Forums

Help › Forums

Prices

rated by 0 users
Mon, Oct 14 2013 10:40 AM (4 replies)
  • ckert1
    1 Posts
    Wed, Oct 9 2013 8:31 AM

    Why are ball prices soooo expensive???  As a group, could we oppose this???

  • ApexPC
    3,164 Posts
    Wed, Oct 9 2013 10:46 AM

    It is discussed ad infinitum here in the forums.

    Like any other product, if you don't think you're getting a good value for your credits/dollars, don't buy.

    I don't spend any of my money here at WGT, and only spend credits I have earned playing videos, taking surveys, and earning from other offers.

    It looks like the WGT Tour-SD ball in your bag is a pretty good value @ $0.65/65 credits a sleeve.

    I play Nike balls myself.

    Brand

    Ball

    Level-Tier

    Credits per Sleeve

    Durability

    Hits*

    9-hole round
    per ball**

    Credits per
    9-hole round

    Callaway

    Tour i(s)

    33+

    250

    2.5

    120

    5.70

    14.62

    Callaway

    Tour i(s)

    Legend+

    250

    2.0

    100

    4.66

    17.88

    Callaway

    Tour i(z)

    35+

    300

    2.5

    120

    5.70

    17.54

    Callaway

    Tour i(z)

    Legend+

    300

    2.0

    100

    4.66

    21.01

    Callaway

    Tour i(z) Slow Meter

    1+

    300

    2.5

    Callaway

    Tour i(z) Slow Meter

    34+

    450

    2.5

    MAX

    Slow Meter

    Hack+

    450

    2.0

    MAX

    Slow Meter

    Pro+

    600

    2.0

    Nike

    20XI-S

    47+

    400

    2.5

    120

    5.71

    23.35

    Nike

    20XI-S

    70+

    450

    2.5

    Nike

    20XI-X

    48+

    400

    2.5

    118

    5.62

    23.72

    Nike

    20XI-X

    71+

    450

    2.5

    Srixon

    Z-STAR

    11+

    180

    2.5

    120

    5.71

    10.5

    Srixon

    Z-STAR XV

    13+

    200

    2.5

    120

    5.71

    11.67

    Brand

    Ball

    Level-Tier

    Credits per Sleeve

    Durability

    Hits*

    9-hole round
    per ball**

    Credits per
    9-hole round

    WGT

    B-ES

    Any

    10

    2.0

    125

    5.95

    0.56

    WGT

    B-XD

    Any

    10

    2.5

    150

    7.14

    0.47

    WGT

    Tour-S

    Any

    43

    1.5

    100

    4.76

    3.01

    WGT

    GI-S

    Any

    44

    2.0

    120

    5.70

    2.57

    WGT

    GI-D

    Any

    49

    2.0

    WGT

    GI2-S

    Any

    64

    2.0

    125

    5.95

    3.59

    WGT

    GI2-D

    Any

    64

    1.5

    WGT

    Tour-SD

    Any

    65

    1.5

    110

    5.24

    4.13

    WGT

    Tour GI-S

    Any

    82

    1.0

    90

    4.28

    6.37

    WGT

    Tour GI-SD

    Any

    112

    1.0

    90

    4.28

    8.72

    WGT

    GI3-S

    Any

    99

    2.0

    125

    6.00

    5.5

    WGT

    GI3-D

    Any

    94

    1.5

    110

    5.24

    6.0

    WGT

    GI-SD2

    Legend+

    120

    1.0

    WGT

    GI2-SD2

    Legend+

    155

    1.5

    95

    4.52

    11.43

    WGT

    Starter Slow Meter

    Any

    100

    1.0

     

     

  • alanti
    10,564 Posts
    Fri, Oct 11 2013 6:14 PM

    ckert1:

    Why are ball prices soooo expensive???  As a group, could we oppose this???

    Heres the deal - balls are where WGT make their money from the players. Yes they are expensive but we have a choice - to buy or not to buy. And unlike real golf where you pay green fees/membership as well as your equipment, you can actually earn credits to buy equipment and all it takes is your time (and personally my time is worth more than the credits earned).

    And if we all opposed buying balls would mean less revenue for WGT = less development.

    This can be a totally free game to play even with top equipment (depending on where you live) - and even if you pay as I do, it is still cheap entertainment IMO.

  • CerinoDevoti
    3,232 Posts
    Fri, Oct 11 2013 6:31 PM

    alanti:

    ckert1:

    Why are ball prices soooo expensive???  As a group, could we oppose this???

     

    Heres the deal - balls are where WGT make their money from the players. Yes they are expensive but we have a choice - to buy or not to buy. And unlike real golf where you pay green fees/membership as well as your equipment, you can actually earn credits to buy equipment and all it takes is your time (and personally my time is worth more than the credits earned).

    And if we all opposed buying balls would mean less revenue for WGT = less development.

    This can be a totally free game to play even with top equipment (depending on where you live) - and even if you pay as I do, it is still cheap entertainment IMO.

    I totally agree. For me, this has been free entertainment from day one.

  • gedi83
    277 Posts
    Mon, Oct 14 2013 10:40 AM

    In short: you need to buy good balls, if you want to have a reasonable chance at premium tournaments, like ready-goes. But then it only makes sense to buy them is if you can actually earn net credits at these tournaments.

    If not, just use cheap balls or even starter balls (as now there are some pretty good slow meter clubs available).

    Otherwise you're doing charity for WGT :)

RSS