New Shipment of Pro V1 Balls for Driving Range

[1badbadger]

We just received a new shipment of practice balls for our range yesterday.  We typically replace our practice balls every 6 months.  The previous shipment was from Aug, so they were in use for almost 7 months, which is pushing it.  The last few weeks there has been a noticeable increase in the number of cracked balls that I happen to see (5-6/day without intentionally looking) or ones that were just wore out.  The Pro V1 was not designed or intended for range use, but I thought they held up pretty good for the first 5 months or so...much better than I expected.

This is what 850 dz Pro V1 Practice balls look like:

This is kinda neat...this is what a bucket of 300 new Pro V1 looks like.  It's not too often that you get to rip one brand new ball after another on the range, so it's pretty fun when you get the chance:

And this is what a brand new Pro V1 looks like when it's been run through the brand new ball washer which has a damaged or misaligned part somewhere.  That mark cannot be cleaned or removed and several hundred balls were run through the washer before it was noticed:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[David in FL]

850 dozen?  Yep, I could see that lasting me 6 or 7 months on the course...  

[Club Rat]

I thought you were a Bridgestone guy @1badbadger

Which Pro V's are they? 1 or X?

Never mind, I see they are the 1 ...

Edited March 9, 2019 by Club Rat

[billchao]

6 hours ago, 1badbadger said:

And this is what a brand new Pro V1 looks like when it's been run through the brand new ball washer which has a damaged or misaligned part somewhere.  That mark cannot be cleaned or removed and several hundred balls were run through the washer before it was noticed:

 

 

That's rather upsetting.

[Patch]

Any problem with theft?

[iacas]

2 hours ago, Patch said:

Any problem with theft?

Probably less than you might think since they are the PRACTICE version.

[Buckeyebowman]

Wow! You guys are serious about your range balls! I've hit balls that were so old they were worn almost smooth. No dimples at all! If I could have reached the woods with them, that's where I would have hit them. 

Edited March 10, 2019 by Buckeyebowman

[Lihu]

On 3/9/2019 at 7:42 AM, David in FL said:

850 dozen?  Yep, I could see that lasting me 6 or 7 months on the course...  

Where do you play again? I might follow behind and find some balls along the way. 😁

[1badbadger]

On 3/9/2019 at 5:39 PM, Patch said:

Any problem with theft?

We probably lose more balls from getting plugged when the range is wet.  If the range cart rolls over them they can get buried quickly.  We lose some to the mowers too.  I'm sure some find their way into golf bags, but I think it's minimal.

Edited March 11, 2019 by 1badbadger
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[paperclip]

Have bought and played the practice version before, I didn't notice any difference

 

[boogielicious]

2 hours ago, paperclip said:

Have bought and played the practice version before, I didn't notice any difference

 

Sure you did. The practice balls have "PRACTICE" printed on them! 

[Missouri Swede]

3 hours ago, boogielicious said:

Sure you did. The practice balls have "PRACTICE" printed on them! 

I thought the golf balls were just taunting me

[boogielicious]

Just now, Missouri Swede said:

I thought the golf balls were just taunting me

[David in FL]

18 hours ago, Lihu said:

Where do you play again? I might follow behind and find some balls along the way. 😁

Bring scuba gear!  

[1badbadger]

On 3/9/2019 at 11:10 AM, Club Rat said:

I thought you were a Bridgestone guy @1badbadger

Which Pro V's are they? 1 or X?

Never mind, I see they are the 1 ...

I no longer work for Bridgestone, but I still play their equipment.