The question of golf ball compression comes up at least once a day.
The perception persists that compression values still have something to do with the old standard of a black numbered ball being a 100 compression and a red numbered ball being a 90 compression.
When golf balls had rubber windings - soft balata rubber covers and liquid centers - that standard of how much any given swing could compress or squeeze a golf ball had meaning.
The rubber band windings were wound to a certain tightness and worked in conjunction with the center of the ball and the softness or hardness of the cover.
A Titleist engineer at a seminar said that “compression does not really figure into the equation anymore. If you really need to compare balls, the modern Pro V1 would probably compress out to an 84 or 85 on the old scale and the Solo ball to about 72 to 74; but that is like comparing apples to oranges.”
Golf balls now come in many different configurations - from one piece range balls to four piece balls with inner and outer covers, cores and mantles, to balls with surlyn covers and urethane covers.
Compression has become an outdated term, and the color of the number on the ball is strictly an identification factor.
The Pro V1x for example has a red number, while the Pro V1 has a black number. Each ball has different playing characteristics which translates into personal preference as far as feel, distance and playability based on a golfer's clubhead speed and club specifications.
For example, you can maximize distance with one type of ball relative to your clubhead speed. Modern balls are much more consistent than their predecessors and yield more predictable results from shot to shot.
If you experiment you can find the right ball to maximize you game. Ball manufacturers never stop experimenting with new materials, so you never know what golf balls may be like down the road.
Sheila Crawford had a hole-in-one at Fillmore Golf Course on Aug. 22. She aced the par 3 13th hole listed as 160 from the red ladies tee.
Sheila was playing with Kristy Weber, Chris Steger and Linda Dickinson.
“The ball hit the edge of the cup, rattled the pin and went in on the fly,” Weber said.
Tasty Golf Tees offers tees in five different flavors: cinnamon, cherry, strawberry, grape and mint.
According to an article available at worldgolf.com, “Tasty Golf Tees are made from all natural uncoated wood, then sanitized and flavored for long-lasting taste. Imagine a golf tee that tasted like mint, cherry, grape, or strawberry? In the future, millions of golfers will be adding some flavor to their game.”
Tasty Golf Tees are available for sale at www.GolfTees.com. As company co-founder, John Packes says, “(our Mega-Mint flavored tee) will knock out the foulest of cigar or beer breath in 5 seconds.”
In about two weeks, we will know the winner of the inaugural FedEx Cup. The tournament fields are paired down weekly according to FedEx point standings. Steve Stricker got off to a great start by winning the first of a four tournament series last week and Phil Mickelson vaulted to the top of the standings on Monday.
See you on the links!
When golf balls had rubber windings - soft balata rubber covers and liquid centers - that standard of how much any given swing could compress or squeeze a golf ball had meaning.
The rubber band windings were wound to a certain tightness and worked in conjunction with the center of the ball and the softness or hardness of the cover.
A Titleist engineer at a seminar said that “compression does not really figure into the equation anymore. If you really need to compare balls, the modern Pro V1 would probably compress out to an 84 or 85 on the old scale and the Solo ball to about 72 to 74; but that is like comparing apples to oranges.”
Golf balls now come in many different configurations - from one piece range balls to four piece balls with inner and outer covers, cores and mantles, to balls with surlyn covers and urethane covers.
Compression has become an outdated term, and the color of the number on the ball is strictly an identification factor.
The Pro V1x for example has a red number, while the Pro V1 has a black number. Each ball has different playing characteristics which translates into personal preference as far as feel, distance and playability based on a golfer's clubhead speed and club specifications.
For example, you can maximize distance with one type of ball relative to your clubhead speed. Modern balls are much more consistent than their predecessors and yield more predictable results from shot to shot.
If you experiment you can find the right ball to maximize you game. Ball manufacturers never stop experimenting with new materials, so you never know what golf balls may be like down the road.
Sheila Crawford had a hole-in-one at Fillmore Golf Course on Aug. 22. She aced the par 3 13th hole listed as 160 from the red ladies tee.
Sheila was playing with Kristy Weber, Chris Steger and Linda Dickinson.
“The ball hit the edge of the cup, rattled the pin and went in on the fly,” Weber said.
Tasty Golf Tees offers tees in five different flavors: cinnamon, cherry, strawberry, grape and mint.
According to an article available at worldgolf.com, “Tasty Golf Tees are made from all natural uncoated wood, then sanitized and flavored for long-lasting taste. Imagine a golf tee that tasted like mint, cherry, grape, or strawberry? In the future, millions of golfers will be adding some flavor to their game.”
Tasty Golf Tees are available for sale at www.GolfTees.com. As company co-founder, John Packes says, “(our Mega-Mint flavored tee) will knock out the foulest of cigar or beer breath in 5 seconds.”
In about two weeks, we will know the winner of the inaugural FedEx Cup. The tournament fields are paired down weekly according to FedEx point standings. Steve Stricker got off to a great start by winning the first of a four tournament series last week and Phil Mickelson vaulted to the top of the standings on Monday.
See you on the links!
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