tony@CIC Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 No I'm not talking about you northern golfers in the middle of winter! Interesting article on the best place to store your golf balls (hint in the freezer). https://golf.com/gear/golf-balls/best-place-store-golf-balls/ EasyPutter, GolfSpy TCB, cksurfdude and 2 others 1 4 Quote Left Hand orientation SIM 2 D Max with Fujikura Air Speeder Shaft Cobra Radspeed 3W/RIptide Shaft 410 Hybrids 22*, 26* Cobra Speed Zone 6-GP/Recoil ESX 460 F3 Shafts SM7 54* Wedge Glide 3.0 60* Wedge O Works putter V3 NX9-HD - 4 Wheel EZGO TXT 48v cart - too many shoes to list and so many to buy And BAG Boy Golf Balls: Vice Pro Plus 2020 Official Tester Beginning Driver Speed - 78 2019 Official Tester 410 Driver 2018 Official Tester C300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasyPutter Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 2 hours ago, tony@CIC said: No I'm not talking about you northern golfers in the middle of winter! Interesting article on the best place to store your golf balls (hint in the freezer). https://golf.com/gear/golf-balls/best-place-store-golf-balls/ Hahaha I'm sorry but as an old Army Vet there is no getting around "freeze your balls" and winter ops for days on end in sometimes blizzard conditions and snow deeper than road signs. Seriously though, in an effort to get this on the right track, cold is used cryogenically to compress solids on the atomic level so that the chemical bonds align and voids are removed. Temperatures are down on the 3 to 5 degrees Kelvin range which is about as low as can be achieved on Earth due to the tendency for heat to find its way into every space it can reach. Then the temperature is raised slowly on the order of a few degrees an hour which can take days to get to room temperature. It is an expensive technique but reportedly effective to render superior quality engine blocks, musical instruments, precision tools, and other such things. Realistically, SWMBO is never going to allow me to put my balls in her freezer. That doesn't sound good either. Great idea for a topic I wonder what @Yellow Ball has to say about it? tony@CIC, sirchunksalot, GolfSpy TCB and 2 others 5 Quote Derek Verified Hack, ~21 handicap Golf for exercise and peace of mind. |> Big Dogs: First Strike Rattlesnake (10), TeelessTM (13), Tommy Armour TA1 3h (19), Ginty Trouble Club (29) |> Blades: First StrikeTM DeliveranceTM 4(23) 5(26) 6(29) 7(33) 8(37) 9(41) P(45) |> Wedges: Worx (55) Lovett (59) |> Flatstick: L.A.B. Golf DF2.1 C130 Supercharged 3.5+ Q6 Slope Premium MGS Logo Ball mark IGBRC International Golf Ball Rescue Commission / Founder Graduate/Mentor "The World's Greatest Golf Club Without The Course" Member #334 2020 Official Tester - PuttUp mat 2021 Official Tester - Inesis Waterproof Grip Golf Shoes 2022 Official Tester - L.A.B.Putters 2023 Official Tester - Red Rooster Sussex Golf Glove 2023 Official Tester - Lean Lock Putter 2024 Official Tester - Callaway Smoke Driver It's all lies I tell you, everywhere the golf ball comes to rest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Ball Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 51 minutes ago, EasyPutter said: I wonder what @Yellow Ball has to say about it? There is a reason I spend the winter months in the southern states. Blue is not my color. GolfSpy TCB, EasyPutter, tony@CIC and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy TCB Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 About the closest I have ever come is leaving my bag in the trunk through the winter months when I lived in the PNW (I was young and stupid... temp swings from -10 to 104 through the year... clubs were in the trunk the whole time... I wonder why my grips never lasted haha). Also, @tony@CIC does the golf ball shaped ice cube tray in my freezer count? tony@CIC, David Leighton Reid, EasyPutter and 2 others 1 4 Quote Titleist TSR3 9* (A2 setting) Driver - Graphite Design Tour AD UB-5 R1 Titleist TSR2+ 