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Cutting open lake balls and nw golf balls – what will I find inside and will there be a difference in what we see?
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So today I thought be really interesting to compare two golf balls so this is the uh these are the true field golf balls but one is brand new that came out of a pack that I’ve used once you can see a little scuff there from when I used it
And this one is a late ball that we found when we were golf ball hunting and you can see it’s been sitting in water for some time so what I thought I’d do is if we cut them both open we can compare to see what difference the
Sitting in water do to the ball so will this one that’s been in water be any different to the one that’s brand new been used once so let’s start with the brand new one we’ll get the cutting tool and we’ll cut it open and first of all I
Think it’ll be interesting to see what’s inside it make sure I don’t lose any fingers let’s have a little look okay so inside you’ve got a one piece nice Little Speckled purple core so we’re going to pop that one down there and then the next ball is going to
Be the lake ball the one that’s been sitting in water so let’s get this prepared and again looking after my fingers so let’s get this cutting a what do you think we’re going to find will there be any damage inside right let’s have a little look so
First of all okay so the color different they must be from slightly different years but let’s have a look if we can look really close and see if there’s any difference to the to the inner core so let’s have a look so actually doesn’t look to be too much
Difference we put them side by side doesn’t seem to be uh any damage or anything on the inside so what does that mean does that mean that there’s no difference between a lake ball and a new ball and which one would you choose let me know in the comments below
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My understanding is water will eventually seep inside the golf ball if it has been under water long enough. I would definitely pick the new ball because it means I have consistency in performance when I take them out of the pack. Lake balls will be inconsistent because one might spin more/less or go further/shorter than another
I would choose the lake ball as it's a fraction of the price of the new ball.
If I was a scratch golfer and was sponsored and got the balls free i would choose the new ball. That's how simple golf is.
Check the weights and core position answer is nothing in them. Just pearl the lake ball up steep in vanish and warm water.
Sitting in water i feel was way more detrimental to older golf balls with a rubber band core. New balls have less space or voids for water to get in.
Weigh them. That would tell you if the lake ball is water-logged.
One of the companies that does scuba diving for the resale of submerged golf balls actually commissioned a study with Oakland University to allay any concerns people might have with their product. They tested brand new balls against those that had been submerged for 1, 3 and 5 months with the Golf Laboratories robotic player set for "Average Golfer" parameters. The results were almost identical for all of the golf balls tested, no matter the length of time submerged or not.
And the dif in performance was?
I use lake balls at the range all the time and IMHO there’s no difference!!!!!
They both look delicious.
What's the tool called?