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Re: TM L86 ball?

• SlickHunter 1,034 Posts

  Sat, Jun 16 2018 1:19 PM

  I also bought 2 sleeves of the Titleist L93 after using one sleeve, not for me..shots has the tendency to go wild, just on a slight mishit. I’m glad I be able to work with the L42, little cheaper.

• Robert1893 7,719 Posts

  Sat, Jun 16 2018 1:56 PM

  YankeeJim:

  It depends on how close of attention you pay to the difference. I played the 81 TMs for a month. Same specs as the Nike I used to use. Nothing scientific, just a lot of AS and regular play-CC tournaments and WGT stuff. Not being a note-taker, it takes a while to get a feel for the ball. 

  I switched to the 40 Titleists a few days ago and in a nutshell, after just 1 sleeve,  not only am I astounded at the difference, I got the Nikes back I used to play. The difference is primarily in the 3, 4 and 5 irons. They carry as I would expect them and react on landing like I'm used to. They appear to be a bit more forgiving on mishits as I got favorable results on a few hacks. 

  This little exercise pretty much confirms what I suspected-the TMs are downgraded Nikes and the Titleists are the new Nikes. A whole bunch more expensive, too. The new quandry is adjust or step up to the pump.  :-(

  I don’t ever think I’ll be good enough to notice differences like that. Like I’ve always said, people just need to find what works for them at a price they like. 

• ostfriedel 2,052 Posts

  Sun, Jun 17 2018 3:26 AM

  Robert is right. Best is to play the stuff one knows inside out. After I was tired of playing par rounds with those strange Taylormades I returned to my cheap Callaways now. First round was a 56 on Kiawa with a - 10 on the front 9. Regular round, not any red tea Kindergarten settings. Seems that was more than only a sign. It was like Odin visits me at the breakfast table to tell me his master plan. Will not win a lot of prices with them, but who cares? Me not. And if from time to time I will be able to beat one of the big dogs here or there the fun for me with that will be double  ;o)