Polara Ultimate Straight Golf Ball

[fairwaygolfusa]

Presenting the Polara Ultimate straight golf ball. Check out this video we did to talk about the features that make it such a slice saving ball. Enjoy!

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afz5vCm3o0Y

[Matt Saternus]

I picked up a sleeve of these at a golf show in Chicago but haven't had a chance to test them yet. Have you played with them at all? Results? I think it's a cool idea for the weekend golfer, definitely a way to speed up play (if it works, that is).

[Super Tuna]

They actually do work Matt and quite well. It's really neat to see someone slice the heck out of the ball and watch the ball in mid flight fight to stay straight. It won't save everything but it turns a horride slice into a respectable fade quite well.

 

The trick with them is not to hit it with a driver. Due to the properties of the ball, hitting it with anything under 15 loft means the anti-side spin doesn't really work and you'll be giving up tons of distance to boot.

[Matt Saternus]

They actually do work Matt and quite well. It's really neat to see someone slice the heck out of the ball and watch the ball in mid flight fight to stay straight. It won't save everything but it turns a horride slice into a respectable fade quite well.

 

The trick with them is not to hit it with a driver. Due to the properties of the ball, hitting it with anything under 15 loft means the anti-side spin doesn't really work and you'll be giving up tons of distance to boot.

 

So this doesn't work with the driver? That seems somewhat silly: an anti-slice ball that doesn't work with the club people slice the most. Regardless, I'm still interested to take the sleeve I have out the to course...if I ever get out to the course again.

[Shambles]

Even if that thing worked, I doubt it would be any good except on the tee. The fairway shot would be problematic if the grooves were oriented wrongly.

 

It might be fun to pick up a sleeve if only to see if it truly worked.

 

 

Shambles

[Justin66]

Even if that thing worked, I doubt it would be any good except on the tee. The fairway shot would be problematic if the grooves were oriented wrongly.

 

 

Shambles

 

 

I'm with you, Shambles. They were deemed non-comforming years back, as well. Frank Thomas even talks quite a bit about that case in his book "Just Hit It". USGA testing proved that the original Polara UNDERperformed compared to the conforming balls. According to Mr. Thomas, they were even preparing to go to litigation (not unlike Ping and Callaway) to make the USGA add their balls to the conforming list. To me, that screams "we're doing something we know is wrong, but we're going to use brute force to make it right!".

 

My driver headcover is Chewbacca, my 3w is Yoda, and I have a Nebraska headcover for my 5w in the rare event I take it out. That's all the novelty equipment I need.

[polaraultimatestraight.com]

yes , Polara Ultimate Straight it is the best ball golf i have ever known

[Justin66]

yes , Polara Ultimate Straight it is the best ball golf i have ever known

 

 

Wow... here's a surprise.

[golfluvzme]

Bad flashback on the first version of this ball.

I was playing as a 12 year old in the Montana State Junior qualifier, Bozeman, MT. I had qualified out of my county and was fired up. My game, at that time, was better than nearly every other kid in my age group.

It was around the 14th hole that one of the kids in my group noticed I had a Polara in my hand. At that time, I was playing any ball I found and could not afford new balls, no way. Much of my summers were spent in the OB's and ponds fishing for balls to get me through the season. I was 12, there was no internet, Montana is far from a mainstream news hub, so I had no idea it was on the USGA's Non-Conforming list.

Well, this kid literally yells out, "YOU ARE DQ'd!" I was freaked out and had no friggin idea WTH he was talking about. The adult that was with our group had more knowledge of this subject and calmed the situation. The kid wanted me kicked off the course, but the grown up had far more sense and just asked me to put the ball away and play in with an alternative ball. He figured we would settle it at the clubhouse.

Well, as a 12 yr old, somewhat shy and reserved, this outburst literally derailed any sense of normalcy in my brain and I proceeded to shoot my way out of contention and never got to play in the state tournament.

Scarred for life? Not really, but I made the most of my opportunity to outplay that chubby SOB when I got around to High School golf, a few years later. My outlook had changed and the shyness was a little subsided.

Polara, why would anyone make a ball that broke the rules or even claimed to?

Thanks for the opportunity to vent and the thread is fun to read.

LaMont in AZ

[Justin66]

 

Polara, why would anyone make a ball that broke the rules or even claimed to?

Thanks for the opportunity to vent and the thread is fun to read.

LaMont in AZ

 

 

Technically, for everything outside USGA-sanctioned events, their Rules are voluntary. Just like those 540cc driver heads, or the company that shaves the faces of drivers to give them more sprininess, they aren't "legal", but they are (if that makes sense). Most golfers are honorable, though, and using something that isn't quite right leaves a bad taste in people's mouths.

[RookieBlue7]

It's not just USGA sanctioned events. If you're reporting the scores you have to use conforming equipment.

[HoosierGolfer]

Technically, for everything outside USGA-sanctioned events, their Rules are voluntary. Just like those 540cc driver heads, or the company that shaves the faces of drivers to give them more sprininess, they aren't "legal", but they are (if that makes sense). Most golfers are honorable, though, and using something that isn't quite right leaves a bad taste in people's mouths.

 

Technically or not, anyone playing illegal equipment is not playing golf. Really pretty simple. People that play that stuff are the same people stealing at the store, stealing at work, cheating on their taxes etc. The game those people play only resembles golf.