Gerry,
Thanks, and I don't want to belabor this but a hard
ball doesn't equate to 100 compression. A 100 compression balata ball is soft in
feel. Many 90 compression balls were hard as rocks... "Rock Flite" comes
to mind. I don't want a hard ball.
Cub
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Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 4:17
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Subject: Re: ShopTalk: (Not Clubmaking)
Golf Ball Question
Cub, if you want some REALLY hard balls, I have some Condor
"S" balls ("THE LONGEST BALL!!) They're hard as a river rock and they
actually do fly farther. I'll sell cheap.
Gerry
tflan
wrote:
As it happens, I have a box of Titleist Balata
100's that have been in the garage for about 15 - 20 years. They appear to
be fine, a little yellow and not quite spherical but what the hell, they
are 100's. I'd hate to part with them but since you're one of the
good guys I'll make an exception.
TFlan
BTW: How about Top Flite's, or Pinnacles?
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Sent:
Wednesday, February 04, 2004 6:48 AM
Subject:
Re: ShopTalk: (Not Clubmaking) Golf Ball Question
Alan,
Thanks for the info but whether or not they
mark the balls as such they still perform a compression
measurement on most. If you dig into specs on many of them you see some as
low as 66 compression. The problem is that I can't find one with
specs showing 100 compression. Titliest lists the compression of
some balls in their spec sheets but some such as the Pro V aren't
provided.
There are still days here in the near
tropical region of Hawaii where in local parlance "one ball go mo fah dan
yestadah". This past Sunday was rainy-to-muggy and I was losing 10
yards per club with balls which went further in windy but different
pressure weather a few days before. I'm getting old but I remember,
even in Japan, switching over from 90 to 100 compression balls at
different times of the year.
So phooey on D&G... I need the
compression rating ;-)
Cub
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Sent:
Tuesday, February 03, 2004 8:38 PM
Subject:
Re: ShopTalk: (Not Clubmaking) Golf Ball Question
That question was brought up on either Dynacraft's or
Golfsmith's forums not too long ago and I believe the response was that
ball construction has changed so much that the old ratings are no longer
meaningful. The February issue of Golf Digest has a ranking of
balls, for what that's worth. Gene Parente at Golf Labs recommends
Pro V's and Precept Tours (now U-Tri) for testing because of their
consistency. I play the Precepts and really like them. They
have the additional advantage that not many people play them so they
don't 'disappear' from the middle of the fairway as
often.
Regards,
Alan
At 07:06 PM 2/3/2004 -1000,
you wrote:
Jents, Can any of
you suggest a good 100 compression ball? They used to mark and
advertise the compression, and once you could tell by the color of the
numbers, but they aren't marked now and I don't believe the colors can
be trusted. Fairways and
Greens, Cub
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