paul w

Hi,
Just started playing golf and would like to know what the number on the ball means,i Have dual impact 1,2, and 3 on the *****.I presume its hardness,if so is 1 hard or 3 and which should i use to start with.


Thanks Paul

P1Fanatic

Erm I may be wrong as my clubs are gathering dust in the garage, but I was under the assumption that the numbers (usually 1-4) are so you can differentiate between yours and a competitors ball if you use the same brand i.e. mines a titleist 1 etc.

Simon.

P1Fanatic

Oh and when I started off I just bought like 100 pinnacle lake ***** (***** reclaimed from lakes, water etc then cleaned and resold as seconds) for peanuts and they lasted me time (when losing a good 5-6 per round). Had a few crappy penfold commandos and they felt like they were made of lead.

Simon.

Dazzler

Purely for differentiating between same brand ***** if playing with others, or looking for them in the rough like I normally do!

Its normally written on the ball what they are like in terms of soft/hard feel. Something that states "spin" or "balata" for instance means it usually is quite a soft feel and normally used by good golfers who have better control with it.

Ones labelled with "distance" are normally of harder compound and therefore go further.

davegtt

as said its just a number..... in my case I have number 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 and 10. so I start a round with ball 1 and when I finish the round on number 7 I know how many ***** Ive lost lol

nar I aint that bad really

jasey

The ***** are the least of your worries - Try not to think about it too much (General advice for tackling this great game that pitts you against your HEAD !!!!)

paul w

Cheers Guys,

Thought it was that all along ;-) hardness eh,who told me that.

Right all i need now is a good petrol strimmer then i'll be ready for a round.

speedcrazy

Hey dave we will have to pop out for around sometime m8 as im sure i will lose more than you, lol

davegtt

Mike. fine by me mate, anything for a game of golf although saying that this weather does put me off slightly cant beat a game of golf in the sun

messiah

If you're after cheap ***** - try playing at Shi... I mean Whitehaven. I went into a bush to look for one of my mates wayward drives and found 26 of them (none of them my mates...)

Also Crook nr Kendal, field next to first fairway...
"Is it this one?"
"No"
"Is it this one?"
"No" - resulting in another mass haul.

ozzy

If you're starting get the cheapest ***** you can lay your hands on. Don't waste your money on decent ones as a) you'll end up loosing them b) they won't make any difference to your game

Maybe whoever told you about the numbering is getting confused with markings on other ***** e.g. squash

speedcrazy

yes good point Dave, afternoons are best for me as i work nights so when ya ready chap just give me a shout

paul w

LOL anyway had my first game yesterday,only been down range once but practise bit at home,managed to par 2 holes and only lost 2 ***** in the water and found 12,stuct my arm down a rabbit hole to retieve ball and pulled out 2!!!

Geat day out as well.

Cheers