Well I guess I could say in my horse racing terms, I am heading to the paddock. Which is staging for the race, and get warms ups and prerace prep,(this race being 22 rounds long). With a stakes race towards the end of season at MBWA, followed by season ending 2 day 2 heat finish!
Heading out tomorrow for 1st round of the year at home course. Only thing going to be an 9 hole jaunt instead of full 18, have to work that night. But that's okay, going to start with 4 holes using the Callaway ERC and the finish final 5 with Titleist Pro V 1.
Be interested to see what everyone is playing out there and why?
Just curious.
I used Chrome SuperSoft and Sirxon Softfeel. They served me well. Then I got some VicePro and Titleist Pro V1. The difference was the spin. They all felt nice but I noticed using the better 3-piece balls the spin was higher providing better stopping on the greens. However, because of the higher backspin it reduced the overall carry. I measured both in my simulator and decided to go with the bit more expensive 3-piece balls. Let's see how much they penalized me on the course.
So many to choose from and when you don't know the difference like me you go with the pretty one. Kind of like a horse race for some. I always get a smile from the folks at the store when I ask for the ones that go straight. Once I get a handle on hitting the ball well I will delve further into the other stuff. I should be primed and ready by august and if I can play the ProV1 I will. Probably need to learn about what different balls do.
@Russell Hogue, PhD - Now that you are slowly emerging from your winter hibernation, what thoughts might you have on your golf ball selection process. Steven recently posted separately the results of his interesting ball fitting session and is now down to road testing his two finalists.
In the past 5 years I have played ProV1, Chromesoft, Snell MTB-S, Snell MTB Black, and Tour Response. I am now back to Chromesoft. I just like the feel of that ball. All of them were within my normal range dispersion. The greenside spin of the Chromesoft just seems to work with my chipping style a little more consistently.