bmaru99 Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 I dont know if this already exists but what i there was a company who had a mass inventory of different brands and all of their respective golf balls (Realistically any golf store, Golf Galaxy for example since the have such a large selection.) Being the consumer, would you guys like to be able to customize your full package of golf balls. By this, I mean what if you could pick one sleeve of Prov1x, Snell Mtbx, Zstar XV and TP5x for example o create four different sleeves of golf balls. This would be a great way to see which golf ball best performs for you out on the course. I also just think it is a very neat idea considering you wouldnt be spending tons of money on a full pack of balls just to find out you dont like them after the first ball. heribertomaya and JohnSmalls 2 Quote WITB 2019 Driver: Taylormade M2 8.5 w/ Xstiff Aldila RIP Beta shaft 2 Iron: Talormade P790 UDI 17 degree w/ Hazardus Xstiff driver shaft 4-PW: Taylormade PSI iron w/ KBS C-taper stiff iron shafts 52 degree: Cleveland RTX 3 56 degree: Callaway Mac Daddy 4 60 degree-:Taylormade milled grind Putter: Scotty Cameron Dual Balance X5 Ball:ProV1x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckymeyer Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 I agree, that would be a cool idea. Probably more for a site like golfballs.com or any of the various used golf ball sites. The issue would be how to price it? Most of those balls all have various prices per dozen so I can see it getting difficult to price out a custom dozen balls. Most pro shops do sell balls by the sleeve though, they just tend to cost more than buying by the dozen. But if a place figured out a way to do this without a mark up compared to the price of a dozen of all the same ball I'd probably try it out next time I'm looking for a different ball to play. Brian A and bmaru99 2 Quote Driver: SLDR w/ Fujikura Ventus Black 3w: '16 M2 hl w/ Diamana D+ 82 5w: Launcher HB w/ HZRDUS Yellow Hybrid: 22 deg. Launcher HB w/ HZRDUS Black Irons: 5i - gap Launcher CBX w/ Nippon Modus 3 125 Wedges: 54 CBX & 58 Zipcore w/ Nippon Modus 3 125 Putter: Red 7s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian A Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 If they can do create a 6 pack in stores, dont see why create a dozen is that tough! bmaru99 1 Quote Driver: G425 9* Hzrdus Smoke Green Small batch 6.5 70g Fairway Wood: Cobra Radspeed Big 3 Hzrdus Smoke Black 6.5 Hybrid: Cobra Aerojet 5 Wood Hzrdus Smoke Black 6.5 Irons: T200 (4-AW) AMT Black Stiff Shafts Wedges: Tour Rack 56* 60* Putter: Scotty Cameron Golo 5 Right Handed Pittsburgh, PA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR1PTIK Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 OEM's set pricing for their product and most retailers and golf shops stick to it unless they want to loose their account or have a special going. The only way this could realistically be done is using 2nd-hand or refurbished golf balls which will never gain a ton of traction with mainstream golfers - especially knowledgeable golfers that understand the pitfalls of 2nd-hand and refurbished golf balls. What would help though, is if retailers could/would offer more brands and models by the sleeve. Seems any variety of sleeves can only be purchased in green grass shops which is less than ideal, because few (at least in my area) carry more than 3-4 brands. Quote Driver: ST190 9.5* Fujikura Atmos Blue 5S Fairway Wood: ST190 15* Fujikura Atmos Blue 6S Hybrid: CLK 17* Fujikura Speeder EVO HB Irons: J40 CB (3-PW) Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 Wedges: Milled Grind 2 54* & 58* Dynamic Gold S200 Putter: Tri-Hot 5k Two 34" Bag: Players 5 Stand Bag Ball: Maxfli Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmaru99 Posted August 14, 2019 Author Share Posted August 14, 2019 9 hours ago, hckymeyer said: I agree, that would be a cool idea. Probably more for a site like golfballs.com or any of the various used golf ball sites. The issue would be how to price it? Most of those balls all have various prices per dozen so I can see it getting difficult to price out a custom dozen balls. Most pro shops do sell balls by the sleeve though, they just tend to cost more than buying by the dozen. But if a place figured out a way to do this without a mark up compared to the price of a dozen of all the same ball I'd probably try it out next time I'm looking for a different ball to