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Here are some numbers from another test 110 MPH Driver The Top 5 distance balls at this speed were as follows (the data in ( ) indicates the rank vs. all 63 balls tested) Ball Distance (yards) Deviation (yards) Pinnacle Gold FX Long312.93 (1)5.67 (16) Taylor Made TP Black311.95 (2)12.40 (62 )Callaway HX Pearl308.58 (3)12.36 (61)Srixon Z-URC307.57 (4)5.27 (10)Titleist Pro V1x307.54 (5)7.17 (33) The average ball at this speed traveled 300.52 yards. The shortest ball went only 282.97 yards. From the longest ball to the shortest ball, the difference is nearly 30 yards! Remember, these were all hit with the exact same driver and the exact same swing every time. 100 MPH Driver The Top 5 distance balls at this speed were as follows (the data in ( ) indicates the rank vs. all 63 balls tested) Ball Distance (yards) Deviation (yards) Titleist Pro V1x280.51 (1)5.17 (18)Pinnacle Gold FX Long280.40 (2)4.20 (10)Callaway HX Pearl279.71 (3)8.04 (52) Taylor Made TP Black279.43 (4)8.27 (55) Nike One Black279.39 (5)6.08 (35) The average ball at this speed traveled 273.83 yards. The shortest ball went 261.06 yards. 90 MPH Driver The Top 5 distance balls at this speed were as follows (the data in ( ) indicates the rank vs. all 63 balls tested) Ball Distance (yards) Deviation (yards) Callaway HX Pearl246.18 (1)8.91 (55)Bridgestone B330245.03 (2)4.84 (4)Titleist Pro V1x244.97 (3)9.38 (59)Top Flite XL 5000 Straight244.79 (4)5.96 (16)Pinnacle Gold FX Long244.26 (5)8.25 (49) The average ball at this speed traveled 240.73 yards. The shortest ball went 230.75 yards. 80 MPH Driver The Top 5 distance balls at this speed were as follows (the data in ( ) indicates the rank vs. all 63 balls tested) Ball Distance (yards) Deviation (yards) Volvik Crystal Control208.48 (1)3.12 (11)Srixon Soft Feel Ladies208.29 (2)4.79 (38)Top Flite D2 Straight207.24 (3)1.90 (2)Callaway HX Pearl207.05 (4)3.53 (16)Bridgestone B330S207.00 (5)3.73 (18) The average ball at this speed traveled 204.01 yards. The shortest ball went 194.56 yards. 70 MPH Driver The Top 5 distance balls at this speed were as follows (the data in ( ) indicates the rank vs. all the balls tested) Ball Distance (yards) Deviation (yards) Titleist DT Carry175.91 (1)5.02 (53)Pinnacle Platinum Feel175.36 (2)5.15 (54)Srixon AD333175.07 (3)5.80 (60)Callaway Tour i174.57 (4)3.31 (16)Bridgestone E5+174.32 (5)3.83 (30) The average ball at this speed traveled 171.64 yards. The shortest ball went 160.98 yards.

1.) The driver distances were determined by using a robot swinging a Taylormade R7 Super Quad 10.5* driver with 45” regular flex Accra T50 M4 graphite shaft & 59* lie angle. Launch conditions were set at – 90 mph swing, 137 mph ball speed, 13.75* launch angle and 2,900 RPMs. DISTANCES ARE CARRY + ROLL (i.e. total distance) 2.) The spin rate of the balls were tested by a robot swinging a Titleist Vokey Spin Milled (Oil Can) 56* sand wedge, 35 ¼” True Temper Dynamic Gold wedge flex steel shaft with a 64* lie angle. Launch conditions were 76mph swing speed, 80 mph ball speed and 38.5* launch angle. 3.) Ball cover hardness was measured with a Shore D Durometer after averaging 5 measurements on each ball. “The Shore D hardness scale is commonly used to gauge the hardness of plastics and rubbers. (A lower Shore D number equates to softer.)” Measurements ranged from the industry’s softest cover 46.8 (Nike One Platinum) to hardest 68.8 (Top-Flite Freak). Shore D listings were divided into two groups. The "softest" group were balls with measurements between 46.8 and 57.2. The "hardest" group were balls with measurements between 64.6 and 68.8. Thus I would assume (although I have no proof) that balls not listed in either group were Shore D rated between 57.2 and 64.6. Although I have no proof of that, balls that were not listed in either group have been listed as "NA" because their ratings were not available.

This is from a golf magazine test in 2008, with a robot at 90mph swing speed. Golf Balls by Distance : balls . Ball Distance Spin Hardness (Shore D Durometer) . TP Black 259.1 12,062 56.6 . Noodle+ 259 7,789 NA . TP Red 258.6 11,872 NA . Titleist NXT Extreme 257.5 6,824 64.8 . Noodle+ Lady 257.1 7,453 NA . Precept Laddie X 256 6,242 67 . Precept Distance iQ180 255.9 7,790 NA . Nike PD Soft 255.9 8,888 NA . Taylor Made Burner TP 255.4 10,894 NA . Taylor Made Burner 255.4 9,242 NA . Bridgestone Tour B330-S 255.2 11,866 57.2 . Precept Lady iQ180 255.2 8,185 NA . Topflight Freak 254.5 5,310 68.8 . Nike Juice 312 254.5 7,192 NA . Titleist NXT Tour 254.2 10,612 57.2 . Pinnacle Gold FX Long 254.1 5,629 65.4 . Bridgestone Tour B330 253.9 12,137 NA . Callaway HX Hot 253.9 6,963 67 . Callaway Tour i 253.7 10,473 NA . Callaway Tour ix 253.4 9,990 NA . Callaway Big Bertha 252.8 7,951 64.8 . Wilson Zip 252.7 10,518 NA . Wilson Tx4 252.6 12,454 NA . Bridgestone E5+ 252 12,140 NA . Callaway Warbird 251.9 6,111 66.4 . Wilson Staff Fifty 251.8 9,546 NA . Bridgestone E6+ 251.7 7,651 NA . Srixon Trispeed 251.3 7,814 NA . Pinnacle Gold FX Soft 251 5,154 65.6 . Topflight Gamer 250.6 10,087 56.4 . Titelist ProV1x 250.4 12,299 55.8 . Nike Karma 250 9,256 NA . Srixon AD 333 249.9 8,407 55.4 . Titleist DT Solo (2007) 249.6 7,758 NA . Callaway HX Hot Bite 249.3 11,331 54.4 . Nike Ignite 249.1 7,071 NA . Titelist ProV1 249 11,914 57.2 . Nike One Black 249 12,431 56.8 . Topflight XL Distance 248.6 7,667 65.6 . Volvik Crystal 248.5 5,986 64.6 . Topflight D2 Feel 248.4 8,808 NA . Srixon Z-URS 247.5 12,137 NA . Srixon Z-URC 247.2 12,250 NA . Nike One Platinum 239.1 13,451 46.8

My whole golfing life I always pulled the ball when putting. Today I noticed I was swinging my putter with my left arm. My right arm wasn't doing anything. So I tried swinging my putter with just my right arm. Now all my puts go straight. It was a simple change, but it took me 30 years to figure it out.

This balls checks up really well on the greens.

I have a slow swing speed, maybe 80mph I have a x-hot 13.5 senior flex driver. I hit it very straight but not very long. I was thinking of getting a 48 inch shaft for more length. Is this a good Idea? Whats a good brand?

If you hit any putter correctly, it will go straight. Then you just have to judge the break and the speed of the put. And that doesn't have anything to do with your putter.