Tsecor Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 As i was "prepping" my bag for the upcoming season, i went through my stock of golf balls and realized i have 9 different balls in my bag TP5 TP5x BX BXS Prov1 prov1x Velocity Lethal Mizuno Is this a bad thing? I recently heard i should have 1 ball and 1 ball only as most balls are designed to do different things...... how many different balls do you guys carry? is this a big deal? Quote Golf is cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirchunksalot Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 As hard as I'm trying to find the perfect ball and stay with it, I find myself carrying more than one brand. Right now, I have Pro V1, a Snell MTB Black, Bridgestone Tour B X, and a Callaway Warbird in my bag. A few of these I found on the course. I also have a brand new box of Bridgestone Tour B XS in the trunk of my car. It's the previous year's model, but it was on clearance and I couldn't pass it up. I'm not one to go out and buy new equipment all the time, but I'm a sucker for trying different golf balls and switch way too much. Sent from my SM-N975U using MyGolfSpy mobile app Tsecor and DawgDaddy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyBobby_PR Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 This was discussed in the ball study and several times after with finditcutit. Not using the same ball during a round more variables to the round. Performance from ball to ball is going to vary as will the potential result. If you start with a Prov1 play that model ball throughout the round. unless I’m testing balls against each other and not playing for a score there only one model of ball in my bag Quote Driver: PXG 0811 X+ Proto w/UST Helium 5F4 Wood: TaylorMade M5 5W w/Accra TZ5 +1/2”, TaylorMade Sim 3W w/Aldila rogue white Hybrid: PXG Gen2 22* w/AD hybrid Irons: PXG Gen3 0311T w/Nippon modus 120 Wedges: TaylorMade MG2 50*, Tiger grind 56/60 Putter: Scotty Caemeron Super Rat1 Ball: Titleist Prov1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
null Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 Just one. RickyBobby_PR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony@CIC Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 Just my gamer for me. However if I'm on the practice holes my shag bag has every conceivable brand in it. Sent from my iPad using MyGolfSpy Quote Left Hand orientation SIM 2 D Max with Fujikura Air Speeder Shaft Cobra Radspeed 3W/RIptide Shaft 410 Hybrids 22*, 26* Cobra Speed Zone 6-GP/Recoil ESX 460 F3 Shafts SM7 54* Wedge Glide 3.0 60* Wedge O Works putter V3 NX9-HD - 4 Wheel EZGO TXT 48v cart - too many shoes to list and so many to buy And BAG Boy Golf Balls: Vice Pro Plus 2020 Official Tester Beginning Driver Speed - 78 2019 Official Tester 410 Driver 2018 Official Tester C300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSpoon Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 I usually keep two different balls in my bag. A couple sleeves of a high quality (urethane cover) ball, and a couple sleeves of something cheaper for those days I'm slinging them all over the place. I totally buy into playing one ball to eliminate variables, and I get that the stats show it would help my game slightly to play a good quality ball... but I really don't think the woods or the penalty areas care what material the cover is made of... HardcoreLooper, GaDawg, silver & black and 1 other 4 Quote Driver: Speedzone Xtreme 10.5* ... MCA Tensei AV Blue 65 (s) Fw woods: King F9 Speedback 14.5*/18.5* ... Fujikura Atmos Blue 7 (s) Hybrids: King F9 Speedback One Length 4hy/5hy ... Fujikura ATMOS 7 ONE Length (s) Irons: 6-Gw JPX 900 Hot Metal ... Aerotech SteelFiber i95 (s) Wedges: Glide 2.0 Stealth SS 52*/56* ... AWT 2.0 (w) Putter: Spider Tour Red "L" Neck Ball: Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlH Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 One! I have one brand of golf balls in my bag and any one given time. Snell MTB-X. Occasionally, I'll try a different sleeve of balls or will win a sleeve during Men's Club, but I typically stick with one ball. tony@CIC 1 Quote Driver: Rogue ST Max (10.5* set at -1 and neutral) -- Mitsubishi Tensai Blue 55g R shaft Fairway: Rogue ST Max 3 wood (16.5*) and Heaven Wood (20*)-- Tensai Blue 55g R shaft Hybrids: Rogue ST Max 5H (23*)--Tensai Blue 55g R shaft Irons: Apex CF19 6-9, PW, AW -- KBS Tour Graphite TGI 70 shafts R +1/2 inch 3* upright Wedges: Edison 53* and 57* KBS PGI 80 Graphite +1/2 inch 2* upright Putter: L.A.B. DF 2.1 -- BGT Stability shaft Ball: Maxfli TourX...Golf