Right Golf Ball for You

Golf balls are available in many different brands and types. A few of the different types include two-piece, three-piece, various compressions, numerous cover materials, and dozens of different dimple patterns. The plethora of differing types of balls and the dozens of brands on the market makes choosing one very difficult.

For years I have stated that the most important consideration in golf is consistency, and this applies to your golf clubs, your swing, and most importantly the ball you use. Every different type or brand of ball will feel and react differently when you strike it producing varying trajectories, distance, spin rates, and so forth.

This is probably most important when you are on or around the green. No two brands/types of balls will feel or roll the same and there is absolutely no way to develop a consistent chipping or putting stroke if there is no consistency as to the golf ball you use. My advice is to choose a brand/type of golf ball that feels good to you and then stick with it.

After you decide which type/brand of golf ball to use there are a couple of things that you can do with the ball that will automatically eliminate a few strokes from your game.

1. Check for roundness.

2. Determine the center of gravity of the ball.

Most golf stores sell a roundness gauge which is nothing more than a square piece of metal that has a hole cut in the center slightly larger than the diameter of a golf ball. You place the ball in the gauge and then rotate it to test if the ball is out of round. I will tell you from personal experience that at least one new golf ball out of twenty will be out of round.