play. When I was thinking about pricing here is what I had in mind. Depending on what sleeves they picked, you would take the price of the full box and divide ha by 4 (for one sleeve) and you do this for the whole pack. I would personally add a 2$ customization fee as well or something along those lines. Quote WITB 2019 Driver: Taylormade M2 8.5 w/ Xstiff Aldila RIP Beta shaft 2 Iron: Talormade P790 UDI 17 degree w/ Hazardus Xstiff driver shaft 4-PW: Taylormade PSI iron w/ KBS C-taper stiff iron shafts 52 degree: Cleveland RTX 3 56 degree: Callaway Mac Daddy 4 60 degree-:Taylormade milled grind Putter: Scotty Cameron Dual Balance X5 Ball:ProV1x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmaru99 Posted August 14, 2019 Author Share Posted August 14, 2019 21 minutes ago, TR1PTIK said: OEM's set pricing for their product and most retailers and golf shops stick to it unless they want to loose their account or have a special going. The only way this could realistically be done is using 2nd-hand or refurbished golf balls which will never gain a ton of traction with mainstream golfers - especially knowledgeable golfers that understand the pitfalls of 2nd-hand and refurbished golf balls. What would help though, is if retailers could/would offer more brands and models by the sleeve. Seems any variety of sleeves can only be purchased in green grass shops which is less than ideal, because few (at least in my area) carry more than 3-4 brands. Yes, I agree that would be nice. I understand that obviously the more you buy, the more you save theory bu sometimes I just wish I could pick up a sleeve for what it would actually cost (If we took the price of the box and divided it by four) Quote WITB 2019 Driver: Taylormade M2 8.5 w/ Xstiff Aldila RIP Beta shaft 2 Iron: Talormade P790 UDI 17 degree w/ Hazardus Xstiff driver shaft 4-PW: Taylormade PSI iron w/ KBS C-taper stiff iron shafts 52 degree: Cleveland RTX 3 56 degree: Callaway Mac Daddy 4 60 degree-:Taylormade milled grind Putter: Scotty Cameron Dual Balance X5 Ball:ProV1x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaidJacket Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 I like people thinking of ideas. That's how stuff is created. However... I can try out most any brand/models of balls without buying them simply by using the ones I find on the course. All brands pretty much. Like everyone I find balls all the time and many times they are brand new. And Free! That's kind of hard to compete against. bmaru99 and M. Parsons 2 Quote My Sun Mountain bag currently includes: 771CSI 5i - PW and PFC Micro Tour-c 52°, 56°, 60 wedges EXS 10.5*, 929-HS FW4 16.5* Willimette w/GolfPride Contour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmaru99 Posted August 14, 2019 Author Share Posted August 14, 2019 1 minute ago, PlaidJacket said: I like people thinking of ideas. That's how stuff is created. However... I can try out most any brand/models of balls without buying them simply by using the ones I find on the course. All brands pretty much. Like everyone I find balls all the time and many times they are brand new. And Free! That's kind of hard to compete against. Fair enough. Personally, for me, I have not had much luck with finding any of the golf balls I want to try on the course Quote WITB 2019 Driver: Taylormade M2 8.5 w/ Xstiff Aldila RIP Beta shaft 2 Iron: Talormade P790 UDI 17 degree w/ Hazardus Xstiff driver shaft 4-PW: Taylormade PSI iron w/ KBS C-taper stiff iron shafts 52 degree: Cleveland RTX 3 56 degree: Callaway Mac Daddy 4 60 degree-:Taylormade milled grind Putter: Scotty Cameron Dual Balance X5 Ball:ProV1x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
null Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 You're basically just asking big retailers to sell individual sleeves of balls. Unfortunately, that is not how the OEM allows them to sell their product. If you do want to buy individual sleeves, your best bet is pro shops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perseveringgolfer Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 8 minutes ago, bmaru99 said: Fair enough. Personally, for me, I have not had much luck with finding any of the golf balls I want to try on the course you need to hit your drives further in to the trees and rough. Fairways are over rated and rarely have 'free lost balls' bmaru99, TR1PTIK, downlowkey and 1 other 1 3 Quote Driver Awaiting NEW Driver (after 10 yrs) 4 Wood Callaway Big Bertha Steelhead plus 4+ Callaway