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Old April 4th, 2007, 02:04 PM
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is a good golf ball a "needed" element when playing.

im just a club player, and i have nice golf balls, i just dont believe that a very expensive golf ball is needed.
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Old April 4th, 2007, 09:23 PM
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I agree. I do prefer a soft compression ball to get more distance, but a good low compression ball that will fly far is in the $25 price range for a box of 12 balls.
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Old April 5th, 2007, 01:46 AM
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For the average golfer they really cant tell the difference, the only thing a good golf ball would do for the average player is inspire confidence so basically a pro v1 is useless to the average golfer, they would be better of buying a box of top flites or pinnacles and keeping their money in their wallet and spending it at the golf course or the driving range trying to improve their swing.
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Old April 5th, 2007, 01:08 PM
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that's true, you wont really tell a difference until you get the swing down and spin.
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Old April 5th, 2007, 11:24 PM
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that's true, you wont really tell a difference until you get the swing down and spin.

Yup
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Old May 3rd, 2007, 01:29 PM
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Re: is a good golf ball a "needed" element when playing.

I can't tell the difference at all.

I just purchase ones that are on sale or not very expensive (under $25 per dozen). Usually the balls I get are either Top Flight's or Precept's.
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Old May 3rd, 2007, 05:31 PM
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Re: is a good golf ball a "needed" element when playing.

I never buy balls. Me and my friends take a ball retriever and get so many balls. You find so many like that, we only take the really nice stuff.
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Old May 3rd, 2007, 08:06 PM
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Re: is a good golf ball a "needed" element when playing.

i believe that even a decent player will play better with a better ball..first of all the ball does a world of a difference on your tee shot(compression and side spin) will lead to straighter shots and longer ones also..(get the ball with the right spin rate and lower compression) secondly chip shots are where you can really feel it, alot of the cheaper balls react not as consistant off the face and are hold to control on the greens, spin rate/control/feel is all sacrificed and we all know that is where the score comes from..next time you go out to play grab a cheap ball(top flite..) then a decent ball(noodle,nxt..) and then a high quality ball(nike platinum,pro v1..) chip and pitch with them all and you will definitely feel a difference and also see one too...
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Old May 3rd, 2007, 09:27 PM
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Re: is a good golf ball a "needed" element when playing.

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I never buy balls. Me and my friends take a ball retriever and get so many balls. You find so many like that, we only take the really nice stuff.
Me to kinda. I work at an $$$ country club. Its rare to see a memeber playing cheaper than an NXT tour. I find them all over the place. ProVs, HX tours, platinums the works
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Old May 3rd, 2007, 11:33 PM
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Re: is a good golf ball a "needed" element when playing.

yeah. we just take the ball retriever to a water hazard and get out like 50 balls lol. then we split the good ones between us. All I hit is like titlist, a lot of pro v1s, callaways, etc
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Old May 4th, 2007, 12:00 AM
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Re: is a good golf ball a "needed" element when playing.

no, neither is nice clubs, but they don't hurt.
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Old May 4th, 2007, 12:30 AM
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Re: is a good golf ball a "needed" element when playing.

I am trying to save a little cash being I lose a lot of balls. I was surprized at how good the MaXFLI NOODLES are (the white ones). I was pleased with the distance an soft feel in the short game. And I can't put spin on the ball anyway. I will try the fire one's next.
The other cheaper balls like TOP Flite and Pinnacle are still like hitting rocks.
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Old May 4th, 2007, 07:45 PM
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Re: is a good golf ball a "needed" element when playing.

I just flipped from Titleist NXT's to Noodles ... can't tell the difference anywhere other than my wallet which is slightly heavier I'm a novice golfer, no spin required.
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