Check Those Golf Balls
Do you check your golf balls?
Do you spend any time thinking about the golf ball that you are using? I think we just assume that the ball we are using is perfect because that is the way the manufacturer made it. After all, they have all that state of the art technology and equipment to make the balls as perfectly as you could possibly want. You assume that if you buy the best balls on the market, Titlelist, Nike, that your balls will fly perfectly and will roll perfectly.
Now, when we talk about ball-stricking, obviously we want to know about the ridge technology, weight, and elasticity of the ball as it is impacted by the club. These all affect the trajectory and spin. But probably more important and perhaps most overlooked is checking your balls for balance so that when you putt they roll straight. Seems pretty straight forward, except, do you even know how to check for that?
Have a well balanced ball is extremely important for putting. Have you seen a soccer ball that has a little bit of water or sand in it? You’ll notice that the ball doesn’t roll straight. That can sometimes happen with the golf ball, in that the weight distribution is not quite right and there for the ball doesn’t roll straight. This warping of the ball happens naturally and happens to all balls, even those expensive Titlelist and Nike balls you just bought for fifty bucks a box.
Continuing with our series with our good friend Ralph Maltby, Ralph shows us a relatively easy way to check whether your balls are balanced. I highly recommend that you check all of your balls before you head out to the course, it might just save you a stroke or two.
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