shaft in 'Firm' flex Hybrid Titleist 910H 19* Diamana ahina 'flower' shaft in 'S' Irons Mizuno MP18SC 4-PW N.S Pro Modus3 Tour 105 in 'S' Wedges Callaway Mack Daddy forged in black 50* and 54* KBS Tour in 'R' Putter 'YES' Tracy 11 C groove 34.5" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmaru99 Posted August 14, 2019 Author Share Posted August 14, 2019 (edited) 11 minutes ago, jlukes said: You're basically just asking big retailers to sell individual sleeves of balls. Unfortunately, that is not how the OEM allows them to sell their product. If you do want to buy individual sleeves, your best bet is pro shops. Well, they should allow it. Lol im just kidding, thanks for the input and smashing my dreams Edited August 14, 2019 by bmaru99 Quote WITB 2019 Driver: Taylormade M2 8.5 w/ Xstiff Aldila RIP Beta shaft 2 Iron: Talormade P790 UDI 17 degree w/ Hazardus Xstiff driver shaft 4-PW: Taylormade PSI iron w/ KBS C-taper stiff iron shafts 52 degree: Cleveland RTX 3 56 degree: Callaway Mac Daddy 4 60 degree-:Taylormade milled grind Putter: Scotty Cameron Dual Balance X5 Ball:ProV1x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaidJacket Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 16 hours ago, bmaru99 said: Prov1x, Snell Mtbx, Zstar XV and TP5x Every ball you named plus many of the DTC balls such as Vice, Kirkland, MG, Cut, etc. etc. I've found on courses. Of course I find these out in the deep rough while looking for someone else ball. M. Parsons 1 Quote My Sun Mountain bag currently includes: 771CSI 5i - PW and PFC Micro Tour-c 52°, 56°, 60 wedges EXS 10.5*, 929-HS FW4 16.5* Willimette w/GolfPride Contour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmaru99 Posted August 14, 2019 Author Share Posted August 14, 2019 Just now, PlaidJacket said: Every ball you named plus many of the DTC balls such as Vice, Kirkland, MG, Cut, etc. etc. I've found on courses. Of course I find these out in the deep rough while looking for someone else ball. I have found 0 of any of these on course. Maybe a couple ProV1X but definitely none of the other ones. Gonna focus on hitting into the thick stuff from now on, maybe I will find some perseveringgolfer 1 Quote WITB 2019 Driver: Taylormade M2 8.5 w/ Xstiff Aldila RIP Beta shaft 2 Iron: Talormade P790 UDI 17 degree w/ Hazardus Xstiff driver shaft 4-PW: Taylormade PSI iron w/ KBS C-taper stiff iron shafts 52 degree: Cleveland RTX 3 56 degree: Callaway Mac Daddy 4 60 degree-:Taylormade milled grind Putter: Scotty Cameron Dual Balance X5 Ball:ProV1x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berg Ryman Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 so bmaru, I like this idea, hell I'd go as far as to say I love this idea,but there's a reason beyond what others have mentioned as to why this isn't going to happen anytime soon, and it comes from the world of retail itself. Sure, these golf ball companies would much rather have their big box companies sell their stuff by the dozen and that's true, but nothing would stop them from ordering sleeves if they wanted to either. This issue lies in inventory counting and potential theft, or what's more commonly called 'shrink' in the retail world. Having to account for individual sleeves of golf balls over boxes would make counting inventory a nightmare for a company like Dick's or a PGA SS, and imagine you make a mistake or you aren't keeping the closest of tabs on your inventory? That's room for a hell of a lot of people getting fired if numbers come back wrong and it shows you're losing money from the floor employees, to the lost prevention manager, to the store manager. It's a great idea BMaru, and it would be awesome if the world worked like that where we could make our own trial packs, but because of the retail machine working the way it does and trying to minimize potential losses where they can, it'll never happen. Quote In a Hoofer Lite bag TSR2, 10 degrees, A1 setting, Fujikara Speeder NX Blue 50-S Stealth, 15 degrees, VA Composites Nemesys 70-S E722, 19 degrees, Oban Devotion 80-S JPX 921 Hot Metal Pro 4-P, Nippon 950GH Stiff Flex CBX Zipcore 50* (bent to *49) and RTX Zipcore Tour Rack 54* (bent to *55), DG 115 Spinner, Tour Issue Staff Model TG 60*, Dynamic Gold 120 S300 SIK Golf Flo-C Tour B-XS (2022 Model) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edingc Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 I bet this could be done here on the forums if someone were enterprising enough to organize