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frankteo Member

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I just purchased a bucket of 50 Titleist DT Solo balls in mint condition that were recycled. I haven't received them yet, but has anyone else used recycled balls before and if so how were they?

I figured why keep spending $25 for a dozen of these when I could get 50 for almost the same price. I'm no pro, so I don't need top of the line stuff.

Frank
 
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taylormade.gif Burner 2.0 Irons 4-PW
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nickel_aTm Well Established Member

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conversation begins and ends with www.lostgolfballs.com

great operation that myself and many friends have been very pleased with.

What's in the Bag:
Driver: Taylormade SLDR 12*
3-wood: Taylormade Burner 15*
Hybrid: Taylormade Burner 19*
Irons: Callaway XR

Wedges: Vokey 50*, 54*, 58*
Putter: Scotty Newport Studio


DannyB215 Well Established Member

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Haha! I gotta put in some input here. I bought 36 Bridgestone B330-RX balls on ebay for 39.99. Just got them yesterday and WOW, 30 out of the 36 were almost brand new!! Some very minor nicks, but dang, I Was pleased. The lostgolfballs website has great deals too!!! Let me knw if you want me to give you the name of the company I bought them from.


frankteo Member

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Lost Golf Balls is where I got them from. Glad to hear positive feedback on them.

Frank
 
taylormade.gifBurner Superfast 2.0 3 Wood, RBZ Tour 2 Hybrid, Burner Superfast 2.0 3 Hybrid
taylormade.gif Burner 2.0 Irons 4-PW
titleist.gif 50*, 54*, 60* Vokey Wedges

taylormade.gif Corza Ghost Putter


Double Bogey Dedicated Member

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I have bought some from knetgolf.com before and it was a mixed bag but a great deal...  most were brand new, but a few had minor issues.  Mainly the new ones were corp logo balls.  For some reason they drive me nuts, especially if I have no idea what the company is.


TourSpoon Super Member

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We have a place down the street that is running a special on Pro V1s for 19 a dozen.  You can pick your own and avoid the logos.  It is an awesome deal as the balls are mint.

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lumpuckeroo Great Member

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Originally Posted by frankteo

I just purchased a bucket of 50 Titleist DT Solo balls in mint condition that were recycled. I haven't received them yet, but has anyone else used recycled balls before and if so how were they?

I figured why keep spending $25 for a dozen of these when I could get 50 for almost the same price. I'm no pro, so I don't need top of the line stuff.

I don't remember who I bought from, it has been a couple of years, but I thought the recycled balls were dead.  I bought 3 dz NXT Tours and maybe 6 of them were pretty beat up, 6 looked brand new, the other 2 dz were ok but all of them seemed to play dead.  I will not be doing that again, IMHO you can buy new balls and get better results for almost the same money.

Craig 

Yeah, wanna make 14 dollars the hard way?


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Originally Posted by nickel_aTm

conversation begins and ends with www.lostgolfballs.com

great operation that myself and many friends have been very pleased with.

LGB is great... I'd also recommend GolfBallNut.com... I've bought from them a few times and have been very happy with them.

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frankteo Member

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Just got my bucket. Pretty happy with the quality. Most did have logos and player markings, but I inspected each one and only a few were scuffed up. Not a big deal because I'll use the like new balls on the nice courses and the rest on the par 3's and not so nice courses.

Frank
 
taylormade.gifBurner Superfast 2.0 3 Wood, RBZ Tour 2 Hybrid, Burner Superfast 2.0 3 Hybrid
taylormade.gif Burner 2.0 Irons 4-PW
titleist.gif 50*, 54*, 60* Vokey Wedges

taylormade.gif Corza Ghost Putter


akw512 Member

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Has anyone ever bought high-end balls from one of these places?  I prefer to play proV1's or B330's, but with funds being tight this year I'm looking to save money, so am considering buying recycled but I'm nervous about the quality and wasting my money


dugly2ugly Newbie

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Also want to put in a vote for LGB.  I've only bought their AAA/3rd quality balls and they've all been in very good condition.  I can't see myself ever paying for new balls again (or for that matter paying for the higher grade balls from LGB they've been that good).

