Chip Strokes Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 (edited) hey everyone, i’m new around here and also new to golf. i picked the game up two months ago after years of nagging from my father. turn out quarantine cabin fever will lead a man to try new things. i currently play noodles because they’re cheap (read free) because a lawyer that i do business with gets his firm’s name stamped on everything humanly possible. as i get deeper into the game (fittings, lessons, etc) i want to be sure that everything i’m gaming is right for me. about my swing and how i hit the ball : ive got 135 club head speed on my driver, 105-110 on my 7 iron. i put a lot of spin on the ball and am actually a decent wedge player around the green for being so new. id love to hear everyone’s recommendations. pics attached bc i know that my swing speeds don’t correlate with being so new to the game. i’ve been on forums enough to know “pics or it didn’t happen” Edited September 2, 2020 by Chip Strokes spelling Quote SIM2 8º | KuroKage XD 70TX SIM 3W 14º | Fujikura Atmos Black Tour Spec 9TX SIM2 5W 18º | Fujikura Ventus Black 10X U500 2i | Fujikura Ventus HB Black 10TX T100 4-PW | Dynamic Gold X7 SM6 52* SM8 56* SM8 60* | Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 DW | BGT Stability Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommc23 Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Honestly I think the what worked best for me was I bought sleeves of a lot of balls and found out through playing what worked best for me. This is how I landed on the Srixon Q star XV and I love how I hit it and how well I am able to play it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Strokes Posted September 2, 2020 Author Share Posted September 2, 2020 2 minutes ago, tommc23 said: Honestly I think the what worked best for me was I bought sleeves of a lot of balls and found out through playing what worked best for me. This is how I landed on the Srixon Q star XV and I love how I hit it and how well I am able to play it. thanks Tom, that seems like a pretty good way to weed out what does and doesn’t work for me. i’ll check out the Srixons as well. Quote SIM2 8º | KuroKage XD 70TX SIM 3W 14º | Fujikura Atmos Black Tour Spec 9TX SIM2 5W 18º | Fujikura Ventus Black 10X U500 2i | Fujikura Ventus HB Black 10TX T100 4-PW | Dynamic Gold X7 SM6 52* SM8 56* SM8 60* | Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 DW | BGT Stability Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolan220 Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 5 minutes ago, tommc23 said: Honestly I think the what worked best for me was I bought sleeves of a lot of balls and found out through playing what worked best for me. This is how I landed on the Srixon Q star XV and I love how I hit it and how well I am able to play it. this is what I did too, I would try couple of different balls out to see what I liked and then when a new ball came around like the bridgestone tour B RX , I tried them, bridgestone does the vfit I believe where you can upload a slow motion video of your swing and they recommend a ball for you. It seems like there are so many different ball lines for each company that if you want something soft or firm or in between you can find it Quote Speedzone Driver Tensei AV Blue or G400 SFT 10. KBS TD 50 Category 3 shaft King Speedzone Black Yellow Fairway 3 wood Tensei AV Blue 65 F9 SpeedBack Black Grey Fairway 5 Wood ATMOS Tour Spec Blue 7 shaft T300 4i-GW - Tensei AV Blue AM2 Regular Flex or JPX 900 Hot Metal 5 - GW Project X Lz 4.5 Regular Flex Graphite Glide 2.0 SS Wedges 54 & 58 TP Red White Ardmore Putter - BGT Stability Tour Black shaft Precision Pro NX7 range finder Ultralight Cart Bag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springveldt Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 (edited) With that speed and being new to the game, I'd buy the cheapest balls possible as you are going to be losing them by the box. I'd wait until you are striking the ball more efficiently to even consider what is the correct ball. Edited September 2, 2020 by Springveldt Vegan_Golfer_PNW and tommc23 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Strokes Posted September 2, 2020 Author Share Posted September 2, 2020 4 minutes ago, Springveldt said: With that speed and being new to the game, I'd buy the cheapest balls possible as you are going to be losing them by the box. I'd wait until you are striking the ball more efficiently to even consider what is the correct ball. i was considering using LostGolfBalls.com to do my “testing“ for exactly this reason. Quote SIM2 8º | KuroKage XD 70TX SIM 3W 14º | Fujikura Atmos Black Tour Spec 9TX SIM2 5W 18º | Fujikura Ventus Black 10X U500 2i | Fujikura Ventus HB Black 10TX T100 4-PW | Dynamic Gold X7 SM6 52* SM8 56* SM8 60* | Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 DW | BGT Stability Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlH Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 At this point in your learning curve, I wouldn't worry too much about what ball to be playing. Play whatever balls you find on the course and the free balls you're getting. for free while you learn to play the game. Honestly, until you're striking the ball somewhat consistently, it won't make a whole heck of a lot of difference whether you're playing a Noodle or a ProV1. It's a lot less painful losing a free ball than one that costs $4.00. tommc23 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...
