heavygolffeels Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 Usually 0. Quote GARSEN GRIP TESTER Driver: PING G400 MAX, Ventus Blue 6x Woods: COBRA F6 Baffler AD DI 8S Hybrid: CALLAWAY Apex Pro, Ventus Blue 8s Irons: SRIXON ZX5 mk2 5-6, ZX7 mk2 7-PW, Modus 120x Wedges: EDEL 50 C grind, 54 V grind, CLEVELAND 60 RTX6 Low Putter: YES Abbie! Link to comment
Golf2Much Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 I'm in the camp of looking a ball once every three or four rounds. Likely the only upside of getting older and loosing distance! And that's our course in Key West with narrow fairways, lots of water and carries over mangroves. Given it's a typical resort destination golf course, it's not inexpensive and visitors playing it are not likely to be playing with Top Flight balls (no disrespect to Top Flight). Needless to say, there's a plethora of high end balls to be found. Since it's been my home course for over 15 years, I know the less than desirable places where people hit errant golf balls. I'll pick up 3-6 a round and give them to my playing partners to keep them supplied. Recently I traded a dozen found Srixon Feel Soft balls for a box of new ProV's. Nice trade! About once a month my golf bag gets heavy and I do a purge of golf balls. About once a quarter the "stash" of balls reaches critical mass and my wife pushes me to get rid of them. That's good for my playing partners and I will off load a dozen or two to each of them. Then the hording cycle starts again! Quote Ping G430 Max driver 10.5 degrees with an Alta Quick45 gram senior shaft Callaway Epic 3 wood, Project X Evenflow Green 45 gram senior shaft Callaway GBB Epic Heavenwood, with a Mitsubishi Diamana 50 gram senior shaft Ping G 20.5 degree 7 wood, with a stock Alta 65 gram senior shaft Ping G 26 degree hybrid, stock Alta 65 gram senior shaft Callaway Paradym X irons, 7-AW with Aldila Ascent Blue 50 graphite shafts Edison wedges: 50, 55 and 60 degree, KBS Tour Graphite A flex shafts Putters: L.A.B. Direct Force 2.1 putter, 34.5" long, 67 degrees lie 2022 MGS Tester: Shot Scope Pro XL+ with H4 2023 MGS Tester: Callaway Paradym X Irons Link to comment
revkev Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 On 5/2/2022 at 5:51 PM, Larryd3 said: normally I can go a couple rounds without losing a ball. But on a bad day, it can be a couple lost. Our 2 courses have lots of trouble areas so errant shots can get you into trouble quickly. I rarely loose a ball. Unless I play with Larryd3 on one of his courses. Actually I have played with him without loosing a ball but his courses do present multiple opportunities to loose one as does my course. The secret to not loosing them is to hit it shorter - when you go from 250 to 225 you loose far fewer balls. I did a Titleist buy 3 get one special in January of 2021 and I still have two dozen unopened boxes with over a dozen balls in my bag. GaDawg and Larryd3 2 Quote Taylor Made Stealth 2 10.5 Diamana S plus 60 Aldila R flex - 42.25 inches SMT 4 wood bassara R flex, four wood head, 3 wood shaft Ping G410 7, 9 wood Alta 65 R flex Srixon ZX5 MK II 5-GW - UST recoil Dart 65 R flex India 52,56 (60 pending) UST recoil 75's R flex Evon roll ER 5 32 inches It's our offseason so auditioning candidates - looking for that right mix of low spin long, more spin around the greens - TBD Link to comment
Middler Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 I won't quote from above, but I play in a senior league and some of the really old dudes can't hit it far enough to lose balls. I feel bad when they choose to help me look for one of my errant shots - they don't have to walk in the rough after their own balls... 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
bird_brained Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 If it's a good round I typically won't lose a ball. If it is a bad round, I will usually end up +2 balls since I find other people's lost balls when looking for mine. GaDawg 1 Quote Link to comment