a thread (and if the mods approved). I'm sure we all have enough new balls laying around to send a sleeve to someone in return for another sleeve of something else we'd like to try. For example, I have a ton of MTB-X currently, but would love to try the Z-Star XVs. But I like the MTB-X enough that I'm not going to buy a dozen of the XVs just to try them. That way the cost is minimized to shipping only, which shouldn't be too much more than the cost of a single sleeve of premium balls at a pro shop. EDIT: Should be roughly $5 to ship a single sleeve of balls in a padded mailer USPS first class. M. Parsons and bmaru99 2 Quote Unofficial WHS Handicap: 7.5 / Anti-Cap: 13.0 (Last Updated Feb. 19, 2024) Driver: Callaway Paradym TD (10.5°, -1/N), 45.75", Fujikura Motore X F1 6X | Fitting Post 3 Wood: Cobra RadSpeed Big Tour (14.5°), 43", Fujikura Motore X F1 7X 20° Hybrid: PXG 0211 (2020 Model), 40.25", Mitsubishi Tensei AV RAW White 90X 4 Utility: Cobra KING Utility (2020 Model), 38.5", Aerotech SteelFiber i110cw Stiff 5-PW: Ben Hogan PTx Pro, 37" 7 Iron, Aerotech SteelFiber i125cw Stiff | Club Champion Fitting 50°, 54°, 58°: Edel SMS, V Grind, Nippon Modus 125 Wedge| Official Review Thread Putter: L.A.B. Golf DF 2.1, 36", 68°, Black with Custom Sightlines, BGT Stability Tour, L.A.B. Press II 3° | Unofficial Review Grips: Star Sidewinder, Undersized with Custom Tape Build-Up Ball: Snell MTB-X Optic Yellow Tracked By: Shot Scope H4 Bag: Personalized 2020 Sun Mountain Sync Riding On: Bag Boy Nitron | Official Review Thread WITB? | 2022 Reviewer Edel SMS Wedges | 2021 Reviewer Maxfli Tour and Tour X Balls | 2020 Participant #CobraConnect Challenge | 2019 Reviewer Callaway Epic Flash Driver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmaru99 Posted August 14, 2019 Author Share Posted August 14, 2019 28 minutes ago, edingc said: I bet this could be done here on the forums if someone were enterprising enough to organize a thread (and if the mods approved). I'm sure we all have enough new balls laying around to send a sleeve to someone in return for another sleeve of something else we'd like to try. For example, I have a ton of MTB-X currently, but would love to try the Z-Star XVs. But I like the MTB-X enough that I'm not going to buy a dozen of the XVs just to try them. That way the cost is minimized to shipping only, which shouldn't be too much more than the cost of a single sleeve of premium balls at a pro shop. EDIT: Should be roughly $5 to ship a single sleeve of balls in a padded mailer USPS first class. Amazing idea! That's exactly what I was thinking. It would be very helpful to those who do not want to buy a full pack of balls just to try them out. edingc 1 Quote WITB 2019 Driver: Taylormade M2 8.5 w/ Xstiff Aldila RIP Beta shaft 2 Iron: Talormade P790 UDI 17 degree w/ Hazardus Xstiff driver shaft 4-PW: Taylormade PSI iron w/ KBS C-taper stiff iron shafts 52 degree: Cleveland RTX 3 56 degree: Callaway Mac Daddy 4 60 degree-:Taylormade milled grind Putter: Scotty Cameron Dual Balance X5 Ball:ProV1x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edingc Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Paging @GolfSpy MPR, @GolfSpy Stroker, @Golfspy_CG2, @GolfSpy STUDque ... Would a golf ball swap thread be something we could look at organizing? Quote Unofficial WHS Handicap: 7.5 / Anti-Cap: 13.0 (Last Updated Feb. 19, 2024) Driver: Callaway Paradym TD (10.5°, -1/N), 45.75", Fujikura Motore X F1 6X | Fitting Post 3 Wood: Cobra RadSpeed Big Tour (14.5°), 43", Fujikura Motore X F1 7X 20° Hybrid: PXG 0211 (2020 Model), 40.25", Mitsubishi Tensei AV RAW White 90X 4 Utility: Cobra KING Utility (2020 Model), 38.5", Aerotech SteelFiber i110cw Stiff 5-PW: Ben Hogan PTx Pro, 37" 7 Iron, Aerotech SteelFiber i125cw Stiff | Club Champion Fitting 50°, 54°, 58°: Edel SMS, V Grind, Nippon Modus 125 Wedge| Official Review Thread Putter: L.A.B. Golf DF 2.1, 36", 68°, Black with Custom Sightlines, BGT Stability Tour, L.A.B. Press II 3° | Unofficial Review Grips: Star Sidewinder, Undersized with Custom Tape Build-Up Ball: Snell MTB-X Optic Yellow Tracked By: Shot Scope H4 Bag: Personalized 2020 Sun Mountain Sync Riding On: Bag Boy Nitron | Official Review Thread WITB? | 2022 Reviewer Edel SMS Wedges | 2021 Reviewer Maxfli Tour and Tour X Balls | 2020 Participant #CobraConnect Challenge | 2019 Reviewer Callaway Epic Flash Driver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnosil Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Interesting