3 Wood - Graphite Design Tour AD UB-5 R1 Srixon ZX 5W Callaway Paradym 4-PW Titleist Vokey SM9 50-08, 54-10 & 58-08 Scotty Cameron Super Select Newport 2.5 2023 Titleist ProV1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_APH Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 11 hours ago, EasyPutter said: Hahaha I'm sorry but as an old Army Vet there is no getting around "freeze your balls" and winter ops for days on end in sometimes blizzard conditions and snow deeper than road signs. Seriously though, in an effort to get this on the right track, cold is used cryogenically to compress solids on the atomic level so that the chemical bonds align and voids are removed. Temperatures are down on the 3 to 5 degrees Kelvin range which is about as low as can be achieved on Earth due to the tendency for heat to find its way into every space it can reach. Then the temperature is raised slowly on the order of a few degrees an hour which can take days to get to room temperature. It is an expensive technique but reportedly effective to render superior quality engine blocks, musical instruments, precision tools, and other such things. Realistically, SWMBO is never going to allow me to put my balls in her freezer. That doesn't sound good either. Great idea for a topic I wonder what @Yellow Ball has to say about it? @Yellow Ball hasn't commented because if this happened to him he would be @Blue Ball GolfSpy TCB, sirchunksalot, David Leighton Reid and 3 others 6 Quote as of Nov 6, 2023 (Past WITB) Driver: Paradym TD w/ GD ADDI 6X Driver Shootout! Wood: F7 3 wood 14.5* w/ Motore F1 Shaft Irons: T Series - T200 5 Iron T150 6-9 Iron T100 PW/GW Wedge: Toura Golf - A Spec 53,37,61 degree Putter: Mezz Max! Balls: Vice Pro Plus Drip (Blue/Orange) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Ball Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 54 minutes ago, GolfSpy_APH said: @Yellow Ball hasn't commented because if this happened to him he would be @Blue Ball You missed it. Scroll up rookie. Bang60, EasyPutter, tony@CIC and 5 others 1 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlH Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 Do you have to defrost them in the microwave prior to play? tony@CIC, sirchunksalot, cksurfdude and 1 other 3 1 Quote Driver: Rogue ST Max (10.5* set at -1 and neutral) -- Mitsubishi Tensai Blue 55g R shaft Fairway: Rogue ST Max 3 wood (16.5*) and Heaven Wood (20*)-- Tensai Blue 55g R shaft Hybrids: Rogue ST Max 5H (23*)--Tensai Blue 55g R shaft Irons: Apex CF19 6-9, PW, AW -- KBS Tour Graphite TGI 70 shafts R +1/2 inch 3* upright Wedges: Edison 53* and 57* KBS PGI 80 Graphite +1/2 inch 2* upright Putter: L.A.B. DF 2.1 -- BGT Stability shaft Ball: Maxfli TourX...Golf Bag: Pioneer...Shoes: Hyperflex... Glove: Red Rooster Feather My Photography can be seen at Smugmug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_APH Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 1 hour ago, Yellow Ball said: You missed it. Scroll up rookie. Oops... too much to catch up on. cksurfdude, GolfSpy TCB, sirchunksalot and 2 others 2 3 Quote as of Nov 6, 2023 (Past WITB) Driver: Paradym TD w/ GD ADDI 6X Driver Shootout! Wood: F7 3 wood 14.5* w/ Motore F1 Shaft Irons: T Series - T200 5 Iron T150 6-9 Iron T100 PW/GW Wedge: Toura Golf - A Spec 53,37,61 degree Putter: Mezz Max! Balls: Vice Pro Plus Drip (Blue/Orange) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javs Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 3 hours ago, CarlH said: Do you have to defrost them in the microwave prior to play? Funny you say that because I knew people that used to microwave the old titleist balls that had the liquid core. They said they did it for about 5 to 10 seconds to make the ball more lively. I never tried it so, not sure if it really worked. sirchunksalot, tony@CIC and cksurfdude 3 Quote Play like a champion today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirchunksalot Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 