spg777:
Putts must count because I was putting when the ball was removed. I started counting when the new ball came into play. I was playing the Volvik Crystal Balls (L51+), durability 2.5. It took 216 hits when this ball was taken out of play.
No, putts don't count, the last shot you had to the green, used up the ball...so new one was inserted...or, your last putt with the ball was from the fringe, which counts (putting on the fringe) as a hit against your ball.