Ball debate

[stebed]

I have been thinking a lot about golf balls recently. Generally in the summer I use Pro V1s, my wife bought me ProV1x by mistake and I tried them and they are longer than my V1s so I started using them. I am a 12 handicapper with 95mph swing speed with the driver. I have been looking on Bridgestone's website and they make a "tour" ball for slower swing speeds (330 rx) and it got me thinking that most pros swing over 100mph and most pros use V1 or V1x. My point being I guess a ball designed for a slower swing speed would be better for my game. I want the feel around the green but I also want low spin off the driver for good run out and straight hitting. Is Bridgestone the only manufacturer that type of ball?

[Chief Broom]

  stebed said:

My point being I guess a ball designed for a slower swing speed would be better for my game. I want the feel around the green but I also want low spin off the driver for good run out and straight hitting. Is Bridgestone the only manufacturer that type of ball?

I think the better question you should ask is whether or not a "tour" caliber ball is the best ball for your game. I don't know the answer to that other than to tell you to take the time to try out other "lesser" balls. The fact is "tour" balls are a huge business and revenue stream for golf equipment manufacturers. I know this from a variety of sources, but ancedotally I know it from all of the "tour" balls I find on my home course! And I'm not finding those balls in the fairway, but in the woods and rough (and I'm guessing by the number of refurbished "tour" balls I see in stores, the water too). Those aren't tour players losing those balls. They probably aren't low cappers either. They're duffers and hacks just like the rest of us, and yet they feel compelled to spend big bucks on balls in the hope that playing a "tour" ball will somehow improve their game.

Yes tour balls spin the most, but there are other balls that don't cost as much that also spin a pretty good too.

[Blades4me]

  stebed said:

I have been thinking a lot about golf balls recently. Generally in the summer I use Pro V1s, my wife bought me ProV1x by mistake and I tried them and they are longer than my V1s so I started using them. I am a 12 handicapper with 95mph swing speed with the driver. I have been looking on Bridgestone's website and they make a "tour" ball for slower swing speeds (330 rx) and it got me thinking that most pros swing over 100mph and most pros use V1 or V1x. My point being I guess a ball designed for a slower swing speed would be better for my game. I want the feel around the green but I also want low spin off the driver for good run out and straight hitting. Is Bridgestone the only manufacturer that type of ball?

I agree with the above poster

With that said. I've played the Bridgestone 330 RX. IMO, it was okay, but I really couldn't tell any difference between them and Pro V's except the 330 RX's felt a little softer off of the club face, everything else seemed to be the same.

[Aaronsrix17]

No sir they are not the only manufactuer, try the srixon Z-urs. This ball is designed for people that swing above 80 mph. Or the Z-urc designed for 90 plus mph swings. Both balls are used on tour by srixon staffers of that matters to you.

[SasQuatch<3]

No luck with Dunlop Loco!
A better ball might make some changes, but just like every other sport: its not just all about the equitment, its how the players actually "plays"
Go into the woods and find a random ball, tee-it up and then tee-up a $4 dollar ball, not a whole lot of difference(besides maybe the dirt on the woods ball!) :)

[Handrea]

I really like the Titlist DT's they have a lot more roll than any other balls Ive used. I also like the Nike Distance ones, they're in a red box. They are pretty cheap too, around $15 for a box and they have the same effect as the DT's I feel like they are a little softer though.

[wingchamps]

I think playing a decent ball with a reasonable amount of feel provides the best value. Paying $4 per ball makes no sense to me...the Top Flite Feel or Gamer work just fine for a fraction of what the high end balls cost.