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Re: whats the difference between golf balls?

• coolhotfun 229 Posts

  Fri, Aug 28 2009 6:52 AM

  bought all three kinds:

  B-ES
  spin 1of5
  distance 0of5
  feel 0of5
  durability 2of5
  10credits for 3
  3 cents a ball

  B-XD
  spin 0of5
  distance 1of5
  feel 0of5
  durability 2.5of5
  10credits for 3
  3 cents a ball

  GI-D
  spin 0of5
  distance 1of5
  feel 1of5
  durability 2of5
  44credits for 3
  15 cents a ball

  How many feet difference is spin?
  Whats the yardage difference with distance? 
  Whats feel mean?
  How many shots does durability last?

• coolhotfun 229 Posts

  Fri, Aug 28 2009 8:09 AM

  testing how much further the distance 1of5 rating goes

  regular ball
  distance 0of5
  spin 0of5
  feel 0of5
  durability unlimited

  bethpage black, 10th hole, has level fairway.
  full 10.5D, 245yd, off tee.

  wind 4 from directly behind pointing to 12 oclock
  excellent click, went 245yd

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  wgt B-XD ball white
  distance 1of5
  spin 0of5
  feel 0of5
  durability 2.5of5
  10credits for 3
  3 cents a ball

  bethpage black, 10th hole, has level fairway.
  full 10.5D, 245yd, off tee.

  wind 4 from directly behind pointing to 12 oclock
  excellent click, went 260

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  distance 1of5 at 245yd with a 4 wind from behind gave an extra 15 yards.

  Might be able to calculate stuff and make a chart of how much extra the distance rating would go for however many yards far with whatever wind.. but that's good enough. haha ;-)

• coolhotfun 229 Posts

  Fri, Aug 28 2009 3:36 PM

  was wondering what the feel specification does so searched the forums for the word feel. 18 pages in.. seen someone wondering and somebody else said It slows down the swing meter. I'll keep an eye on that and go checkout the difference.

• nivlac 2,188 Posts

  Fri, Aug 28 2009 3:54 PM

  From the FAQ :

  Feel: A ball with a Feel rating will decrease the speed of the swing meter when the ball is used

• coolhotfun 229 Posts

  Fri, Aug 28 2009 4:57 PM

  testing swing time difference because of feel specification.
  Let go of click till it reaches the end of meter.

  normal ball
  distance 0of5
  spin 0of5
  feel 0of5
  durability unlimited

  ping green rapture.
  meter speed 1/4

  full 10.5D 245yd: between 2 and 3 seconds.. seems about 2.5
  full 3 wood 220yd: between 2 and 3 seconds.. seems about 2.5
  full 3 hybrid 200yd: just under 3 seconds.. seems about 2.75

  wgt starter irons
  meter speed 1/4

  full 3 iron 180yd: seems about 2.5
  full L wdg 50yd: seems about 2.5

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  wgt GI-D

  distance 1of5
  spin 0of5
  feel 1of5
  durability 2of5
  44credits for 3
  15 cents a ball

  ping green rapture.
  meter speed 1/4

  full 10.5D 245yd: about 3 seconds.. probably 2.75 seconds
  full 3 wood 220yd: about 3 seconds.. probably 2.75 seconds
  full 3 hybrid 200yd: closer to 3 seconds

  
  wgt starter irons
  meter speed 1/4

  full 3 iron 180yd: about 2.75 seconds
  full L wdg 50yd: about 2.75 seconds

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  extra time on 1/4 meter speed because of feel 1of5 seems to be about a 1/4 second slower

  
  = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =

  
  normal ball
  distance 0of5
  spin 0of5
  feel 0of5
  durability unlimited

  taylormade master
  meter speed 1/2

  full 8.5D 275yd: very close to 2 seconds.
  Could be about 1.75 to 2, not much more.
  full 3wood 235yd: same thing as the 275
  full 3hybrid 222yd: same thing as 275

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  wgt GI-D

  distance 1of5
  spin 0of5
  feel 1of5
  durability 2of5
  44credits for 3
  15 cents a ball

  taylormade master
  meter speed 1/2

  full 8.5D 275yd: between 2 and 3 seconds.. seems about 2.5
  full 3wood 235yd: same as 275
  full 3hybrid 222yd: same as 275

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  on half meter speed, the feel 1of5 might slow it down half a second

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  that rapture hybrid was so slow i could look at the meter, look at the clock, look at the meter, look at the clock while it was going. The taylormades were nice and manageable with that ball. I can handle clicking it pretty close to the middle normally but if you cant and got the extra coin, at least test it out you'll like how it slows down.

