How often do you switch balls?

[jwnolefan]

I'll carry two of the same balls and am not sure 100% when I am pulling the "other" one out of my pocket, as I always carry them in the same pocket. As far as taking a ball out of play-- they tend to take themselves out of play every round to round and a half(either by deciding to go for a swim or hide from me deep in the woods)

[DirtCheap]

I have played with a guy who had some sort of "roundness checker" in his bag. After every hole he dropped his ball through this thing several times and if it got stuck, it was no longer round enough for his satisfaction.

How many times must you hit a ball before it's no longer true.

[mgolfer]

Only if the cover starts to get chewed up...used to lose so many balls a round that it didn't matter, though now I only lose 1 or 2 balls max per 9 holes.

[Avid Golfer]

How frequently do you change your ball?

It varies for me, but most of the time I'll play a ball until I feel it can no longer roll smoothly and properly on putts. (I can't afford to replace it after every birdie like some people

). The ball I started with this morning probably made it through 6-7 rounds with out adverse effects to its roll on the greens (including dropping in for birdies three times yesterday), but alas as I picked it up from the cup of the 2nd hole, after making my par, today I noticed the ball had cracked. With that the ball went into retirement, and a new ball went into play.

[DirtCheap]

(I can't afford to replace it after every birdie like some people

That would depend on how many birdies you make.

If I replaced every ball I ever birdied, I would still have an empty shelf. (but by golly, this is MY YEAR!!)

[mikelz]

As soon as the ball goes out of bounds.