Help identifying a ball: Titleist DT

[sleepyEDB]

Hello,

I recently bought some Links Choice used and reconditioned balls from Meijer ($19.99 for 24 balls). A good deal, but I'm a bit confused as to the exact model of ball.

I am fairly familiar with the Titleist DT 'family' of balls, but I haven't seen these before. They have the normal 'Titleist' and then a number, but the ball model is simply ''...not DT Carry, or DT Roll, DT SO / LO, or even DT Wound.

Here's a couple of pictures for reference. Sorry for the poor quality...these were taken with my phone.





Any input would be greatly appreciated,


sleepy

[joshtpa]

I believe these are a few years old and are before the DT 90s. I could be wrong, but thats what they look like.

[sleepyEDB]

Thanks for the quick reply!

That makes sense...kind of like the 'original' DT, eh? ;)

Being that I normally play a Noodle or Titleist DT SO / LO, you think these would be okay for someone with a slower swing speed like me?


sleepy

[joshtpa]

I would say sure why not. They were rock hard back in the day. As long as they werent soaking in water for the last 10 years...haha. That is assuming Im right and they are the older ones.

[sleepyEDB]

Hmm, well 'rock hard' wasn't exactly the adjective I was looking for.

Ah well, no worries. The price was right, so I'll knock 'em around for a while and see how it goes. If nothing else I'm sure I can pawn them off on one of my Titleist-junkie golf buddies...I'll let them know that these are the 'old-school' DT's.


sleepy

[spyderwerks]

I believe these are a few years old and are before the DT 90s. I could be wrong, but thats what they look like.

I believe you're right on those. I remember trying some of those maybe 5+ years ago(?). And they were kinda hard as a rock also.

However, I was playing the Tour Balata 100 prior to that time so anything would have felt like a rock compared to those back then.

[Q.Q.Quillume]

According to the Titleist website, the "Titleist DT microbrand" was introduced in 1974 as a wound Surlyn golf ball.

[sleepyEDB]

Thanks Q!

I tried checking out the Titleist website yesterday but couldn't get it to come up correctly.

1974, huh? Yikes...these things are older than my Ping Eye 2's!


sleepy

[Q.Q.Quillume]

Thanks Q!

http://www.titleist.com.au/mediacent...?id=262&bhcp;=1 Press release dtd 2/26/08 - go to 2nd para "History of the DT Golf Ball".