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This is without a doubt, the most comprehensive golf ball test, ever.

If you think your golf ball matters, take a look and decide what's important to you and what ball you want to play or should play. MyGolfSpy takes no money from manufacturers, all their results are legit and unvarnished.


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Very interesting read - thanks for sharing...
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Very interesting. Thanks.
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Default Interesting data, thanks, but

perfect swings, perfect shots, not most golfers

Pro's play what they are paid to play

With a good golf swing you can play anything, with a bad golf swing you can play anything, its all a matter of what you believe and your confidence in the ball once you stand over it, swing may not bear out the data

Play what makes you happy, a lot of techno data but it still comes down to your swing, its always the bottom line.

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With a good golf swing you can play anything, with a bad golf swing you can play anything,

That's the way I always felt about the clubs using secondhand clubs,
or $1000 set.
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Thank you for the reference. I love mygolfspy. I do think the golf ball matters.
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Maybe, depends, the better the player the more the equipment matters. tournament level vs recreation: yes vs no
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Maybe, depends, the better the player the more the equipment matters. tournament level vs recreation: yes vs no
Yes, I think so too. First of all, you have to hit the golf ball… a dear (wealthy) girlfriend bought the most expensive balls made. After her third try and each ball ending in the water, which was almost 90° to us, she exclaimed “These balls haven’t helped at all”
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perfect swings, perfect shots, not most golfers

Pro's play what they are paid to play

With a good golf swing you can play anything, with a bad golf swing you can play anything, its all a matter of what you believe and your confidence in the ball once you stand over it, swing may not bear out the data

Play what makes you happy, a lot of techno data but it still comes down to your swing, its always the bottom line.

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Bingo.

Unless there is a sleeper, never seen or heard of a scratch golfer from the black tees in TV.

Villages courses are so easy. They are made for speed for old people, these are not challenging courses compared to the top 100 courses in the USA.

The only significant difference in golf balls for Villages is the price and marketing.
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A newbie steps up to the first tee and opens up a new sleeve of ProV1's. Hits the first ball into the water and takes out a new ball. Hits that one into the water. Takes out the 3rd Pro V1 and hits it into the woods. Goes back to the bag for a new sleeve. His buddy says "Hey, why don't you just use an old ball"? He says, "I don't have any".
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Bingo.

Unless there is a sleeper, never seen or heard of a scratch golfer from the black tees in TV.

Villages courses are so easy. They are made for speed for old people, these are not challenging courses compared to the top 100 courses in the USA.

The only significant difference in golf balls for Villages is the price and marketing.
which is why I love retirement, TV, and value TopFlite balls at 19$ for 5 sleeves. .
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which is why I love retirement, TV, and value TopFlite balls at 19$ for 5 sleeves. .
After about 225 rounds of golf, I’m down to the last half dozen balls from the bucket of 96 pristine quality used Titelist Velocity balls I bought from lostgolfballs.com for about $100. Those are plenty good enough for my game.
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which is why I love retirement, TV, and value TopFlite balls at 19$ for 5 sleeves. .
Callaway Warbird, 24 balls for $34.
These are higher compression balls with great distance results.
The reviews say, not much green-side spin......but
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There's nothing wrong with buying reclaimed golf balls, if you just play golf for fun.

That said, if you're buying used golf balls and then complaining about the lack of prisms in the Flagsticks in The Villages, so you can't get exact yardages ... there's a huge gap in your logic and reasoning.

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I've been a PGA Professional since 1991. Over the years my thoughts have been the same as to what I do, and recommend EVERY level player. Play the ball that Feels good around and on the greens. Chipping and putting. There is no test, survey or guarantee that tells you what YOU feel. Can I tell the difference between a PRO V1 and a Kirkland golf ball of the driver? Possibly, but when I walk to both golf balls they will be inside of 3 yards of each other. But I see and feel the difference chipping and putting.
The second tip I recommend is empty all the balls out of your bag when trying a new ball. Put in at least 1 dozen. Just play that ball.
If you need a water ball in your bag, then none of this thread matters, just by the cheapest balls and go play, but have fun.
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