arrived ahead of time. Really pleased with the quality and price.
Thats not to say i dont buy brand new balls as well. But for some reason i lose them a lot quicker than the lake balls. Must be psychological.
I played with a mate in a social round and he lost 4 brand new AVXs on the same hole! I think i would have been in tears if that was me!
Ive just bought 100 AD333 grade B for winter practice (£45) and 24 Callaway Supersoft pearl/A grade (£25) from Pro Lake balls. Free delivery and arrived ahead of time. Really pleased with the quality and price.
Thats not to say i dont buy brand new balls as well. But for some reason i lose them a lot quicker than the lake balls. Must be psychological.
I played with a mate in a social round and he lost 4 brand new AVXs on the same hole! I think i would have been in tears if that was me!
Smiffy
Grand Slam Winner
The standard of golfer that a ProV1 is aimed at should, (should), be able to negotiate eighteen holes with the same one. I don't think adding what is effectively £4.00 to their round is going to bother them if they think it's helping.
If they were bloody useless, and were losing them hand over fist, I can understand them whining.
If they were bloody useless, and were losing them hand over fist, I can understand them whining.
They are for those who buy in (?) to golf marketing. Its the same as the price of everything golf. Golfers as a whole, are rich. They choose to spend triple what something is worth if it were pitched to a non high discretionary spending market. Its the same syndrome as £500 for this years 'new improved' (pause for laughter) driver that will make no difference to their game and is the same functionally, as a 15 year old one. Or £80 for a 'golf brand' polo shirt.
It is a case of fools and their money.
99% of golfers would see no difference in their scores if they played 15 balls for £20 options.
Donations of the extra £30 a box to Titleist's shareholders are entirely voluntary for those who wish to do so.
It is a case of fools and their money.
99% of golfers would see no difference in their scores if they played 15 balls for £20 options.
Donations of the extra £30 a box to Titleist's shareholders are entirely voluntary for those who wish to do so.
hovis
Tour Winner
I have never purchased a golf ball. Just find em!!
hovis
Tour Winner
Bang on imo
Teebs
Newbie
There is a good difference between ProV1 and the likes of Velocity/Tour Speed etc and it's up to the individual whether they are willing to pay or not.
Titleist RRPs are a little silly now, but if you get them on the winter buy 3 get 1 free it's a little easier on the wallet.
In season, I'll always use the same model and type of ball for consistency in distance and spin.
Titleist RRPs are a little silly now, but if you get them on the winter buy 3 get 1 free it's a little easier on the wallet.
In season, I'll always use the same model and type of ball for consistency in distance and spin.
hovis
Tour Winner
What's a typical "average score" for you
Backache
Assistant Pro
I guess the higher it is the more use you are getting from a ball so they're better value.
Teebs
Newbie
Mid 70's.
Bunkermagnet
Journeyman Pro
They are priced at whatever they feel the consumer will pay for them, whether they are worth it or not. If people stopped buying them, the price would drop.
SocketRocket
Ryder Cup Winner
How did you manage in your first game ?
Wilson
Head Pro
I’ve done the same, really impressed with them so far.
jim8flog
Journeyman Pro
Ditto to this comment. Just one variable you are taking out of the game if you are looking for consistency.
(or at least I will balls that are virtually identical in terms of performance for non comp games)
I couldnt imaging the variability in golf ball even flickers the needle given all the other variable that really affect a round for anyone not in the plus zone. For them it does - they have reduced so many of the other variables to such a tight range, that it makes ball variability relevant. For single figures men, there may be a mental placebo benefit in. For anyone in double digits, its purely giving away free money to the manufacturers.
hovis
Tour Winner
Again, I agree. This is where I was going too. When I miss a green I miss because the face is open, closed or I've thinned the granny out of it.
I Don't think I've ever had a bad round because the spin wasn't quite like what I expected it to be. or the flight was a little inconsistent.
Even as a single figure handicap I don't think I have a consistent enough strike to worry about the ball. In the summer I do exclusively play urethane coated balls though (any brand)
The price of a pro v1 is def over the top, luckily we get lots of Americans who lose lots of them. I tend to find enough to keep me going thought the season. One thing that does save on vballs is I use a cheaper soft compression ball over winter, these are less than half the price of a pro v.
Orikoru
Tour Winner
I would never buy a box of ProV1s. They are designed for a elite players with fast swings so I'd be stupid to use them even if they weren't 50 quid a box. Plenty of other balls are longer for me and more suited to my game, and cost less anyway.
The balls I buy tend to be £30-35 and I don't mind spending that as usually a ball will last me 3 rounds or so before I lose it. Hence I'm only buying a couple of boxes a year.
The balls I buy tend to be £30-35 and I don't mind spending that as usually a ball will last me 3 rounds or so before I lose it. Hence I'm only buying a couple of boxes a year.
Oddsocks
Ryder Cup Winner
After watching the Rick shields video on lake/refurbished proV’s, you’d be better off buying Slazenger Tour Spin Distance Soft Feels as at least they’d be consistent and last more than a hole.
The problem with ProV’s is that the more pros that use them the more expensive they become, I’d be looking at premier balls from other brands such as Z stars, Chrome Softs etc. less pro sponsor deals to cover within the markup.
I like the supersofts for summer and use the soft feels / true softs in the winter. £18 a dozen for supersofts and 14 for soft feels.
I do wonder how many see any benefit from using a proV, most would see more benefit using pink castle tees
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