shankasaurus

I checked and the guy only sells used balls that are in playable condition, no cuts or bad scuffs. He has a website too, it's usedgolfballstore.com. I think I'll get a dozen Pro V1s and then a sleeve of new Pro V1s then toss them on my triple beam balance (I've got a ceramic studio in the garage,) to see if there's any difference in weight. Then I'll go hit them both and see if there's a difference. I'll post the results here sometime this weekend if anybody is interested.

Maybe I can get a dozen new and a dozen used then go hit them all at once to test them. Only problem there is that if my swing was that consistent I wouldn't be concerned about losing balls.

I know this has been discussed in the past, but I've got a question. Would it be better for me to move to a used version of a high quality ball or new cheap balls? A guy across the river from me sells used golf balls. I usually hit Topflites or something similar. When I find the occasional Pro V1, I enjoy hitting it until it runs off into the woods or water. I'm about a 15 handicap and lose a couple balls per round (at least), so I don't really want to pay the $50 for a dozen Pro V1s. I've noticed that with that softer ball, I can putt more consistently too. Everything I've read seems to be the "No they're junk" crowd versus the "Nothing wrong with them" crowd. Can we have a pros and cons thread instead? I got paired up at a scramble with the guy who sells them and he was pretty straight-forward about them, but they were what he was hitting that day. He said pretty much what I've read, some people hate them some love them, and for him they were fine. Judging from that day, he's about as good as me. So far I've been unable to find anything unbiased. The only research I've found was a 1996 study by Golf Digest, who is paid by golf ball manufacturers that have a vested interest in selling new balls.

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Jack was a better golfer, but didn't have the science we now have (equipment, nutrition, mechanics, etc). Tiger is a better athlete and has all the above mentioned advances.

I never buy golf gloves online. I have big hands and some XLs don't fit. Recently I bought a 3 pack of Callaway gloves from Walmart for around $15. Good enough for me.