Anyone play "practice" balls?

I play the Nike 20XI-X ball. Love the ball to death but obviously the price is a bit steep. I've started to see packaged Pro V1 practice balls at my local GolfTown so it got me thinking. I did an ebay search for the Nike 20XI-X golf ball and sure enough I came across these, http://www.ebay.com/itm/330955826374?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649.

Does anyone here play practice versions of their balls out on the course? Other than quality control standards not being meet, are there any other differences between a regular top of the line golf ball (Pro V1, 20XI, etc) compared to their practice counterparts?

Thanks in advance!

I hear there is no difference.

I dont play them. It's a mental thing. If I see PRACTICE on the ball, I dont feel as comfortable. I have played just a well with practice balls as I have with new but it still bugs me when I can see it.

It's all mental for me. It takes a sense of "possession" away from me and my ball.

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I hear there is no difference.

I dont play them. It's a mental thing. If I see PRACTICE on the ball, I dont feel as comfortable. I have played just a well with practice balls as I have with new but it still bugs me when I can see it.

It's all mental for me. It takes a sense of "possession" away from me and my ball.
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For me it's mainly the price. I don't lose balls a lot, but I do have rounds where I push and pull balls and I cannot find them in the rough. I see where they go, but just can't spot them once I get to where it landed.

I love the feel of the 20XI-X ball and don't want to go to a cheaper ball that feels too hard and that I cannot spin nearly as much with my wedges as I can the Nike ball. I don't play in tournaments at the moment, but my golf is taken seriously. I just want to make sure my game isn't going to be affected by purchasing these balls.

Yup, I've played them for years, and they're great. The Reload Pro V1x balls are on sale for 10 bucks a dozen a Kmart. Of course this is coming from a guy who has to talk himself out of McDonald's so he can save that money for the range.

I buy the provs with PRACTICE stamped on them, very good; actually no different to a normal ball i play them in bounce games and to practice

I'd avoid refinished balls as they are re-painted and i would think no longer fly as a normal ball would.

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[quote name='LUMA' timestamp='1374039484' post='7470950']
I hear there is no difference.

I dont play them. It's a mental thing. If I see PRACTICE on the ball, I dont feel as comfortable. I have played just a well with practice balls as I have with new but it still bugs me when I can see it.

It's all mental for me. It takes a sense of "possession" away from me and my ball.
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For me it's mainly the price. I don't lose balls a lot, but I do have rounds where I push and pull balls and I cannot find them in the rough. I see where they go, but just can't spot them once I get to where it landed.[/quote]

Story of my life. Hit a great shot and the ball disappears. Or I hit a nice meaty 250 yard snap hook or power slice off the tee as I watch it sore into the unknown in amazement. I lost 7 balls yesterday 2 in the woods and the rest went into the black hole. That's usually the case when course conditions are long and ground is soggy wet.

I buy from LGB.com. Prov's and Z-Stars.

Ive played penta practice balls...and if they are different than the normal ones im not good enough to notice.

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Ive played penta practice balls...and if they are different than the normal ones im not good enough to notice.
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I've been playing the penta and penta tp5 practice balls for a while and just recently two of the penta practice balls have cracked after two rounds with each ball. Not a scratch but actually cracked through the ball. Hopefully both were from the same sleeve and thats all that are like this.

Yes, I use the Lethal PRACTICE balls. Grabbed quite a stash of them when they were around $16/dozen at 3ballsgolf.com but that deal is gone.

Best deal right now on them seems to be Taylormadegolfoutlet.com with the TMAGOUTLET10 coupon code. Balls are $19.95/dozen with free shipping and the coupon brings them down to $17.95 shipped. Or you can order seven dozen for $115 shipped using their current "$25 off orders of $125 or more" promotion.

But anyway, can't tell that the PRACTICE ones are any different except for the stamping that says "PRACTICE"...

oh heck yea... a local club has lethal range balls and hey if they just so happen to stray onto the hole Im playing its legit, right?

I only play practice balls. Bought 250 pro v1s a couple years ago for a steal. The practice is the same as the regular balls and are legal in tournament play. X OUTS on the other hand are blemished and not legal in tournament play. I never buy refinished balls as most are water balls that have been put through a re-bleaching process.

practice balls are the exact same as normal ones except that they have a cosmetic blemish. NOTHING wrong with them, just micro details that weren't correct. Refurbished balls are a different story, personally I'd never buy a refurbished ball.

Price on the 20Xi has come down. $30 at TGW or GG.

20x1 is a nice ball. I wish I hadn't missed out on the killer deal they had on them a while back. Been getting some really good penetrating drives with them and they bite well too. As for the practice like was mentioned just a small blemish, I'd play them for sure.

Pro V's X outs!!

RBG has the Lethal for 19.99 there also on eBay.
They say practice, big deal.
When I get down to my last 20-30 Tp3 balls, I'm picking some up to try.

i play/played lethal practice and i see no difference. Is there a difference, maybe but I dont notice them and I like saving a few bucks.

I used to play Titleist NXT Tour S yellow practice balls and they were great. Then I switched to the e6 and now the Project(a).