  Is it worth it.. yes.. but that can get expensive after a while if you lose balls like i do. I like to get the old +8 once in a while :-D Estimate how much that'd cost.. lose at least 3 balls a round of 9 holes. 50 cents a game.. play 5-6 games a day. Couple bucks a day. 75$ a month. um, i'll stick with my regular balls, thanks.. cause i can handle clicking in the middle with those.. but for special occasions i'll pull out the slower meter balls.. like if you're waiting to start a multiplayer and see some other masters there and dont wanna look like a duffer who cant handle the fast clubs, go to edit and pull them out ;-)

  But yeah.. in the real world at wal-mart i can get a bag of 48 for 18$. Thats 38 cents a ball.. wow.. they drive a hard bargain around here!

• coolhotfun 229 Posts

  Fri, Aug 28 2009 5:13 PM

  ok so we got these two original questions answered so far..

  Whats the yardage difference with distance? 
  Whats feel mean?

  i'll see what i can do about testing those other two questions..

• coolhotfun 229 Posts

  Fri, Aug 28 2009 6:38 PM

  durability specification test
  see how many shots before the ball wears out
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  B-ES
  spin 1of5
  distance 0of5
  feel 0of5
  durability 2of5
  10credits for 3
  3 cents a ball

  
  bethpage back 9,
  most shots were back and forth fairway to fairway with full 6iron, 150yd, full meter swings till 10 shot max then next hole. About 60 shots the hits meter was halfway.

  Not sure if the type of club wears it out more. Like a putt or driver

  Test with mainly back and forth putter 1ft shots on the rest of that ball to see if it wears out the same. After about 60 shots with mainly putter the hits guage was at 1/4.. 

  to wear out a ball:

  6 iron, 150yds: 120strokes. 18,000 yards
  putter: 240 strokes. 9,600 yards

  Its looking like each club wears out a ball by a different ratio. So cant really tell how long a ball would last by total strokes or total yards travelled.

  Was lasting a long time though either way.. thats a lot of strokes for 3 cents. Much bigger problem easily losing three a game and that costing you 75$ a month for some computer game. haha. We'll see, i'm guessing a ball would last a couple rounds of normal play. I'm done with this test.

• coolhotfun 229 Posts

  Fri, Aug 28 2009 6:50 PM

  that leaves the "How many feet difference does the spin 1of5 rating give?" Ah yes, ballspin difference test. Started to compare spin before.. Thought spin in wind would keep it in the air longer but tested in high wind, backspin or topspin would be the same distance. Tried different clubs too for that, because pitching wedge would have more spin than 3 iron.

  From what i could tell, the only time spin does something is to the green.. and its feet not yards. Trouble with that, you'd have to be in the exact same spot when testing the difference. It's gotta be a level green too. Can check how far by how many yards to the green but that can say the same yards but its different by feet. Thought of taking a screenshot then pasting in photoshop, then would be able to tell if its the exact same spot. But then you got wind differences, and changing ball would mean new game and different wind. To get the same wind amount, from same direction is random odds, so could take a couple dozen restarts before getting duplicate wind. And that makes a big difference with where it lands, and with unlevel greens, means different spot, so different roll. It's not going to be precise but might get a general idea of feet difference with the spin1of5 ball. Gonna go check stuff out but ballspin tests and comparing difference.. bah.

• coolhotfun 229 Posts

  Sat, Aug 29 2009 12:59 AM

   

  trying to test spin 1of5 difference.

  check how it does shooting same distance from same location.
   
  B-ES
  spin 1of5
  distance 0of5
  feel 0of5
  durability 2of5
  10credits for 3
  3 cents a ball

  
  bethpage hole 1, wind low
  at 140yds from flag in middle of fairway where the
  grass changes directions.
  full 6iron 150yds 100%

  normal ball, ballspin middle
  went 138yd landed 3.6ft from flag

  normal ball, ballspin bottom
  went 136yd landed 12ft from the flag

  B-ES, ballspin middle
  went 139yd landed 5.9ft from flag

  B-ES, ballspin bottom
  went 134yd landed 19ft from flag

  
  B-ES rolled 7 less feet than normal ball

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  bethpage hole 1, wind low
  at 150yds from flag in middle of fairway where the
  grass changes directions.
  full 5iron 160yds 100%

  normal ball, ballspin middle
  went 149yd landed 5.8ft from flag

  normal ball, ballspin bottom
  went 150yd landed 2ft from the flag

  B-ES, ballspin middle
  went 149yd landed 4.5ft from flag

  B-ES, ballspin bottom
  went 145yd landed 15ft from flag

  
  B-ES rolled 13 less feet than normal ball

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  Good enough on those stats. lol :-)