Firstly
you have
'The
Novice Golfer' who has either just taken the game up
or is
someone who struggles to break the mid to high 90's plus, then
you
have
'The
Intermediate Golfer'
who has a little bit of control over their game but tends to have some
form of
consistency issues and shoots scores in the mid 80's to 90's,
finally you have
'The
Accomplished Golfer' who has excellent
control over their
golf swing technique and performance levels and regularly shoots scores
in the 70's.
A lot
of us hear
about the latest golf balls to be released and are
tempted by
the
thought of how they will dramatically increase our distance
off
the tee and give us
that
drop 'n' stop action on the greens, we then rush out
and buy
a pack
only to end up disappointed because they just haven't
lived up to their claims. The reason is because the
type
of golf balls
we have just purchased are simply not designed to optimize performance
levels
for our particular golf swings or playing style.
When choosing the best
golf balls for your game, the first thing you
need to do is be honest with yourself, with regards to where
your
skill levels are at, i.e.
what
category of golfer do you fall into? This is vital because if
you
do not possess the same ball striking abilities or same
control
over your golf swing as an accomplished amateur golfer of PGA
Professional, then your performance levels will more than likely suffer
if you try to play with the same type of balls that they are
using.
So once you are happy with where your skill levels are
currently
at, it's important to balance them with your expectation
levels,
i.e. what are you looking to achieve on the golf course? What is going
to give you the most pleasure? Are you purely looking for maximum
distance? More consistency? Would you like more feel and touch around
the greens? Do you want more control over your shot shaping abilities?
Are you looking for a nice combination? or maybe price is a concern?
To give you more ammunition to work with, it's probably a good
idea to find out what
type
of golf ball constructions are currently available. This
will help you to understand the more intricate details of what
goes on behind the construction of a golf ball, like the different type
of materials used for covers and the core, dimple design, compression
levels, and what the pro's and cons of each are, so you can make an
informed decision on what is going to be the
best
golf ball for your game.
