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Golf Ball Balancing for Putting
The goal of my shop is to eliminate as many variables in the bag as
possible. Ironically, one of the most important variables that a golfer
can control is the balance of the ball itself. As the links below
illustrate, taking the time to ensure your golf balls are balanced may
be the easiest way to shave strokes off your score. And it costs less
than the price of a single ball. You can thank me later.
possible. Ironically, one of the most important variables that a golfer
can control is the balance of the ball itself. As the links below
illustrate, taking the time to ensure your golf balls are balanced may
be the easiest way to shave strokes off your score. And it costs less
than the price of a single ball. You can thank me later.
Unintended Consequences
Bowls, as they're called for this sport, are intentionally
designed to be able to travel on a curved path so they
can be rolled around other bowls. Unfortunately,
because of varied manufacturing tolerances golf balls
can have this same unintended ability. Here's an
article from Wikipedia that illustrates the point:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawn_bowls#Bias_of_bowls
Bowls, as they're called for this sport, are intentionally
designed to be able to travel on a curved path so they
can be rolled around other bowls. Unfortunately,
because of varied manufacturing tolerances golf balls
can have this same unintended ability. Here's an
article from Wikipedia that illustrates the point:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawn_bowls#Bias_of_bowls
Measured Putting
Accuracy
Advanced Golf
Solutions is an
independent
company that tests
golf balls. One of their
performance tests is
putting accuracy. As
the chart on the right
shows, not all balls
are created equally.
Accuracy
Advanced Golf
Solutions is an
independent
company that tests
golf balls. One of their
performance tests is
putting accuracy. As
the chart on the right
shows, not all balls
are created equally.
Visit the link below to see how ball balancing can level the playing field
and make the NXT Tour roll like the Pro V1X.
and make the NXT Tour roll like the Pro V1X.
Not All Balls Are Created Equal
In an ideal world weight distribution would be so perfect that a golf
ball could be placed in any orientation for putting. In the real world,
however, uneven weighting can create a slightly lop-sided ball that
can wobble on a curved path instead of straight. When balanced and
marked to show their lightest point (North Pole), however, the putting
performance of any ball can be improved dramatically. As long as
the mark is on top, a ball has the best chance of rolling straight
because the heaviest portion of the ball (South Pole) stays on the
target line.
It doesn't matter which brand of ball you prefer. A line could be
drawn in any direction as long as it passes through the mark, but is
not required.
Using this simple process, AGS was able to take the worst ball in
their study and make it the #2 performance ball for putting accuracy.
The video link below shows Ralph Maltby demonstrating how the
process works :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypiL9ao90NM
In an ideal world weight distribution would be so perfect that a golf
ball could be placed in any orientation for putting. In the real world,
however, uneven weighting can create a slightly lop-sided ball that
can wobble on a curved path instead of straight. When balanced and
marked to show their lightest point (North Pole), however, the putting
performance of any ball can be improved dramatically. As long as
the mark is on top, a ball has the best chance of rolling straight
because the heaviest portion of the ball (South Pole) stays on the
target line.
It doesn't matter which brand of ball you prefer. A line could be
drawn in any direction as long as it passes through the mark, but is
not required.
Using this simple process, AGS was able to take the worst ball in
their study and make it the #2 performance ball for putting accuracy.
The video link below shows Ralph Maltby demonstrating how the
process works :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypiL9ao90NM
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