dlow206 Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 11 hours ago, Chip Strokes said: hey everyone, i’m new around here and also new to golf. i picked the game up two months ago after years of nagging from my father. turn out quarantine cabin fever will lead a man to try new things. i currently play noodles because they’re cheap (read free) because a lawyer that i do business with gets his firm’s name stamped on everything humanly possible. as i get deeper into the game (fittings, lessons, etc) i want to be sure that everything i’m gaming is right for me. about my swing and how i hit the ball : ive got 135 club head speed on my driver, 105-110 on my 7 iron. i put a lot of spin on the ball and am actually a decent wedge player around the green for being so new. id love to hear everyone’s recommendations. pics attached bc i know that my swing speeds don’t correlate with being so new to the game. i’ve been on forums enough to know “pics or it didn’t happen” Sorry, off the main topic, but how far do you hit your driver. I am just curious, but I see the clubhead speed is high, but the smash factor is low, and the loft is like a 6 or 7 iron. Quote Follow my golf journey to break into the 80s Tester for the Titleist TSi Driver Spring 2020 MGS Tester for the Fujikura Motore X Shaft Updated 07/15/2022 Driver: Rogue St Max LS - Autoflex Fairway Woods: Rogue Max St 3HL and 7 Wood Irons: JPX 921 Hot Metal 5 to AW - Aerotech Steelfiber i95 Stiff parallel tip Wedges: Glide 4.0 54 and 58 Putter: PLD Custom Kushin 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Strokes Posted September 3, 2020 Author Share Posted September 3, 2020 (edited) 9 minutes ago, dlow206 said: Sorry, off the main topic, but how far do you hit your driver. I am just curious, but I see the clubhead speed is high, but the smash factor is low, and the loft is like a 6 or 7 iron. i’m working with my club fitter on getting a driver that will work for me. the bad numbers on that table are due to my driver having a shaft that i have no business swinging. when i square one up and time the crazy whip from my driver right, they carry 330-340. i get next to no run though because the ball flight is way too high. more often than not i get an ungodly amount of side spin and hit a mile high ballooning drive off to the right Edited September 3, 2020 by Chip Strokes Quote SIM2 8º | KuroKage XD 70TX SIM 3W 14º | Fujikura Atmos Black Tour Spec 9TX SIM2 5W 18º | Fujikura Ventus Black 10X U500 2i | Fujikura Ventus HB Black 10TX T100 4-PW | Dynamic Gold X7 SM6 52* SM8 56* SM8 60* | Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 DW | BGT Stability Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuka44 Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 I would go along with everything that has been said here. At this point I wouldn't worry too much about the ball. As you improve you might not want to use balls that are 6$ a dozen. That being said I still don't play Pro V1's or Srixon Z-Stars, I play middle of the road 3 piece balls, Bridgestone E12, Q-Stars, and actually now I'm going to try the Maxfi's tour ball, which was 34 a dozen but because of a special 2 for 50$, and a 20 off rewards code, I'm getting them for 20$ a dozen. They have all seemed to play about the same for me. My request would be that you(and everyone else for that matter) use a ball that you are "comfortable" losing. Use a ball that if you know it is just 3-4 feet into the weeds, but you don't find it with a quick visual observation, since you are going to have to take a stroke to move it and play your next shot anyways, that it is a ball (the cost of which) doesn't compel you to spend 6-7 minutes looking for it. I am not rich but I use balls that given the number I am likely to lose in a round, that if my ball in the weeds doesn't jump out at me, I simply drop the spare in my pocket, take my stroke, and play on. Quote Driver: Cobra King Speedzone Irons: Mavrik 4-GW Wedges: CG-14 56 & RTX 52 Putter: Scottsdale Wolverine Woods: Gigagolf 3W, 2H, 3H Ball: Srixon Z-Star XV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrawberryShortCake Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 When first starting to play you are going to lose a lot of balls. Buy something that is in your price range and can afford to be lost. I would suggest srixon middle of the range balls. I was playing pro v 1s for a long time until I tried the srixon balls. I got the same performance from a cheaper ball. Try playing the soft feels for a while to see if you like them and the Qstar and the Zstar are also great balls and the price is good. Stuka44 1 Quote Driver: Rogue Sub Zero 9* stiff Wood: Tight Lies TI 3 wood stiff Hybrid: XR 3 19 deg stiff Irons: JPX 900 Tour std loft/lie Wedges: 52,56,60 Putter: #7 Red Ball: Q-Star 12.9 Handicap Comox Valley, B.C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukieAtTheLinks Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 You're fast enough that all of the premium balls will function for you, I would go https://www.lostgolfballs.com/, and look at getting you'd like to try. For me personally, I feel Pro-V1s, TP5s, Srixon, Bridgestone and Snell have always been great. It comes down to which ball presents what you want from it. Are you looking for distance solely, feel, spin, a certain ball flight etc Quote Current Bag Driver / 9.5 TS2 Hzrdus Smoke Yellow 65G 3-Wood / 15 Hybrids / 16 Taylor Made Rescue regular shaft / 19 Ping G25 regular shaft Irons / 5-PW AP2 Titleist irons Irons Wedges / M4 AW wedge, Vokey SM7 54 degree Putter / Taylor Made Spider Bay Area Handicap is an 8. I play right-handed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffly Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 The ball I recommend is the SQUARE ball. It is great off the tee but, it can be tricky on the greens. KurtActual and GregGarner 2 Quote Golf is simple - people are complicated. 5w Taylormade SLDR S 19* - 220yd, Ping G2 5-U - 190-105, Maltby M+ 54* & MG 60* - 95-75, Evnroll ER8, Titleist 816 H1 4h 21*, Maltby 4 Hybrid Iron 24* - 210-200, Callaway XR16 8* - 235 carry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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