Purchasing Used Golf Balls

[x129]

That paper really doesn't answer the questions other than don't buy refurbished or refinished balls. A while back one of the magazines submerged balls for 6 months and then hit them. A 2 piece ball lost 8 yards while a 3 piece lost almost 15. It is totally unclear what happens if the balls would have been dried out for a month before being hit. I would expect some performance change but I have no clue what it would be.

The used ball guys put out papers like

http://www.knetgolf.com/topic/36-golf-ball-testing.aspx

I put about as much faith in those studies as I do the ones by golf ball makers. None

Personally I play used balls for practice/casual rounds and bust out the new ones for league play.

Originally Posted by Jmdmbike

Thanks for posting the link. Great information. Surprising to see how little time it takes to impact performance.

[Golfs-for-Fun]

Meh.

Until my game gets good enough to justify $40/dozen new balls I'll stick with using used ones.

I dont want to put $8 in golf balls in the pond or under a mound of leaves every time I golf.

[Golfs-for-Fun]

Originally Posted by x129

That paper really doesn't answer the questions other than don't buy refurbished or refinished balls. A while back one of the magazines submerged balls for 6 months and then hit them. A 2 piece ball lost 8 yards while a 3 piece lost almost 15. It is totally unclear what happens if the balls would have been dried out for a month before being hit. I would expect some performance change but I have no clue what it would be.

The used ball guys put out papers like

http://www.knetgolf.com/topic/36-golf-ball-testing.aspx

I put about as much faith in those studies as I do the ones by golf ball makers. None

Personally I play used balls for practice/casual rounds and bust out the new ones for league play.

Pretty good prices

TFMIXB

Grade B Recycled - 1 Dozen

$14.99

$2.99

80%

TFMIXB-10

Grade B Recycled - 10 Dozen

$149.99

$28.99

81%

http://www.knetgolf.com/manufacturer/16-top-flite.aspx

I pay $2 a dozen at the range but he's raising it to $4 next spring. And this is for random range balls, nothing has been sorted or graded. I'll definitely be giving Knetgolf some business when I run out.