Your swing speed is not really that low. You can probably get some distance with a Titleist DT SO-LO. The problem is: the softer the ball, the shorter it will fly. For a premium ball, the Callaway HX Tour and Nike Platinium may be fine too. I am probably around 100 mph and have not seen good distance with the Nike One Black though. Like the ProVx, they are for higher swing speeds.
What is a good golf ball for a slow swing speed(80-90) and someone who wants more distance off the tee? Money isn't an issue and the ball needs to be somewhat soft.
Try the Maxfli Noodle. Its soft and leaps off the face. The local Dick's Sporting Goods sells them for $9.99 a dozen.
Last edited by ForgedRbest : March 24th, 2006 at 06:30 AM.
JMO; I would be careful with the Callaway HX Tour. Someone gave me a box of them to try claiming they would go 10 yards further than my regular ball; it didn't. I have slow swing speed also (about 95 mph) and don't think I could hit the ball hard enough to "compress" it. I play the Noodle & the Callaway Big Bertha. I tried the Warbird, but that feel like hitting a rock to me.
Maybe the Titleist NXT, or the Wilson Staff Dx2? Or either callaway Big Bertha, or the new Bridgestone e5 & e6, Nike Mojo, Srixon AD-333, Volvik Crystal, Maxfli Noodle or Red Max....
JMO; I would be careful with the Callaway HX Tour. Someone gave me a box of them to try claiming they would go 10 yards further than my regular ball; it didn't. I have slow swing speed also (about 95 mph) and don't think I could hit the ball hard enough to "compress" it. I play the Noodle & the Callaway Big Bertha. I tried the Warbird, but that feel like hitting a rock to me.
Precept also has a "Laddie" ball. It's the same as the Lady, just with different markings. It might save some ribbing from your buddies. A lot of golfers at my club swear by the Top Flite 3000.
Here goes. I swing between 80-86 with a driver. Obvious candidates are the Powerdrive (if you can find them), Nike Ignite, and the TopFlite Extreme. The sleeper is the Dimplit (1070 dimples). I got a dozen of them a couple of weeks ago, and have hit some of my longest drives with them. I have seen the occasional shot go 20 yards further off the driver and 10 yards further off of irons. They don't stop too well, but they are soft and putt well. They cost between $25-30 per dozen. I play Nike Pro Combo forged irons, which produce maximum spin, so I can get away with using the Dimplit as my goto ball.
March 23rd, 2006, 10:35 PM
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