Thanks for watching! Q.) What golf ball do you use and why?

@mrb018538

Жыл бұрын

Whatever I can buy used for cheap, or whatever I can find!

@simonevansengineeringelite4354

Жыл бұрын

Any that are $1 each. I lose too many to play Pro V1s🤷🏻‍♂️

@coachanderson2704

Жыл бұрын

Been using Callaway , Nike and Taylormade for years. Soft and Pro golf-balls.

@londonkuhl6127

Жыл бұрын

I try to use a prov1 but so exspensive!

@scottcarpenter910

Жыл бұрын

Maxfli Tour CG. It’s a good all around ball without the big $$$. ProV’s are just to over rated

Ah bread and butter Shiels (testing stuff). Things you love to see!

@RickShielsPGA

Жыл бұрын

Review season is back!

@vjjohnson7991

Жыл бұрын

Takes me back to summer 2020!

@Ryanheaberlin

Жыл бұрын

This is what the channel has been missing lately… I’ve made purchase decisions based on ricks videos!

@MBTK11

Жыл бұрын

@@RickShielsPGA I dont get it. Why was this result shocking to you? Wouldn't it be a real shock if a refurbished ball performed equally as (or even better than) the brand new pro v1 at lower cost? Isn't it almost obvious to expect that a refurb will lose some of the characteristics of the original?

Hi Rick, I think it would be interesting if you left 5 balls in a bucket of water, 5 balls buried underground, and 5 balls just left outside in the elements. All for a few months and then compare them all to brand new Pro V1s.

@chiefkeith5641

Жыл бұрын

Make your own video on it.. I’d watch

@sipsimies1588

11 ай бұрын

​@@chiefkeith5641 yeah but most would not, better to leave the important reviews to big channels

Can you do a video showing scuffed/damaged golf balls to see how much worse they perform versus fresh out the box balls? You always say you'd stop using a ball if it has too much scuffing, but I'd like to see if there's anything to that beyond psychology

@Simfight

Жыл бұрын

I always felt if it has a blemish at the speeds it spins it has to have an effect.

@charliemcgurran5713

Жыл бұрын

it’s very hard to test something like that, just because of how small the difference would be. it might be 5 yards and like 5 feet less spin but it doesn’t make a HUGE difference unless you’re a pro

@danielbird1950

Жыл бұрын

MyGolfSpy did a video on this I believe or at the very least did an article on this

@andygreen2765

Жыл бұрын

Check out MyGolfSpy, they did some testing including scuffed balls and the performance was awful.

@jmabs5096

Жыл бұрын

I stop using a ball when it gets a) In a lake Or b) in the woods

Hey Rick thanks for doing this test it has confirmed what I have thought for many years. Nice to see you back testing some equipment… How about a few more reviews and comparisons for an honest review on the new Titleist TSR line versus done if the big boys on the market in 2022? Always enjoy your golf club reviews!

It would be interesting to cut them open after testing them and see what the differences were between the ones that felt similar and the ones that felt worse.

@matthewmaher35

Жыл бұрын

^THIS! - I was hoping he would try to identify the balls he felt were close to the new Pro V one performance, then cut them all open and see if age corresponded with the performance.

@deadshedz5633

Жыл бұрын

I second this, I think your hearing and feeling the difference in generations of the PROV1's.

@hudson5610

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing - If I did this I would first play with each of the balls and make a note as to how close they seemed to be to a new pro v1. After rating each ball and weighing each one then cut them in half and see if the worst ones were just really old.

@mattcecile

Жыл бұрын

I imagine it has to do with how long they sat at the bottom of a pond. More than a few weeks and it would be noticeable

@stevemoisan

Жыл бұрын

I'm also wondering if the refurbished balls are a mix of ProV1's and ProV1 X's. Also, throughout the 20+ years of the ProV1 evolving, weren't there years where the "X" was the firmer feeling ball and other years where it was the softer, spinnier ball?

Watching this video is such a treat because it feels like we do not get as many of these types of videos these days; I imagine this feeling is what Guy gets when you let him drink a Monster from the can on the podcast.

