Have You Hard Or Soft Balls?

Advantages: Cheap to purchase. Virtually indestructable. Travels a long way.
Disadvantages: Hard to control, with little or no spin control.

...~ ~ Golf balls these days are as varied and different as the various different types of golfers who use them. They have come a long way since the early days of golf, when the golf ball was a simple leather pouch filled with goose or duck feathers! ~ ~ The appliance of science has led to today?s modern golf balls being miniature technological miracles, that are practically aerodynamically perfect. Nowadays you can buy a golf ball that will travel in the air for massive distances. You can buy balls with lots of spin, or practically no spin. Hard balls or soft balls, and all sorts of in-between balls. Whatever your golf handicap, whether you be a budding Tiger Woods, or a total beginner, there is a golf ball out there in the market place that will be just about perfect for you. ~ ~ A relative newcomer to the golf ball market (at...

the_mad_cabbie 11.03.2004 · Read review
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Review of Srixon Distance Golf Balls

A cheap way to improve you're golf swing

Advantages: very cheap, they work, you can practice in the garden
Disadvantages: you may prefer real golf balls

...I have recently got back into golf again and played a few 9 hole rounds with friends, but I was very rusty as it has been a while! The main problem, as most players find when they play infrequently was my swing. One minute I'd completely slice the ball and the next hit a reasonable shot. The tee shots were the most annoying because they setup how the hole is going to pan out for you and most of the time I was leaving myself a lot to do. After playing a quite dissapointing round we had a look in the club shop to see what they had on offer. I noticed these airflow practice balls and they seemed like a fab training aid and something which should really help my swing. They are exactly the same size and dimension as a normal golf ball, but are of plastic construction and have airholes all over them, producing maximum drag from the moment...

beanie8844 12.07.2008 · Read review
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Review of Airflow Golf Practice Balls

I've Got Soft Balls!

Advantages: Extra distance with the driver. Excellent control and spin. Well priced high performance golf ball for the average golfer.
Disadvantages: Meaningless advertising.

...~ ~ Srixon is probably not the first name that springs to a person's mind when they think of golf equipment manufacturers. Names like Slazenger, John Letters and Dunlop, and more recently Taylor Made, Callaway, and Nike are the manufacturers of clubs, balls and equipment that most modern-day golfers would readily associate with being market leaders in the golf world. ~ ~ So who are Srixon, and why are they now quickly establishing themselves as a force to be reckoned with in the golf equipment market? Well, they're a Japanese rubber company called Sumitomo Rubber Industries who have been manufacturing golf balls since way back in 1930, when they began producing Dunlop golf balls under licence in Japan. Thirty three years later, in 1963, they actually bought out Dunlop in the UK, and entered the golf ball market worldwide. So why...

the_mad_cabbie 10.06.2006 · Read review
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Review of Srixon Soft Feel Golf Balls

Nike Golf Nike One Black Golf Balls

Advantages: Very very long
Disadvantages: expensive to lose

...I tried a Nike Golf Nike One Black Golf Ball in a match play knockout yesterday, I play off 21 and my opponant was off 12 so granted i did have a few shot in hand. I have never used a Nike one black (the ball is white however) but was very impressed with the result. I found the ball which has a thin urethene cover and a enanced 408 dimples very long to hit, Longer than my usual PTS Solo golf balls. I was very impressed with the length and how straight it flew in the air. Off the tee I only missed two fairways but the length was very impressive. I won my game 3 and 2 and to be honest I didn't really need the shots. Really though i found the combination of the balls and my Ping G2 driver excellent. on the greens my ball did truely roll further and felt very nice to hit. I felt the disatnce almost with my first putt, and was never 2 foot...

silkyuk9 04.05.2006 · Read review
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Review of Nike Golf One Black Golf Balls

There's something lovely about golf balls.

Advantages: Good feel, Shiny, bounces well, good value for money
Disadvantages: Being a golf ball - none really...

...Golf, the sport traditionally favoured by Upper Class toffs, overweight American businessmen and any other Industrial Fat Cat who comes my way, is a strict pompous sport, with strict, pompous rules. Jeremy Clarkson's view of golfers: "A misogynist who cares more about his trousers than his wife" And it's not just the married or old ones either. Show ME a Junior Golfer, as they most likely call them, and I'll show you a pansy with neatly combed hair and a father with a new BMW 5-series. I came across one just today ,in fact, pulled out a Golf ball, and asked him, in my jovial "old wag" sort of tone: "Is this ball an expensive one?" He took a quick, dismissive sort of look and replied: "Oh no, that's a rubbish cheap one. The best golf ball is a Maxfli M3Z4' (or something of that nature). It's a sad, sad world when our golf...

ps2gamer890 13.12.2005 · Read review
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Review of Titleist Pinnacle Gold Golf Balls

The Cobra Golf Ball, Where is it?

