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Best Golf Balls for Greenside Spin

Which Golf Balls Generate the Most Spin on Chips, Pitches and Wedge Shots? If your goal is to make a golf ball land, check and stop quickly around the green, the answer begins with one word: friction. Greenside spin is … Read More

How Golf Ball Fitting Changes With Age

Why the Ball That Suited Your Game at 30 May Not Be the Ball You Should Be Playing at 60 Golfers routinely change their drivers, shafts, irons and even putters as their games evolve. Yet one piece of equipment is … Read More

Best Golf Balls for Firm Feel

The Best Firm-Feeling Golf Balls for Speed, Feedback, Flight Control and Tour-Level Spin Some golfers want a golf ball to feel almost invisible at impact. Others want exactly the opposite. They want a golf ball that produces a solid, crisp … Read More

Best Golf Balls for Teenage Golfers

How to Choose the Right Golf Ball as a Young Player’s Swing Speed, Skill Level and Competitive Game Develop Teenage golfers present one of the most interesting golf-ball fitting challenges. Unlike most adults, a teenager’s game can change dramatically in … Read More

Soft Feel vs Firm Feel Golf Balls

Which Type Is Right for Your Swing, Short Game and Putter? The difference between a soft-feel golf ball and a firm-feel golf ball is not as simple as one being for slow swingers and the other for fast swingers. Soft-feeling … Read More

How Long Do Golf Balls Last?

Shelf Life, On-Course Durability, Scuff Damage, Lake Balls and When You Should Replace a Golf Ball A modern golf ball can last far longer than most golfers realise. If it is brand new, unused and stored indoors away from extreme … Read More

What Golf Ball Should I Buy?

A Practical Guide to Choosing the Right Golf Ball for Your Swing, Handicap and Playing Style “What golf ball should I buy?” sounds like one of the simplest questions in golf. Walk into a golf shop, however, and the answer … Read More

Why Most Golfers Play the Wrong Golf Ball

The Hidden Equipment Mistakes That Cost Golfers Distance, Control, Consistency and Confidence Many golfers will spend hundreds or even thousands of euros on a fitted driver, new irons, wedges and a putter—then choose the one piece of equipment they use … Read More

Best Golf Balls for Putting Feel

How Sound, Compression, Cover Material and Your Putter Face Combine to Create the Perfect Feel on the Greens Putting feel is one of the most personal aspects of choosing a golf ball. One golfer wants a soft, almost silent “thud” … Read More

How Golf Ball Compression Really Works

From Laboratory Deflection Tests to Multi-Layer Cores, Temperature, Feel and the Truth About Swing-Speed Matching Golf-ball compression is one of the most quoted specifications in golf—and one of the most misunderstood. Golfers regularly hear that: There is some useful logic … Read More