Buffly 487 Posted September 16, 2020 Author Share Posted September 16, 2020 20 minutes ago, BIG STU said: I will throw my hat into the ring so to speak. This subject like golf can be subjective. A lot depends on the type of putter as in insert or non insert. A lot of it depends on a players feel. In my case I putt with older putters mostly designed in the days of Balata. I am also a feel and instinctive putter. For me the best feel off a non insert putter is the Cally Super Soft or the Srixon Soft Feel. Like others have said the Wilson Do Over seems clicky off of any putter. Pro V I can putt with but have to adjust the same with Vice and Snell. Right now because we have either won or placed in Dog Fights I have an abundance of Soft Feels and Super Softs. Now last week I ended up with a dozen Q Star Tours and have yet to try them. I am going to wait until I am able to swing well again before trying them. But in a nutshell different balls react differently with different putters and different folks Thanks @BIG STU because you explained a key component in putting that does make a difference - player feedback. I have an old slotted Ping Anser I game from time to time - I will keep your soft ball recommendation in mind for it. 1 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 post
Buffly 487 Posted September 16, 2020 Author Share Posted September 16, 2020 @BIG STU @Chip Strokes @Tsmithjr9 Evnroll responded to my inquiry with a very interesting response: "'As far as consistency you want a golf ball that is balanced. Usually softer golf balls are more influenced by the surface contact on the putter face (grooves) and their starting line is less effected by the face angle compared to a harder golf ball." This fascinates me in respect to picking a ball softness/hardness based on your stroke. If your path is generally good but, the face might not be square at impact then a softer ball will start closer to the target line in relation to club path. Alternatively, a square face at impact with a stroke that is crossing the target line would benefit more from a harder ball. Am I interpreting that right? Additionally, does that mean Evnroll grooves work best with a softer ball? (Btw: I already knew a balanced ball rolls truest) 1 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 post
Firebird 302 Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 17 hours ago, Buffly said: I did have a similar concern about ball quality with cheaper balls - good thought. It's one main reason I play better balls. I am less concerned about the $30-35 price range as the sub $30 balls. In the good old days when I was on a single digit handicap I generally played a tour ball however today as I am slowly getting over my illness and my swing is slowly getting back to how it used to be I find the Costco balls excellent. If I am playing match play or in the club champs I will sometimes switch to Seed 001's - https://seedgolf.com/pages/compare - which feel and have similar performance to a Pro v1 but at 60-65% the price $3.25 AUD . The covers on the Costco ball do mark up but at $1.75 AUD per ball I simply use a new one every round. 1 Quote Callaway Epic Flash 9 Degree Callaway Big Bertha Fusion 3 wood 15 Degree Callaway Epic Hybrid 18 Degree Callaway Steelhead Pro 4-AW Irons Cleveland 54 Degree Wedge Steel Shaft Recoil Graphite Shafts in all Callaway Clubs Callaway Big Bertha Putter - for when it is wet La Jolla Putter with Flat Car Grip. Preferred ball - Currently Costco Kirkland Performance 3 Piece but Seed 001 is preferred. Link to post
cnosil 14,651 Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 6 hours ago, BIG STU said: I will throw my hat into the ring so to speak. This subject like golf can be subjective. A lot depends on the type of putter as in insert or non insert. A lot of it depends on a players feel. In my case I putt with older putters mostly designed in the days of Balata. I am also a feel and instinctive putter. For me the best feel off a non insert putter is the Cally Super Soft or the Srixon Soft Feel. Like others have said the Wilson Do Over seems clicky off of any putter. Pro V I can putt with but have to adjust the same with Vice and Snell. Right now because we have either won or placed in Dog Fights I have an abundance of Soft Feels and Super Softs. Now last week I ended up with a dozen Q Star Tours and have yet to try them. I am going to wait until I am able to swing well again before trying them. But in a nutshell different balls react differently with different putters and different folks I agree with you on inserts, face thickness, and milling patterns will influence ball speed