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It's true; my decision is firm and complete. Because i can find NO relationship between my score, the success of any shot and the golf ball played i am quitting all new ball purchases from this day forward.

I can buy good, better and best quality 2nd hand balls here for a tiny price, compared to new. All brands, colors, designs and sizes, with english, japanese, korean, chinese or thai writing. Washed, sorted, bagged at about 10 balls for US$3. Best quality $3 for 6 balls including ProV1, other 3/4 piece top balls.

I've nothing against new, but i gotta save the cash for the green fee. If i could believe the ball made a difference in my game, i would not make this decision.

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I too went down this path and started buying balls from lost golf balls and golf balls direct. I would get the coupons for sales they were having and now I have close to 60 dozen balls. Project A, hex black, tour B, chrome soft, prov1. For me it’s because I play so much desert golf that sometimes a ball that rolls off the fairway turns into a lost ball in a bush. Saw a rattler last year and now I’m just going to take a drop instead of give anything more than a cursory look.

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I got a dozen yellow prov1s for $20 from lost golf balls and I would swear they were brand new. Conversely, I got a dozen “mint” BX and they were dog $h!t. That being said, I won’t spend more than $30 for a dozen of brand new balls

I rather buy snell MTB blacks for $27 than guess what the quality of my “mint” balls are going to be. For a $7 difference, it’s worth it

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I live in the Phoenix metro and a course that is not too bad (except the roll into the desert you mentioned) is called Apache Creek. I only play it 1x/year (it's cheap in the summer) due to that.

Buy most of my golf balls used at the 4A level - 5A being top end mint used. Sunshine Golf LLC on the 'Bay - I live 2 miles away from their warehouse in which they also sell from direct in store.

Such a great way to enjoy the game but still have $ left for greens fees or more clubs here and there.

BAG ONE:                                                                                                   BAG TWO:
D - Callaway Rogue ST Max D                                               - Cobra F9 Tour Length  

5 -  Ping G425 Max 5(16.5)                                                    3 -  TEE C721 Pro 3 HL(16.5)

H - Callaway Mav P (18) Titleist TS2 (21)                              H - TM SF 2.0 (18) & (21)

I -  Titleist T300 4                                                                   I -  Taylormade SIM Max 4      
I -  Titleist T100 5-P/MR KK TiNi 105                                     I -  Taylormade P760 5-P/Recoils 110 F4

W - Vokey SM8 52, Vokey SM6 58                                        W - Vokey SM8 52, Vokey SM6 58 
P - Bellum Winmore Midi  787                                                - Guerin TS Black 370

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I agree. I very rarely buy new balls and mostly buy used online and from my experience, the absolute best time to buy used (and refurbished) golf balls online is Black Friday (and Cyber Monday). I bought used TM Pentas and Tour Preferred balls for as low as .60 CDN per ball (that's including shipping (which is usually free on bulk purchases) and foreign exchange). I got at least 20 dozen stashed in my basement.

10.5 deg Titleist 905R with stock UST Proforce V2 Shaft (Stiff flex)
Titleist 990 (3-PW) with stock Dynamic Gold in S300
Taylormade V-Steel 5W & 3W with Grafalloy Prolaunch Red shafts (Regular Flex)
2011 Adams Tom Watson signature wedges in 52 and 56 degrees with stock steel shafts (Player's Grind)
Rife Island Series Aruba Blade Putter

 

"Loft for loft, length for length, and shaft for shaft, the ball will go the same distance when hit on the sweet spot regardless how old the iron."

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AAA+ or AAAA are usually half retail price or less. Plenty good for this 3hcp

TM 2016 M2 12*(-2 setting) - OG Grafalloy Blue X, 43.5"

TEE XCG7 16.5* 4w, OG Grafalloy Blue S, 41.75"

Wilson D9 18* 4i, KBS Max-R, 39.5”

Cobra King OS 4-G, TT XP95 R300, -.5
Mack Daddy CB 56.14(2* weak)  60.12(3*  weak)

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I personally don't get it.

I always buy a new premium ball(zstar or xbs) under $20 shipped.

You can buy them with BOGO deals or bulk bidding on the bay.

To me, AAAA balls expensive.

Titleist                   TSR3 Driver w/GD Tour AD VF 5S
Ping                       G430 3 Wood w/GD Tour AD UB 6S

Ping                       G430 3 Hybrid w/GD Tour AD IZ 85S

Titleist                   T200 4/T150 5-P Irons w/Axiom 105S

Titleist                   48F w/Axiom 105S 54S/60K Wedges w/DG s400

LAB                   Mezz 1 Max Broomstick w/Accra

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Snell MTB-X.

$28/doz if you buy 5 doz at a time, and testing shows them to be as good as any premium ball on the market.

The only think that worries me about the refurbished market is the possibility that I'm buying a ball that has been in the water for a period of time. While the data about the impact of sitting in water isn't conclusive, I don't want to take the chance, and the money difference isn't enough to make it worth any risk.

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