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Had some AAAAA prov1x's from lostgolfballs, no scuffs or any sign of damage on the balls..... after ~10 full wedge shots into my screen, I started to notice some scuff marks on the ball from the wedge grooves. Does anyone have any suggestions for how to avoid this? Any brands that are still premium but with better durability? I hate the idea of scuffs on the ball ripping up my brand new screen, but I can't be buying new balls every week either!
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I had success with some of the Nike RZN balls and having better durability than ProV.
But in the end I've found that the margin for error in a LM reading and the resultant shot shape didn't bother me between two piece (I bought 6 dozen HX new for less than 10bucks a box).
You can always crack out a new ProV for a tournament Round or test session. And use general ionomer balls for daily use.
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It's the wedge, not the ball. My old SM4 gap wedge shredded balls. In my sim id hit a 3/4 PW instead. No other club do it.
And yes, a shredded ball spinning at 10000 rpm into your screen isn't good for the screen.My Courses:
World Par 3's by mthunt
Toronto GC (L) mthunt
Burlington G&CC by mthunt
Weston G&CC by mthunt
London Hunt Club L mthunt
Park CC Lidar mthunt
Sunningdale GC Robinson L
Sunningdale GC Thompson L
Muirfield Village (liDAR) First Ever Lidar course
Country Club of Castle Pines (liDAR)
The Sanctuary GC ProTee L
The National GC L mthunt
Mississaugua GC L mthunt
Shaughnessy G&CC L mthunt
Markland Woods CC mthunt
Hidden Lake Old L mthunt
Magna GC L mthunt
Barrie CC L mthunt
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As far as substitutes for ProV's, some of Titiliest's own aren't too bad. I found this webpage to be useful prior to ordering my practice balls:
But I'd also have to agree that it's the wedge(s) doing the damage to the balls.Comment
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Are you sure the scuffing is from the grooves? Sometimes it's from the machining operations on the face to make it "flat'. I had a whole set of milled irons which did that. If it is the grooves you will notice on the ball cover lines similar to what you would get if you put the ball into a cheese slicer.
If you have this kind of ball damage then just take some emery cloth and lightly sand the groove edges to get rid of the sharpness on the edges. This will not effect the wedge in actual play much if at all.
Contrary to popular belief the grooves themselves do not impart backspin. They are there to channel moisture, grass clippings etc. away from the ball club interface. Think grooves in your tires vs racing slicks which have no grooves to apply maximum friction between tire and road. The racing slicks do have softer rubber but putting grooves in them lowers available traction.
As to golf balls it really makes little difference. Any golf ball from Prov1's to bargain rocks have a cover that is so much softer then club face steel the degree of softness makes little difference. The iron set mentioned above shredded everything.
My opinion is that any club manufacturer that machines club faces such that they tear up golf balls is doing no one any favors and should properly engineer the machining operations.
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Interesting point about grooves etc. and info on the web supports that - grooves aren't supposed to provide 'bite' on the ball. However, it is in these grooves that I find the telltale 'bits' of the golf ball after my club has scuffed the ball.
Have a look at this slow motion video of a lofted club hitting a ball.
Just after the moment of impact you can see a little bit of the golf ball cover show up as a little 'hair' or 'shred' as the ball leaves the club. You can see that it's part of the ball's cover as it remains attached and spins along with the rotating ball.
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Interesting thoughts guys, thanks all. The wedge in question is an SM5....I haven't noticed the same scuffing with my other wedges, which are Cleveland RTX. Might have to avoid using that wedge, but I think I may try a couple different ball models as well.Comment
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