Interesting article, but I tend to store my balls at room temperature during those times I'm not out on the golf course. Other than that, I can't keep balls from the same box for a long time. I tend to use the woods and bodies of water as a long term storage option. Javs, tony@CIC, Tom the Golf Nut and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Putts Alot Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Every once in a while I jump into the ice bucket after a grueling 18 holes. tony@CIC, GolfSpy_APH, cksurfdude and 1 other 4 Quote Srixon ZX5 Driver Srixon ZX 2 Hybrid Srixon ZX 7 Wood Srixon ZX5 Irons Cleveland CBX Zipcore Wedges Cleveland Milled Soft Putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cksurfdude Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 On 1/26/2023 at 9:00 PM, EasyPutter said: ..cold is used cryogenically to compress solids on the atomic level so that the chemical bonds align and voids are removed. Temperatures are down on the 3 to 5 degrees Kelvin Very haha cool fact, buuuut.... Don't think many golfers have that chem lab equipment at home.... Also- wasn't there an MGS article in the recent past about the .. negative .. effect of temperature changes on golf balls..? If I recall (big if ) .. going from hot to cold, or vice versa (..and within the *normal* temperature operating range of humans @EasyPutter ) could start to cause a chemical decomposition of the materials. sirchunksalot and EasyPutter 1 1 Quote WITB of an "aspiring" play-ah ... Driver...Callaway Paradym (Aldila Ascent PL Blue 40/A) 5W...Callaway Great Big Bertha (MCA Kai'Li Red 50/R) 7W...Tour Edge Exotics EXS (Tensei CK Blue 50/R) 4H...Callaway Epic Super Hybrid (Recoil ZT9 F3) 5H...Callaway Big Bertha ('19) (Recoil 460 ESX F3) 6i-GW...Sub 70 699 V2 (Recoil 660 F3) 54°, 60°...Cleveland CBX2, CBX 60 (Rotex graphite) Putter...EvnRoll ER5 or MLA Tour XDream (P2 Reflex grips) ...all in a Datrek bag on an MGI Zip Navigator electric cart. Ball often, not always, MaxFli Tour. Forum Member tester for the Paradym X driver (2023) Forum Member tester for the ExPutt Putting Simulator (2020) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasyPutter Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 5 minutes ago, cksurfdude said: Very haha cool fact, buuuut.... Don't think many golfers have that chem lab equipment at home.... Also- wasn't there an MGS article in the recent past about the .. negative .. effect of temperature changes on golf balls..? If I recall (big if ) .. going from hot to cold, or vice versa (..and within the *normal* temperature operating range of humans @EasyPutter ) could start to cause a chemical decomposition of the materials. An interesting postulation and valid because the materials of the golf ball are primarily petroleum based. "Normal" temperatures are a pleasantly vague approximation of human habitation. That "term" of course would never be used in the same sentence as anything corresponding to yours truly cksurfdude and sirchunksalot 2 Quote Derek Verified Hack, ~21 handicap Golf for exercise and peace of mind. |> Big Dogs: First Strike Rattlesnake (10), TeelessTM (13), Tommy Armour TA1 3h (19), Ginty Trouble Club (29) |> Blades: First StrikeTM DeliveranceTM 4(23) 5(26) 6(29) 7(33) 8(37) 9(41) P(45) |> Wedges: Worx (55) Lovett (59) |> Flatstick: L.A.B. Golf DF2.1 C130 Supercharged 3.5+ Q6 Slope Premium MGS Logo Ball mark IGBRC International Golf Ball Rescue Commission / Founder Graduate/Mentor "The World's Greatest Golf Club Without The Course" Member #334 2020 Official Tester - PuttUp mat 2021 Official Tester - Inesis Waterproof Grip Golf Shoes 2022 Official Tester - L.A.B.Putters 2023 Official Tester - Red Rooster Sussex Golf Glove 2023 Official Tester - Lean Lock Putter 2024 Official Tester - Callaway Smoke Driver It's all lies I tell you, everywhere the golf ball comes to rest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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