KC Golf Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 I average around 2 balls a round. One ball usually gets damage from a cart path and one lost ball (usually water). I do find balls, but I don't use them now after reading the MGS review of damaged or refurb balls. What do we do with found balls now? Quote TSR 3 9.0 GD Tour AD - DI 6S Stiff TSi 3 15.0 GD Tour AD - DI 6S Stiff TS3 21 Hybrid Tensei AV Blue 65 HY Stiff U-510 19 Utility Iron HZDUS Smoke Black 6.0 Stiff 5-PW 101T Irons - KBS Tour Lite Stiff - Official Tester 2023 Vokey SM9 52 F - 12 Nippon NS Pro 950 Stiff Vokey Forged 56 M - 10 DG S200 MG3 60 - 12 NS Modus3 Tour 105 Stiff Scotty Special Select - Squareback 2 - 35” / Super Stroke Slim 3.0 Z-Star Diamond Players 4 bag Official Tester - 2021 & Loyal MCC Plus 4 Sensor User Link to comment
GrumpyGolf Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 As a beginner, I once bought a dozen new balls for $29 dollars thinking it was a good investment and since the balls were good and promised me I would "play your best rounds ever" that I would never have to buy balls again. First time out with them, played course I never played before and was considered challenging by even the locals. I lost the full dozen by the 14th hole (I had found a few balls during the round and that was how I continued to play that day). Now losing one to a water hazard is about as bad as it gets as I will play smarter rather than trying to bomb it out there with each shot. Quote Driver: Ping G410 10.5 degree ALTA CB 55 RED STIFF Fairway: Cobra FLYXL 3 & 5 Hybrid: Cobra FLYXL 4 & 5 Irons: Cobra FLYXL 6 - P w/ Mitsubishi Rayon KURO KAGE Black Parallel Graphite Iron Shaft STIFF Wedges: Edel SMS 50, 54, 58 degree with KBS STIFF 2g/8g/10g Weight Setup Putter: Odyssey Stroke Lab 7 Putter w/ Graphite & Steel Shaft and Pistol Grip Ball: Bridgestone Tour B X GPS: Shot Scope V3 w/ Trackers "You don't HAVE to go play golf, you GET to go play golf." - Harvey Penick Link to comment
Paul Hedrick Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 (edited) I rarely loose a ball these days. That said, my last round, I lost one. However I found two, so I get to take a stroke off my score, right? Edited May 6, 2022 by Paul Hedrick KC Golf and Tyler86 1 1 Quote Bag C130, 14 way Cart Bag Driver TSR1 Fairway GBB Epic 5 Hybrid Epic Flash 4H Iron 2 iron Irons Launcher HB, 4 through PW Wedges CBX2, 54 & 60 degree Putter Seemore Si1 Putter Ball Titleist pro v1x Other Link to comment
mainmanedgar Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 I average a couple per round lately. When I started playing regularly again, last year, it wasn't unusual to lose 3-5 per round. I would often come out ahead finding more than I lost. Palmettos have a tendency to eat a lot of balls around here. Quote Ping G410 LST Maxfli 3 wood Callaway Maverick Max 3H, 4H, 5-PW Vokey SM5 50, SM8 54, Cleveland CG14 58 Ping D60 Link to comment
cnosil Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 Hard to say definitively as it Depends on how I am playing. Most rounds I don’t lose a ball so I probably lose a ball every three rounds. That said, I do have days where I will lose 3 or 4 balls. TheOther1 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
MWL_9 Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 If I'm playing well: 0 If I'm not: 1-3 The course can dictate that number too GrumpyGolf 1 Quote Bag: Big Max Dri Lite Summit Black/Red Driver: Callaway GBB Epic - Project X HZRDUS Smoke Green Small Batch "Hulk" 3 Wood: Callaway Epix Max - Aldila Ascent Red 2 Iron: TaylorMade Stealth UDI - LA Golf A Series Hybrid 4-AW Irons: TaylorMade P790 - KBS Tour 120g Stiff (1/4" long, 2* upright) 54* & 58* Wedges: Callaway Jaws MD5 Putter: Mizuno M Craft I Blue Ball: Vice Pro Plus Link to comment
TheOther1 Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 Thursday, I lost 2 on the front 9. I also made my first birdie ever! Then immediately hit my birdie ball into a water hazard. Should have stuck that one back in my bag. GrumpyGolf 1 Quote Driver: Cobra RADSpeed XB 10.5° Motore X F3 Fairway: Cobra 15.5° 3/F Baffler Rail F Hybrid: Cobra RAD Speed 21° 4 Hybrid Cobra RAD Speed 24° 5 Hybrid Irons: Cobra Aero Jet 5 - PW, GW Wedges: Spin Milled 56°, 60° Putter: White Hot Stroke Lab OG #7 Bag: Big Max 14.0 Hybrid Ball: Titleist Velocity Shoes: FJ Flex Link to comment
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