How much do you know about golf balls? Do you know the names of a few brands? What about the different types of ball that each brand has…do you know the differences between these models? If you don’t know the difference between a low two piece ball and a five cent coin then you need to read on.
If I were to do a survey of golfers and ask the above questions I’m sure there would be a good percentage who were fairly well informed. I also know that there would be just as big, if not a bigger percentage of golfers who would only have a very vague knowledge of golf ball technology. And believe me it is technology. Golf ball manufacturers spend many millions every year on their R&D in an attempt to become the market leader because golf balls is a business that does well over half a billion dollars in sales every year.
So what does this mean for the average golfer?
Well most average golfers do not put much thought in to their golf ball purchases. Price tends to be the main factor for the majority of golfers, and where price is not a concern then the golfer tends to choose the ball that has been marketed the best i.e Titleist and Callaway.
So basically there is no real research done on the differences between golf balls, and how your game should determine which golf ball you are using.
Now if you’re the sort of golfer that doesn’t really care what ball you use, then to be honest with you you’re not going to get much out of this article. But if you are looking for some ways to lower your golf score, and possibly save yourself some money as well then you need to keep reading.
There’s More To The Golf Ball Than Meets the Eye…
I’m not going to delve too deeply in to the technology of golf balls here – although I do have a free report you can read which goes in to more depth if you like.
What I’m going to give you here are the basics which you can then use to help you make some smarter decisions about which golf ball you use.
There are many different factors which affect the performance of the ball. These include
- Compression
- Number of dimples
- Dimple Pattern
- Make up of the ball e.g 2/3/4 piece construction.
- Materials used in the various layers of the ball.
- Hardness of the cover
The challenge is to find a combination of these various factors that will match you golf swing. Now if this sounds very complicated don’t worry… in the next post I’m going to give you some simple strategies which will make it fairly easy for you to choose the right golf ball.
Some of the advantages to playing with a golf ball that is suited to your game include:
- Better control over weaknesses such as hook/slice…and fewer lost balls as a result.
- Maximize the distance you get out of your drives…no matter what your swing speed is.
The next step is to look at your swing and work out from there which ball is going to suit you best. This will be covered in the next post which you can get access to now.