that people say retailers won’t break a dozen into the sleeves. Pretty much every golf shop I have been in has individual sleeves at the registers available for purchase. if the model I want isn’t there they go get a dozen and break it up a sell an individual sleeve. bmaru99 1 Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: TS3 15* w/Project X Hzardous Smoke Hybrids: 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 24* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype Irons: TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite Wedge: 54/12D, 60/8M w/:Accra iWedge 90 Graphite Putter: Sacks Parente MC 3 Stripe Backup Putters: Milled Collection RSX 2, mFGP2, Futura 5W, TM-180 Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrokerAce Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 38 minutes ago, edingc said: Paging @GolfSpy MPR, @GolfSpy Stroker, @Golfspy_CG2, @GolfSpy STUDque ... Would a golf ball swap thread be something we could look at organizing? Any swaps, trades, etc. can be done member-to-member on the classifieds thread. https://forum.mygolfspy.com/forum/28-free-classifieds/ Quote Driver- Cobra Aerojet LS Woods- Cobra LTD 3w 15*, 5W 19*, F9 24* Irons- XXIO X (6-A) Wedges- Callaway Jaws Raw (54/58) Putter- Bettinardi BB56 Ball- Maxfli Tour X Buggy- Motocaddy M7 GPS Remote Electric Caddy Bag- Motocaddy Dry-Series Proudly testing for 2024: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemclub Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 1 hour ago, edingc said: For example, I have a ton of MTB-X currently, but would love to try the Z-Star XVs. But I like the MTB-X enough that I'm not going to buy a dozen of the XVs just to try them. This comment gets at a potential flaw in the business. Just how often is someone going to want a mixer pack? i'm just asking. Serious golfers buy new balls. Once a serious golfer finds a ball they like, is the market really big enough for the few who want to keep experimenting? @edingc is not even willing to drop $25-30 on a dozen Z-Star XV to try them out. This isn't a knock against edingc. It's more a comment on how small the market might be for sampler packs. bmaru99 1 Quote Bag: Bennington Quiet Organizer 9-Lite (link) Cart: 3.5+ Driver: F9 speedback, Accra iWood Woods: Sonartec GS Tour 14*, Fujikura Six S DI: T-MB 2 iron, KBS Tour-V 120 X, Irons: PP-9003SN 4-GW, Nippon 1150GH Stiff Wedges: 1957 K-grind SW, LW, Nippon 1150GH Stiff Putter: EXO Indianapolis (link) Ball: MTB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmaru99 Posted August 14, 2019 Author Share Posted August 14, 2019 2 minutes ago, chemclub said: This comment gets at a potential flaw in the business. Just how often is someone going to want a mixer pack? i'm just asking. Serious golfers buy new balls. Once a serious golfer finds a ball they like, is the market really big enough for the few who want to keep experimenting? @edingc is not even willing to drop $25-30 on a dozen Z-Star XV to try them out. This isn't a knock against edingc. It's more a comment on how small the market might be for sampler packs. Extremely fair point, but there are constantly new golf balls coming out which may broaden the likely hood of people wanting to do something like this. There are also a bunch of cheaper DTC golf balls coming out onto the market. I believe the golf ball market is growing exponentially thanks o many studies and a ton of thanks to mygolfspy for all of their discoveries. Quote WITB 2019 Driver: Taylormade M2 8.5 w/ Xstiff Aldila RIP Beta shaft 2 Iron: Talormade P790 UDI 17 degree w/ Hazardus Xstiff driver shaft 4-PW: Taylormade PSI iron w/ KBS C-taper stiff iron shafts 52 degree: Cleveland RTX 3 56 degree: Callaway Mac Daddy 4 60 degree-:Taylormade milled grind Putter: Scotty Cameron Dual Balance X5 Ball:ProV1x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZJBogey2 Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 I think this is a great idea! I think the golf ball industry will see a huge disruption when 3D printing becomes more commonplace. It will allow more customization options that are made specific to an individual golfer without a price increase. Quote M2 Driver M2 3 Wood or G410 7 Wood 3 Hybrid or G Crossover 3i G410 5i-GW (White Dot, Stiff) Glide 2.0 Stealth (54, 58) and sometimes will add a Vokey SM7 (62) Sigma 2 Anser Nexus Range Finder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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