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I'm not too worried about distance as much as control. I'd like something soft that won't get away from me with my scoring clubs.

FTi 10* Draw w/ ProLaunch Blue 65g Stiff
5 Wood
Walter Hagen Ultradyne Blades 3-PW
52*
X-Tour Vintage 56.13 X-Forged Chrome 64.09 Dual Force BladeBall: B330Rx or Pro V1


Callaway Tour-i. End of story.

In my bag:

R9
Burner 3w
Burner 5w Burner Plus 4I-SW 60* LW, 52* GW Rossa Spider putter


I use the Noodle Long & Softs and really like them. Not to mention, they're pretty cheap.

Also, will a lower spin ball help with control off of the tee?

FTi 10* Draw w/ ProLaunch Blue 65g Stiff
5 Wood
Walter Hagen Ultradyne Blades 3-PW
52*
X-Tour Vintage 56.13 X-Forged Chrome 64.09 Dual Force BladeBall: B330Rx or Pro V1


I quite like the DT Carry. It helps my driver distance quite a bit, but it doesnt spin that much around the green. I tend to take a bump and run approach so this doesn't change that much just a tid bit of adjustment.

If i could afford it I'd use the tour-ix. Best ball I've ever used hands down. It was the first ball of mine to make it a full 18 holes. I got extra distance off the tee and ridiculous spin around the greens. Once i get to a point where I only lose a ball or two a round this will be my new ball.

In my Extreme Sport Stand Bag
Driver: 4DX D-Spec Driver 10.5* Stiff UST SR3
3W: F-60 15* Regular Fujikura E150 Fit-On
Hybrids: 4DX Ironwoods 20* 23* Regular UST SR3
Irons: 4DX CB 5-PW Stiff True Temper ST-90Wedges: Vokey 50* 56*Putter: SabertoothBall: DT Roll


  Cody said:
I quite like the DT Carry. It helps my driver distance quite a bit, but it doesnt spin that much around the green. I tend to take a bump and run approach so this doesn't change that much just a tid bit of adjustment.

What does your drive look like? I put some slice spin on my ball sometimes with the driver and long irons. I want to make sure that I don't try to use something that will compound my problem.

FTi 10* Draw w/ ProLaunch Blue 65g Stiff
5 Wood
Walter Hagen Ultradyne Blades 3-PW
52*
X-Tour Vintage 56.13 X-Forged Chrome 64.09 Dual Force BladeBall: B330Rx or Pro V1


I have found that the Callaway Hot Bite is very good off the tee and has a great deal of spin on the greens. Of course...your swing and equipment helps create that spin...but I have sold the pro v's..(swing speed 95-98), and tried a lot of different Titlelists, Bridgestones and about anything that wasn't a water ball and settled on the Hot Bites. They are relatively inexpensive at $30 a dozen and the driver spin is not bad..but around the greens, you can generate back-up spin is not too excessive.

Tools of my game:
Burner 09' Driver 10.5 Reg flex
5-pw G10's/ plus Taylormade R7 4 iron
Burner 08' 4 Hybrid
A70S 3 Hybrid Burner 09' 3 wood "Zing" SW 56 degree Fastback Laser range finder / plus Skycaddie SG5...also a great ball retriever!!


What does your drive look like? I put some slice spin on my ball sometimes with the driver and long irons. I want to make sure that I don't try to use something that will compound my problem.

I was slicing for a while, but now I'm down to a baby fade and the occasional draw. The tour-ix made slices non-existant, and i know that a ball shouldn't fix something like that, but the round before and after i used the tour-ix, i sliced. While using the ix...not a damn slice.

With my irons i have a nice draw due to some offset, but driver, 3w, and hybrids all have a fade. The DT Carry actually seemed to reduce this, but i was playing random trash before that.

In my Extreme Sport Stand Bag
Driver: 4DX D-Spec Driver 10.5* Stiff UST SR3
3W: F-60 15* Regular Fujikura E150 Fit-On
Hybrids: 4DX Ironwoods 20* 23* Regular UST SR3
Irons: 4DX CB 5-PW Stiff True Temper ST-90Wedges: Vokey 50* 56*Putter: SabertoothBall: DT Roll


Top Flight D2-Feel
$15 for 15 balls

low compression, very soft of the irons, decent spin.

In the Bag...Ping Hoofer

3dx Tour Square - UST V2 HMOI X Flex
3dx 15* - X flex
Baffler DWS 20* Aldila NV Stiff 4-GW 600XC Forged Irons- S Flex 55* SW - Burner XD 60* LW - Burner XD Craz E Putter <----ProV1x---> Pellet


What does your drive look like? I put some slice spin on my ball sometimes with the driver and long irons. I want to make sure that I don't try to use something that will compound my problem.

I've found some of the higher spin balls do accentuate the slice. But I have not tried the Tour ix. Too pricey for my game. I've had best luck with mid-spin balls like Bridgestone e-6+, Srixon AD333, Titleist DT Carry.

Check this link to the Golf Magazine Ball Guide: http://www.hirasaki-nakagawa.com/08_Golf_Ball_Guide.pdf Among other things it has a quiz that guides you to the right ball for your game.
Driver: G15 12*    /     FW: Exotics CB1 4-wood,   a4OS 5-wood
Hybrids Hi-bore 3,4-hybrids  /   Irons: G10 5-UW TFC 129i
Wedge Vokey SM 56*   /   Putter: Karsten Anser 

I'd look towards very low spin balls.

