Duke945 Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 My Golf Spy often points out that some golf balls have a small percentage that might not be usable. (Example: 3% of balls might have off center cores or concentricity issues). Presumably a PGA golfer would never use one of these balls. But how do they know if they have a faulty ball in order not to use it? Is there a way to determine ball quality without cutting them open??? Quote Driver: Calloway Maverick @10 degrees 3 wood: Calloway Maverick/3 hybrid: Taylor Made/4-gap: Srixon ZX5/SW: 56 degree TM SB-12/Putter: Odyssey White Hot Link to comment
cnosil Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 1 hour ago, Duke945 said: My Golf Spy often points out that some golf balls have a small percentage that might not be usable. (Example: 3% of balls might have off center cores or concentricity issues). Presumably a PGA golfer would never use one of these balls. But how do they know if they have a faulty ball in order not to use it? Is there a way to determine ball quality without cutting them open??? x-ray, epsom salts, check go device. Kenny B 1 Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: TS3 15* w/Project X Hzardous Smoke Hybrids: 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: 54/12D, 60/8M w/:Accra iWedge 90 Graphite Putter: Sacks Parente MC 3 Stripe Backup Putters: Milled Collection RSX 2, mFGP2, Futura 5W, TM-180 Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment
Snakster Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 My assumption is that the ones that fly off into the woods are the bad ones. Kenny B, lshines, excourse and 2 others 2 3 Quote Link to comment
Brinkie Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 All these years blaming the equipment for my scores and thanks to MGS I finally have data to back it up!!! lshines and cnosil 2 Quote Golf without a cigar has not been a good use of time. Link to comment
Hook DeLoft Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 Serious answer: I don’t think you can. Joking answer: If you miss a putt, the ball is faulty. Quote 14 of the following: Ping G430 Max 10.5 degree Callaway 2023 Big Bertha 3 wood set to 17 degrees Cobra F9 Speedback 7/8 wood set at 23.5 degrees Callaway Epic Max 11 wood Ping Eye 2 BeCu 2-SW Mizuno 923 JPX HM HL 6-GW Hogan sand wedge 56 degree bent to 53 Maltby M Series+ 54 degree Ping Glide 3.0 Eye2 58 degree Ping Glide 3.0 60 degree Evnroll ER2 Ping Sigma 2 Anser Cheap Top Flite mallet putter from Dick's, currently holding down first place in the bag TaylorMade Mini Spider Bridgestone XS Link to comment
Middler Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 You can if you have the equipment and knowledge Tony has https://mygolfspy.com/mygolfspy-ball-lab/ Almost no amateur could justify that. And if it was easy to tell, all amateurs would be “testing” and ball makers would be faced with more complaints, maybe forcing them to improve. That said, most modern balls are probably (way) more consistent than previous generations even if there are some outliers. The irony is the ball makers e.g. Titleist, TM, Callaway etc. sort out the bad ones for the PGA players, they never see them so they don’t have to measure. The factory quality tolerances (that the rest of us buy) are looser than those that are given to touring pros. 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
TR1PTIK Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 When it comes to the Pros, they are supplied balls directly from the manufacturer, and in some cases, specially designed balls not available to the consumer. This is totally presumptive on my part, but I'd wager that these balls being sent out undergo a slightly more stringent QA process. Or, they may undergo the same QA process, but only those in the upper percentile are packaged for tour use. Otherwise, I'd suggest X-ray or epsom salts like @cnosil mentioned above. I don't personally care for the check-go device though, and my reasoning is simple. The science may be perfectly sound, but I don't believe you can build in the tolerances required for a truly effective product at just $30. I know there are plenty of golfers who use the device and swear by it, but I wouldn't touch it with a 10' pole, and I think it's something well worth a look by the MGS team. EDIT: I'd love for MGS to prove me wrong. cnosil 1 Quote Driver: ST190 9.5* Fujikura Atmos Blue 5S Fairway Wood: ST190 15* Fujikura Atmos Blue 6S Hybrid: CLK 17* Fujikura Speeder EVO HB Irons: J40 CB (3-PW) Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 Wedges: Milled Grind 2 54* & 58* Dynamic Gold S200 Putter: Tri-Hot 5k Two 34" Bag: Players 5 Stand Bag Ball: Maxfli Tour Link to comment
Ell Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 Roll it on a level floor. If it veers off course it's defective. During the era of Nelson, Hogan, Snead and Demerit they would buy 2 dozen balls and roll them on the floor, Out of the 2 dozen only a half dozen rolled true and they still shot lights out. Sorry, but pros today are too persnickety. Quote Driver: Tommy Armour Atomic, 10.5, Senior Shaft 3 Wood: Cleveland FL, senior graphite shaft. Adams Idea A12 OS, 3,4,5,6 hybrids, 7 - sand wedge. Senior flex graphite shafts Ping Answer putter. Link to comment
Larryw Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 Floating in Epsom salt will work if you are meticulous in your marking. But unless it is a really bad ball, it is doubtful that a person will be able to see a difference caused by the ball being bad. Of course there is always the mental benefit of one less thing of concern, and we all know how mental Golf can be sometimes. Try it by finding "bad" balls and playing them to see if a difference can be noted and if so - then float your balls. Quote Tour Edge C721 Driver, Integra 45g L flex shaft BombTech 2 HW 16* BombTech 5 W Maltby KE4-Max 5 - PW, Recoil Dart 65 A flex shaft Maltby TSW-DRM 50*/54* wedges, Recoil Dart 75 R flex/spinner shaft Bettinardi Studio Stock #5 putter Link to comment
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