Do premium Golf balls make a difference?!

Premium golf balls are worth it for me. They fly farther and I enjoy walking in the woods.

The Kirkland balls are the perfect option for high hc players. Cheap enough where you don't hate yourself for losing a few, but excellent quality.

“Vice are as good as ProV1’s”…..says the man in the Vice t-shirt 😂😂

I love that guy is wearing a Vice shirt as well 😂

For me the key is consistency. Whether it’s a $2 ball or a $4 dollar ball, you should always be using the same ball. High handicappers tend to play whatever they find in the woods or pond and you can get wildly different results.

I play Vice and Encore balls. I think it's important to play urethane covered balls, but the difference between a Vice Pro and ProV1 isn't enough to make a ProV worth the extra cost for me.

Vice Pros are $30 for 24 balls at Sam’s Club. Absolute no brainer.

I grew up with Top Flight XL and XL 2000s, switched to a Titleist Professional and now play a Prov1x.........they MATTER

I’m a terrible golfer but when I play with a premium ball I score lower. I’m totally convinced it’s mental and not a physical quality of the ball. That being said, golf is such a mental sport so maybe there’s some value in the mentality alone

Premium balls are great for premium players. There is zero reason why a high handicap golfer should use a premium god ball.

Expensive golf balls are worth it when you aren't losing a full box every round. 🤣

I’ve been playing Wilson Triad golf balls. Love the feel of them.

My journey with Titleist started with the Tour balata. For me it’s about confidence and just knowing how it will react

I love the Srixon q-star as a 19.5 handicap. 29 euro's for a dozen that is a 3 piece urethane cover, I can't fault it, it will be my go to ball now. I loved the Bridgestone and wanted the vice balls. Can't justify the TP5 or Pro V, as the cost is too expensive. Played around with the Seed's also and cheaper balls. It finally seems I have settled on my golf ball now. Srixon q-star all the way in Yellow. Had the divide also, but I feel the yellows are better, plus I had my best round ever shooting an 83 for a 20 or so handicap I am well pleased.

The newer Maxfli Tour line of golf balls are a fantastic value. You can get four dozen for just over $100. I've shot my best rounds with them and love the responsiveness/feel.

I had a Callaway ball that lasted me over 5 rounds. We developed a relationship, memories - tears of joy and anguish. I'll never forget the day I lost it. It was like losing a friend. Balls have come and gone since but nothing could replace my Callaway and I've been trying to fill the void ever since.

So this is a fun one. There isn't a true handicap per say for when you can start to think that equipment is holding you back. Guys can be ripping courses up with clubs and balls from 30 years ago. What it does come down to when thinking about equipment is when you can feel that strike is consistent enough and/or you can see differences in performance, mainly how the ball reacts when hitting onto the fairway and or greens. One ball may carry a little further but doesn't stop on the green, while a different ball doesn't even make the green on carry alone. Finding a ball that fits your game isn't that hard, as most brands make balls that can be very forgiving in the market. Not many people are going to be getting the full benefit of having a ball like a Pro V1 or a TP5 or a Chrome Tour style ball, but they still use it as it is the premium ball. I think once you can see a consistent strike pattern with short clubs, you can reasonably start to think about golf equipment and how it can elevate your game.

I don’t know if it really matters which ball until a player is close to single digit hcp, however…playing the same ball all the time for consistency definitely matters. Doesn’t have to be the best ball in the market, but pick one and stick with it until you know why you’d change it.

I have a mixed shag bag of practice balls, they all react differently on the chipping green. Maxfli makes the best balls for the money in my opinion. I buy them in the four dozen pack and they are around $2 per ball for a ball that performs nearly as well as a ProV1. I don't mind losing them and have shot in the 70's with them multiple times.

Starting out I was buying expensive balls because in my mind expensive ball meant they were better, This is not the case though. I switched to Straightfli's because they were cheaper and had me working more on consistent striking. Now I am using the TaylorMade Tour Response and love them. I tend to shoot High 80's to low 90's. Majority of golfers will never truly experience the benefit that a top of the line ball offers.