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balls wearing out

• ct690911 7,205 Posts

  Thu, Feb 11 2016 8:06 AM

  Paul...I'm getting a bit concerned bro, other people are noticing the same issue as myself and the OP...there are only so many foil hats and available seats on the mother ship...just sayin'

• Wheels65 744 Posts

  Thu, Feb 11 2016 8:10 AM

  I haven't noticed any change in the past year or so.

  Here are some rteference numbers for ball durability from past posts:

                                    1    Dot     ~   90 hits

                                    1.5 Dots   ~   95 Hits

                                     2   Dots   ~  100 Hits

                                   2.5  Dots   ~ 120 Hits

  Hits = shots taken from anywhere except the greens (including a putt from the fringe). If you use a wedge on the green, it will cost you 1 hit. All CTTH hits (regardless of club or ball location) cost 1 hit. Mulligans cost 2 hits (period).

  The only time ball durability is not affected is when you are on the green during Stroke play, Alternate shot, Match play, and Skins games using a putter.

   

   

• PaulTon 10,731 Posts

  Thu, Feb 11 2016 8:11 AM

  ct690911:

  Paul...I'm getting a bit concerned bro, other people are noticing the same issue as myself and the OP...there are only so many foil hats and available seats on the mother ship...just sayin'

  I've had a change of mind, as my last post indicates but I also have a roll of foil on standby just in case. What's the ETA for the Mothership?

   

• ct690911 7,205 Posts

  Thu, Feb 11 2016 8:26 AM

  Wheels is a member of my CC and he is really smart.. I am just going by what appears to be happening...Is there any chance it could be a random bug?...happening to some but not to others?...no idea. 

  Paul...re: the mother ship...more to follow. Good call on the additional foil...:)

• ct690911 7,205 Posts

  Thu, Feb 11 2016 11:16 AM

  courteneyfish:

  They have never altered the life of balls here and have said they never will. 

   I don't think wgt would do it on purpose, but could it be a bug? (like so many other strange glitches). I use Calloway 33s most often...I have other ball types in my inventory, but have not used those recently, so I won't comment on them.

• nammvett 123 Posts

  Thu, Feb 11 2016 11:31 AM

  Good point

   

• 949 Posts

  Sat, Feb 13 2016 9:14 AM

  Wheels65:

  I haven't noticed any change in the past year or so.

  Here are some rteference numbers for ball durability from past posts:

                                    1    Dot     ~   90 hits

                                    1.5 Dots   ~   95 Hits

                                     2   Dots   ~  100 Hits

                                   2.5  Dots   ~ 120 Hits

  WGT should have 4 Dots for the high priced Nike's   maybe 180-200 hits?

• HackWilson1930 1,437 Posts

  Sat, Feb 13 2016 1:44 PM

  I started a round the other day with a free ball with a durability rating of 2. I have a number of these in my bag and decided to use this one up so did not buy additional ones. It went to the red about the second hole and I thought I would end up playing the last couple of holes with the white rocks. I was still using that free ball at the end of the round and threw it away after getting into the clubhouse. Perhaps it is just me, but I get good usage from the balls WGT sells. Certainly better than the ones I buy for use on my local course. But I don't hit those very squarely so I do tend to cut hem.

   

   

• Markmark9 9 Posts

  Wed, Feb 17 2016 11:59 AM

  I think that any cleanly hit ball should not result in a loss of durability.  Shots that hit rocks, trees, cart paths and other objects should be depreciated but shots that hit the fairway should not.  In real life I play with a ball until I lose it or damage it.  I find or win way more balls than I lose and have never had to purchase a new ball.  That being said, I'm old and not a very good golfer so while it's nice to play a $6 ball it doesn't improve my game.  I've only been playing WGT for about a month and a half and have been saving my money to upgrade my clubs rather than purchase balls.  As a result I only play purchased balls when I'm testing new clubs.  I would probably play with them more if they lasted longer

• alosso 21,070 Posts

  Wed, Feb 17 2016 1:28 PM

  Markmark9:

  I think that any cleanly hit ball should not result in a loss of durability.

  WGT balls don't lose durability - they perform equally until the limits of this piece of software license is expired. The company won't give away this source of steady income - more shots would be more clostly.