BH4653golf Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 Have you researched what he said about liquid center golf balls. Sounds improbable to me. What do your experts at golf b all companies say? Quote Link to comment
Shankster Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 Anything is possible, except for an electric car that charges itself… I still don’t understand how the engineers haven’t figure it out yet… it seems simple to me. Taylormade is the most recent liquid center ball that I can remember. My dad swore by them. The plastic tubes they came in and everything… I “borrowed” a sleeve one time when I was a kid… bad idea, he wasn’t thrilled. Haha. Quote Link to comment
AndySP Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 You mean this right around the 2 min mark (assuming a Twitter link is allowed). Honestly it sounds like the claim about liquid filled balls is another claim that is based on pure conjecture, but honestly I’m also not exactly sure what he is even saying. I imagine manufacturers could develop golf balls that have different characteristics—high spin or low spin—even with a liquid core. “Oncore” had developed a perimeter weighted ball and I don’t think it hung around though I believe it was deemed nin-conforming because of the metal or something. They marketed it as more forgiving though. The last ball I remember playing with a liquid core was the Titleist professional. I think some testing showed it didn’t spin any more than a pro v1, just that it was slower overall. I agree about the driver length though. Capping at 46 is only going to benefit the longest hitters more. Quote g430 lst TS2 20* hybrid, New Level PF-2: P-7; 902: 6-5 hi-toe 51* and 57* M Craft IV Link to comment
storm319 Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 He is technically correct but it was not isolated to liquid cores, all wound balls had CG closer to the center than modern solid core multilayer balls. The problem with his suggestion is that there is no realistic way to enforce a CG requirement for golf balls. The physical attributes of the ball that relate to distance that can be realistically measured already are limited by the USGA (weight, diameter, dimple symmetry). If adding more spin off the tee is the goal, the USGA would have to create some type of reactionary test under a specific set of swing variables similar to the current ODS and velocity tests. Quote TS2 9.5 909F2 15.5 690.CB 3-PW Vokey SM5 50, 56 Works Versa 1W Link to comment
MadMex Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 Back in the late 80's, while caddying for a gentleman in US Open Locals, I saw he was using Spalding Tour Edition Golf balls, saw his green shots would stop after one hop or spin back. He did not make it past locals but gave e a dozen of them as a thank you. My swing was a lot younger then, I hit 3 of them onto a par 3, the 3 Tour Editions were ALL a minimum of 5 yards past the 3 Titleist Balatas I had hit. So, now that I set the scene or bored you, could it be that by switching to wound balls it would roll the distance back and maybe decrease spin ? Quote DRIVER: Cobra F-8 set at 10.5, Aldila NV 2KXV Blue 60 (R) 44 1/2 " 3 & 5 WOOD: Callaway XR-16, Fujikura Speeder Evolution 565 Red (R) IRONS 5-SW: PING G-700, 2 upright, std loft Alta CB (R) + 1/2" HYBRID 3-4: PING G-410, 1 upright, Alta CB 70 Red (R) + 1/2" PUTTER: Byron Experimental GSS Link to comment
Hook DeLoft Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 I don’t know how you would do it, but I am convinced that a ball that spins more the harder it is hit would stop the increases in distance. If you hit a ball with 130 mph club head speed and it spins at 4000 rpm or more, you will see pro players dialing it back to keep the ball on the golf course. 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
storm319 Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 9 hours ago, Hook DeLoft said: I don’t know how you would do it, but I am convinced that a ball that spins more the harder it is hit would stop the increases in distance. If you hit a ball with 130 mph club head speed and it spins at 4000 rpm or more, you will see pro players dialing it back to keep the ball on the golf course. That is not universally possible as spin is primarily based on angle of attack and strike location (speed can exaggerate these but given optimal club delivery it won’t have much of a direct effect on spin). The best the USGA would be able to do is set spin minimums based on specific sets of less than optimal swing variables in order to further punish poor strikes however OEMs could make club adjustments to adapt to the new optimal. Quote TS2 9.5 909F2 15.5 690.CB 3-PW Vokey SM5 50, 56 Works Versa 1W Link to comment
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