off the face and that a ball will react and feel different when switching putters. I interpreted the original question being about whether the same putter would cause different balls to go different distances with the same stroke. You discussion of feel (sound) the ball makes may influence how we as a player stroke the ball which could influence distance. Perhaps if I had a robot do the testing, I might see some slight but insignificant differences. But as a player those difference probably become meaningless since even the best putters in the world have a fairly larger dispersion pattern for putts. The image below is the dispersion pattern of a PGA professional hitting 20 foot putts from the same spot. If this is how the best players in the world miss, I don't think a different ball will have a significant impact. 6 Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: TS3 15* set to 16.5* w/Project X Hzardous Smoke Hybrids: 816H1 19* set at 18* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 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: 588 54-14, 58-12 Putter: Ten S Backups: 6330, ER2.2, Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to post
Buffly 487 Posted September 17, 2020 Author Share Posted September 17, 2020 Snell golf responded: " Hey Tim, thanks for the great question. So this can be a very complicated and in depth topic. I will try to keep it brief and cover a few basics…. Putting can have variations based off putter/ball combos. So for example a metal face putter and surlyn ball (both harder) would roll out further than a urethane ball or a putter with a softer face insert. This difference could be as much as a couple feet on 30+ ft putt. Now when it comes to urethane ball vs another brand urethane ball with the same putter, differences would be small (likely only a couple inches at most). Different models would have slightly different urethane thickness, durometer (hardness), and something called “flex modulus” (getting above my pay grade here, lol). In our case the MTB Black vs MTB-X would have nearly zero differences as they have the same exact cover. The X is a firmer overall model so on a perfect surface with robot putter, ball could roll out fractions more but no way noticeable with a human. Thicker, softer cover models like say the Chrome Soft by Callaway may roll out fractions less on the same 30 ft putt. To be clear we are now talking a couple inches or less on 30+. Hope that helps!" Thanks to Snell for helping out. 1 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 post
cnosil 14,651 Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 Snell golf responded: " Hey Tim, thanks for the great question. So this can be a very complicated and in depth topic. I will try to keep it brief and cover a few basics…. Putting can have variations based off putter/ball combos. So for example a metal face putter and surlyn ball (both harder) would roll out further than a urethane ball or a putter with a softer face insert. This difference could be as much as a couple feet on 30+ ft putt. Now when it comes to urethane ball vs another brand urethane ball with the same putter, differences would be small (likely only a couple inches at most). Different models would have slightly different urethane thickness, durometer (hardness), and something called “flex modulus” (getting above my pay grade here, lol). In our case the MTB Black vs MTB-X would have nearly zero differences as they have the same exact cover. The X is a firmer overall model so on a perfect surface with robot putter, ball could roll out fractions more but no way noticeable with a human. Thicker, softer cover models like say the Chrome Soft by Callaway may roll out fractions less on the same 30 ft putt. To be clear we are now talking a couple inches or less on 30+. Hope that helps!" Thanks to Snell for helping out. So basically no difference that a player should be concerned with especially when looking at normal dispersion patterns. 4 Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: TS3 15* set to 16.5* w/Project X Hzardous Smoke Hybrids: 816H1 19* set at 18* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 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: 588 54-14, 58-12 Putter: Ten S Backups: 6330, ER2.2, Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to post
Buffly 487 Posted September 17, 2020 Author Share Posted September 17, 2020 9 minutes ago, cnosil said: So basically no difference that a player should be concerned with especially when looking at normal dispersion patterns. The comment on putter type was revealing to show that does matter. I'm glad the tour ball differences are negligible because I play multiple brands and models through a round. 1 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 post
