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At Spags in Shrewsbury, bought Hogan 100 comp LSI(?)
their new ball, $17.00 for 15 ballls "to the dozen".
Buying 3 ball sleeves at a pro shop is "money thrown away".
I bought basically 60 balls for $74.00 bucks.
And I like Titleist's , but what are you going to do ???
Should last a couple of weeks.
And I know they are fresh 'cause they were empty last year
in the fall.
--Ang
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| I buy mine at the local Albertsons. It is one of those
grocery/drugs/deli/video rental supermarkets. They have a basket of top
of the line balls, including all types of Titelists. They have all
sorts of logos on them, trucking companies, insurance companies, etc.
Price? three for $1.19. Last year they were three for a dollar!
No fancy boxes, but for the price... They probably get the surplus from
special orders.
Bob
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| Two piece/Three piece
Short of finding the articles on golf balls in the industry
publications, choosing a golf ball is a lot like choosing golf clubs.
Many different varieties and many different purposes.
Two piece balls are either surylyn covered or lithium surylyn. This
means that they are basically cut proof. It also means that they spin
less...This means less slice, less hook, less height and more roll
because of trajectory. Good for most except those low or wanna-be low
handicappers that want the ball to stop where they hit it. Balls such
as Pinnacles, Ultra, Top Flite are two piece construction. If you cut
one in half or drill a hole thru it you can see the construction. The
dimple patterns also will help or hinder spin and trajectory. If you
play on very hard greens or hit the ball low, these balls can hurt your
scores. If you hit the ball high or play on a mature muni course,
these ball are ususally fine.
Three piece and wound balls(like one long rubber band wrapped into a
ball) are the more expensive balls and come covered in surylyn,
lithium, and balata. These tend to have a higher flight, more spin and
therefore more action, either good or bad, depending on how you hit
them. The balata balls cut very quickly, but give great feel and
control around greens, particularly new, hard greens. This ball is
used by 100% of the pros. Titleist and Maxfli are very common brands
of these balls.
You can also consider compression - 80, 90 or 100 compression. This
means all black lettering(100), black with red numbers(90) or red(80).
A study done by Golf Digest suggests that the difference between 90 and
100's is very inexact because of production specifications. You can
have a 90 that is 93 and a 100 that is 95. The tolerances are poor.
Basically, the higher the compression, the harder the ball and the
harder you need to swing to get the ball to react. Most pros use 100
compression Balata balls. There is some truth to the myths about 100
compression balls in cold weather being bad and even 80 compression
balls being better. The reverse is true, with 100 compression being
good in hot weather.
Some balls, especially two piece surylyn, feel like rocks when you
putt. Other balls such as Titleist DT's have combined the surylyn
no-cut with the three piece construction to accommodate bothe fell and
toughness.
Most of us play with whatever we find. Good courses allow you to find
Hogans, Slazengers, Titelist 100 balatas, Wilson TC's. Most courses
allow you to find an abundance of TopFlights and Pinnacles.
As for me, I prefer the ones with the red circles around them. Easy to
distinguish from other balls. My dog prefers balatas because they chew
easier and the rubber bands snap in her mouth, making a game of it.
Plus the little rubber center is great fun to toss and drop and chase.
SoCalDandy
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