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Nike balls for 550 credits

• STARSNOWCOUK 4 Posts

  Sun, Nov 2 2014 11:19 AM

   

  bought a set of 3 balls for 550 credits - the last one lasted 2 rounds of golf - sorry but that is not acceptable - indeed a rip off - i will not be buying any more of these balls - best not impressed

• rollone 783 Posts

  Sun, Nov 2 2014 3:55 PM

  STARSNOWCOUK:

   

  bought a set of 3 balls for 550 credits - the last one lasted 2 rounds of golf - sorry but that is not acceptable - indeed a rip off - i will not be buying any more of these balls - best not impressed

  consider yourself lucky

• SoKoSteve 128 Posts

  Sun, Nov 2 2014 4:09 PM

  the last one lasted 2 rounds of golf 

  Congrats!  You must have shot a couple of low rounds.

• fatdan 3,379 Posts

  Sun, Nov 2 2014 4:48 PM

  STARSNOWCOUK:

   

  bought a set of 3 balls for 550 credits - 

  i will not be buying any more of these balls - best not impressed

  Smart move, using Nike balls w/ starter clubs is a total waste of money anyway....use cheaper balls until you get some decent gear...good luck!

   

• ApexPC 3,164 Posts

  Sun, Nov 2 2014 7:07 PM

  I think all of the Nike balls have a Durability rating of 2.5, which is good for 120 hits per ball.

  Putts don't count as hits, unless they are Practice mode Mulligans which decrease Durability by 2 hits for each stroke - including putts..

  So your scoring average effects how many 'rounds' each 550 credit Nike will last.

  I typically shoot about 62 for 18 holes and 25 of those hits are putts that do not reduce ball durability, so ball life is reduced by about 37 hits per round. 120 / 37 = 3.2, 18 hole rounds per ball as long as a ball is not lost OB, in the water, or in the weeds.

  Your scoring average is about 75 for 18 holes and about 30 of those hits are putts, so about 45 hits get taken off the ball durability per 18 holes - 120 / 45 =2.66 rounds per ball.

• MichaelStroke 2,066 Posts

  Tue, Nov 4 2014 5:27 PM

  It amazes me how many newbies will buy expensive balls that deteriorate, and ignore clubs that last.

  A sleeve of balls should be the absolute last thing you buy, once your bag has the optimum set for you.

• SweetiePie 4,925 Posts

  Tue, Nov 4 2014 5:44 PM

  MichaelStroke:

  It amazes me how many newbies will buy expensive balls that deteriorate, and ignore clubs that last.

  ;-}}}} !

• ApexPC 3,164 Posts

  Wed, Nov 5 2014 8:22 AM

  Some of the tacks in the box will not be sharp.

• filmslayer 2,341 Posts

  Wed, Nov 5 2014 8:43 AM

  play nice guys ... when your new ya just don't know ...

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Wed, Nov 5 2014 9:21 AM

  STARSNOWCOUK:

  bought a set of 3 balls for 550 credits

  For 55 credits less than what you paid for that sleeve you could have had a CG wedge that will immediately make a difference in your game and won't wear out. Those expensive balls are worthless unless you have equipment that can handle them, not to mention a game that will.

  Listen to the fat guy.  :-)