Y'all ever chosen a golf ball based on putter feel? My distance control has been horrendous but its immediately a little better with a firmer clickier ball.
I've always been told to select a ball from the cup out. First, make sure you like it putting. Then make sure you like the spin around the greens. Short irons, long irons, woods, etc. Most do it backwards, which I've heard is the wrong way to go.
I've been playing used ProV1s for a while and Ive decided its just a horrible ball for me. I think its bc in general I have bad feel on and around the greens and the ball is too soft to give me the feedback to make changes. I also think it spins too much for me off the driver and enhances my miss on bad swings. I basically fell in love with it based on that muted feel you get when you pure a mid iron and I hit 5 iron a lot. I'm trying out the 2015 V1x right now and I like it better already. I'd be willing to try other balls.
I like the B330 (black box). Spins less than Pro V1, much more durable. Longer and straighter off the tee in my opinion while still spinning adequately on well struck shots. I will say that I don't think the ball can effect your drives that much. 5-10 yards max in distance and direction. I selected my ball based on what it does from 150 and in which is where I score.
I previously played the Pro V1 exclusively, but started looking around at the end of last season. I found that I really like the B330-RX. I was getting way too much spin with my driver and found this ball really helped with it. I still need to play it more to see how I like it around the greens. How does it compare to the B330 that you referenced?
They claim the difference between the 330 and the 330RX is that the RX line is designed for amateur swing speeds (105 and under which is basically everyone including me most of the time) The 330 probably feels a little firmer and would spin just a touch less than its RX counterpart.
Gotcha. Thanks for the explanation. I remember seeing the <105 mph on some advertisement. Unless I am really swinging at it, I am very rarely over 105 mph. Would the 330 spin less with all clubs? I know a lot of this is dependent on swing.
I started using the RXS a little over a year ago. Before then I was Pro-V1X exclusive. I love the way it plays and it feels great off the putter face as well.
I've always played the the nxt tour(or was it just the nxt back then, can't remember). I'm not really sure why I liked it. I think it was mainly because I wanted to play the pro-v1 but couldn't afford them all the time on my students salary.
Anyone on here played Secession before? Heading there in two wks for some golf and wondering what i am getting myself into. Looks like i might have to bring a ton of balls
My coworkers dad is a member and has a house down there. Been pushing for a trip for the weekend before The Masters next year. Give us a review when you get back.
It's a top 5 course in the state, to me at least. Clubhouse/setting is really cool, and the course is outstanding (especially the last 4 or 5 holes). If you're worried about losing balls, try to play at low tide.
It's difficult, but (no order) Long Cove, Yeamans Hall, Ocean Course, Secession, and Cassique. Sage Valley, Colleton River, Chanticleer (biased pick), and May River are great as well. I'm forgetting some I'm sure, but I love all those courses.
Lets talk Top 5 courses in Nebraska 1. Sand Hills 2. The Prairie Club (Dunes course) 3. Wild Horse 4. Dismal River 5. ArborLinks
They probably had a plan and goal to fix something in his body. When they preformed the surgery they were, indeed, able to accomplish that without any other complications. I'm pretty sure that's how most surgeries work but I'm not a doctor. Like Shock Linwood I just play one on T-MB from time to time.
Wish I could say that I've played all 5 but can only claim 2 & 5. I'd probably drop Dismal and Arbor. Other courses for consideration would be OCC, Firethorn, & The Prairie Club (Pines Course). I actually prefer Pines to Dunes.
I haven't played Sand Hills or Dismal either. You've got to get out to Wild Horse. Just so pure, simple, and perfect. What makes you want to say you'd drop Dismal? Firethorn is nice but I don't even think it would personally be in my top 10. I thought about OCC but decided to put Arbor in there instead. Couldn't blame anyone who has them the other way around though.
Have you tried the Snell My Tour Balls? Equivalent to a Prov1x, low spin off tee, cheaper, good performance around the greens. Same guy that designed the ProV's, Callaways top of the line, etc. Snell has 25+ patents on golf ball design this is just his little start up side company.
I got really excited about it but honestly when I went through the dozen I bought I don't think I knew what I was looking for. I remember they were rock hard around the greens but that's kind of what I'm looking for.
They're very temperature dependent. I only play them 70+ degrees. When it's in the 30-50's i'll play Chrome Softs. 50-70 IDGAF I'm typically to drunk to tell.
Not the best pic, but was trying to not be noticed. Art Briles at Escondito today. I shot 80 & 82 today. Greens were amazing!
What's your hcp? 80 & 82 seems to be in that range of either excellent scores or you're a mid 70s guy that had trouble adjusting to the green speed. I would be thrilled to break 90 there.
12 & the greens were perfect, man. Rolled in 4 my second round today from 15ft. Course was set up for their member/member tomorrow.
Yea Im a 12 as well. I feel like I remember you saying you played well out there the last time. With an 80 and 82 out there you may not be a 12 for long.
Only been through Nebraska for a few hours driving out west but the courses out there that I see on Instagram (some mentioned above) have a beautiful emptiness to them and look amazing. Are most of the good ones that appear to be in the middle of nowhere part of resorts or just clubs? Curious as to what lodgings would be like around these places.
It varies. Sand Hills and Dismal River are both really out in the middle of nowhere. They do both have lodging but they are both so exclusive that they don't have a lot. It's hard to get on either of those courses....especially Sand Hills with it being rated a Top 10 course in the world every year. The Prairie Club is up in north central Nebraska and it's a resort. They have 2 18's and then an extra 9 they call the Horse course. They already have plans to build another 18. The Prairie Club is only 4 or 5 years old and is super fast rising every year on the best courses lists. It's going to continue to get more and more notoriety every year.
Anecdotal evidence/rumors about Dismal being far behind other "famous" courses: When they built Sandhills, they didn't move hardly any dirt other than to flatten tee boxes and for the greens. Dismal however, reshaped the entire landscape and fucked a bunch of it up. Tom Watson supposedly played a couple holes and quit mid round to go tell Jack the course sucked. Former co-worker of mine is a 3 handicap and he played it right after it opened. Said it was the worst golf experience of his life. Every tee shot was blind, greens were difficult to the point of being a putt-putt gimmick, and everything seemed forced together. Since then they've done a ton of work changing most of the original 18 to make it playable. I've never spoken to anyone that's played Sandhills that had anything bad to say about it. Dismal on the other hand, is another story and the locals refer to it as the homeless man's Sandhills. Source: several caddies that worked at both places over the years
As mentioned I haven't played Dismal either so I also can just go by what I've heard. Primarily what I gather is that the course is always in fantastic shape and it's fun to look at but it is gimmicky. I still want to play it so I can judge for myself.
Wisconsin 1. Whistling Straits - Straits course 2. Erin Hills 3. Milwaukee CC 4. Black Wolf Run - River Course 5. Sentry World Have played Milwaukee and Sentry World. Wish I had played Erin Hills when it was much cheaper.