Bag: Pioneer...Shoes: Hyperflex... Glove: Red Rooster Feather My Photography can be seen at Smugmug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxio Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 I alternate between a Tour Bx and the AVX depending on the firmness of the greens that day. I can spin the Bx around the greens. Once in a while I'll try a different ball but that is getting rare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bens197 Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 Right now, these are the only ones taking up rent. Super consistent, durable and priced very well. Golfspy_CG2, sirchunksalot and tony@CIC 3 Quote Titleist TSi3 Fujikura Speeder NX Blue 60X TaylorMade SIM2 3 wood Fujilkura Ventus Blue 7-X Titleist U505 2 Tensei 1K Black 85 X Titleist T100 4-P Nippon Modus 3 120X PING S159 50-S 55-H 59-T DG X100 Vokey SM8 50, SM9 54 & 60 Nippon Modus 3 120s L.A.B. MEZZ Max Broom Accra 47" 79.5* Srixon Z-Star XV Currently testing the 2024 PING S159 wedges… https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/63483-testers-announced-ping-s159-wedges/ Was testing, still loving the 2023 Titleist T100 Irons 4-P https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/60456-titleist-t-series-irons-2023-forum-review/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaidJacket Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 I'm not even going to go look..... I'd imagine I have 3-4 different brands. I dropped in a sleeve of Maxfli Tour yesterday to try out today. Over the past few months I've been playing some Bridgestones, Titleist, Ksigs, Srixon, TM, and so on. I'm a little like Sirchunk in that I'll switch around and play different balls - particularly if I've never tried one before. I've never bought into playing only one ball as I'm not sold on ball fitting or that my game is so precise that only one ball is good enough for my awesome game. Personally, I've never really noticed any determinable difference in any good quality urethane ball whether that be ball flight, distance*, spin, feel*, and so on. I think they all play and preform well. I can shoot low or high scoring rounds with any of them and not once has the ball been a factor. * perhaps a minor distance gain or loss and feel off putter face. silver & black and sirchunksalot 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...
MattF Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 Just the one, MTB-X. bens197 1 Quote In the bag: Driver: Darkspeed X 9° UST Mamiya LIN-Q M40X Blue 7F4 Fairway: Apex UW 19° & 21° Project X HZRDUS Smoke RDX Black 5.5 Irons: JPX 923 HMP 5-PW UST Mamiya Recoil 95 F4 Wedges: T-22 Denim Copper 48°, 52° & 56° UST Mamiya Recoil 95 F4 Putter Sycamore 005 Wide Blade Bag: Fairway 14 stand bag Balls: Chrome Tour Cart: CaddyLite ONE Ver. 8 God Bless America, God save the King, God defend New Zealand and thank Christ for Australia! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG STU Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 Well with me it is kinda funny ( ain't it always) First off I do not carry more than 6 balls because if I am hitting it that bad one of two things are happening I am going to the range or home. At this stage of life it will more than 99% likely home. This week it was 3 Pro V 1x one TP 5x and 2 TM Project A. It was a little cold and windy so I played the Project A. It was a scramble and I used the same ball the entire round. Now I tend to group Vice and Snell balls when I use those. The only Srixon I use is the Soft Feel and I do not like or use Bridgestone balls. Now if I am playing strictly vintage golf it will be more than likely Srixon Soft Feels or Wilson Duo MattF, fozcycle, tony@CIC and 2 others 5 Quote Driver ---- Callaway Big Bertha Alpha Speeder 565 R flex- 5W TM V-Steel Fubuki 60r--- 7W TM V-Steel UST Pro Force Gold 65R----- 9 W TM V Steel TM MAS stiff---- Irons 2015 TM TP CB Steel Fiber 95 R--- GW Callaway Mack Daddy 2 52* shaft unknown junk pile refugee. SW Callaway PM Grind 56* Modified sole grind--- KBS Tour Wedge-- LW Vokey 58* SM5 L grind--- Putter Ping B90I Broom Stick G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsecor Posted February 18, 2020 Author Share Posted February 18, 2020 So it looks like 1 is the majority.......I want to try the 2020 AVX this year and I ordered some sample bridgestone balls to test....i wonder how much variability is in each ball in my bag...has anyone really quantified this or is it just an opinion to play 1 ball the whole round. Maybe the 2nd ball is the right one....how would you ever know? sirchunksalot and tony@CIC 