The World of
Golf Balls.
If anyone has been keeping up with my last two articles, you will know that they
have been over the actual technique of the game (swing, putting..etc). Well with
this article, I would like to delve into a world unbeknown to many; the world of
golf balls.
To many of us average golfers, the balls that we play with are the balls that we
happen to find in the woods on No. 7 or on the edge of the water on that hard par
3. And to clarify, I am not saying this is a bad thing. I have hit many balls
that I have found in the woods or in the weeds. While I was playing competitive
golf though, we were always given the balls that we liked to play with. For me
the choice was the Pro V1x. I liked the x because I had a fast swing speed and
it was a little harder and gave me that extra distance. It didn't have as much
backspin as the regular ProV, but I didn't have a lot of problems getting it to
stay on the green.
Now to many people out there, shelling out $50 for a box of balls just
seems comical since they will wind up in the creek an hour later. For you
people, (and even for the people who don't plan on losing them), I saw a
comparison of balls in Golf Digest that I thought I would share.
They broke the balls down by price difference and did some comparisons on them
then picked some of the balls that were the best of the category.
First up were balls that were less than $22 for a box. The top three
in here was the Srixon soft feel, the Taylormade Burner and the Titleist DT
Carry. The stats they showed on these balls were very close, but the Titleist,
in my opinion, could have edged out a win compared to the other two. The next
price range would be the $22 to $35 range. A few shiners from this category
would be the Bridgestone E6+, the Callaway HX Hot Bite, the Nike ONE Vapor and
the Titleist NXT Tour. The final category is the over $40 range and the CLEAR
winner in this range is the Titlest Pro V1 and V1x.
That is just a handy reference sheet that will help you pick out the best ball
for the buck. To really get a ball you like, you just have to play with them
all. It's not about what the magazines say are good balls, it's about how it
feels when you hit them out on the course. Now, they even have certain places
where you can go to get fitted with the best ball for your swing type (if you
want to pay). Hopefully that will help some of you pick a decent ball for your'
game and help you shave a few strokes!
