Once again, this is a fascinating subject. I read
some articles that reported on tests of different compression golf balls
several years ago, when golf balls were identified but not quantified
(oops! here comes that phrase again) by any standard measure
regarding compression. One study was done by, as I recall, the physics lab at
Ohio State University. The other by some testing group in Australia. The results
were posted in Golf Digest and in another venue, the name of which escapes me
now that I'm in my dotage.
Essentially, results of both tests showed conclusively that
the higer compression ball travelled further in every case, than did lower
compression balls. They tested 100, 90, and 80 compression balls with an "Iron
Byron" type machine with the contact speed set at 109 mph. No ball was hit
more than one time and, again as I recall, each test was conducted for
a given compression ball 100 times - or thereabouts. Lower compression
balls didn't go as far as medium compression, and mediums didn't go as far as
high compression balls.
The testers then had actual golfers test the balls. The
results were than low compression balls "felt" better and were much preferred
over the higher compression balls. When the testees found what balls they like
most in the blindfold test, they still stayed with their favorites, regardless.
The conclusion of the tester was that feel mattered more to
most testees but that "advertising" and what the "pros" used was more important.
Funny thing is that today most every mfr is producing low
compression high density covered balls. The Titelist Pro V1x is a low
compression ball but its still the most popular on tour, regardless of
temperature.
TFlan
|
- RE: ShopTalk: (... The Kelley's
- Re: ShopTalk: (... Steve \"Cub\" Culbreth
- Re: ShopTalk: (... skismith
- Re: ShopTalk: (... Steve \"Cub\" Culbreth
- Re: ShopTalk: (Not Clubmaking) Golf Ball ... Lloyd Hackman
- Re: ShopTalk: (Not Clubmaking) Golf ... Al Taylor
- Re: ShopTalk: (Not Clubmaking) G... Burgess Howell
- Re: ShopTalk: (Not Clubmaking) Golf ... Steve \"Cub\" Culbreth
- Re: ShopTalk: (Not Clubmaking) Golf Ball ... Lloyd Hackman
- Re: ShopTalk: (Not Clubmaking) Golf ... Steve \"Cub\" Culbreth
- Re: ShopTalk: (Not Clubmaking) Golf ... tflan
- Re: ShopTalk: (Not Clubmaking) G... Steve \"Cub\" Culbreth
- Re: ShopTalk: (Not Clubmaking) Golf Ball ... MYKEYGOLF
- Re: ShopTalk: (Not Clubmaking) Golf ... Steve \"Cub\" Culbreth
- Re: ShopTalk: (Not Clubmaking) Golf Ball ... MYKEYGOLF
- Re: ShopTalk: (Not Clubmaking) Golf ... Steve \"Cub\" Culbreth
- Re: ShopTalk: (Not Clubmaking) Golf Ball ... DADUGALLY
- Re: ShopTalk: (Not Clubmaking) Golf ... Steve \"Cub\" Culbreth
- Re: ShopTalk: (Not Clubmaking) Golf Ball ... Lloyd Hackman