Winter balls?

[jusme]

I tend to in all but proper comps(all year round), play with cheap and nasty balls, Dunlop, donnay, slazengers, top flites etc. As I have posted before I am amazed how I cant tell the difference either in distance or feel or stopping. Makes losing balls easier!!

In winter the balls tend to stop instantly anyway with irons under 7 iron.

I guess if there is no difference in performance than any ball will do. It surprises me, given your handicap that you appear to get no difference. I could not use my winter ball in summer as it just runs too far on greens. I can definitely see a difference in distance of tees/irons also. Hitting 20/30 balls of some tees on quiet courses (experimenting with balls) and excluding poor strikes the distance balls are consistently grouped approx 10 yards, sometimes more ahead. I tend to only play one or two different balls at any given time as I would fear the unknown performance from an unknown ball would instill doubt standing over it.

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

I guess if there is no difference in performance than any ball will do. It surprises me, given your handicap that you appear to get no difference. I could not use my winter ball in summer as it just runs too far on greens. I can definitely see a difference in distance of tees/irons also. Hitting 20/30 balls of some tees on quiet courses (experimenting with balls) and excluding poor strikes the distance balls are consistently grouped approx 10 yards, sometimes more ahead. I tend to only play one or two different balls at any given time as I would fear the unknown performance from an unknown ball would instill doubt standing over it.

Titleist quote a figure of something like 5 yards difference between all of their balls. I think the 'distance' thing is a bit of a myth to be honest.

 

[turkish]

Titleist quote a figure of something like 5 yards difference between all of their balls. I think the 'distance' thing is a bit of a myth to be honest.

Well THEY would do wouldn't they?

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

Well THEY would do wouldn't they?

I guess they would if it's been proven to be true by robots and simulators.

 

[turkish]

Or being cynical that they want all of their balls to sell well

 

[Tommo21]

Do you use the same ball all year round or change for winter ?if so what's your choice for the winter ?

No, same ball.

 

[Jimaroid]

I started using the Wilson Staff DX2 last winter and am using the DX3 this winter. I really like them. Prior to that I was using AD333 (regular & Tour) in the winter and the DX2/DX3's have a much softer feel during the cold - I found both the AD333 varieties good but a little hard off the driver face.

Normally use ProV1 during the summer and I might not go back I'm liking the DX3s that much! Be interesting to see how they compare in the warmer months.

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

Or being cynical that they want all of their balls to sell well

I would have thought they would want the premium balls to sell better as I expect they have much higher mark up on them.

 

[turkish]

I would have thought they would want the premium balls to sell better as I expect they have much higher mark up on them.

but Pro V's don't sell on distance do they? They sell on spin, control and feel?

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

but Pro V's don't sell on distance do they? They sell on spin, control and feel?

Correct and 'distance' balls sell on distance......all 5 yards of it off the driver

 

[ScienceBoy]

I'm a lake balls in winter person.

Come to think of it I am a Lakeballs in summer at the moment too...

 

[duncan mackie]

Do you use the same ball all year round or change for winter ?

I have yet to manage a whole year on just one ball. However I played this morning with one that I last used in June and it still worked fine, until it headed off into a lake.

 

[jusme]

Titleist quote a figure of something like 5 yards difference between all of their balls. I think the 'distance' thing is a bit of a myth to be honest.

I have no issue with anyone claiming less or more distance. I have heard some crazy claims (like +30-40 yards etc - must be stretching the truth). I can only share my own experience. I play a 4 piece ball in summer and 2 piece in winter. 10 yards is a conservative estimate between the 2. It does not matter to me who believes what. I certainly do not find it hard to understand why a decent 2 piece ball would travel further than a 3/4 piece premium ball

 

[golfcitydweller]

nxt tour s for the winter months

 

[ruff-driver]

Anything with triple titanium on the box, tired of premium balls spinning 20-30ft of the green

 

[duncan mackie]

I certainly do not find it hard to understand why a decent 2 piece ball would travel further than a 3/4 piece premium ball

Please try and enlighten those of us who can't see this. Or to put it another way, I do not find it hard to understand how that they can manufacture a 4 piece ball that travels as far as a 2 piece.

 

[jusme]

Please try and enlighten those of us who can't see this. Or to put it another way, I do not find it hard to understand how that they can manufacture a 4 piece ball that travels as far as a 2 piece

Is this a serious question?....you see i don't think it is. I'm going to take a wild stab and assume you actually know the specific reasons why many people believe/experience/claim that so called distance balls travel further than premium balls. I suspect you believe/experience something different. Feel free to tell me if my assumptions are wide of the mark.

 

[duncan mackie]

Please try and enlighten those of us who can't see this. Or to put it another way, I do not find it hard to understand how that they can manufacture a 4 piece ball that travels as far as a 2 piece

Is this a serious question?....you see i don't think it is. I'm going to take a wild stab and assume you actually know the specific reasons why many people believe/experience/claim that so called distance balls travel further than premium balls. I suspect you believe/experience something different. Feel free to tell me if my assumptions are wide of the mark.

You are wide of the mark.

I look forward to you explanation as to why the number of layers a ball is constructed from has any direct correlation with the distance the ball will travel.

 

[Matty6]

My normal ball is a ProV1. Over the autumn I've been playing with Titleist Velocity or TruSofts and have been happy with both. Prefer the TruSofts though. Went back to my ProV's last weekend and they were performing admirablily, and felt way nicer for pitching, chipping and putting. Think I'll just be a one ball man for all year.

 

[harpo_72]

Used to use DT solo, what's the equivalent now?