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I used to work at Dicks Sporting Goods in the Pro Shop, and I would have the occasional person come in looking for ProV1's with high numbers stamped on the ball. Is there any significance to this? Or do people just want to be unique and play a higher number ball?
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te3point5 Well Established Member

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probably most people he plays with play the ProV. almost all will have the 1-4 numbered balls in their bag. having high numbers almost ensures no one will have the same ball in their bag.

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trog2233 Well Established Member

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Yea the numbers on the balls are just for identification purposes.

In my Ogio Budlight Bag
Taylormade R11 Driver | Big Bertha Diablo 3W | Tight Lies 5W & 7W |
Big Bertha Diablo 24 degree hybrid | Slingshot 4D 5-PW, AW Irons | SV Tour 56* wedge |
Detour Newport 2 | Noodle Ball | Golf Logix GPS

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goblue107501 Great Member

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No significance. Just something different. Golf balls are typically numbered 1-4, so playing 5-8 will, if nothing else, make your ball a little more unique when searching or at a quick glance as there are not as many of them out there. They are becoming more and more common with the Pro Vs especially, not sure about other brands.

I will judge my rounds much more by the quality of my best shots than the acceptability of my worse ones.

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Andy_Mac Established Member

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Im sort of superstitious about it... I save the higher number pro Vs I get (lostgolfballs.com ftw) for tournaments. The higher the number the lower my scores... or at least thats how its supposed to work.

In the Ogio stand bag

909 D2 w/ VooDoo S
15.5* 906F4 w/ Aldila VS Proto 80S
3DX DC 3 HybridFP 4-GW56* and 60* Vokey SM wedgeSophia putter

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DavidFehertysBike Great Member

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I like the high numbers, something a little different to look at.
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Titleist 909 D2 9.5 Degree Driver| Titleist 906f4 13.5 degree 3-Wood | Titleist 909 17 & 21 degree hybrid | Titleist AP2 irons
Titleist Vokey Wedges - 52 & 58 | Scotty Cameron Studio Select Newport 2 Putter | ProV1 Ball
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rjfan91 Well Established Member

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the only high numbers I seem to find are on ProV1x's.

In my bag:

Driver: 907d2
Fairway: R7 ti 5-Wood
Hybrids: 909H 21 Rescue 4Irons: KZG Forged Evolution 5 - PW w/Rifle 6.0 shaftWedges: 52 Rac & Vokey 58Putter: Studio Select 2Ball: Titleist ProV1xEyes: SG5

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ry1808 Established Member

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I saw some ProV1's at a UK store which where 20% more because they where high numbers!

From the top:

R9 TP Driver Stiff 9.5deg
R9 TP 4-Wood Stiff 17deg
X-Forged Prototype 3-9 Stiff (rifle flighted) 48deg, 52deg, 56deg, 60deg CG12 Wedges Newport Longneck TeI3 One Black

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Ash1974 Dedicated Member

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Never seen a ball with number above 4???

:tmade: M2 10.5° - Fujikura Pro 60 - Stiff
:tmade: V-Steel 18° - M.A.S Ultralight- Stiff
:ping: G400 4-UW - AWT 2.0 - Stiff
:tmade: Tour Preferred 58° ATV - KBS Tour-V - Wedge
:scotty_cameron: Select SquareBack - 34" - SuperStroke MS 2.0

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MikeLowry5 Dedicated Member

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I've read where a some pros only play low numbers because they don't want anything over a 4 on the score card. Who knows though, people like things for different reasons. I don't pay any attention to the number.

An instructor I worked with told me he would not play anything over a 4 for the same reason.

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I used to work at Dicks Sporting Goods in the Pro Shop, and I would have the occasional person come in looking for ProV1's with high numbers stamped on the ball. Is there any significance to this? Or do people just want to be unique and play a higher number ball?

I have Pro V1's in my shag bag, and there are a couple of No. 6's in there, not sure where they came from...

I've read where a some pros only play low numbers because they don't want anything over a 4 on the score card. Who knows though, people like things for different reasons. I don't pay any attention to the number.

I play 1-4 in casual rounds, but in tournaments I like to use 3's... always a good number to write on the card

Cheers, Allan

In my Ping Hoofer II bag: Titleist 975J | Callaway Big Bertha 3 Wood S2H2 | Mizuno Fli-Hi 18˚ Hybrid | Mizuno MP-33 3-PW | Cleveland Tour Action 900 54/60 | Ping Anser II BeCu | Titleist ProV1

My Playground: Northview G&CC

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sean_miller Incredible Member

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Balls that come in 15 packs often have 5s.

Mizuno MP600 driver, Cleveland '09 Launcher 3-wood, Callaway FTiz 18 degree hybrid, Cleveland TA1 3-9, Scratch SS8620 47, 53, 58, Cleveland Classic 2 mid-mallet, Bridgestone B330S, Sun Mountain four5.

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Zeph Incredible Member

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I don't care what number is on the ball. I often buy balls from Ebay, where they mix up some high numbers too.

Ogio Grom | Callaway X Hot Pro | Callaway X-Utility 3i | Mizuno MX-700 23º | Titleist Vokey SM 52.08, 58.12 | Mizuno MX-700 15º | Titleist 910 D2 9,5º | Scotty Cameron Newport 2 | Titleist Pro V1x and Taylormade Penta | Leupold GX-1

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ry1808 Established Member

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Just found them for sale in the UK at 118golf:

High numbered ProV1's

From the top:

R9 TP Driver Stiff 9.5deg
R9 TP 4-Wood Stiff 17deg
X-Forged Prototype 3-9 Stiff (rifle flighted) 48deg, 52deg, 56deg, 60deg CG12 Wedges Newport Longneck TeI3 One Black

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IcemanYVR Dedicated Member

IcemanYVR

Just found them for sale in the UK at 118golf:

wow... Pro V1 golf balls are expensive in the UK, they're about £24 in Canada.

Cheers, Allan

In my Ping Hoofer II bag: Titleist 975J | Callaway Big Bertha 3 Wood S2H2 | Mizuno Fli-Hi 18˚ Hybrid | Mizuno MP-33 3-PW | Cleveland Tour Action 900 54/60 | Ping Anser II BeCu | Titleist ProV1

My Playground: Northview G&CC

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