recycled golf balls

[oneil003]

At a short pitch-and-putt course near me, they have this huge tub filled with recycled golf balls that are 3 for $2.50. Since everybody that plays there is a beginner, they just grab random balls out of there without knowing if they are getting the best or worst balls in the tub. I went there a couple days ago, and it was filled with the best balls in almost perfect condition. I know where I'm now going to get all my new balls, as you can get 12 top of the line balls for only $10.

In that trip I got 3 pro v1's, 1 hx tour-56, 1 bridgestone e6, and 1 top-flight d2 feel for only $5. Does anybody else get there balls like i get mine?

[Shindig]

At a short pitch-and-putt course near me, they have this huge tub filled with recycled golf balls that are 3 for $2.50. Since everybody that plays there is a beginner, they just grab random balls out of there without knowing if they are getting the best or worst balls in the tub. I went there a couple days ago, and it was filled with the best balls in almost perfect condition. I know where I'm now going to get all my new balls, as you can get 12 top of the line balls for only $10.

When I want a specific ball type, I get a bag off of eBay.

But, some Roger Dunns have the "Experienced ball" area, and I'll go to that to try out new types. There's also a few courses that I play that sell 'experienced balls', with the same reasoning for me. That's how I went from the Top Flite Strata to the Titleist DT So/Lo. Yeah, 12 top of the line for $10 is an excellent rate!

[DDBowdoin]

one of the best deals I have ever found is at walmart. they have a large selection of recycled golf balls. a majority of these balls are top flights and other crap balls but every time i went there would always be a pack of prov1x's for 6.99 (dozen)

every now and then you'd find a dead feeling ball but most of the time the balls were in great shape

another way I get my balls is by hawking them at a local private track. they have a road hole that is lined by some strange bush... think canopy but a bambooish undergrowth so it is very easy to manuver through. I go every now and then around dusk with plenty of bugspray and 90% of the balls I find are top notch 3 & 4 piece balls

[bornfishy]

At my course, they have two buckets; one has four balls for $2 - pretty rough shape - and two balls for $2, and theyre in better condition.

However, I usually bought 48 recycled "American Lake Balls" from JJB for $30. For a few quid more, you could get all sorts of recycled Titleist.

I gotta say though, I think I'm done using them. AmericanGolf have 20% of all Nikes, and so I bought a dozen Nike Juice balls. There's no comparison! Hitting them just feels amazing - like a proper golf ball. They fly, bounce and roll like they should, and feel nice and soft. Lake balls just feel hard and nasty.

That said, I was never a big subscriber to the whole loss of distance arguement; Today's Golfer robot tested lake balls vs. their new equivalent, and there was little difference. But whether or not it was spin, confidence, or just a good day, the Juice went noticably further at times than my old lake balls.

andy.

[EGS]

Just purchased 60 Used Pro V1 x's for $70 off of Ebay Express. I played with a guy that highly recommended them. Hopefully, they will last me about three seasons or so. I will let you know how it goes!

[bornfishy]

I'm not sure what the point of used Pro V1's are though - surely, having been used, they're no better than similarly priced new mid range balls?

I'm probably wrong, and I'm in no way knocking your purchase - I'm just curious.

andy.

[EGS]

The Used balls are usually balls found in lakes that are "like new." They actually grade the balls from an A to C and the prices drop as the grade drops. So A balls theoretically like new...like I said, I will see how it goes. To your assesment, a used Pro V1 is still very different than a range ball and I am sure others will agree.

[c_mack9]

one of the best deals I have ever found is at walmart. they have a large selection of recycled golf balls. a majority of these balls are top flights and other crap balls but every time i went there would always be a pack of prov1x's for 6.99 (dozen)

if you dont mind me asking, what does the box look like? does it say HUNTER on it? my walmart usually only has topflite recycled balls and who the crap would buy those? im gonna start looking through all the boxs at walmart for now on.

[goose]

kmart son!!!

[c_mack9]

kmart son!!!

i just found them on tgw for cheaper but neither beat 6.99!

[titushem]

i was just looking on Costco and saw this Pro-V1 deal:
http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product...se=〈=en-US

Has anyone tried them??? 20bucks a dozen is pretty cheap, but recycled and refinished... hmmm... what do you guys think?

[slide13]

It is a good price, the same is $27 at Target.

I picked up a $7/dozen refinished balls that were all Nike One-Black or One-Platinum. Out of the dozen, three had some sort of promotional marking and the rest were normal. For $7/dozen I was pretty pleased with that buy. The Pro V1's they had were looking pretty clean but $27 seemed a lot for used balls after picking up the Taylor Made TP-Black for $55/2 dozen at the local golf shop. I also hate playing balls with promotional logos on them, not sure why, but I wonder if you would find some of those in the refurbs?


I ended up picking up 60 balls today, $55/2 dozen of the Taylor Made TP-Black, $20/2 dozen Callaway Warbirds, and $7/dozen for the refurb Nikes (only had one box or I would have gotten more, the rest of the boxes were Top Flites or similar).

[buttuh]

Recyled and refinished are different. I think they take the beat up, faded balls and put a new coat of paint on them. Personally I'd only stick with recycled balls and not refinished.

[Klew]

I buy whatever is cheap or free. I usally get Pro V1s free, but they are all logo'ed.
If I run out I look for closeout pricing on balls....Nike Black $24, TP Black $27.50, etc.

I agree with buutuh above, I steer clear of refinished balls, especially at that price point

[Thaddy]

I paid $30 shipped for two dozen Pro V1x from lostgolfballs.com. They are recycled, not refinished, and the large majority of the balls I received were logo overruns or had small markings on them.

[Packerfan]

I would just like to point out that most of these balls have been recovered from water hazards. Balls that have spent time in a water hazard will start to lose considerable distance off the tee. You may want to consider this when purchasing these balls.

[Crey23]

I ended up picking up 60 balls today, $55/2 dozen of the Taylor Made TP-Black, $20/2 dozen Callaway Warbirds, and $7/dozen for the refurb Nikes (only had one box or I would have gotten more, the rest of the boxes were Top Flites or similar).

Slide...umm...got a problem loosing your balls???

all kidding aside, why so many?? I think I have bought about 75 since i started playing in December, and while my first two rounds were about 25lost balls combined, I have only lost about 12 in the last 4 rounds, and about 60% due to a mean slice, the other 40% due to lack of patience, and unwillingness to slow down the pace. I do get pretty ticked off when I loose a good ball to weeds, OB or water hazards I can deal with, but weeds and tall grass drives me insane!!! And for the record, I wouldn't buy refinishied balls.... i feel that is like buying a junker car with a fresh coat of paint.... Also check out lostballs.com they have a business model that the max they will ever charge for the mint balls is 50% of retail regardless of the ball. Tehy also have a pretty good rating system so can gauge what you are getting for the money.

[Carrsbie]

I have read a lot on this site about lostgolfballs.com and they seem to have positive reviews. At my local discount store I can get "Reloaded" (brand) Pro V's for around $15 a dozen.

Has anyone compared the two? Are the "Reloaded" balls the same, better or worse? Or do they compare to a AA or AAA ball from lostgolfballs.com?