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Old 01-28-2006, 03:37 PM
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exploding balls
well not exactly "exploding"...

I ordered a mixed bunch of cheap practice balls from ebay and wanted to try a couple different balls on the course. It was about 40 degrees this morning, so I got out to play 9 holes. During the round 2 dunlop loco balls broke in half on my drive!, and I wasn't hitting either particularly hard. There was nothing visually wrong with either ball; in fact they looked new. Anybody else experience this w/ dunlop locos or any other balls? I thought maybe it was the temperature, but 40 degrees isn't all that cold. very weird!
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Old 01-28-2006, 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by bambam
well not exactly "exploding"...

I ordered a mixed bunch of cheap practice balls from ebay and wanted to try a couple different balls on the course. It was about 40 degrees this morning, so I got out to play 9 holes. During the round 2 dunlop loco balls broke in half on my drive!, and I wasn't hitting either particularly hard. There was nothing visually wrong with either ball; in fact they looked new. Anybody else experience this w/ dunlop locos or any other balls? I thought maybe it was the temperature, but 40 degrees isn't all that cold. very weird!
Maybe its because you "compressed" it too much...
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Old 01-28-2006, 04:56 PM
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Originally Posted by comdpa
Maybe its because you "compressed" it too much...
ya...I WISH that was the problem!
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Old 01-28-2006, 06:21 PM
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Originally Posted by bambam
well not exactly "exploding"...

I ordered a mixed bunch of cheap practice balls from ebay and wanted to try a couple different balls on the course. It was about 40 degrees this morning, so I got out to play 9 holes. During the round 2 dunlop loco balls broke in half on my drive!, and I wasn't hitting either particularly hard. There was nothing visually wrong with either ball; in fact they looked new. Anybody else experience this w/ dunlop locos or any other balls? I thought maybe it was the temperature, but 40 degrees isn't all that cold. very weird!
I thought everyone new that LoCo stood for Low Cohesion!
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Old 01-29-2006, 09:24 AM
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Comdpa that was hilllllarrrrious!!!!!

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I found one at a golf coarse while playing in a scramble a few months ago. I figured I would hit it off the tee and then switch balls for the approach. It split after about 7 holes. Of coarse I told everyone it was because I was hitting it so hard and far. I guess you just deflated my ego.

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Old 01-30-2006, 02:32 AM
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I always thought a New PRO V 1 had the greatest affinity towards water and the woods.

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I always thought a New PRO V 1 had the greatest affinity towards water and the woods.

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I thought that the Callaway HX Tour and the HX 56 had the same problem as well. We both must of bought some defective golf balls then
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Old 01-30-2006, 09:07 AM
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Originally Posted by alex_chung
I thought that the Callaway HX Tour and the HX 56 had the same problem as well. We both must of bought some defective golf balls then
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You guys are both close...The more expensive a ball is, the more likely it will be that it gets lost.

Either that or the expensive balls are the only ones you remember losing
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