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Originally Posted by Black59Razr  I have spent many hours online researching golf balls, and I am more confused than when I started. I can't seem to find a ball that perfectly fits my needs. I almost think the ball I want doesn't exist.
I am looking for lower ball flight and added accuracy, with added playability around the green.
I am, however, a 20 handicap, and lose about 2-3 balls per round. So throwing money at the problem with a tour ball may not be the solution. Distance and high ball flight are not an issue for me. My SW, for example, goes higher and longer (108yds) than anyone I know with a handicap as high as mine. So I don't care about distance and ball flight, and minimum side spin is still important to me.
Is there a ball that is a perfect fit me? Or do I just need to work on my swing, so I can add a tour ball to my bag? |
It sucks but I really don't think there is a mid priced ball that will do what you want it to do. Lower ball flight you will want a low spin ball off the driver. You can find many balls out there that are low spin off the driver but they will be low spin around the green also. You just have to play it to roll out more on chips and try to hit high shots to hold greens with your irons. I played the noodle a few years back when I was in school and broke all the time. It was soft and low spin off the driver but I never got it to check up around the green it would always roll out. I'm sure some people will say you can find a mid priced ball that is low spin off the driver and will still spin around the greens but I have never found it.
What I do to save some money on top end balls is to buy them on-line on e-bay or lostgolfballs.com You should be able to buy 5A or mint balls that are just like new for around 30$ shipped. So you are saving about 10 bucks per dozen, you can also save more money and get 4A or 3A rated balls but they will show a little more use.
If you want a accurate ball off the driver and one that wont spin to much I would go with the ProV1x or the Tp Red LDP by taylormade. I loved the 1X but I have made the switch to the TP Red because it is very low spin off the driver more than the 1x lower overall flight and its great in the wind but it will still stick on greens on full iron shots and it has a nice little check around the green on chip shots.