Ball for a beginner

[dsilva2]

What would be a good ball for a beginner, such as myself, or does it not really matter in my situation yet?

[golf_junkie27]

You would want to use a ball that you can compress and that was low spinning. I would recommend the Precept Laddie Extreme and the Maxfli Noodle Long and Soft. Both fit the bill and are relatively cheap. You can get each for about $10, a dozen.

[vjr13]

The two recommended above are perfect starts and let me add another. TopFlite D2 Feel.

[QWKDTSN]

I am also a Topflite D2 Feel user right now - $1 per ball. $15/15 balls

[GOLFSALOT00]

top flite d2 soft is a great ball i feel its the best ball for the money

[trageserk]

The Top-Flite D2's are definitely worth it, they feel pretty good and are cheap. My favorite are the HX Tours and 56's (I used to get them in X-Outs for like 18-22$ a dozen and they played absolutely fine). I'd stay with something cheap, either the Top-Flites, or if you can find X-Outs and don't mind a perfectly fine ball with a few X's on it, to check those out as well.

[bIGwIRE]

Give wilson staff 50 or wilson staff zips a try.

Best value for the money I feel.

[FlopShotArtist]

Can't say enough about the Maxfli Black Max golf ball.

I bought them from lostgolfballs on ebay, but recently, their price for them rose from $17, to $44.

http://cgi.ebay.com/48-Maxfli-Revolu...742.m153.l1262

Those are the Maxfli Revolution Solid, which I also like. Great price on them too, try them out.

[CG031]

FlopShot is right...I picked up TWO DOZEN for 20 BUCKS at Dicks Sporting Goods and they are really good for the price.

[Lange]

I use Pinnacle gold, been using them since i started golf basically, never complained with them not to mention the great prices you can get for them on ebay

[Jwroe04]

Agreed, Pinnacle Gold (cheap and a quality ball), great choice for a beginner. As you get better you can trade up through the Acushnet family!

[TexasBubba]

Just don't go to the water-ball bin! It's worth the extra couple bucks to get new balls. Those water-balls aren't going to be consistent!

Don't buy into the "I'm not good enough for it to matter" attitude. It's really difficult to know what to work on if you have to worry about the quality of the ball.

BTW, I agree with the TopFlights... the Maxfli Fires are cheap almost everywhere too.

[DefLord]

FlopShot is right...I picked up TWO DOZEN for 20 BUCKS at Dicks Sporting Goods and they are really good for the price.

Golf Galaxy sells em here in Houston for 2 dozen for 15 bucks.

Nice balls!

[The Rambler]

Titleist X-Outs are $10/dz

[walfice]

Maxfli noodles are very good balls, still use them myself sometimes. Nike distance balls are also good, very durable too.

[Dub]

Titleist X-Outs are $10/dz

Yup......unreal deal on super balls.

Cherrish the NXT tour balls you find.

[Tiger'sCaddy]

the cheapest ball you can find because you will lose most of them anyways

[johnnyb588]

I buy Tour iX's and Pro V1x's for less than a dollar per ball. eBay. I've played dozens of balls, and the balls never really make that much of a difference on your carry distance, but bounce and spin can have big differences. If you want a lot of roll, there are a ton of options with some hard balls out there, and any of them will probably do. If you're looking for a softer ball, you're going to have to try them out for yourself, imo, because you're just not going to get the same results from all of them.