Absolutely loving this video for moments like 5:01 where he just gets *so* amped up. Dig it, dude! Appreciate all the info/tips/content you provide us.

👍 The conclusion you came to about refinished golf balls I came to many years ago. It’s really nice to have those conclusions confirmed by someone like yourself. Getting some consistency from a box of balls is really important. Heck I would be happy with any of the softer feeling more budget balls than a refinished ball.

Adding to this video Rick i think it would be good to do a video of what you would recommend as the best ball for a few different pricepoints

@Vee-Hive

Жыл бұрын

The best ball for a golfer is not about the price. People like Rick Shills should know this, rather than constantly proclaiming the prov 1 to be the best ball around.

Love the channel always look forward to it

I love that you still check how they feel chipping when your chipping is going through issues. Good review though. Thanks for helping us make informed decisions on whether it is worth trying to save money.

Hi Rick! Always enjoy your content Rick and you helped me a lot with my golf game (just broke 80) so I'll try to help you by explaining why they perform and feel worse to the best of my knowledge. It's not necessarily the paint job, although it certainly doesn't help, it's the fact that they have been out in freezing temperatures. Especially balls over a decade old, you don't know where they have been, but very likely they've been in frozen water or out in the rough/woods over winter. The molecular structure of the inner core actually changes if you freeze or boil the ball, they tend to lose elasticity. You can easily test this by dropping a brand new ball and one of these on the asphalt from some height and confirm my hypothesis if the painted one bounces less. And also, like you were hinting at, the paint will reduce the aerodynamic point of the golf ball, especially if it's scratched up that easily after only a few bunker shots. Conclusion: Most likely they have been either washed in too hot water and lost their elasticity that way, or stayed outdoors over one or more winters and lost it that way. The molecular bond wont reattach after that has happened so you will easily lose 20-40 yards on a driver if you're an average golfer, and you and above-average golfers would probably lose even more. The paint job doesn't help, actually makes it even worse, especially after wearing of. This is the used-car-salesman version of having a rusty heap of metal and painting it up to look shiny and selling it as a functional vehicle when any person poor enough to buy it will face serious issues with it before reaching their home. A person with a sense of morality would just cut their losses and send it to a scrap yard, instead of trying to sell it off to some poor sob. The person or company that sells these should probably lower the cost to like £0.10 or else I would consider this actual fraud. Thanks for making videos, hope you never stop! Best regards

Really found this insightful. A lot of pro vs that I find. Perform very similarly to new ones. The ones that I buy that have been refurbished don’t. Glad you have done a proper test to show this. I’ll keep buying calaway supersoft and finding pro vs

@Vee-Hive

Жыл бұрын

The ones you find are more likely to be new models. Lake balls could be any age. It's not that complicated.

Would be interested to see if the ones you didn’t like weighed more or were significantly different at least.

@mytbrednec3823

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing. The extra layer of paint has to have added some weight.

Rick … loved the review as always. Hope you still carry on doing more of them. One review that I’d love to see you do is golf gloves. I’ve played golf for 40 years mostly as a low single figure golfer. The best glove by a mile is the Costco Kirkland signature glove … better than any glove I’ve ever worn.

Good review Rick. For us mere golfing mortals it's so very difficult to know what's a quality product and what's not. Given most of us would be easily seduced by the price of golfing equipment in general, it's really interesting to have it verified that more often than not, cheaper is not better.

I bought a box of grade A refurbished Pro V 1's and some of them did feel fine or as good as the normal one's, but I also had more than one split in half on me off the tee. At least they were cheap.

The Pro-v1's from say, 2007, that came in those boxes, are going to feel much firmer than the newer iterations. They got softer over time. Also being that old you can expect them to be noticeably shorter off driver.

