Update 2022: Are you looking for the right golf ball? But don't know what's important and what you should look out for? New or used? You'll find the answers in this article. We update this article annually and have adapted it for the 2022 golf season.
The best 5 golf balls for beginners
As a beginner, you don't have high expectations of the golf ball. The first thing to do here is to improve your swing and hit the ball better. As a beginner, you should therefore opt for cheaper balls that are slightly harder. The latter is due to the lower Swing speed and quality of the Treffmoments. Only when you have reached a certain swing speed and hit the ball cleanly do additional golf balls make sense. To save some money, you can also use so-called "lake balls". These are used balls that are found on the course and resold. Beginners in particular have a lot of ball wear, which can quickly add up.
- Lakeballs - used balls
- Mikado
- Wilson Ultra
- TaylorMade Rocket Ballz
- Vice Drive
The best 7 golf balls for long drives
Do you want to optimize the length of your drives? Then it also depends on the golf ball, because there are some differences, such as the 2020 Test with a golf robot has shown. The longest ball was 212.9 meters and the one in 7th place was 210.3 meters. These were the longest balls with a roll in the premium sector:
- Titleist Velocity
- Srixon AD333
- Callaway Supersoft
- TaylorMade Soft
- Wilson Stadd Duo Soft
- Titleist Tour Soft
- Vice Pro
The best 5 premium golf balls for good golfers
We refer here to a Test 2020 from Americain which various premium golf balls were intensively examined and tested with regard to several factors. These are the five top performers:
- Titleist Pro V1 or V1x
- Srixon ZStar
- Bridestone Tour B X
- TaylorMade TP5
- Vice Pro
The best golf balls for savers
Do you wear out a lot of balls and don't want to feel bad when you hit another one? Then either go for used balls or save money by buying a larger quantity:
- Lakeballs - branded golf balls at low prices
- Vice Golf - Quantity discount
What is important when choosing a golf ball?
The choice of goofball depends on several factors. It is important that you decide on a ball and then play it and don't keep changing it. This way you learn how the ball behaves on the green. Constantly playing different balls is a bit like playing different clubs on every round. Important factors are
- Price per ball
- Your swing speed
- Your handicap
- Feeling of the ball
- Spin of the ball
- Length of the ball
Good to know
Some important conclusions can be drawn from the big ball test in America:
- It makes a big difference which ball you play, because balls differ in quality, length and spin rate.
- Soft balls are not recommended because they cost distance and spin. Unless your swing speed is less than 85 mph.
- Not every ball pack contains 100% good balls. This means that not all balls are always the same round or have the same dimples. Large ball companies such as Titleist, Srixon or Bridgestone, which have their own factories and also produce the material themselves, can monitor their production processes better and generally deliver better quality.
Playing golf again after 12 years and using my "24 GolfChampion from you again. If only it worked "as it used to". However, although it has been in use for less than 2 years, it no longer shows any distance. Very disappointing, I had treated myself to a double pack of Duracell batteries for 19.99 euros ...
About me: among other things senior club champion 2015 GC Fehmarn, 2018 GC Treudelberg ... now awakening the golf dreams of my grandchildren (m/f) first in the garden - for a lifelong, inspiring (competitive) game.
Despite my golf rangefinder:
Kind regards
Dear Mr. Minnes, thank you for your comment. The lasers from "24 Golfchampion" are not from us, we need to clarify this. We also know that this supplier has not been active for over 6 years, so these 2 years do not seem correct to us. However, you have come to the right place and can enquire about a new Golf Rangefinder here in the store. Best regards, Your RocketGolf Team