When you say "get away from you on the green", to me that means that the ball did something that you weren't expecting. For a higher hcp, that usually means they inadvertantly imparted some spin......side or back and the ball did exactly what it was supposed to do, but what the golfer didn't necessarily intend. Lower spin balls will tend to be more consistent in how they react to less consistent strikes and as such, you're less likely to be surprised at how the ball reacts when it hits the green. Higher spin balls allow better players a wider variety of shots around the green, but that's not your issue at this point.

As an added bonus, you'll likely be straighter off the tee and gain some distance as well......neither of which are a bad thing, no matter what the handicap!

My .02.

In David's bag....

Driver: Titleist 910 D-3;  9.5* Diamana Kai'li
3-Wood: Titleist 910F;  15* Diamana Kai'li
Hybrids: Titleist 910H 19* and 21* Diamana Kai'li
Irons: Titleist 695cb 5-Pw

Wedges: Scratch 51-11 TNC grind, Vokey SM-5's;  56-14 F grind and 60-11 K grind
Putter: Scotty Cameron Kombi S
Ball: ProV1

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I like the Top Flite D2 Feel. Been playing them since the beginning of the 2008 season. I have a small slice off the tee with my driver and this ball reduces it nicely. The feel off the irons is great, better than I expected for being $15 for 15 balls. Spin around the greens is decent and consistant. Alignment mark for putting works great too.

 - Joel

TM M3 10.5 | TM M3 17 | Adams A12 3-4 hybrid | Mizuno JPX 919 Tour 5-PW

Vokey 50/54/60 | Odyssey Stroke Lab 7s | Bridgestone Tour B XS

Home Courses - Willow Run & Bakker Crossing

 

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Again, I will highly recommend the D2 Feels. The are a mid-spin ball that feels nice, not too hard. Great price at $15 for 15 balls.

I like the NEW D2 feels even better. They come 15 balls in a smaller box and supposedly are longer than the originals. Near me, the only store that has them so far is Target.

I'm down to a 10 handicap. At this rate, I'll get to scratch at 90 years old!


What does your drive look like? I put some slice spin on my ball sometimes with the driver and long irons. I want to make sure that I don't try to use something that will compound my problem.

you should be playing a ball that reduces the spin then if you tend to slice or balloon the ball. i'd really just go get fit for the ball

and USUALLY while you're getting fitted for your stuff, they'll notice something with your swing that could get that slice out.... off the top for you without seeing your ball flight, and missed shots, i'd say DT, Nike Karma, or TM Burner but i'd personally go and get fitted for a ball...you spend countless dollars on the game and clubs... why not make sure you're playing the right ball
DJ Yoshi
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In My Bag
HiBoreXL 9.5 White Board D63 Stiff Exotics CB2 5 Wood, Exotics CB3 3 Wood MP-60 5.5 Flighted Shafts 54 & Cleveland CG-10 60 Newport 2

I've been using the Titleist DT series pretty consistently for quite some time now. Definitely doesn't feel like a rock but isn't super spinny like some of the aforementioned balls in this thread - I prefer a hop and stop anyway. Honestly, I can't tell the difference between these and the Titleist NXT series balls (infact I thought the NXTs felt a little harder).

I prefer the discontinued So/Lo, but if you're lucky your local golf shop might still have some in stock. I still got about 50 of em :)

:P
In the bag Nike SasQuatch SuMo 10.5* {} Tiger Shark Hammerhead 3w, 5w, 3h {} Nickent 3DX Pro 5i-PW {} Titleist Vokey 250.08* {} Cleveland CG11. 54* {} Callaway X-Tour 58.11* {} Carbite Tour Classic Putter {} Titleist ProV1x


IOWA, I was on the same quest recently. To my amazement the Titleist ProV1 (andx), Bridgestone B330 S, and Z-Stars all made great choices. I never tried the Callaway, but I am going to soon. These balls are all designed to minimize driver spin and "maximize" spin from scoring iron/wedges. The x versions are lower on the iron/wedge spin.

I did not think a premium ball was "within my game"....I was wrong. Now I feel like my handicap has no where to go but down!

LD F Speed 9.5 Driver Stiff
MX 700 3W Stiff
MP Fli Hi 2, 3, 4
MP 52 5i-9i
MP-T 47.06, 51.06, & 58.10 White Hot XG Teron Putter ProV1x ShoesQUOTE:"I will judge my rounds much more by the quality of my best shots than the acceptability of my worse ones" - Terry "The Wedge Guy" Koehler


  DJYoshi said:
. i'd really just go get fit for the ball

Never heard of getting fitted for a ball, how does one go about doing this?

Driver: R9
Fairway Woods: 07 Burner Rescue
Hybrid: 07 Burner Rescue
Irons: X-16's
Wedges: CG10 Black Pearl 54* Putter: Rossa Fontana


I recently went through some of the same experiments and found the calloway diablo to be a nice match for my game. Low-spin and low compression works well for me in the chill of early golf in my area. Generally a pro-v1x user.

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