550025KV Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 Wonder if MGS ever did a review on matte finish balls vs a traditional finish. I found a matte finish Callaway ball and can't help but think the "drag" on a matte finish would impede distance. What's the attraction? Quote Mav SubZ 9° Mav SubZ 14.5° Mav SubZ 16° Mav 4hy Apex CF19 5- AW Hogan Equalizer 54° Cleveland 58° Odyssey StrokeLab 7s TaylorMade TP5x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russtopherb Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 There's a longish segment on an older NPG episode about disadvantages of playing matte balls. https://mygolfspy.com/warning-are-you-playing-this-golf-ball-noputtsgiven-38/ GregGarner 1 Quote In my carry bag: ST-X 10.5* Kai'li Blue R Flex ST-Z 15* Kai/li Blue R Flex ST-Z 4h Linq Blue R Flex Launcher 5h Launcher CBX 6i-PW CBX 54* & 58* Huntington Beach #10 e12 Contact CURRENTLY TESTING - Mizuno Long Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gusset Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 One of the MGS ball test summaries noted that when wet, a matte ball has "significantly" lower spin (or similar wording), but the overall test report didn't provide numbers, so I don't know what "significant" means. I've also seen a post by a MGS member with a launch monitor that shared methodology and numbers from his own testing of wet/dry glossy/matte balls...I didn't see great problems with his test process, and his results consistently had the opposite trend. So I don't know what to think. I use matte because I like the reduced glare at address. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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