I have talked about how the temperature affects a golf ball in previous posts. There is a difference the results of hitting a ball in warm/hot and cold/frigid temperatures. If you a more detail article of this you can read a previous post I wrote called: Golf Balls and Cold Temperatures. For now, the opposite is true. Instead of worrying about cold temperatures, focus on the heat.
As I watched the video below, I thought of something different than just performance. I will let you watch it first and then talk about my thoughts:
The low compression ball works much better in the cold weather, but that is not what I am faced with presently. I have used the DUO in the spring and it does work very well, unfortunately the heat makes this ball a poor choice for my game. As you read this article I will have moved on to the Wilson 50 for my game yesterday. I will be updating my success by noon today.
Of course this makes sense and I have known about the change requirements as the temperature changes. As I transition away for the higher end balls, I am in the process of finding a ball that works for my game. And this is where my main thought of the video hits home.
The difference I am focused on is price. The difference in Canada between a Pro V1 and a Wilson Duo is $50 a dozen. That is a significant amount considering I am an amateur on a fixed budget. With the difference in performance so low, I really cannot justify paying the difference. I realize that the more elite player will use the more elite golf ball, but as a player who is not that bad of a player, I am not sure I notice a significant difference in performance in the hot weather. To be fair, I do have a stash of Pro V1x golf balls that I will used over the summer, but my long term concern is value when purchase my golf balls. I guess, that is why I am starting a new journey.
As I enter into the back nine of my career, I am going to look for ways to find value in order to afford playing golf my way. Today, this starts with playing a more inexpensive ball with similar performance.
I am a grateful golfer! See you on the links!
The Grateful Golfer 
I need another ball too. Covid killed off the cheap Wilson ball I’d gotten so used to using. Been lucky so far buying them used from a local source who puts out tables of them in egg cartons. The only problem with that is you’re using different balls every few weeks and that doesn’t help with consistency.
I figure around 70 is probably optimal compression for my swing speed. But a higher compression works because I play in the wind a lot and less spin from the higher compression helps then. So if I don’t find one I like in the range I think is best, I’ll likely just stick with something like the Calloway Warbird. It’s a hard ball but it suits me for most things around the green pretty well and like I say, it’s usually windy here so less spin can be useful.
But I’ve ordered some 70 compression balls I found on sale to try out. The Srixon QStar Tour Divide is a 3 piece ball. It’s a bit radical with it’s half yellow half orange color scheme, but that’s a good tool to line up putts with I’ve found with the few balls like it I’ve found on the course since they came out. I’m more curious though about what 3 piece construction will do around the green over a short time. 3 dozen should give me a good look at whether it’s a help or not.
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Kevin,
I used the QStar and ZStar before. I liked them, but for some reason moved away from using them. There are so many types and makes of balls out there that it is a buyer beware type scenario. Regardless, I hope your new purchase works out.
Cheers Jim
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