@COBRO98

Жыл бұрын

Just finished the review & yep my suspicions were correct; avoid them

@andrewstehura541

Жыл бұрын

yes he didn’t take into account that the older balls might be a bit harder and heavier

@quimbyscorner1684

Жыл бұрын

@@andrewstehura541 But that's the problem of buying the reclaimed ones. You don't know if they are 1 year old model or 15 years old. Being 10 yards short because you've got an old heavy ball you weren't expecting is the difference between being on the dance floor or in a greenside bunker. You can't trust the distance of any ball in the box to be consistent with the rest.

@adamjwhite50

Жыл бұрын

Would imagine the plastic to deteriorate after being in a lake for so long too

@travisackerman2588

4 ай бұрын

That is a false assumption. Urethane is inert in H2O, regardless of duration of exposure. It's fairly obvious that this manufacturer has a flawed quality control process. Some of those balls would immediately turn off any consumer and leave a bad taste in their mouth. Who would go back and buy another dozen of these balls with their appearance? Every new ball manufacturer changes their ball model print logo in order to track the versions that they have created. With each logo change, there has been a change to the makeup of the ball. Most refinishers are sorting the model years of the various balls and are printing the proper logo for that model so as not to confuse the end user. There are at least 9 different Pro V models, so there have been many changes during it's lifetime. For the presenter to not make this distinction in performance is disingenuous to his audience.@@adamjwhite50

Thanks for review Rick, really helpful and also entertaining, definitely helped my buying decisions. 😎

Great Video!! I enjoy all the golf tec almost as much as I enjoy playing 18, love the content when you break it down for Us.

I use the srixon soft feel balls. They're 20 a box and they feel quite nice off the face, also not that bothered losing one on the course. They do exactly what I need at a great price

@julianburrows9721

Жыл бұрын

My ball of choice too for exactly those reasons.

@mogwix

Жыл бұрын

They're good. I don't mind the srixon marathons either. I'd much rather play a new, inexpensive ball than a used, expensive one.

I would love to see you do this with a used driver vs a brand new driver that is the same. Not comparing the new model vs old model

Yay, finally a review video again. Always love these!😁👍🏻

Love you see you testing stuff again!

Great video Rick, MyGolfSpy came to a similar conclusion, if you're on a budget, just get Kirkland Signatures.

@nickbrenne2159

Жыл бұрын

Or just get them anyway. Been gaming much better this year with the Kirkland balls. But that might just be consistency in balls.

@skiinggator

Жыл бұрын

That's a great website with tons of useful information about everything golf related

@alanpartridge1385

Ай бұрын

If you're on a budget just get some decent recycled balls. Once you've hit a new ball once it's a used ball anyway...

@MrSitemaster2

Ай бұрын

@@alanpartridge1385 Aren't the balls featured in this video supposed to be "decent recycled balls" ?

This rating from Rick means a lot because he's a guy who always tries to find the positive.

@tonymccann5191

Жыл бұрын

Great review. I would add that most golfers only need a mid range ball anyway.

Better off with slazenger v400 soft balls. 48 for £23 currently. Great for winter golf. Would love to see you review these.

This show hit home, Rick. As a gift, I got two dozen of the same balls from a non-golfer. On top of that my first and last name is on the ball and I play on many courses with homes along the fairways. I'll play them when I can feel safe. Thanks for the show!

There are a lot of indipendent companies that sell second had balls. I have bought a lot from ayershire golf balls, not from big companies like american golf. It would be interesting to compare different companies and how they prepare second chance balls similar to what you did here Another interesting video and results

@MJL-91

Жыл бұрын

I just bought 20 mint grade Kirkland performance + from ayershire and every ball is like brand new

@mogwix

Жыл бұрын

I've purchased second hand balls from a company that does a good job organizing them by year and type. You can get a box of 50 balls from the previous year, but for good quality ones you don't save much money over buying them new. I've tried used, "mint condition" TP5 and Pro V1 and they seemed to perform okay, but I found I had to toss them every few holes because I kept ripping the covers. That actually made me hesitant to try new TP5s, but I've since bought a few new boxes of TP5s and haven't had that issue.

