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jusanothajoe Well Established Member

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First let me start off by saying I know alot of people like this ball. I am not slamming it, just giving my experience. No one likes a good ball for less money more than me. Found them at Dick's two dozen for $30 and I had a $10 off coupon so I figured what the heck I will give them a try. Also read a good review on them in golf digest. Off the tee with my driver I lost 20-30 yrds, I needed proof of this so I gave a friend one to try. He regularly out drives me by the same 20-30 yards, I out drove him on 6 straight holes. He changed back to his regular ball and out drove me the rest of the day (not exactly scientific I know). With my irons I had to go up a club on every shot while using the gamers. Never really liked Top-Flite balls and these just aren't for me. Anyone else noticed a loss of yardage with these ?

Derrek

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Jeremie Boop Super Member

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You made me glad I didn't buy those like I was thinking about when I went up to Dick's Thursday. I went looking for the gamer v2's or whatever I had read about but they didn't have those. Ended up not buying any golf balls because I didn't want to take a chance on something I hadn't heard about.

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MS256 Great Member

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Hmmm. I played a few holes with one of those that I found last year and liked it (compared to what my opinion of Top Flight had always been). I hit a couple of what seemed like normal distance drives with it, but then my driver distances vary a lot anyway so I wouldn't necessarily notice the difference with a small sample. Didn't like it enough to want to run out and buy a box or anything like that but I thought it was surprisingly okay. BTW about that same time I played a round with a Calloway tour ball that I found (not even sure which one) and hit some of the longest drives I've hit in several years that day. My playing partner even joked that I needed to go to the store and buy a box of them. Pretty sure that I was just having a good day. ;-)
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tristanhilton85 Great Member

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I played them for a bit and didn't notice a significant decrease in distance.

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NJpatbee Great Member

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I played them most of last season and found that they were long, but not Gamer V2 long (for my 85-90SS). Where the Gamer Tour excels is around the greens with plenty of spin for my game.  Also, when I say "not Gamer V2 long" I mean an average of about 5-6 yards shorter off the tee - still very respectable.  If you are looking for another relatively inexpensive urethene ball to try I would recommend the Maxfli U/3 which is one of the longest balls I have hit, very durable, but a touch less spin than the GT.

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teamroper60 Great Member

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I played the Gamer V2 before Dick's bought Top Flite.  I haven't personally played the Gamer Tour but a couple of guys I know have.   They are raving about this ball and claim it to be the best thing since sliced bread.   As much as I liked the old Gamer V2, I have been thinking about trying the Gamer Tour..

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BaldMike Newbie

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This time of year (in Ohio anyway) the leaves start falling and even a decent tee ball can stray a little off the fairway and NOT be found.  I hate losing my ProV1's unnecessarily, so I always buy 'cheaper' balls this time of year... at least to hit off the tee on par 4 and 5 holes.  Yesterday I bought 2 boxes of Gamer Tour balls on the advice of the kid in the golf dept. at Dick's.  I'm playing at the Grizzly Course today and look forward to trying them.  Never was a Top Flite fan, but these are supposed to be pretty decent balls with a good amount of spin off the wedge shots.  We'll see...  maybe I'll comment later.  BTW, I paid $35 for 2 boxes, so the price is great.

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eddiex72 Member

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I'm trying different golf balls right now; Callaway Diablo Tour, Top-Flite Gamer Tour (2016 Golf Digest Gold Award). I hit the Diablo further. Not enough that it turns me away from the Gamer Tour though. I have much more control with the Gamer Tour and can stop it and spin it. I didn't make a move on the Gamer Tour until Dick's Sporting Goods sent me a sample sleeve in the mail and played a great round with them. 

For those that catch this thread in time, Diablo Tour and Gamer can be found at Dick's right now at an excellent price.

Diablo is buy one get one free. $25.99 for 2 dozen.

All Top-Flight golf balls are 50% off. This includes the Gamer Tour. You end up with 2 dozen for $24.99.

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newtogolf Incredible Member

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I liked the older Gamer Tours but have not tried the new ones.  What is your swing speed with driver?

If you're looking for good deals, you should try the Kirkland Signature golf balls when Costco restocks them. They are 4 piece ball with urethane cover, similar to Pro V1 but cost $29.99 for two dozen.  

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eddiex72 Member

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4 hours ago, newtogolf said:

I liked the older Gamer Tours but have not tried the new ones.  What is your swing speed with driver?

If you're looking for good deals, you should try the Kirkland Signature golf balls when Costco restocks them. They are 4 piece ball with urethane cover, similar to Pro V1 but cost $29.99 for two dozen.  

My swing speed with the driver will run between 96 and 100. I'll carry my drive out around 250 or so. This is my second full season playing now. I did get a few family members to order the Kirkland from Costco for me but they are out of stock. Can't wait to get those and give them a shot. 

The new Gamer Tour has a Urethane cover vs the diablo Ionomer cover. This may be why I'm spinning them.

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HitAndGiggle Well Established Member

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When I have played these I liked them. I didn't pay close attention to the driver distance.

Custom fit RBZ irons. Taylormade RBZ driver. Some crappy old high-bounce Macgregor wedge and an even older Mizuno 5 wood. Haven't settled on a ball yet - still looking. Decades of football, weightlifting and boxing came together to create the world's worst golfer. I'm slowly correcting that now. 

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Hacker James Great Member

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Tried Gamer and Gamer Soft. They are only "OK", but price is good.  I like Precept Laddie-X better.

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