I am a 49 year old women who is fairly new to golf and I am just starting out on the main courses. Can anyone advise which are the best golf balls to buy? There seem to be a daunting array of them at our local shop and I don't know which ones to go for. Should I choose specialist Ladies ones? I can use a driver but only go about 130 yards so far. Thanks. 
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 My personal view... they don't make that much difference at most golfers' levels. The expert view.... would suggest a slow speed swing is best matched with a low compression ball. I believe specialist ladies' balls are low compression, but a number of "generic" balls are also low compression - Dunlop LoCo; Maxfli Noodle; Nike Power Distance Super Soft; Precept Lady and Laddie; Titleist DT SoLo Of these, I would recommend the Precept Laddie / Lady or Nike Super Soft. For info - I'm not a big hitter by most people's standards, a good drive for me is around 200yds.
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_of_18th_n_berwick.JPG) My wife finds the Lady Pinnacles pretty good. She even buys pink ones so she knows which is her ball.
If you are new, the ball you use won't make a lot of difference to you.
No need to buy top of the range -
130 off the tee is a good start! Some of the new ladies drivers with lots of loft are very good
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 Hi Judy I've been playing for just over a year and use the Lady Pinnacles Gold. As others have said, I don't think it makes a great deal of difference at the lower level. Welcome aboard - you might like to check out The Shambles thread. 
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 Judy, Try the Callaway HX Pearls (they shimmer in the air and are very easy to spot on the fairway) also are nice three piece ball and very reasonable priced
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 Hi Judy My sister uses the Srixon ladies ball, fantastic choice with a nice pink alignment aid for driving and putting and designed to go further with a slower swing and not too expensive
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My wife has used the Srixon Ladies ball and had been very happy with them. She also uses Wilson Staff LX2 which is a really good ball not dissimilar to the mens DX2 soft that I use.
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Hi Judy My sister uses the Srixon ladies ball, fantastic choice with a nice pink alignment aid for driving and putting and designed to go further with a slower swing and not too expensive
Mmmm - I might give these a go next time I need to stock up.
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 My missus uses Titleist balls. She's had just about all the ladies golf balls and says the Titleist are better. Who am I to argue? One upside is they look like a golfer's golf ball rather than a girly accessory. "Trust your Titleist", or should it be "Trust the pink flourescent thingy"?
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I'm easily swayed by the pink and sparkly options! I sometimes nick some of my sons old Pro V1s or Callaways - but of course it makes no difference whatsoever to my game, because I don't know how to put spin on the ball and all that stuff. (Oh - best clarify that his golf balls are not of the pink and sparkly variety. )
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 Hi Judy You should use Ladies Golf Balls - they look better - they are better suited to you - they are made for ladies - if you buy the pinacle pink ones money goes to charity - and they are ultimately less expensive than the other types. Enjoy
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