Given the consistency of the swing robot, this is something you would expect. Our testing found some major inconsistencies in some ball models that resulted in shots that flew 20 yards or more offline (in high-speed testing). That’s right golfers might have a legitimate excuse the next time they play. You might be able to blame your next shot on your golf ball. Choose one ball, and play it every round and every shot. There’s going to be some manufacturing variance between individual balls of the same model, but it’s nothing compared to the performance differences between models. Golf is hard enough, so it makes sense to eliminate every variable you possibly can. After conducting this test, we’ve become firm believers in the idea that golfers should pick a ball and play it…exclusively. Speed doesn’t change that relationship either. While there can be exceptions, a ball that’s low spin off the driver, is often low spin off a wedge. Launch and spin relationships don’t change much either. Balls that are fast at 115 MPH are fast at 85 MPH. The bottom line is that a short ball doesn’t become a long ball when swing speed decreases. Our testing showed that golf balls do not perform differently at different swing speeds – at least not to any significant degree. Forget what you might have heard, you swing fast enough to compress the core of the golf ball. Let’s tackle one of the most common golf ball myths. Don’t Worry About Compressing The Golf Ball We get that some of you love soft feel, but the reality is that the only golfers likely to see real performance benefits from low compression balls are high speed, high spin players. If you are playing a “soft” golf ball, it’s probably costing you distance off the tee (unless you swing under 85 MPH) and spin around the green.Ī growing segment within the market, the soft (or low compression) segment of the market includes familiar balls like Callaway Chrome Soft, Wilson DUO, Bridgestone Tour B RXS, and Titleist AVX.įirmer balls are faster, generally longer, and as an added benefit to many golfers, they spin more around the green. A Soft Golf Ball Is A Slow Golf BallĪ soft ball is a slow ball it’s that simple. For most golfers, that’s a 3+ clubs difference. If that is not enough to convince you, consider this at the fastest speed tested, the distance between the longest single ball and the shortest in the test was an astonishing 38.77 yards. Wedge Spin: There is an average of 1425 RPM difference from highest spinning to the lowest spinning ball in our test.Driver Distance (85 MPH): The average carry distance between the shortest and the longest ball in our test is 7.6 yards.Driver Distance (115 MPH): The average carry distance between the shortest and the longest ball in our test is 17.43 yards.Golf balls do NOT go the same distance, and the actual differences from ball to ball might surprise you. While the internet might be confused, we’re not. Have you ever been told that all golf balls go the same distance? A quick Google search returns over 19 million results on the topic. Our data suggests that the golf ball might be the single most important decision you make about what goes in your bag. Fitting for the golf ball absolutely matters – in fact, it matters every bit as much as club fitting, and likely more. The same is true for greenside spin, launch characteristics, and every other aspect of golf ball performance. Distance isn’t everything, but it matters. No golfer would leave almost 20-yards on the table because he likes the feel of a driver. The golf ball is the only piece of equipment every golfer uses for every shot. It’s evident that the industry as a whole needs to focus less on marketing (feel), and more on fitting golfers for balls that will actually help us shoot lower scores. The more significant change to come from this test should be that the golf ball becomes part of every fitting conversation.
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