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I've played around with both the foam and the plastic practice balls. I don't think you can really feel mishits such that you'll get feedback and to what you may have done wrong on a certain shot, but they definitely seem to show you the ball flight that the shot would have had.

In my X-Series Bag:

Driver G10 10.5*
Woods V-Steel 3W, 5W
Hybrids Pinemeadow ZR1 19* 3HIrons MX-19 4-GWWedge MP-R Black Nickel 54/10Putter Rossa Sebring AGSI+


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Just dont use them on a windy day

In The Bag

Titleist 905T 9.5°
Nike Sumo2 15°
Nike Sumo2 19°Nike Forged Irons - 3-PW Titleist Bob Vokey Spin Milled 56°10°Scotty Cameron Pro Platinum Newport 2

I've tried several of both kinds. I like the foam balls. They're smaller and seem to jump off the irons - then stop in mid-air and drop to the ground. If struck correctly it's easy to tell the difference between a square clubface from an open or closed one(better than the wiffle variety). The Golf Digest brand balls seem to go 30 to 60 yards. Not good for hitting in a small yard.

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.


Does anybody else have a hitting net?
What's in the Bag

Driver: Burner 09 9.5* S-Flex
3 Wood: Burner 09 15* S-Flex
Hybrid: r7 Rescue 19* R-FlexDriving Iron: 12*Irons PW-3: Ping Zing 2 SW: Pro Series X-14 56*Putter: G5i ALLY 35"Ball: Tour Fire

I use them to hit from the kids play room.. Through the kitchen and aim at the bathroom door! Full force 9 iron shots.

Yes my wife is awesome

All she does is laugh in disbelief and get out of the way.. My son thinks its the best thing ever.


  Potex said:
I use them to hit from the kids play room.. Through the kitchen and aim at the bathroom door! Full force 9 iron shots.

Haha!! That's mental!

...wait, I'm gonna set mine up too...

I have the harder foam balls and the squishy foam balls. I have an Aerobe frisbee that I use as a target. I have thick carpet in my apartment which allows the balls to really spin. I can hit flops with a 60* and the harder foam balls spin back a good 3-4 feet every time. Outdoors they really dont fly to well, but indoors they are great for working on feel and technique.

EGS

910 D3 9.5* Aldila RIP S 70 g
Burner 3 wood 15 * S
Bruner Hybrid 19* S MP-60 S300 4-PW CG 14 52*/10* TP Z 56*/12* TP Z 60*/6* Studio Select Laguna 1.5


I've used several types:
plastic, dimpled, hollow, 2 types: rigid & soft
plastic, wiffle, 3 types: thick/rigid, thin/rigid, soft/rubbery
foam, solid, 2 types: firm/smooth & soft/dimpled
BirdieBalls

My main purpose when I use any of these is to see whether I'm giving the ball any sidespin, and the longest flight area I have on my small suburban property is about 30 yards. The only balls I've found yet that won't overfly my area (across the fence into the neighbor's yard) with a full-swing 6-iron but that do an acceptable job of showing spin are the plastic, dimpled, hollow, soft balls. By "soft", I mean that the ball will significantly cave in well before you've squeezed hard enough to break an egg.

Does anyone know where to find these balls? I'm almost out of them (I occasionally lose them over a fence or into the storm drain), and I can't find them at a local retailer (Wal-Mart, Target, Dick's, Sports Authority). I bought them a few years ago, and I don't remember the manufacturer name or where I bought them. The plastic, hollow, dimpled balls I find online don't mention whether they're soft or rigid.

Help! Thanks,

Eric

I use the almost golf, golf balls as well they are awesome. They have helped me a lot with my long irons. I dont recommend them for practing chipping, pitches, etc. Unless you have problems with ball contact.

But they have a good feel, and tell you your trajectory. Has really helped me with drawing my long irons.

Aerolite III bag
MP600 10.5*
F-50 15*
MP57's Project X 5.5 3-PW
CG10 56* RAC 52* 60* 2 Ball putter ProV1/ProV1X Blackberry Storm GolfLogix


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Has anyone ever heard of these? If so, how good are they?

I'm a bit confused about the "refillable" golf balls part. So do they refill it for free if you lose any or what?

Driver: Nike Sumo 5000
Irons: Mizuno Mx19s
Wedges: 46 Degree PW, 50 Degree GW, 54 Degree SW (10 bounce)
Putter: Odyssey 2-Ball Putter
Balls: Bridgestone E5+Lowest Rounds: 9 Holes - 34 @ Lake Wilderness.18 Holes - 73 @ Chinook Winds Golf Resort (On a vacation trip, it was the easiest course...


I dont have any yet myself, but I'm pretty sure they're made of a hard enough compound that they don't bend, dent, and get out of shape like typical yellow foam backyard balls, they have dimple designs so the aerodynamics are the same, they fly the exact same as a regular ball but 1/3 the distance.

So you can practice with your sand wedge in your backyard. If these balls slice, a real one would've and so on and so forth. I'd like to get some and see how accurate they are, but I've heard good things. Certainly better than any other foam or wiffle ball for backyard play or practice.

I love Almost Golf Balls. Too bad I lost 9 of the 10 I bought already.

Yea I've got three dogs I'm concerned about thinking they're new chew toys. That plus lawnmowers that are attracted to practice balls. Plus, 1/3 the distance is just long enough for me to crank an iron into my neighbors pool! Of course if I hook it like usual it'll just hit my house so I should be good.


i use them in my backyard all the time but i never take them to the practice area at the course... i use old beat up balls that i wont play anymore... shag balls...
the almost golf balls feel pretty good when you hit them and they arent as deadly as regular balls
RUSS's avg drive - 230yrds and climbing

  sethro5hc said:
Yea I've got three dogs I'm concerned about thinking they're new chew toys. That plus lawnmowers that are attracted to practice balls. Plus, 1/3 the distance is just long enough for me to crank an iron into my neighbors pool! Of course if I hook it like usual it'll just hit my house so I should be good.

I LOLed!

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Extreme Sport bag:
FTiq 10° Stiff Flex Driver
906F4 Fairway 15.5°
SQ 3/5i Hybrids 21°/26° AP1 S300 4-W SV Tour 54° Vokey Oil Can 58° Nike iC 20-10A Blade Putter"The only Pro-V that I use is my shampoo." - Me


Well they are as hard as regular balls. I know this because my friends brother said i bet u cant hit my brother who was 30yds away. I tried to hit a high cut over his head and hit him square in the face.....he assured me it hurt more than foam balls.

In My Hank Haney IJGA Bag
Driver: FT Tour 9.5 w/ Aldila Voodoo Stiff
3 Wood: i15 15.5 w/ avixcore red stiff
Hybrids: Rescue 09 19, 22 w/ fujikara fit on stiff
Irons: 4 & 5 MP-52, 6-PW MP-58 w/ KBS Tour Stiff Wedges: MP T-10 52*, 58* w/ KBS Tour StiifPutter: Fastback 1 34 inBall: : Pro...


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