jlukes 12,768 Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 Part of the reason I switched back to the Tour B X after gaming the X S for 2 rounds was because I was leaving everything short with the putter. Just couldn't get a good feel for distance control with the X S Quote In my BR-D4 Stand Bag G410 LST 9* VA Nemesys 65X G410 LST 14.5* Tour AD DI 7X ZU85 18* Tour AD 95X 818 H2 20* Tour AD DI 85X MP20 HMB 4 Tour AD 95X JPX 919 Tour 5-9 Oban CT 115 X(-) Vokey SM7 46F - 54S - 59D ER2 Tour B X Link to post
cnosil 14,651 Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 The comment on putter type was revealing to show that does matter. I'm glad the tour ball differences are negligible because I play multiple brands and models through a round. I knew putters mattered having hit all the putters during most wanted testing. Some putter have hit faces and some not so hit. Reminded me of a story from Sean Toulon that I read on another forum. He gotTiger to try one of his putters. Tiger rolled a few putts handed it back to him and said it was a nice putter but it didn’t roll the ball the right distance. Basically tiger had developed a specific feel/stroke to roll the ball a specific distance and since the putter didn’t do that, he wouldn’t consider the putter. We amateurs generally don’t consider that when switching putters; we call it an adjustment period to get used to the new putter. We adapt for a while and the settle back into what we know which causes poor performance and the desire to switch putters. We should fit the putter to our stroke and not our stroke to the putter. While there are little difference off the putter, there will be different ball performance as we work through the irons and wedges. Probably less with the driver. Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: TS3 15* set to 16.5* w/Project X Hzardous Smoke Hybrids: 816H1 19* set at 18* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 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: 588 54-14, 58-12 Putter: Ten S Backups: 6330, ER2.2, Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to post
Buffly 487 Posted September 17, 2020 Author Share Posted September 17, 2020 1 hour ago, cnosil said: Tiger rolled a few putts handed it back to him and said it was a nice putter but it didn’t roll the ball the right distance. That's fantastically hilarious! Great insights. The more "fitting" comes up, it becomes evident the clubs are fit to the player and not the other way around. Putting seems to be the most sensitive in that respect. Thanks again for the contribution! 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 post
Buffly 487 Posted September 17, 2020 Author Share Posted September 17, 2020 2 hours ago, jlukes said: Part of the reason I switched back to the Tour B X after gaming the X S for 2 rounds was because I was leaving everything short with the putter. Just couldn't get a good feel for distance control with the X S That's fascinating! I'm not a fan of the S Bridgestone balls from my time in the course with them. I prefer the lower spin of the others. 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 post
cnosil 14,651 Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Buffly said: The more "fitting" comes up, it becomes evident the clubs are fit to the player and not the other way around. Putting seems to be the most sensitive in that respect. Exactly. fitting yourself to the clubs can be done and people do it all the time. We buy clubs and go to the course or range and then learn how to hit them. People ask all the time about how long it takes to break in the clubs. Properly fit clubs work pretty much out of the gate because they fit your swing. 1 Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: TS3 15* set to 16.5* w/Project X Hzardous Smoke Hybrids: 816H1 19* set at 18* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 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: 588 54-14, 58-12 Putter: Ten S Backups: 6330, ER2.2, Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to post
Buffly 487 Posted September 20, 2020 Author Share Posted September 20, 2020 @cnosil and others, Ping responded as well where fitting comes up again: "Thank you for your email. Different balls will not have a different roll if you have the correct loft on your putter. The feel of the face will feel different from ball to ball, but if you are fit properly and you have the correct dynamic loft at impact, roll will not change." 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 post
