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Does Type of Ball Matter for High Handicappers?

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14 minutes ago, No Mulligans said:

good solid contact with good launch conditions and direction = 99% of the result

If we could do that every time we wouldn't be high handicappers now would we?

How about this far more realistic scenario: slightly thin or fat contact with a smidgen of sidespin.  The answer is YES, you will lose fewer balls using a Bridgestone e6 than a ProV1x. 

 

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