I almost strictly use, used golf balls. Not refurbished, but used in Mint condition. The price is right, and I can promise you, my miss hits have nothing to do with the ball and everything to do with me. I used Callaway chrome soft because I love how soft it feels around the greens.

@richardjacobs7632

Жыл бұрын

I’m still using balls I find on my two courses in my community!

@spectre205

Жыл бұрын

@@richardjacobs7632 Same, I'm living off all the other golfers who buy ProV1s and TP5s etc and still hit them off the planet.

Thanks, Rick! I have bought those balls a few times and never realized that they were that bad...I try to keep my expenses down and have been using the 3 piece balls from Crivit sold by Lidl. I've used new ProV1s in the past and the Crivit balls perform just as well in distance (driver) and spin for wedge shots. I think they're even better in terms of durability. Maybe you can do a feature on the Crivit balls one of these days if you fancy it.....

Tour Soft, best combination of feel, control, and price for an almost-senior golfer (59 years old). Plus the T-marking helps me line up putts and square up the putter face more consistently.

Rick should do an Andertons style blind test with the refinished and new ones mixed in and see if he can identify them.

It would be interesting to see what weight difference between the two would be

@garettgee6305

Жыл бұрын

About tree fiddy

G'day Rick ...Absolutely love your videos , watch them all ...In recent times I've rejoined the golf community .. I played from the time I was 14 to 52 probably non stop .. Then I got fed up with the game and stopped playing and got heavily involved in lawn bowls .. At a bit over 60 I started hitting balls again and would you believe fell in love with the game again . . Briefly got to 5 handicap at my best but mostly played between 7-10 range .. I'm left handed and still using 20 year old King irons and Nicklaus metals ..and a brand new 3 hybrid . I'm now off 13 and found my preferred brand of balls to be Srixon or Callaway .. Srixon mostly .. Never ever tried Titleist ProV balls . This was super interesting and informative. . . If you're ever in Australia again try and get to Tasmania .. Not only do we have Barnbougle , Lost Farm , Cape Wickham and Ocean Dunes that get rave reviews but several other fun great courses and home to the oldest golf course in the world outside of Scotland ..It's Ratho Farm at Bothwell not too far from Hobart ...It was opened in 1822 by a Scottish immigrant Alexander Reid as is 200 years old this year . They have largely left it as it was and is still basically a sheep farm with an 18 hole golf course on it Now houses an Australian Golf Museum and has accommodation and functions facilities along with sheep .. Hope to meet you one day and please keep your wonderful vids coming . They're the best ..Sorry for the long comment .....Cheers ...

Thanks Rick. I’ve come to buying cheaper balls then Pro V’s because I don’t play as much as I used to. Lose some lol but I buy new no matter what.

Its not as much about the paint but more about the age of the ball. The components change over time as well as manufacture tweaks.

Well done Rick. I prefer the Srixon zstar. It spins a little less off driver but bites a bit harder off the wedge with my swing. I don’t mind a harder feel while putting. They used to be a lot cheaper than pro v1, and are still $5 less online, but my local club is usually running a sale on them so still a “budget” ball for me.

@erickorff1919

Жыл бұрын

Srixon usually runs a buy 2, get 1 free type of sale once or twice a year. Also, lots of places sell the previous year model for around $25/dz. I really love the Z-star, especially the Divide version.

@justinlemon8326

Жыл бұрын

@@erickorff1919 that’s usually when I stock up. Not sure if my club screwed up on the pricing, I actually got two for one this spring.

@goose9120

Жыл бұрын

You would like Bridgestones

This year I have exclusively played the vice pro or pro plus to determine which I prefer. After a lot of rounds I’ve determined the pro plus is now going to be my go to. Price is phenomenal and distance is better than pro. It’s more of a click sound like the pro v1x but man it performs. I love the shade color too. Pretty freakin cool.

I’m going to say it’s the age of the cover or the environment it was in before refinished. I would assume the cover is getting harder and more brittle like old plastic components do, and that’s why it’s getting harder and clickier sounding. Cutting them opening and identifying the year it was made versus how it felt might help with data.