greggarner 550 Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 On 9/17/2020 at 4:11 PM, Buffly said: I'm not a fan of the S Bridgestone balls from my time in the course with them. I prefer the lower spin of the others. Lower spin on the AVX, sure, but not TP5x or ProV1x. Quote Driver: Epic Flash Subzero 9* with HZDRUS Smoke stiff 4-wood: Mavrik Subzero (16.5*) with Aldila Rogue White 130 MSI X 2-hybrid: GAPR Lo with stock KBS Hybrid 80g stiff 3i-PW: i210 blue dot, Power Spec, with TT DG S300 hard-stepped 50*, 54*, 60* SM7 TT DG S200 Putter: Redwood Piper 0* Ball: Z STAR XV (but I'm not just going to leave a perfectly good ProV1/x laying around...) Bag: Hoofer (2018) in black/white/copper Using to keep track of my shots All clubs RH Tested: D7 Forged 3i-PW, KBS Tour-V 110S - Official Review Link to post
Buffly 487 Posted September 23, 2020 Author Share Posted September 23, 2020 6 hours ago, greggarner said: Lower spin on the AVX, sure, but not TP5x or ProV1x. The TP5X and ProV1X balls spin considerably lower than their counterparts off the driver for me. I'm not/wasn't referring to irons or wedges, my apologies. 1 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 post
BIG STU 7,176 Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 On 9/16/2020 at 3:07 PM, Buffly said: I have thought about buying balls but it seems so wasteful when I have thousands of free ones other than the cost of batteries for my flashlight. If I did buy a ball then it would probably be the AVX, TP5x or ProV1x in that order. But, if I had to pay then I would consider the Snell brand. Can tell you from experience that the Snell ball performs as good if not better than any of the major brands. If I was buying new balls Snell would be my choice Quote Driver Homna G1- X Stock Homna Regular shaft 4 wood Adams Tight Lies 5 wood Adams Tight Lies 24* Hybrid Adams A 10-OS Pro Launch Red R Irons 5 thru PW 1980 Macgregor VIP Hogan Apex #2 shafts SW- Wilson Staff JP II 56* shaft unknown Putter 1997 Santa Fe rusty as heck Link to post
HardcoreLooper 5,110 Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 1 hour ago, BIG STU said: Can tell you from experience that the Snell ball performs as good if not better than any of the major brands. If I was buying new balls Snell would be my choice Seconded. If I weren't able to get my hands on Srixon Z-Star XVs even cheaper, I'd still be playing Snell MTB-X. 1 Quote What's in the bag: Driver - F8 - Aldila NV Blue 60 ( S ) 3 Wood (16*) - F8 - Aldila NV Blue 60 ( S ) 4 Wood (17*) - Big Bertha S2H2 - RCH 90 "Firm" 4i - PW - D7 Forged - Recoil 760 ( S ) GW - LW - F8 - N.S. Pro Modus3 Tour105 ( S ) Putter - Craz-e Bag - 2.5 (Black) Ball - Z-Star XV Instagram - @hardcorelooper Twitter - @meovino Facebook - mike.eovino Link to post
Buffly 487 Posted September 30, 2020 Author Share Posted September 30, 2020 @HardcoreLooper & @BIG STU I will keep the Snell MTB (x) in mind. I don't get much chance to game them because I play what I find. I find more ProV1&(x) balls than any other tour ball by at least 3 to 1. I think I have found 2 or 3 Snell balls in 4000+. 1 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 post
RobbyT 48 Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 I haven't noticed any difference other than feel. Quote G 10* Driver King F7 3&4 Hybrids JPX 900 Forged P-4 Irons Kirkland Signature 52*&56* Wedges Corza Ghost Putter Tour B RXS Link to post
jb0330 244 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 I can't afford to pick one ball. I don't pay for golf balls - I play what I find. I'm lucky that I find dozens of tour balls but, they are a variety of models and years. I used to be in the same boat until I found lostgolfballs.com. I found a ball that I like and just buy from them. Every once in a while they have crazy sales on Pro Vs and I jump to those. I currently use NXT Tours but with TXGs recent review of the Maxfli Tours sold at Dick’s I have really been thinking about trying them. 2 dozen for 50$ is a steal! In my opinion Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote 2020 TESTER Ben Hogan UiHi 18* Utility Iron Driver: - Anser - 8.5* - Fujikara Red Blur 005 XStiff - Standard L/L 3W: - SQ Sumo - Mitsubishi Rayon Diamana Stiff - Standard L/L Hybrid 3: - Machspeed - UST Mamiya AXIVCore XStiff -Standard L/L Irons: - Idea Black CB3 4-GW - KBS Tour Stiff+ - Standard L/L Wedges: - Vokey 52*, 54*, 60* - True Temper Wedge - Standard L/L Putter: - Versa Blade - 35in Ball: NXT Tour Bag: - Ultra Light Cart Bag Loc: USA/MD Handicap: 13 Link to post
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