Re: ShopTalk: (Not Clubmaking) Golf Ball Question

[Steve \"Cub\" Culbreth]

Alan,   Thanks for the info but whether or not they mark the balls as such they still perform a  compression measurement on most. If you dig into specs on many of them you see some as low as 66 compression.  The problem is that I can't find one with specs showing 100 compression.  Titliest lists the compression of some balls in their spec sheets but some such as the Pro V aren't provided.   There are still days here in the near tropical region of Hawaii where in local parlance "one ball go mo fah dan yestadah".  This past Sunday was rainy-to-muggy and I was losing 10 yards per club with balls which went further in windy but different pressure weather a few days before.  I'm getting old but I remember, even in Japan, switching over from 90 to 100 compression balls at different times of the year.   So phooey on D&G... I need the compression rating ;-)   Cub ----- Original Message ----- From: Alan Brooks To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 8:38 PM Subject: Re: ShopTalk: (Not Clubmaking) Golf Ball Question That question was brought up on either Dynacraft's or Golfsmith's forums not too long ago and I believe the response was that ball construction has changed so much that the old ratings are no longer meaningful.  The February issue of Golf Digest has a ranking of balls, for what that's worth.  Gene Parente at Golf Labs recommends Pro V's and Precept Tours (now U-Tri) for testing because of their consistency.  I play the Precepts and really like them.  They have the additional advantage that not many people play them so they don't 'disappear' from the middle of the fairway as often. Regards, Alan At 07:06 PM 2/3/2004 -1000, you wrote: Jents,   Can any of you suggest a good 100 compression ball?  They used to mark and advertise the compression, and once you could tell by the color of the numbers, but they aren't marked now and I don't believe the colors can be trusted.   Fairways and Greens,   Cub