totally agree. yellow pro v1s for me all year round- and as an interesting side bar to this, there was also another study done some time ago- About the use of harder versus softer golf balls around the green -so I can't remember if the conclusions were statistically proved as opposed to adhoc observations, that actually it was the higher handicappers that benefitted more using a premium golf ball around the green more than the cat 1 guys who could adapt to the harder option golf balls.
Ideally id say get a ball fitting, if thats unachievable play the best ball you can avoid to use. ProV1 for comps and ad333 for practice as you say makes it very difficult to be consistent
My buddy 9 hcp would only use £4 balls. He would hit one chip and it would not spin and roll 4 yds past the flag. Next hole he'd back off, spin it, leave it 4 yds short. It's a ProV not a 9HCPV or an AmV or a HackV.
I’m probably losing more shots to distance control. Especially approach shots from under 50yards, so consistent balls are needed. I’m hitting 90 plus or minus a few shots each round. Holding greens is where I can save a lot of shots atm. It might even get me to break 80 levels. That’s combined with making better ball contact, but I think every player wants to make better ball contact no matter what their level is. But golf is a game of variability, removing the most variables as possibles has to be the key to more consistency.
@ so what if it’s the ball that’s causing you to hook or slice because it is unbalanced or damaged and you keep changing your swing to combat it and this is causing your bad contact when you use a better ball that you found in the grass somewhere?
I think your off your head,as a mid handicap player,I know of the importance of a ball that’s suited for your game,and having the right ball will in turn help with your contact
@keyboardoracle1044 New balls have consistency issues too. The point is I'm not good enough, I've played dozens of different types of ball and it makes no difference, 99% of it is the contact by the player.
That's it! Premium balls are not for everyone, they can get expensive, so finding that happy medium between price and performance is where you want to be
totally agree. yellow pro v1s for me all year round- and as an interesting side bar to this, there was also another study done some time ago- About the use of harder versus softer golf balls around the green -so I can't remember if the conclusions were statistically proved as opposed to adhoc observations, that actually it was the higher handicappers that benefitted more using a premium golf ball around the green more than the cat 1 guys who could adapt to the harder option golf balls.
That's an interesting way of looking at it, spin will always be higher in a premium ball, but having the ability to adapt would make sense
Play and for those who put in time to practice, use the same ball or at least a comparable ball (ProV and TP5, for example)
Ideally id say get a ball fitting, if thats unachievable play the best ball you can avoid to use. ProV1 for comps and ad333 for practice as you say makes it very difficult to be consistent
Taylormade tour response for me playing with and for practice 😊
This has probably been one of the most popular balls this season!
Callaway ERC Soft for me..
My buddy 9 hcp would only use £4 balls. He would hit one chip and it would not spin and roll 4 yds past the flag. Next hole he'd back off, spin it, leave it 4 yds short.
It's a ProV not a 9HCPV or an AmV or a HackV.
Everyone wants consistency but if you're a mid-high handicapper seriously your contact is going to be the issue, not the type of ball you play with.
I’m probably losing more shots to distance control. Especially approach shots from under 50yards, so consistent balls are needed. I’m hitting 90 plus or minus a few shots each round. Holding greens is where I can save a lot of shots atm. It might even get me to break 80 levels. That’s combined with making better ball contact, but I think every player wants to make better ball contact no matter what their level is. But golf is a game of variability, removing the most variables as possibles has to be the key to more consistency.
@keyboardoracle1044 fair enough if it suits you but I think for 90% of mid-high handicap golfers this is just an advert to keep them buying balls.
@ so what if it’s the ball that’s causing you to hook or slice because it is unbalanced or damaged and you keep changing your swing to combat it and this is causing your bad contact when you use a better ball that you found in the grass somewhere?
I think your off your head,as a mid handicap player,I know of the importance of a ball that’s suited for your game,and having the right ball will in turn help with your contact
@keyboardoracle1044 New balls have consistency issues too. The point is I'm not good enough, I've played dozens of different types of ball and it makes no difference, 99% of it is the contact by the player.
I think any ball is ok as long as you play the same ball so you know its characteristics
That's it! Premium balls are not for everyone, they can get expensive, so finding that happy medium between price and performance is where you want to be
Seriously - ball fitting? Club fitting?