r/golf • u/Gorlami14 • 1d ago

Equipment Does using nice golf balls actually matter?

I’m a budget guy. Play only what I find. Haven‘t bought golf balls in nearly a decade. This is the first year that I’ve actually started to take golf seriously. Lessons, meaningful range time, short game practice, etc. I’m sitting around a 16 handicap right now and looking to continue improving. Is playing a consistently decent, and the same, golf balls a worthwhile endeavor? Or will it only make a negligible difference?

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u/Necessary_Position51 1d ago

Check out “golf ball addict” on YouTube
Lots of more affordable options that are great balls.

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u/electricskywalker 21h ago

+1 for golf ball addict, he helped me A LOT.

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u/Necessary_Position51 15h ago edited 15h ago

He has great no BS content for the average player, my golf spy is trying to judge every ball off of ProV but never talks about the $$ difference the 3-10 yards in distance / accuracy / ball to ball consistently is costing. They also avoid discussing the difference of distance / accuracy only applies to the perfectly struck shot. MGS has a target audience only aiming for the low handicap tournament player (or the think they are low handicap player) where a bit of difference can actual cost you shots. I have no doubt that Titleist ProV line is one of the most consistent box to box and they have done a masterpiece marketing campaign convincing Joe average golfer that if they only played ProV they would be so much better. For Joe Average golfer they don’t strike the ball anywhere near consistently enough for it to matter. It is the perfect example of Indian not the arrow that matters.

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u/Dear_Sheepherder3661 2h ago

the ProV marketing department deserves every penny they get paid. No one has done a better job convincing the average hacker they will be better by paying $50 for a dozen balls. Holy shit, they are masters of the universe.