I can't speak to the high end question; go mostly with the mid level balls (NXT, HX, etc.).


nickel_aTm Well Established Member

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Originally Posted by akw512

Has anyone ever bought high-end balls from one of these places?  I prefer to play proV1's or B330's, but with funds being tight this year I'm looking to save money, so am considering buying recycled but I'm nervous about the quality and wasting my money


I've purchased a LOT of Nike Tour D's from lostgolfballs.com that were great.  A friend of mine who only plays B330's has bought from them multiple times and has been very pleased.

What's in the Bag:
Driver: Taylormade SLDR 12*
3-wood: Taylormade Burner 15*
Hybrid: Taylormade Burner 19*
Irons: Callaway XR

Wedges: Vokey 50*, 54*, 58*
Putter: Scotty Newport Studio


akw512 Member

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Originally Posted by nickel_aTm

I've purchased a LOT of Nike Tour D's from lostgolfballs.com that were great.  A friend of mine who only plays B330's has bought from them multiple times and has been very pleased.



Thanks for the input.  I'm glad to hear that as funds are low for me this year.  Do you and your friend purchase the highest grade?


nickel_aTm Well Established Member

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Yes, I've only purchased the highest grade through lostgolfballs dot com.

What's in the Bag:
Driver: Taylormade SLDR 12*
3-wood: Taylormade Burner 15*
Hybrid: Taylormade Burner 19*
Irons: Callaway XR

Wedges: Vokey 50*, 54*, 58*
Putter: Scotty Newport Studio


GaijinGolfer Super Member

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Originally Posted by lumpuckeroo

I don't remember who I bought from, it has been a couple of years, but I thought the recycled balls were dead.  I bought 3 dz NXT Tours and maybe 6 of them were pretty beat up, 6 looked brand new, the other 2 dz were ok but all of them seemed to play dead.  I will not be doing that again, IMHO you can buy new balls and get better results for almost the same money.


It depends who you buy them from.  Most of the, "recycled" ball sellers have a rule that they dont sell waterballs.  Water is what makes golf balls feel dead.  That used to be the case a lot with recycled balls but not really anymore.

Buying recycled balls is a way to play a premium ball at the price of a budget ball.

Whats in my :sunmountain: C-130 cart bag?

Woods: :mizuno: JPX 850 9.5*, :mizuno: JPX 850 15*, :mizuno: JPX-850 19*, :mizuno: JPX Fli-Hi #4, :mizuno: JPX 800 Pro 5-PW, :mizuno: MP T-4 50-06, 54-09 58-10, :cleveland: Smart Square Blade and :bridgestone: B330-S


Cossackred Established Member

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Originally Posted by nickel_aTm

conversation begins and ends with www.lostgolfballs.com

great operation that myself and many friends have been very pleased with.



what quality do you get? 1st, 2nd, 3rd?


nickel_aTm Well Established Member

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Whatever the highest quality is.

What's in the Bag:
Driver: Taylormade SLDR 12*
3-wood: Taylormade Burner 15*
Hybrid: Taylormade Burner 19*
Irons: Callaway XR

Wedges: Vokey 50*, 54*, 58*
Putter: Scotty Newport Studio


TourSpoon Super Member

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Originally Posted by TourSpoon

We have a place down the street that is running a special on Pro V1s for 19 a dozen.  You can pick your own and avoid the logos.  It is an awesome deal as the balls are mint.



I just found out that they did a sale for locals for 15 a dozen.  Anyway they are doing internet sales...ProVs for 21 shipped, Bridgestone for 15 shipped minimum 3 dozen.  These are mint balls, but they do have logos.  Here is their price list.

http://birdiegolfballstore.com/shop/index.php?dispatch=categories.view&category;_id=176

I have never mail ordered from them but have bought a few dozen in their stores and was very happy with the product.

Callaway AI Smoke TD Max 10.5* | Cobra Big Tour 15.5* | Rad Tour 18.5* | Titleist U500 4i | T100 5-P | Vokey 50/8* F, 54/10* S,  58/10* S | Scotty Cameron Squareback 1


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