@Ryanfom

Жыл бұрын

Genius comment, I'd say it's exactly this. Who knows how long these were down the bottom of a lake or in a puddle mud.

@Vee-Hive

Жыл бұрын

Yup. Pointless video, without this info.

If you just look around when you are playing you will find Pro-v1s all over the place. My son and I were scrounging around in the long grass on the cliffs between the fairway and ocean at Pebble beach and found many. No cost and really fun.

@ihgufyrtdedftghuijkh

Жыл бұрын

Tbh if you play at pebble beach you can afford brand new prov1's

@ttank7241

Жыл бұрын

@@ihgufyrtdedftghuijkh I did not say I played it. I was enjoying the beautiful beach just below the course. Would love to play it but could never justify the cost.

This is the type of product evaluation that brings real value to your listeners. Thank you very much!

@ronginnetti5787

Жыл бұрын

Prize scam?

Thanks for the review!

I closed the video as soon as he said these are refurbished.

@Mr0zzy99

27 күн бұрын

That is the purpose of the whole video

really good video Rick. Gets me thinking about the ball i use for sure

hi Rick I used pro v1 for years but now I'm using Bridgestone and it's purely done to price and i don't lose many balls in 4 round's I lose 1or 2 I got to a point where I wasn't taking on the riskier shots in case I lost a pro v so thought I would take that away by playing a cheaper ball great video keep up the good work

Having only hit 'previously-forested' Pro V1's, I need Rick to explain the difference between old and new.

@paulmcgee1867

Жыл бұрын

De forested?

My experience with refinished prov1s have been bad as well. They probably traveled 25-30 yards shorter off the tee

I mainly use top flights because I hit them really well lmao , or Callaway ultra softs either the burnt orange or greenish/yellow color

Great test Rick! Illuminating.

I’ve never had a bad experience with refinished pro v1 balls They did not come from this company though

If you're looking for low price balls from major manufacturers, look for Used balls, never refurbished/refinished. They can have some minor scuffs, based on quality rating (Mint, Near Mint, AAA, etc.) but they will have the original covers - they are only cleaned and re-sold. It would be interesting to see a comparison of New, Used (Mint/Near Mint condition), and Refurbished.

I used to get Korean titleist refinished balls from my local golf shop, they were cheaper than your second hand balls. Must be brutally honest, I loved them, I used to only play with refinished balls for a period of 2 years until the shop stopped bringing them in. I miss them as they were also so much cheaper.

I used to play with Top-Flite, Pinnacle....and my own personal favourite.....Kasco, remember them?. Kasco was a rock hard golf ball that went for miles if proper connection was made, if not, you felt the vibration all the way up the club rendering the hands numb for a minute or two. Probably why my handicap was so high. lol :)

Rick, I challenge you to do some BLIND testing videos of comparable products. Would help to separate the intrinsic physical differences from the psychologically induced differences and could be damned good fun to watch, too🙏 I dare you!!😂

@johnjenkins7917

Жыл бұрын

"Welcome to the blind test. I've painted these balls to make sure I can't tell what brands they are..."

I love Kirkland golf balls 24 for 28$ and they are the best feeling ones I’ve used,and I’ve tried Pro V1 and Callaway’s

Nice job. Thanks!

I had a great experience with Refinished Pro V1. Longer drives, great spin on the greens....and the best round at my home course just last Friday. $29.99.

I use the 2022 Kirkland. The cover is much better than the 2021 and it feels like a pro v1. Great ball, GREAT PRICE

I bought a couple dozen of these a few months ago .. I wish I would have seen this first. Thanks for the video..

Great video. Thanks!

I use the Callaway Diablo Tour because i Drive it 20 meters further than a PROV1X or PROV1 golf ball...My irons also go 10 meters further per club. I have tested them against each other and the Diablo Tour always comes out on top for Distance, Feel and Spin...My handicap 6.8.....Perhaps you could do a comparison some time....Big thanks for this vid from Nick, Melville Glades Golf Club, Western Australia...

