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• MaranaCop 27 Posts

  Mon, Jul 15 2013 11:02 AM

  Ok, I have never worn a real ball out in my entire life. I understand that initially the reason for losing a ball after a certain number of hits was to make money. I know that WGT is now making a lot of money with commercials and other stuff so how about removing the hit loss? Bad enough that the virtual balls cost more than real golf balls. People will still lose them to the water and weeds.   

• Geahry1 525 Posts

  Tue, Jul 16 2013 5:58 AM

  MaranaCop:

  Ok, I have never worn a real ball out in my entire life. I understand that initially the reason for losing a ball after a certain number of hits was to make money. I know that WGT is now making a lot of money with commercials and other stuff so how about removing the hit loss? Bad enough that the virtual balls cost more than real golf balls. People will still lose them to the water and weeds.   

  Just use the Unlimited balls and all is well.No money spent.:)

• Mushy01 2,567 Posts

  Tue, Jul 16 2013 11:45 AM

  Geahry1:

   

   

  Just use the Unlimited balls and all is well.No money spent.:)

  

   

• LouisLewis 107 Posts

  Tue, Jul 16 2013 1:47 PM

  MaranaCop:

  Ok, I have never worn a real ball out in my entire life. I understand that initially the reason for losing a ball after a certain number of hits was to make money. I know that WGT is now making a lot of money with commercials and other stuff so how about removing the hit loss? Bad enough that the virtual balls cost more than real golf balls. People will still lose them to the water and weeds.   

  Are you kidding? Selling balls that dont last (so you have to keep buying more) is how the site makes money. It would be like asking McDonalds to not charge for french fries.

• MaranaCop 27 Posts

  Tue, Jul 16 2013 5:34 PM

  no offense, check their earnings, balls aren't where they are making money. How about giving back to the players and making this a more realistic site and rewarding those of us that have been playing and paying. Bad enough that we have to deal with lying wind and lies. And what about tourneys that the wind is different for players? shouldn't it be the same wind and hoe location every time

   

• fairground11 1,211 Posts

  Wed, Jul 17 2013 4:12 AM

  MaranaCop:

  no offense, check their earnings, balls aren't where they are making money. How about giving back to the players and making this a more realistic site and rewarding those of us that have been playing and paying. Bad enough that we have to deal with lying wind and lies. And what about tourneys that the wind is different for players? shouldn't it be the same wind and hoe location every time

   

  i suggest you watch the open tomorrow and see if it is the same wind for everybody all day long

   

• ApexPC 3,164 Posts

  Thu, Jul 18 2013 3:34 PM

  MaranaCop:

  Ok, I have never worn a real ball out in my entire life. 

  I wore out, cut, gouged, roughed up, and scratched lots and lots of golf balls. I guess you're not old enough to have ever play balls that had a Balata cover?

  Occasionally balls were not playable even though they were brand new, because they were out of round.  It's not as common today because of the materials they make ball covers from.

  You have a ball ring to make sure all your balls are round don't you?

  I used a sleeve of new balls every round. Each ball got played for just 6 holes. Less if I hit one somewhere it was irretrievable.

  At the end of the round, those balls that were still round went into the shag bag and were used at the practice green/sand trap.