Vegan_Golfer_PNW Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 Just watch what dimple inconsistencies do. vamosjackets, BIG STU, Tom the Golf Nut and 2 others 5 Quote Follow my journey to enjoying golf and going low Driver: Epic Max LS Ventus Black 6x 44.5" 3wHL: Rogue ST LS 75x Tensei AV Blue w/ xlink 7w: Apex UW 21* MMT 80S DI: Caley 01X 18* with KBS PGH Stiff plus 95g 4-AW: 0211 with KBS Tour Stiff 2.5* up 3/4" long, Soft stepped, MOI matched Wedges Zipcore Putter: L.A.B. Directed Force 2.1 69*/35" in blue Ball: TBD Shot Tracking: Bag: Vessel VLX 2.0 Grip: Lamkin Sonar + Midsize My Reviews: Caley 01X Driving Iron Review 2023 Max Swing Speed Training and Speed Progress: Current Speed 120 in the MGS Speed Challenge (updated 3/15/23) TAIII #2 Review here: TAIII Impact #2 Putter ) Zipcore Tour Rack 54/full and 58/mid (review here) 0211 2019 Unofficial Review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiddy1Smitty Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Wow, never would have guessed the effects could be that severe. Definitely never something I have considered before. I would think all the major brands have decent QC, but hell this makes you think twice about grabbing some cheap balls off the rack. Vegan_Golfer_PNW 1 Quote Bogie is the new par Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveP043 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 This might be the most important part: Quote Using some unique creations from R&D I'm sure they can design some dimple patterns that will ALWAYS have huge curves, while being barely detectable to a casual glance. This is a demonstration, not really proof of much of anything. Quote Irons Titleist T200, AMT Red stiff Rogue SubZero, GD YS-Six X T22 54 and 58 wedges 7-wood 5-wood B60 G5i putter Right handed Reston, Virginia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG STU Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 On 12/14/2020 at 11:52 AM, rbsiedsc said: Just watch what dimple inconsistencies do. LOL that ball flight looks like when we used to get hold of some dead or out of round balata balls DaveP043 1 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...
DaveP043 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 4 minutes ago, BIG STU said: LOL that ball flight looks like when we used to get hold of some dead or out of round balata balls Heck, go to any lower-priced driving range, there are always a few old balls like that. I like the ones where I see it change curvature direction 4 or 5 different times during the flight. tony@CIC and BIG STU 1 1 Quote Irons Titleist T200, AMT Red stiff Rogue SubZero, GD YS-Six X T22 54 and 58 wedges 7-wood 5-wood B60 G5i putter Right handed Reston, Virginia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Middler Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 29 minutes ago, DaveP043 said: Heck, go to any lower-priced driving range, there are always a few old balls like that. I like the ones where I see it change curvature direction 4 or 5 different times during the flight. I don't see it often and only on a driving range, but it is truly bizarre when it happens. Since paint is one of the significant variables to golf ball quality, I'd imagine dimple depth/shape irregularities could be a factor, though not to the extent the video shows (they're not suggesting any manufacturer is that bad, just that an imperceptible difference can have a dramatic effect). BIG STU 1 Quote Titleist TSR2 11° HZRDUS Red CB 50 6.0 w Lamkin UTx Midsize Titleist TSR2 16.5º HZRDUS Red 60 CB 6.0 & TSR2 21º HZRDUS Black 4G 70 6.0 w Lamkin UTx Midsize Mizuno JPX923 HMP 4-GW, T22 54.12WS, T22 58.04DC w Lamkin ST+2 Hybrid Midsize Evnroll EV5.3 Maxfli Tour & ProV1 Ping Pioneer - MGI Zip Navigator AT Payntr X 002 LE, Ecco Biom C4, Payntr X 001 F (Mesh) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siamese Moose Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 That was fun to watch, thanks for posting it! Quote Moose, my cat, is Siamese Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG STU Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Middler said: I don't see it often and only on a driving range, but it is truly bizarre when it happens. Since paint is one of the significant variables to golf ball quality, I'd imagine dimple depth/shape irregularities could be a factor, though not to the extent the video shows (they're not suggesting any manufacturer is that bad, just that an imperceptible difference can have a dramatic effect). You are dead on it about paint--- That is why refurbished balls are supposed to me marked "refurbished" if they have been painted. Also Refurbished balls are not legal for stipulated play. Even slight painting will alter the dimple depth etc that the ball was submitted and approved with by the USGA. And I have seen some funky flight with balls marked Refurbished. 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...
Buffly Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 On 12/14/2020 at 8:52 AM, rbsiedsc said: Just watch what dimple inconsistencies do. I always wondered where "Practice" balls came from!?! 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...
storm319 Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 On 12/18/2020 at 11:24 AM, DaveP043 said: This might be the most important part: I'm sure they can design some dimple patterns that will ALWAYS have huge curves, while being barely detectable to a casual glance. This is a demonstration, not really proof of much of anything. Additionally, I doubt a ball with a dimple depth discrepancy drastic enough to do that would pass the USGA symmetry test. This video is exaggerated well beyond any realistic manufacturing tolerance. Quote TS2 9.5 909F2 15.5 690.CB 3-PW Vokey SM5 50, 56 Works Versa 1W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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