2 Quote Golf is cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kor.A.Door Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 I carry Chrome soft Truvis. The only other balls in my bag are the crap ProV and Bridgestone I find in the woods while looking for my playing partners lost golf ball in the woods. Quote Lefties are always in their Right Mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyBobby_PR Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 19 minutes ago, Tsecor said: So it looks like 1 is the majority.......I want to try the 2020 AVX this year and I ordered some sample bridgestone balls to test....i wonder how much variability is in each ball in my bag...has anyone really quantified this or is it just an opinion to play 1 ball the whole round. Maybe the 2nd ball is the right one....how would you ever know? Hopefully one would test balls on the course and/or get fit then once they have the ball that best fits them they play that ball every round. sirchunksalot and tony@CIC 2 Quote Driver: PXG 0811 X+ Proto w/UST Helium 5F4 Wood: TaylorMade M5 5W w/Accra TZ5 +1/2”, TaylorMade Sim 3W w/Aldila rogue white Hybrid: PXG Gen2 22* w/AD hybrid Irons: PXG Gen3 0311T w/Nippon modus 120 Wedges: TaylorMade MG2 50*, Tiger grind 56/60 Putter: Scotty Caemeron Super Rat1 Ball: Titleist Prov1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. 82 Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 20 minutes ago, Tsecor said: So it looks like 1 is the majority.......I want to try the 2020 AVX this year and I ordered some sample bridgestone balls to test....i wonder how much variability is in each ball in my bag...has anyone really quantified this or is it just an opinion to play 1 ball the whole round. Maybe the 2nd ball is the right one....how would you ever know? It's hard to quantify from person to person. I just spent a ton of time testing the Bridgestone B RXS, and I did some videos in my official review where I tested it against a ProV1, a Titleist AVX and a Srixon Z Star. But those tests were on specific shots, from specific distances, and not during an official round. For me personally, it's honestly a bit hard for me to tell much of a difference between most golf balls out there. Now sure, hitting a Top Flite, versus a ProV1 will bring you dramatic differences. But when you put a urethane 3 piece ball in play, and hit 4 or 5 different brands of the same type of ball, I don't know that the difference would be detrimental to your ability to score on a golf course. My answer to the OP though is that I typically keep my gamer in a Crown Royal bag, within the ball pocket of my bag, and then any ball I find on the course that someone else lost, I toss in the ball pocket outside of my Crown Royal bag. I keep at least 9 balls in the Crown Royal Bag with the ball I am playing an official round with, and like I did last night, I cleaned out the ball pocket of the balls I found on the course. I've got a laundry basket here in the house full of balls I found on the course. And honestly, if I wanted to, I could pull from this basket, balls to put into play on the course, and I doubt I would ever run out. But I've tried to keep to only playing my gamer or whatever ball I am testing, so as not to have an excuse as to why I truly suck, at least from a golf ball perspective. On a side note, I started bringing my golf bag into the house overnight and when I am not playing. Leaving golf balls in the bag in the trunk of your car in extreme cold or extreme heat will cause your balls to lose consistency and the characteristics that make it what it is. Especially in cold weather, I don't need to lose 20 yards, just because my golf balls are like ice from sitting in a cold car all night. sirchunksalot and Tsecor 2 Quote G400 Driver XR 4 Fairway 16.5° Fli-Hi Utility Iron - 21° G Series 5-9 irons SM7 46°, 50°, 54° & 58° Ghost Spider S putter Nexus Laser Rangefinder Garmin Approach S20 GPS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kor.A.Door Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 I wish there was a way to test golf balls without knowing who made them. I think people would be shocked to find out what ball works best for them. sirchunksalot, Tsecor, tony@CIC and 1 other 4 Quote Lefties are always in their Right Mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMookie Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 One when I’m playing, but my stand bag that goes with me to the range has four different kinds in it right now. