Wet balls do you dry them?

[Khamelion]

I was at the range tonight, trying to get to grips with my new driver and the first three were all off to the right, my mate who was watching suggested I dry the ball, he offered the reason the ball was going right was that the wet ball was gripping the air and the spin was being exagerated.

Nah, it's just me and a new club.

Anyhoo, I tried a dry ball and it flew straight.

I thought it was just me hitting a better shot, so I tried a wet ball and again it went right, tried a dry ball and it went straight.

Out of a dozen balls the wet ones went right, the dry ones went straight, coincidence or me just swinging better with the dry ball?

 

[DappaDonDave]

I always pat dry my balls when they are wet.

 

[kev_off_the_tee]

I always keep my balls warm and dry when I'm not using them. If they do get wet I gently pat them dry

 

[Andy]

You gonna dry them on the course too?

IMHO your concentrating more on the dry balls.

 

[bigslice]

I always pat dry my balls when they are wet.

ive been known to splash a wee bit of talcum powder on them

 

[Holty]

Dry balls for me too, not a fan of ball soup

 

[Andy808]

ive been known to splash a wee bit of talcum powder on them

Is that legal?
I'm sure not allowed to put anything on your balls on the course.

Personally I like to vigorously rub them dry.:clap::clap:

 

[Wayman]

just put them in your pocket to dry them easy

 

[bigslice]

Is that legal?
I'm sure not allowed to put anything on your balls on the course.

Personally I like to vigorously rub them dry.:clap::clap:

ahh on the course thats different, only dry them when preferred lies are on and on the green

 

[HawkeyeMS]

I was at the range tonight, trying to get to grips with my new driver and the first three were all off to the right, my mate who was watching suggested I dry the ball, he offered the reason the ball was going right was that the wet ball was gripping the air and the spin was being exagerated.

:rofl: :rofl:

Sorry, couldn't resist. I say it's a coincidence

 

[One Planer]

Hard to believe, but someone has actually tested this:

http://www.golftoimpress.com/wet-versus-dry-golf/

 

[DappaDonDave]

If you grip your balls tight before playing with them they tend to last longer as well

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I can't say I've noticed any effect using wet range balls. At this time of year I dry my ball when (if) I hit a fairway and can use pick and place. Some of the range balls at Blue Mountain in Bracknell are naff and have no dinples so wet or dry they don't fly properly. I tend to use another range with decent Srixon range balls and get a more realistic flight

 

[Captainron]

I find that a good lathering with Mint Source and some air drying have an affect on mine. Tingly.....

I wouldn't have said that wet balls make a difference

 

[Khamelion]

Hard to believe, but someone has actually tested this:

http://www.golftoimpress.com/wet-versus-dry-golf/

So wet balls will grab the air have more resistance and potentially spin more, thus making hooks or slices worse than what they would be with dry ball.

Going to have to make sure my balls are dry before I tee off with the big stick.

 

[HawkeyeMS]

So wet balls will grab the air have more resistance and potentially spin more, thus making hooks or slices worse than what they would be with dry ball.

Going to have to make sure my balls are dry before I tee off with the big stick.

I don't think it's anything to do with "grabbing the air", it's about the interaction of the clubface\ball in wet and dry conditions. It makes sense to make sure, where possible, your club\ball are dry but I'm pretty sure this wasn't causing your ball to go right at the range.

 

[Shakey]

The range I play at provides balls that are not only dry, but pre-heated to 37 degrees.

Also, all the oxygene is flown in from the Swiss Alps (they have their own, top secret, mountain).

But I still spam it into the walls of the bay.

 

[DappaDonDave]

The range I play at provides balls that are not only dry, but pre-heated to 37 degrees.

Also, all the oxygene is flown in from the Swiss Alps (they have their own, top secret, mountain).

But I still spam it into the walls of the bay.

Ours has air piped straight from the popes bedroom. It's holy air, +5yards

 

[stevelev]

I can't say I've noticed any effect using wet range balls. At this time of year I dry my ball when (if) I hit a fairway and can use pick and place. Some of the range balls at Blue Mountain in Bracknell are naff and have no dinples so wet or dry they don't fly properly. I tend to use another range with decent Srixon range balls and get a more realistic flight

Just don't pick a place about an inch behind your balls.

 

[Kraxx68]

See Khamelion i was right and now you can hit it straight, just remember to share the longest drive prize on Sunday

Anyhoo Cricketers rub their balls till there red :smirk: