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Originally Posted by ehonour
Wow. Here I am, a mediocre older golfer, typically shooting around bogey—like most of the golfers I meet in TV. One tee box, I'll get the ball in the center of my driver and hit it 210. The next tee box, I'll drop my right shoulder, look up to watch my great shot, and hit it off the toe about 110 yards into the brush on the right.
That contrast gets even worse when it comes to approach shots. If my drive was only 170 (sigh), then I'm having to pull out a 3-wood and try to hit the green. Lots of luck with that, with ANY ball. Even if I got that 210 drive and I'm hitting a 9-iron, I still sometimes mess up the swing and drop it in the bunker, or short of the green, or blade it all the way past. (It's a good thing I'm a reasonably good putter; I save a lot of holes that way.)
Obviously, I'm not a pro. Somehow, I don't think a little variation in ball performance is going to affect my game much. I play the Kirkland balls, and I don't worry about losing them because I get them in 2-dozen quantity and they're not so precious. [grin]
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A good ball might not affect your score much, but it can affect your enjoyment of the game.
A good ball will make your best shots, rare as they may be, better and have little effect on your bad shots.
A well struck short iron or wedge will hop and stop or even spin back on the green with a good ball. I may not do that very often, but it gives me great pleasure when I do.
The feel on chips, pitches and putts is also nice....regardless of the outcome.
Moreover, hitting a new clean top quality ball, like a pro V1 gives me confidence and makes me feel good. The fact that I make poor shots that spoil my score doesn't alter that fact.
I know guys, on the other hand, who would be driven insane if they played and lost many $5 golf balls on a daily basis. The expensive golf balls makes their enjoyment less.
My GHIN index is 18, yet I play forged irons. Why? Because the sweet feel of the occasional well struck shot is better than sex. Game improvement cavity backs take that away. I know it probably costs me a stroke or two.
Many seniors play Calloway Supersofts. I think it is the number 1 ball for seniors. Even at slow swing speeds those marshmallows do not go farther than a higher compression ball. But, they give you the feeling that you are compressing the ball. That makes people feel good.
Much of golf is about what gives you enjoyment and what you want out of the game.