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Do you know? How do you decide if they are or aren't consistent?

Monitor? Outdoor? Is it based in how consistent you are as a player/striker on any given day/session? The type of club you're using? An accumulation of results? Robot testing?

Replies in another thread have me curious about this.
 
yes. :ROFLMAO:
 
I'm sure my balls are way more consistent than my swing is.............so they are the least of my worries
LOL
 
OldandStiff said:
Explain further.
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I say that because I honestly don't know. I trust the manufacturer. I guess if I saw something odd on the course or on a monitor I might question it.
 
I truly have no idea. I guess I put a lot of faith in the QC departments of the few companies that I put in play.
 
If they earned a spot in my bag they’re consistent enough. I mostly base my opinion on short game because that’s where I can be the most consistent. If a ball rolls out when contact was high on the face and bites with good contact every time I’m happy. Then it’s approach shots on good strikes. Am I in the vicinity of my expected landing area? Do I catch “fliers” or dead birds more often? Anything beyond 6i has more to do with my consistency than the ball’s consistency. And it always has to be over time because… I don’t know. I just trust repeated results more I guess.
 
ttucliffhanger said:
I say that because I honestly don't know. I trust the manufacturer. I guess if I saw something odd on the course or on a monitor I might question it.
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So if numbers on monitor had less variation would you think the ball is more consistent or you were with it?
 
OldandStiff said:
So if numbers on monitor had less variation would you think the ball is more consistent or you were with it?
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That's what I'm not sure of really. It would have to deviate pretty significant for me to really notice. My game is going to be the inconsistent factor more than a ball ever would be.
 
I play PV1X and trust Titleist and Callaway 100% when it comes to QC...can't recall a time when seeing a ball act funky on the course without some type of scuff or damage

But then again, I don't really stray from these 2 manufacturers. Curious to see others weigh in.
 
According to the data from a certain website that we are not allowed to speak about the Maxfli Tour S I use is one of the more consistent balls out there.
I still don’t understand the vitriol that site gets.
 
How much inaccuracy does a bad golf ball really contribute? Maybe an extra 1-2 yards on a low-spin flier?

If I have a 20 yard x 20 yard green in front of me, and I'm going at it with a 7 iron, I've got at least a coin flip chance of missing that sucker entirely.
 
No formal testing, but I haven't seen anything while playing or hitting on sims that would make me question ball consistency. Distances, flight, and spin seem good ball to ball. I play either pro v1 or CT (last year CS X LS).

Now hitting range balls … that's a fundamentally different story. I think about every 3rd ball does something crazy. The differences ball to ball are obvious when hitting them.
 
I have not been on a launch monitor with my golf balls. For the last few years its been the Callaway CSX and they have been pretty consistent based on the courses I play regularly and the yardages I see off the tee and with approach shots.

Spin, carry and overall performance has been as consistent as it can be which has allowed me to live in the 11-12 hcap range with minimal practice or play. That has to be a testament to the ball that can perform and deliver results with my inconsistent swing/abilities.
 
OldandStiff said:
Do you know? How do you decide if they are or aren't consistent?

Monitor? Outdoor? Is it based in how consistent you are as a player/striker on any given day/session? The type of club you're using? An accumulation of results? Robot testing?

Replies in another thread have me curious about this.
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Way more consistent than my swing.
 
GoldenBuff said:
No formal testing, but I haven't seen anything while playing or hitting on sims that would make me question ball consistency. Distances, flight, and spin seem good ball to ball. I play either pro v1 or CT (last year CS X LS).

Now hitting range balls … that's a fundamentally different story. I think about every 3rd ball does something crazy. The differences ball to ball are obvious when hitting them.
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The range I frequent has all random balls for the supply...crazy the differences I see from shot to shot depending on the ball, age, damage.
 
More consistent than I am. I do all my ball testing on the course except for a few random offseason monitor/sim sessions, but prefer to see it before deciding on one for the season. Currently debating between the CS and CT. Both are playable, but still TBD.
 
I usually just figure all of the big vendors make balls that are more consistent then the swing i can put on them

Meaning even if a ball is off a bit and it will change my performance by 1-2 yards or a few hundred RPM (i figure this is the max that would happen) i wouldn't be good enough to know it was even happening
 
when my golf balls smile back at me, that's when trust is earned...
 
MtlJeff said:
I usually just figure all of the big vendors make balls that are more consistent then the swing i can put on them

Meaning even if a ball is off a bit and it will change my performance by 1-2 yards or a few hundred RPM (i figure this is the max that would happen) i wouldn't be good enough to know it was even happening
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This is kinda how I feel. There are certain ball characteristics I like and look for but I don’t get much into the minutia and trust that as long as there aren’t some glaring visual issues I trust that the mfg of the ball I play has decent QC.

i’m not gonna notice the small variations that would probably exist anyways
 
I don't have access to a LM to use with my Callaway golf balls but i 100% trust they are fine. I am stuck using horrible range balls at my lessons.
 
MtlJeff said:
I usually just figure all of the big vendors make balls that are more consistent then the swing i can put on them

Meaning even if a ball is off a bit and it will change my performance by 1-2 yards or a few hundred RPM (i figure this is the max that would happen) i wouldn't be good enough to know it was even happening
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That post said:
This is kinda how I feel. There are certain ball characteristics I like and look for but I don’t get much into the minutia and trust that as long as there aren’t some glaring visual issues I trust that the mfg of the ball I play has decent QC.

i’m not gonna notice the small variations that would probably exist anyways
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This. In the last year, I've played Bridgestone, Callaway and Taylormade. I've not seen anything that has caused me to suspect something is inconsistent about a ball. And, my strikes are not consistently enough the same to draw much in the way of conclusions on whether a ball might be bad.
 
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