Top Flite Magma..

[vkurup]

one of my PP's is a golf ball forager.. hit something into the long stuff, he will follow it and come back with 3 balls. Has almost never bought a sleeve of ball in his life.

Anyways, he picked up a ball early in the round today and was having a good round with it. He liked how it was working for him, it read Top Flite Magma.. we realised later in the round that the ball is bigger than regular golf balls as it would not fit in the ball holder of his trolley!!!

Anyone come across this? I am assuming it is a non-conforming equipment. Is there any benefit in using a bigger ball?

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

I remember them, must have been around circa late 80's from memory? Didn't really last long before the fad died out.

 

[Imurg]

I remember these
I think the USP was the slightly larger ball was designed to carry more...but I could be imagining it.
All I know is that if the ball is bigger, the hole is smaller.....

 

[Sponge1980]

I remember these from when I was a junior, back in the 90's. I thought they were called Magna though.

 

[Maninblack4612]

Magma? Made out of volcanic material?

 

[srixon 1]

They were legal at the time so probably still are now. It is the small ball that is non conforming.

 

[palindromicbob]

The rules only stipulate the minimum diameter so these aren't non conforming on that basis. I've found a few of them. Hate the things though. Like hitting a rock. Near left me deaf me when using my old king cobra driver.

 

[Smiffy]

I remember these from when I was a junior, back in the 90's. I thought they were called Magna though.

They were called "Magna".
Bloody awful they were too!

 

[MashieNiblick]

Top Flite Magna, I think. Funny things. Got one free with a mag years ago and kept it as a curiosity. Here's it is compared to a 1.62 and 1.68 ball.

 

[vkurup]

Magma? Made out of volcanic material?

With a bag of Taylormade Rockets, Spider etc, I have stopped asking such questions.

I think the right answer is Magna. It was an interesting experience for him and he thinks it helped him. He is off 24 and had never heard or used one before - so there might be something in it after all.

Also interesting to know that a bigger ball is not classified as non-conforming, but a smaller one is - while a longer putter/driver may be non-conforming but not a smaller one...

 

[duncan mackie]

With a bag of Taylormade Rockets, Spider etc, I have stopped asking such questions.

I think the right answer is Magna. It was an interesting experience for him and he thinks it helped him. He is off 24 and had never heard or used one before - so there might be something in it after all.

Also interesting to know that a bigger ball is not classified as non-conforming, but a smaller one is - while a longer putter/driver may be non-conforming but not a smaller one...

There was also the Lynx Jumbo in 1.72 or 1.74".

The theory (supported in practic) is that you can chip and putt much more easily with these larger balls (as was the case with the 1.68 over the 1.62 ball) but lose distance.

 

[wilkoqpr]

never seen them