Advantages: I maybe saving you some time
Disadvantages: They don't exist

...Ok, This review is simply to put you straight. This website claims that Cobra Golf make a golf ball. I can tell you that Cobra do no such thing. Cobra are an excellent golf manufacturer, they make clubs, bags, gloves, towels etc. however the investment in technology and research required for them to create there own golf ball has put them off the idea. Cobra has a reputation for making high quality accessories and high power clubs. Cobra's pride and joy is it's range of drivers. The best and most expensive of which is the King Cobra 440sz. I haven't used this on the course but have had the fortune of trying this weapon on the range. I can tell you, it's a pleasure. Trying a new club is always exciting but this was quite an experience. It was like the first time I picked up my Titleist 983. Fun! Named after their huge Sweet...

Leggylad 14.05.2004 · Read review
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Review of Cobra King Cobra 440SZ Golf Balls

Different at first but a fantastic ball!

Advantages: Soft enough to be good on greens but still goes a good distance. Price.
Disadvantages: Strange at first due to unusual dimple pattern.

...ball is different to most other balls available in the sense that it has 312 shallow, flat-bottomed dimples which are supposed to give the ball a high, controllable trajectory. The dimple design is known as having "PhD advanced design". Further technology is found in the balls' nano tech core which is chemically engineered to produce a lively but soft centre to the balls' construction. The ball also features a resilient HPF Mantle layer (developed by DuPont Chemicals) which is designed to give players the greatest possible acceleration off the club face and generate higher spin rates (to give more control to distance shots and more feel in the short game). This ball is part of a series of current Wilson Staff golf balls on the market at the moment. There is a two-piece construction (DX2), the PX3 is their three-piece ball and the top ball...

roberto900 10.07.2007 (03.09.2007) · Read review
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Review of Wilson Staff PX3 Performance Golf Balls

Its on the ball

Advantages: efective little cleaner
Disadvantages: Noisy

...I have a small home so when I needed a new vacuum cleaner I chose the Dyson DC24 which is a smaller version of the standard model. It cost £189.99. I was expecting almost a child sized vacuum cleaner but there is not really much difference at all. It was so simple to put together, there are peel off stickers on the unit to explain things as you go. It only took me 5 minutes to have it assembled. The ball makes vacuuming effortless, and the head of the vacuum is narrow so its easy to get under the sofa, low tables, etc. It has strong suction as you would expect from a Dyson but it is surprising how full the cylinder is when you have finished. It really gets everything up. This does mean however that you need to empty the dust cylinder quite frequently. The power cable is short and not retractable which can look a bit untidy if it is...

Logik 30.05.2009 · Read review
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Review of Dyson DC24 BALL ALL Floors

Callaway Big Bertha Red Balls

Advantages: Seem to go miles!
Disadvantages: None

...Being relatively new to the game of golf, I need as much help as possible in getting my ball to go further! My partner introduced me to Callaway (he is obsessed by the game and only Callaway stuff will do for him!!) As a lady golfer I have tried many of the golf balls designed specifically for lasies, and although I found these to be good, my partner eventually persuaded me to try Callaway. As some Callaway products can be pricey, I decided to go for the Big Bertha Balls (Red for distance) which seem to be a little more reasonable than some of the other Callaway Balls. Cost me £17.99 for a dozen. Although they weren't miracle makers, my distance has definitely improved - reckon they go a good 10 yards further which is a big thing for me! I will definitely continue to use this type of ball and would recomment it to others also!...

LJenna 27.07.2005 · Read review
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Review of Callaway Big Bertha Series Golf Balls

  ♦Cosmic Cleaning With Saturn's Balls♦

Advantages: Eco Friendly, Could save you money in the long term
Disadvantages: Expensive initial cost, Not too good without Stain Remover

..., the towels emerged soft and smelling fresh. I would point out though that there were no visible marks or stains on them when they went into the machine so at this stage I was unable to pass judgement on the effectiveness of the balls to some degree. Since my first en counter using Ecoballs ®, I have done over a 100 washes using varying temperatures from as little 30° right up the maximum of 60 °c (for towels and bedding), all of which have achieved mixed results. They worked perfectly well on their own (and still do) on mud splattered Jodhpurs and muddy golf trousers, both of which seem to be regular weekly visitors to the washing machine these emerge fresh smelling, clean and soft.(without the aid of stain remover). They work well on all denim jeans and cotton items. They certainly pass the male (and sometimes female) - sweaty - armpit - T...

tune57 04.02.2009 (06.02.2009) · Read review
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Review of Eco-Balls