Afraid to play new balls

[Mr_Theoo]

Pics of him stepping on the rake or the T shirt?

I'll settle for either lol

[JBones]

My cuz plays D1 and his ProVs are given to him. He swaps then every two holes and gives me the "used" ones, so I usually play them in the fall or when I'm not playing particularly well.

[markb]

Never fear Tim, I have the answer to your problem.

 

Just send me your brand new-in-the-box ProV1's and I'll return you a nicely scuffed, previous generation replacement for each one you send.

[MattF]

Pictures or it didn't happen!

 

I'll take one tonight when I get home.

[MattF]

Pics of him stepping on the rake or the T shirt?

 

Thanks for the support Stu!!

[BIG STU]

Thanks for the support Stu!!

In other words with friends like me who needs enemies??

[MattF]

Wife cleaned out my t-shirts a few months ago and guess what's missing...damn her.

[BIG STU]

Wife cleaned out my t-shirts a few months ago and guess what's missing...damn her.

Well buddy in that case the picture of the actual stepping on the rake will suffice. If you don't have that an re enactment picture will suffice. OHHH I know cool it Stu

[MattF]

 OHHH I know cool it Stu

 

Exactly right! 

[WScott]

I find so many top grade balls that I almost never have to buy them.  As a result I also never think twice about using them on water holes or OB holes, etc.  When I find balls I grade them.  The worst go into my "hit away" collection.  I hit them away before a round when I can do so instead of buying a "bucket" of range balls.

 

The next best grade goes into my practice bag.  I use them wherever I can practice, pick them up, hit them again.  When they get worn they go into the hit away bag.

 

Of course the final grade includes all the balls I play with.  I keep more of the brands I like most on hand.  But otherwise this allows me to play with top grade balls I might not otherwise try.  For example, this week I played with six very near new 2014 Nike top grade balls.  I played well and liked them much more than I could have guessed based on the result I got from Nike balls in years past.

 

I am just lucky to play a course where balls are easily lost.  And, as an old caddie, I know where to look!  Where?  Everywhere!    Scott

[JBones]

Welcome, WScott.  Isn't it amazing how many premium balls you can find in a single round?  My last round I found 3 "grade A" Pro V1s; they weren't even hard to find, one was just sitting down a little in the first cut.  I think a lot of lost balls have to do with ego.........guys that hit it 260 and start looking in the 300yd range, then give up and drop one.

[L.I. Rich]

I was playing Bethpage Yellow early this spring (a weekday morning), and the crews were clearing the leaves, underbrush, and grass between fairways and uncovering all of the previous season's escapees, shall we say.  I must have picked up 3 dozen "perfect" ProV's and left dozens more behind.  I was good for the rest of the season...

[Kenny B]

I find so many top grade balls that I almost never have to buy them.  As a result I also never think twice about using them on water holes or OB holes, etc.  When I find balls I grade them.  The worst go into my "hit away" collection.  I hit them away before a round when I can do so instead of buying a "bucket" of range balls.

 

The next best grade goes into my practice bag.  I use them wherever I can practice, pick them up, hit them again.  When they get worn they go into the hit away bag.

 

Of course the final grade includes all the balls I play with.  I keep more of the brands I like most on hand.  But otherwise this allows me to play with top grade balls I might not otherwise try.  For example, this week I played with six very near new 2014 Nike top grade balls.  I played well and liked them much more than I could have guessed based on the result I got from Nike balls in years past.

 

I am just lucky to play a course where balls are easily lost.  And, as an old caddie, I know where to look!  Where?  Everywhere!    Scott

 

 

Welcome Scott! Glad you joined us.

You summed up my process for used balls, although I tend to only keep the brand I currently play for practice.  

 

I have one problem though.  When I first started playing, I found lots of balls when I was looking for mine; buckets of them!  Now that I am always in the fairway, I don't find that many.