Hi Rick, really liked this video showing the pitfalls of buying refurbished, one idea I had, I would have liked to have seen even in a part 2 video or just by recommending a video of a previous ball review if neccessary is, a ball at the same price to show why you'd be better off with say 'titleist tru feel' which are around £23.

Loved the video Rick I sell used balls I find while working at my local club and I’ve seen some crazy balls come out of the water and I just know the chemicals from the grass that have gotten into the pounds have Changed a lot about the golf balls

Awesome idea for a video, really interesting. You're the best Rick!

Pro V1. I am a golf ball snob LOL. I am a feel player and the Pro V1 just give me more reliable play and feel around the green. Great video and enjoy the honesty.

Missed a good testing video rick !!! Great video ..I use vice balls

Great vid Rick. Thanks

Never ever bought into the refurbished golf balls. I have bought a few dozen that the local ball hawk found though.$ 6.00 (us) for a dozen of found balls ain't to bad. Thanks Rick

To start by answering Rick's question, I use the Bridgestone Tour B RX or RXS. I don't have a generally fast club head speed and they are designed for driver swings of less than 105mph. Rick touched on the right thing; the cover. Paint is going to 1. add weight to the ball, 2. get in the grooves of the club and 3. flaw the dimple pattern. You could easily see this looking at the close up and saw it with the distance off the driver. I typically use a lot of recycled golf balls, not refurbished for this reason. I do believe Pro V1's are the best balls in golf, but not for all golfers. For low handicap players with higher swing speeds, they are the best. But a large number of us are not low handicap golfers and I'm included in this bunch. I can play my ball and get better performance because of my lower swing speed.

I have been a die hard Titleist fan for over 30 years, going back to the Tour Balata 100 balls. I have almost exclusively played ProV1 and ProV1X for the past 10 to 15 years. I recently tried the Maxfli TourX and have to say that the playability and durability of the golf ball impressed me. For me, there was no noticeable difference in feel, distance and spin from the ProV1X. They have a Maxfli Tour and Maxfli TourX, similar to the ProV1 and ProV1X. Both have a urethane cover. The short game is the strength of my game, and the Maxfli performed impressively for wedge shots, chips and putts. I bought two dozen of the Maxfli TourX balls at Dick's Sporting Goods for $60. They also sell a four-dozen box for $108, making them only $27 per dozen. At this cost savings, I am going to evaluate these balls over time to see if my initial experiences prove true over the long term. I may have found my new go to ball.

I use the Srixon Z-Star because I can get them for $65 per 2 dozen right now and they feel great everywhere IMO plus I have your review on them to back me on that I don't need to pay $50 per dozen for Pro-v1's....

Thanks for this, was just about to buy some.

Hey Rick, where I live there is a "second round" product which is simply used pro v1, no refurbish work whatsoever. They are GREAT value, even if only half of them are "perfect" at $20 a dozen its hard to beat. Bonus: you get all kinds of fun stamps on them!

superb video as all are. thank you.

Thanks for getting back to testing products. You’re the best tester on KZread.

@Vee-Hive

Жыл бұрын

How? He basically blind tested a bunch of balls that were maybe 15 years apart in age. His 'tests' were close to meaningless.

Hi Rick, I would love to see what you think of the "Blast" golf training aid. Thanks

Rick juggles the golf ball so effortlessly, it’s so enjoying!!! 😂😂😢 Been trying to do it for weeks now… Rick needs to do a short video of how to do it or how to flick the balls up off the green.(tips and tricks) Might get onto the green like an Amateur, but I would like to leave a green like a pro 😂

I've been using Srixon Marathon soft and lately Taylor Made RBZ soft. They're really good. Although I'm a 23 handicap so you might have a different view. They feel nice when you hit them. They compress well with your irons and have a nice accurate flight with the driver.

Great advice again Rick, think I'll stick with the Srixons 👍🏻

Did you measure the weight of the golf balls. Would be interesting to se weight diff compared to original prov1. Could account for the difference in flight.

