Pond Balls

[Guest-0]

So what are some of your thoughts on "experienced golfballs" I found a page on FB that was selling slightly used brand name balls by the dozen and they sell them grades AAA AAAA AAAAA With the 5A being like new and ProV1s like I play were 18 a dozen for unblemished. 15 for AAAA and 12 for AAA so I ordered 2 dozen 5A and a dozen 3A well the 3A were junk and I hit those off my deck into oblivion but the 5A I swear had to have been hit once onto a pond they were perfect and I cannot tell anything is up with them at all, my buddy swears they are bleached and out of round blah blah and I will most likely explode from playing them?? Iam a 10 and play about 3 times a week and am sick of 55 bucks a dozen. Had anyone had an issues with these type deals??? I really can't tell the difference

[Bossfan]

I usually get 4A when I order from Lostgolfballs. I’m like you prices are just to crazy. I have found the quality to be very good. Every once in a while I’ll hit one and it feels terrible so I get rid of but it’s not very often. I get new balls as a present and honestly I can’t tell if it’s a new or used ball except the rare occasion I get a bad one. I have never gone below the 4A balls but I’ve been happy with them.

[Guest-0]

Yep I cannot tell the difference and I play up in Michigan at  a couple clubs that are very tight and lots of water and woods then my home track in Florida is tons of water and mangroves so ball is gone and 5 dollar balls kind of get old I don't lose a ton but why pay 5 when I can pay 1.50

[golfinnut]

I never use 'experienced' balls.  Unless they were 'experienced' by myself & are already in the bag.  

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[vamosjackets]

I imagine the mygolfspy staff would recommend going with something like the Maxfli Tour (or Tour X), which performs on par with the expensive brands and scores on quality better than most of the expensive brands.  If you get them on a deal from Dick's or Golf Galaxy, they come out to something like $25/dozen new.  I think that argument does make the most logical sense, because it's impossible to really know what you're getting with the "experienced" balls. Why not get the new balls close to the same price that perform just as well.

[VernL4]

As soon as you hit the ball the first time it becomes used... Yep, I can not stand to overspend on balls. I've bought used balls from Walmart and Academy Sports. They come in a square bucket of 50 balls.

 https://www.academy.com/p/pg-professional-golf-reload™-recycled-golf-balls-50-pack

Maybe, just maybe, once in a while I hit one that feels off, but 99% of them are in "only hit once" condition.

If you physically go to the store they have multiple brands to choose from. TaylorMade, Titleist, Maxfli.

Edited February 17 by VernL4

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2 hours ago, VernL4 said:

As soon as you hit the ball the first time it becomes used... Yep, I can not stand to overspend on balls. I've bought used balls from Walmart and Academy Sports. They come in a square bucket of 50 balls.

 https://www.academy.com/p/pg-professional-golf-reload™-recycled-golf-balls-50-pack

Maybe, just maybe, once in a while I hit one that feels off, but 99% of them are in "only hit once" condition.

If you physically go to the store they have multiple brands to choose from. TaylorMade, Titleist, Maxfli.

Yep I've seen those but unfortunately they don't come full of ProV1's or I would buy the buckets. Iam totally fine with the 16 bucks a dozen im paying and have yet to find a bad one.

[VernL4]

18 minutes ago, Marlin Dave said:

Yep I've seen those but unfortunately they don't come full of ProV1's or I would buy the buckets. Iam totally fine with the 16 bucks a dozen im paying and have yet to find a bad one.

https://www.academy.com/p/titleist-pro-v1-refinished-golf-balls-12-pack-?sku=white

But if you are getting them for $16/dozen, you've already got the better deal.

Edited February 17 by VernL4

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21 minutes ago, VernL4 said:

https://www.academy.com/p/titleist-pro-v1-refinished-golf-balls-12-pack-?sku=white

But if you are getting them for $16/dozen, you've already got the better deal.

Yeah and the refinished means bleached and I don't want that at all. The guy I get them from sells them as is I mean he sprays them off but that's it. 

[VernL4]

1 minute ago, Marlin Dave said:

Yeah and the refinished means bleached and I don't want that at all. The guy I get them from sells them as is I mean he sprays them off but that's it. 

OH! I did not know "refinished" means bleached. I imagine bleach is not good for the cover of the balls. Thank you for that info!