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Is there a place where I can order trial packs of multiple golf balls? Like 3 of this and 3 of that, as a means of trying balls to find the one i want to play?

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Woods- c3 bullet 5 wood
Hybrids- 3dx 3 and 4Irons- 3dx 5-pwWedges- Purespin golf tour series gw,sw,lwPutter- antiguaBall - :taylormade: Burner TP

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Some golf course club houses sell 3 packs, but they charge through the roof for them. I don't know of anywhere that sells a lot of three packs, but I have seen some behind the counter at golf superstores.

I think it would be best to buy a bunch of used balls. If you can find a golf show or expo or something like that they often have people who sell used balls by the ball.

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Driver: Titleist TSi3 | 15º 3-Wood: Ping G410 | 17º 2-Hybrid: Ping G410 | 19º 3-Iron: TaylorMade GAPR Lo |4-PW Irons: Nike VR Pro Combo | 54º SW, 60º LW: Titleist Vokey SM8 | Putter: Odyssey Toulon Las Vegas H7

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thanks this is close to what I was looking for.

I would still prefer to pick precisely which balls I want, but this helps thank you

In my bag

Driver - c3 bullet 10.5 degree
Woods- c3 bullet 5 wood
Hybrids- 3dx 3 and 4Irons- 3dx 5-pwWedges- Purespin golf tour series gw,sw,lwPutter- antiguaBall - :taylormade: Burner TP

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The golfsmith near me seemed to have 3-packs of most balls. I assumed that was pretty normal.

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FT-iQ 10° driver, FT 21° neutral 3H
T-Zoid Forged 15° 3W, MX-23 4-PW
Harmonized 52° GW, Tom Watson 56° SW, X-Forged Vintage 60° LW
White Hot XG #1 Putter, 33"

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The golfsmith near me seemed to have 3-packs of most balls. I assumed that was pretty normal.

yeah but they charge a ton for them. I guess I should have clarified that I was looking for used golf balls. I have trouble spending $8-$12 on a 3 pack of golf balls. So I would love to order say 3 bridgestone e6, 3 srixon trispeed, 3 taylormade burners, etc and get them all grouped together

In my bag

Driver - c3 bullet 10.5 degree
Woods- c3 bullet 5 wood
Hybrids- 3dx 3 and 4Irons- 3dx 5-pwWedges- Purespin golf tour series gw,sw,lwPutter- antiguaBall - :taylormade: Burner TP

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yeah but they charge a ton for them. I guess I should have clarified that I was looking for used golf balls. I have trouble spending $8-$12 on a 3 pack of golf balls. So I would love to order say 3 bridgestone e6, 3 srixon trispeed, 3 taylormade burners, etc and get them all grouped together

The Golfsmith near me sells balls by the sleeve. Go talk to a manager and see if they will give you a discount if you buy 4 sleeves, as if you were buying a dozen of the same ball. I have done this before and have received something off each sleeve. Or, buy a dozen from them and see if they will allow you to return a sleeve in exchange for a sleeve of a different ball. That may be easier for their record keeping. Good luck.

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3W: callaway.gif RAZR 15*
Hybrids : adams.gif A7 19*
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Wedges : vokey.gif50*, 54*, 60*Putter: cameron.gif Scotty Newport 2.5Bag: sunmountain.gif 2011 SunMountain C-130

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I know the golf galaxy that I go to always has 3 packs by the checkout lines. They look like they probably came out of open boxes. There's always a good selection and you can usually get them at a good price.
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if you can find three other friend who want to do the same thing, you can each buy a dozen of different balls and exchange sleeves.

+1 This is exactly what I was going to recommend.

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yeah but they charge a ton for them. I guess I should have clarified that I was looking for used golf balls. I have trouble spending $8-$12 on a 3 pack of golf balls. So I would love to order say 3 bridgestone e6, 3 srixon trispeed, 3 taylormade burners, etc and get them all grouped together

Ah, used makes sense. The prices didn't seem so bad to me, since $8-$12 for a 3-pack is $32-$48 for a 12-pack, which is about right. The prices seemed a lot better than pro shop sleeves, though.

In the bag:
FT-iQ 10° driver, FT 21° neutral 3H
T-Zoid Forged 15° 3W, MX-23 4-PW
Harmonized 52° GW, Tom Watson 56° SW, X-Forged Vintage 60° LW
White Hot XG #1 Putter, 33"

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if you can find three other friend who want to do the same thing, you can each buy a dozen of different balls and exchange sleeves.

+2 - why are all the great ideas the most logical?

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+2 - why are all the great ideas the most logical?

That is a good idea, but it still doesn't answer my question of if there is a place that exists where you can hand select which balls you want.

I know there are some courses that have bins of lost balls and you can pick and choose and generally at golf shows you can. I was just wondering if a store or web site existed where you could do the same

In my bag

Driver - c3 bullet 10.5 degree
Woods- c3 bullet 5 wood
Hybrids- 3dx 3 and 4Irons- 3dx 5-pwWedges- Purespin golf tour series gw,sw,lwPutter- antiguaBall - :taylormade: Burner TP

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