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro sirchunksalot, JohnSmalls, Tsecor and 1 other 4 Quote Driver: Ping G430 Max 9*, Ping Tour 70X Fairway: Ping G425 15*, Ping Tour 70X Hybrid: Ping G425 22*, Ping Tour 80X Irons: Ping i230 4-GW, TT DG X100 Wedges: SMS 50D/54V/58DModus 130 stiff, +1” Putter: EAS 1.0 Ball: Titleist 2023 AVX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ga_pike Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 2. Anyone with more is a freak. Anyone with less is generally a war hero. HardcoreLooper, Mr. 82, tony@CIC and 3 others 6 Quote Driver: Cobra LTDx Max 5 wood, 7 wood: Cobra Speedzone 5 hybrid: Callaway Forged CB 24* Irons: Sub 70 699 (6), 659MB Raw (7-PW) Wedges: Sub70 286 50*, Edel 55*, 60* Putter: PXG Bat Attack Hail Southern and no place else!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardcoreLooper Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 3 different models. 1 sleeve of Snell MTB-X for actual playing, and 6 or so old Titleist Pro-V1/X balls for hitting practice shots on the course (when I'm playing alone) or if I lose the entire sleeve of Snell's before I finish (if I'm on my fourth ball in a round, it doesn't matter what I play that day). I have a nearly limitless supply of old Pro-Vs. PMookie, cnosil and tony@CIC 3 Quote What's in the bag: Driver - F8 - Aldila NV Blue 60 ( S ) 3 Wood (13.5*) - 980F 4 Wood (18*) - F8 - Aldila NV Blue 60 ( S ) 3 Hybrid (19*) - RBZ 4i - PW - D7 Forged - Recoil 760 ( S ) 52* - CBX 58* - CBX Full Face 2 Putter - Craz-e Bag - 2.5 (Blue) Ball - AVX Instagram - @hardcorelooper Twitter - @meovino Facebook - mike.eovino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsecor Posted February 19, 2020 Author Share Posted February 19, 2020 16 hours ago, Kor.A.Door said: I wish there was a way to test golf balls without knowing who made them. I think people would be shocked to find out what ball works best for them. there are some youtube videos of that and the results are as expected.....nobody can tell which ball is which. I think TXG has a good one and they all perform the same or so close, the stamp on the outside really doesnt matter Quote Golf is cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
null Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 13 minutes ago, Tsecor said: there are some youtube videos of that and the results are as expected.....nobody can tell which ball is which. I think TXG has a good one and they all perform the same or so close, the stamp on the outside really doesnt matter Ignorance is bliss. Testing balls with camera systems for anything other than initial launch speed and spin is worthless. You need a radar system, outdoors, to fully capture ball flight to display aerodynamic properties and flight anomalies that may be due to poor QA. https://mygolfspy.com/most-wanted-golf-ball/ And that doesn't even take into account how different balls feel and react around the greens. JohnSmalls and RickyBobby_PR 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
null Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 16 hours ago, RickyBobby_PR said: Hopefully one would test balls on the course and/or get fit then once they have the ball that best fits them they play that ball every round. No need to bring logic into this discussion. RickyBobby_PR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsecor Posted February 19, 2020 Author Share Posted February 19, 2020 28 minutes ago, jlukes said: Ignorance is bliss. Testing balls with camera systems for anything other than initial launch speed and spin is worthless. You need a radar system, outdoors, to fully capture ball flight to display aerodynamic properties and flight anomalies that may be due to poor QA. https://mygolfspy.com/most-wanted-golf-ball/ And that doesn't even take into account how different balls feel and react around the greens. Obviously. But Im not sure anyone is suggesting anything other than that. Quote Golf is cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsecor Posted February 19, 2020 Author Share Posted February 19, 2020 (edited) 37 minutes ago, jlukes said: No need to bring logic into this discussion. how do you determine if this helps you score better? Still haven't seen that answer and I doubt anyone can actually figure that out. Opinions are one thing but id like to see someone quantify it somehow. I tend to agree this may be best practice but actually proving this is legit may not be possible. There are just too many factors on any given day. weather, greens, length of rough, fairway firmness, ect ect ect......Maybe i am ignorant. Who knows Edited February 19, 2020 by Tsecor PMookie and cnosil 2 Quote Golf is cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kor.A.Door Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 57 minutes ago, Tsecor said: there are some youtube videos of that and the results are as expected.....nobody can tell which ball is which. I think TXG has a good one and they all perform the same or so close, the stamp on the outside really doesnt matter That’s pretty much what Dean Snell has been saying for a long time. We as golfers just need to find the one that we prefer and use it. Quote Lefties are always in their Right Mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
null Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 17 minutes ago, Tsecor said: how do you determine if this helps you score better? Still haven't seen that answer and I doubt anyone can actually figure that out. Opinions are one thing but id like to see someone quantify it somehow. I tend to agree this may be best practice but actually proving this is legit may not be possible. There are just too many factors on any given day. weather, greens, length of rough, fairway firmness, ect ect ect......Maybe i am ignorant. Who knows There isn't going to be one magic ball that knocks 2 strokes of your game. There is going to be a couple of balls that best fit your game. Take a few to the practice green and see which ones you like chipping and putting with the most. General rule of thumb is play the firmest ball you can tolerate because that is going to give you the best overall performance. Feel is merely feel. Marketing sells feel as spin, but that isn't the case. "Today, most golf balls go the same distance off the tee. But they are much different from 100 yards and in. I recommend playing 6 to 9 holes, from 100 yards and in. Take both balls out and hit shots from 100 yards, 70 yards, 30 yards, chips, putts. Choose the ball that your prefer for feel, spin, launch and control. Then take that ball back to the tee, and optimize your driver with todays adjustable technology, and you have a complete tee to green ball fitting. Now enjoy the game." ~ Dean Snell JohnSmalls, Tsecor, cnosil and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slater Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 I play one unless I'm testing another ball or just messing around. With that being said, I do like trying new golf balls from time to time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsecor Posted February 19, 2020 Author Share Posted February 19, 2020 41 minutes ago, jlukes said: Ignorance is bliss. Testing balls with camera systems for anything other than initial launch speed and spin is worthless. You need a radar system, outdoors, to fully capture ball flight to display aerodynamic properties and flight anomalies that may be due to poor QA. https://mygolfspy.com/most-wanted-golf-ball/ And that doesn't even take into account how different balls feel and react around the greens. ive read that article 10x and looked at those charts 500x which is probably why i have 9 different golf balls in my bag.....so many great options. I just wonder if its really costing me strokes as the article suggests. PMookie 1 Quote Golf is cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyBobby_PR Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 35 minutes ago, Tsecor said: how do you determine if this helps you score better? Still haven't seen that answer and I doubt anyone can actually figure that out. Opinions are one thing but id like to see someone quantify it somehow. I tend to agree this may be best practice but actually proving this is legit may not be possible. There are just too many factors on any given day. weather, greens, length of rough, fairway firmness, ect ect ect......Maybe i am ignorant. Who knows Results will vary by user. A Prov1 may work for my game and not for someone else’s with similar skill set and or swing speed. if you take 5 balls you are interested to the course and test them from green to tee you will find the one that works best for your game. Will one perform better for you in short game vs another but not as good with long irons? Possibly. the purpose of each person testing on the course is the one that helps them play their best. null 1 Quote Driver: PXG 0811 X+ Proto w/UST Helium 5F4 Wood: TaylorMade M5 5W w/Accra TZ5 +1/2”, TaylorMade Sim 3W w/Aldila rogue white Hybrid: PXG Gen2 22* w/AD hybrid Irons: PXG Gen3 0311T w/Nippon modus 120 Wedges: TaylorMade MG2 50*, Tiger grind 56/60 Putter: Scotty Caemeron Super Rat1 Ball: Titleist Prov1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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