I love these types of vids!

Hi Rick. Nice vid. It would be easy to get caught out buying balls like that. I use good quality (pearl grade) lake balls but I’ve no idea how they perform against their new equivalents. How about comparing new pv1s against a quality lake pv1? They’re about the same price as those repainted ones.

When I was working in the testing industry, we use to bury plastic products in activated charcoal to accelerate aging. It would be interesting to do that with new golf balls to see how they age. A lot of the products we tested became brittle or at least less supple. I bet an old golf ball becomes less pliable with age. That would be a much bigger effect than cruddy paint.

I was always convinced that lake balls go through some strange oxidation or something. I'm old enough to remember how different the Titleist Tour Balatas felt between box-new and a lake ball. I miss those balata balls, they were as soft as grease. Still got a few boxes tucked away.

Did you compare spin? I bought a box of prov1 refurbished for practice. Noticed with driver the spin rate was always about 200-400 higher on average and more more sidespin as well. Irons and wedges gave me a fairly similar spin rate. For us AMATURE (had to after the podcast yesterday) players I don't forsee them affecting the score card to much, but definitely would be taking them out of play more often based on the ball surface. But for a practice stand point I think they accomplished the mission

Shocking results , would be interested to hear the companies feedback and QC system....

I used to hit these balls often. I can attest that their problem is that you may have a range of ages in each box of balls. Older balls are going to have degraded/affected performance, and the consistency across the entire box is going to vary wildly. If you’re a novice who just wants to play with ProV1s on a budget: can’t go wrong with $20/dz refurbs. If you’re a more experienced player who wants the exact same feel and performance for every ball out of a box, spend the money on new.

@MrBudderTacoMBT

Жыл бұрын

Yeah my suggestion for even the novice is to buy another ball. They're going to be real confused when they lose ~10yards on their drive and then add ~15 with their next ball.

Missed these types of videos, good job Rick

So I usually use and prefer the Srixon soft feel/ad333 as my normal chosen ball. Anyway my brother brought these exact balls for me from American golf for my birthday this month(september 2022). Haven’t had a chance to use them as of yet. Make me skeptical about these already. For a quid less he could have just brought me some new srixon’s 😅

I use the Wilson Triad golf balls and I love them.

Finally a new video!! 🤩

As a senior I don't have the swing speed to compress the Pro V1 for max distance. I use Callaway Supersoft. If I have one complaint with them it that the cover seems to scuff easily.

I am a high handicap golfer(I chase breaking 100 when I go out...usually in the mid 90's) and I tried a box of these and noticed the considerable difference as well. There's no compare to refurb prov and nib prov. With that said, I don't play them because I'd lose half the box anyway 😂

Love your work rick

A year ago today I fell in love with golf. I owe alot to your videos for being able to improve my game Rick! Thanks!

I have never brought Pro V1 golf ball and only used when I gave found them. I now use Kirkland golf balls, good enough for my needs and bloody good value

I use Callaway and Srixon "found" golf balls. I have found that "mint"(58) or "pristine" (5A.) These are preferable to the refinished balls as they have the original "skin" rather than repainted. The refurbished balls seem to be more prone to scuffing than the cleaned and sorted 5A. When you are a high handicapper and lose an average of one ball per round, or more, the "servi ce life" for me is short and I typically do not show much scuffing or abrasions. Dropping down to "near mint" (4A) balls are those that have been lost in the sun or water for a longer period of time and already appear to be worn, discolored, and less consistent. Price wise, a dozen Callaway refinished cost about $4 to $5 USD less than Pristine (5A) For Pro V1 the difference is closer to $10 USD

I live on a golf course fairly quiet later in the day so I'm always out hitting balls and searching for balls , and I never buy balls.... but I always run balls thru my shag bag hitting them a few times before I actually use them in a game...the last two generation of ProV1's I usually find will be ok...older ones no...But Im also surprised at some balls that rise to the top of my shag bag...consistently have a great shot with them...and they go straight into by golf bag....and it is not always brand dependent...