 A nice simple question What current ball is the softest you have played with?
I am playing Owston Hall where the greens are very firm at the moment, distance isn't a real problem but as I currently play the new ProV1x which I can normally hold on greens but I am struggling here what would anyone else suggest
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None. Try and find balata balls.The American ball is made for receptive greens and unless you play links type shots your are on a hiding to nothing, even 60 degree spin mills don't stop unless you can manufacture a Mickleson paracute shot
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so lo too
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 pitch n run, , , not used much, , but deadly if done correctly. :O)
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 I get on pretty well with my AD333s but i'm sure you can get softer than that.
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Pitch n run nice idea but soft verges and very uneven ground (erratic bounce)
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 I have not tried the new Prov1 but it is reckoned to have more spin than the old proV1. If you are prepared to give up a little distance and can find them still the Callaway HX blue has more spin than the old ProV1 and also the Maxfli LT Tour. Personally I still play the orignal Strata Tour Ultimate as it spins better thana proV but they are getting exceptionally difficult to find now. It is worth looking at golfballtest.com for a comparison of spin rates and hardness.
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try callaway hx tour 56, they sit down very quickly!
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 Pretty much a regular problem in the UK for the next three months, getting the ball to stop. The ball you are already using is made by the 'best' and most technically advanced, ball manufacturer in the world. The ProV1x is capable of producing long distance, straight flight and incredible spin around the greens. So it isn't a ball problem.
I know Owston Hall, it is a typical, recently constructed (within 15 years) Parkland course, of which there are an abundance throughout the UK. They pretty much all have the same characteristics when it comes to construction, greens that are sculpted out of the existing landscape from whatever soil they have, and they are seeded/turfed with the local poa anna, meadow or marron grass. These type of greens are not conducive to 'target' or American style golf. So for our very dry months the greens can become almost unplayable, except with an exquisitivly perfect strike using a high quality ball.
Many new courses ie. Hollins Hall in Bradford, Flaxby Park near Harrogate etc. have USGA constructed greens, which are made to a pre-ordained technique with speciality imported grasses seeded for years previously, (info on how is available on the web) these greens are large, usually raised and very receptive. However Parkland greens are the opposite of this, so you are fighting a losing battle.
A softer type of ball will help but we all as Parkland golfers have to usually grin & bear it, whoever advised the chip & run is very wise, as this is the best solution.
It would help slightly changing to the ProV1, but you could lose accuracy because of its higher chance of sidespin. If you still think a softer ball could help, the Precept Laddie (If still available) is very soft compression wise, but it has a durable cover which might not help.
As a category one, suffering parkland golfer of 31 years I empaphise with your plight but I hope this helps.
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Great answer thanks Aggers bump and run is an option but accuracy is difficult because of the uneven bounce. difficult to get used having just come from Forest Pines where you can always pitch the green with confidence.
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When i was thinking of courses with USGA greens, Forest Pines was one of the courses that popped into my mind, but didn't list. They have a great example of Pennsylvanian Blue grass (or similar) seeded on their tremendous greens, they do need a lot of water and feeds to survive.
I've applied a little thought to this conundrum since. The original Maxfli Revolution was my favourite ball of all time and I could get that to stop, even on my home course, which has greens as soft as the runway at Robin Hood Airport. The Revolution was a Multilayer, Soft Urethane covered construction of ball similar to the ProV1 series. If you can get your hands on some (about 10 years old now it may work for you. Also the original Titleist Professional/Tour Balata may work but even if you find some now (they are even older than the Revolution) in any condition they will have lost their effect, as a ball goes soft/out of shape over the years. To my memory/knowledge there is not a ball made in this manner any more, unless anybody knows different???? Anyway Kev play at Thornhurst over the road, the greens are a bit more suited to the type of shot you want to play.
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