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Q.) What golf ball do you use and why?
If you just look around when you are playing you will find Pro-v1s all over the place. My son and I were scrounging around in the long grass on the cliffs between the fairway and ocean at Pebble beach and found many. No cost and really fun.
"with a sand paper wedge" lol perfect description from Rick!
I guess the only reason people buy these is because they have Titlest writing on them. You can buy a brand new box of AD333 for cheaper than these.
what you have to also look at in the game of golf is, if someone has a bad day with that golf ball, they will instantly blame the equipment instead of looking at their own game. it's a fact that human's hate to take ownership of errors. so, the reviews will be based on shxt golfers i reckon LMAO
Perhaps a better test would be to test the refinished Pro V1s against another ball with the same price point. I.e. For a golfer who doesn't want to spend $50 on a dozen pro V1s, should I get the refinished pro v1s or something different?
Get better golf balls off bloke who seems to be on every course selling a dozen for a tenner 👍⛳️👍
can't look past Kirklands for cheaper and better all round. But for even more quality at this price point I'd always recommend the RZN tour golf ball, quality is unreal and just great in general
The soft plastic in the cover have plasticizers added to the blend. These plasticizers probably evoporated after time in the elements (especially those older ones) making them (feel) harder.
Edit. I think the paint probably isn't that big of a deal but the bad job they did might have messed with the aerodynamics.
I used to hit these balls often. I can attest that their problem is that you may have a range of ages in each box of balls. Older balls are going to have degraded/affected performance, and the consistency across the entire box is going to vary wildly.
If you’re a novice who just wants to play with ProV1s on a budget: can’t go wrong with $20/dz refurbs.
If you’re a more experienced player who wants the exact same feel and performance for every ball out of a box, spend the money on new.
These refinished balls look hideous under a UV light try it!!
Having only hit 'pre-forested' Pro V1's, I need Rick to explain the difference between old and new.
I forgot to mention in the video! THESE BALLS STINK 😷🤮
It would be interesting to cut them open after testing them and see what the differences were between the ones that felt similar and the ones that felt worse.
A year ago today I fell in love with golf. I owe alot to your videos for being able to improve my game Rick! Thanks!
so i have to ask, does titelist pay you and matt to give these balls a bad review, they obviously don't want people to buy old prov1 they want you to buy new, so i ask again, how much are they paying you to give such a bad review. at least you acknowledged that they all are prov1, matt didn't even know that
My experience with refinished prov1s have been bad as well. They probably traveled 25-30 yards shorter off the tee
Have to use the Kirkland three piece. They feel soft and spin like a ProV1. Around $1.50 a ball. Great price.
Rick I would love to see a launch monitor comparison of the individual golf balls before and after the durability test. Obviously we know the damage is going to hamper performance but to what degree? Is that ball still usable in any capacity or does it go in the shag bag?
Fascinating review Rick. Never expected those results. The honest review is brilliant. I wonder how American golf react to this 🤔Great work.
Well if these were water balls at all then you’ve lost me. 12 hours in the water is enough to ruin a ball.
Don’t Titelist have an action against someone the product it’s giving the impression their ball is poor , well it’s going to be if you put a dodgy paint job on it. Just buy PRv 1 lake balls without the dodgy paint ?
How to destroy an american golf product in 13min
not even serviceable for practice, great review!
my takeaway is; these are not reconditioned golf balls, these are repainted golf balls. it''s still an old used ball, just painted over; and so it will perform like an old used golf ball.
personally, I use Calloway Superhot Bold, in red. it feels good to me, I can afford to lose a few, but I'm a lot less likely to, because with the tint in my glasses, they glow like embers, so if I can get in sight of it, I can see it easily.
How do you know for sure they are ProV1 just by cutting them open? Many golf balls probably have same colors inside, they aren't a trademark of the ProV1. There's no definitive way to say they are true ProV1. Unless you remove the top layer of paint to see what they painted over. Why you should never buy refurbished golf balls. Maybe just for hitting into your practice net at home.
Why does anyone look for a budget ball when Kirkland sells 99% of a pro v1 for a dollar?
Just buy kirkland three piece!
Interested in lost/ found recycled golf balls comparison. MINT category
Not an expert, but if you are serious about golf you would not skimp on the ball? – I was a kid and used to get all my balls from the random found bin and from the various brooks along the way. It was like I found a gem when I saw one.
Another reason why I'll stick to Srixons. NEXT!
ProV1 aren't even the best golf ball so overrated.
Hi Rick, I would love to see what you think of the "Blast" golf training aid. Thanks
OK…..now I wonder how “old but unused” golf balls might perform in comparison. If these “used and refurbished” balls dated between 2007 and 2019 (3 – 15 years old) performed badly what would an unused 15 year old Pro V1 do? What if it was stored in a garage that was hot in summer and cold in winter vs in a controlled temperature storage area? There are so many variables that might affect performance. Of course, to us hackers, the life of a golf ball is only a few hours, if not a few minutes, before it is lost in the woods or at the bottom of a lake so perhaps it doesn’t matter all that much……EXCEPT for it would be so much more painful to lose a 280 yard shot than a 260 yard shot…..LOL.
All that said, there is nothing like Teeing up a brand new ball. It’s like putting on new underwear….it just feels so good. In my case, I kiss a brand new ball knowing that it won’t be mine for long and so I kiss it goodbye right out of the box.
I used to play with Top-Flite, Pinnacle….and my own personal favourite…..Kasco, remember them?. Kasco was a rock hard golf ball that went for miles if proper connection was made, if not, you felt the vibration all the way up the club rendering the hands numb for a minute or two. Probably why my handicap was so high. lol 🙂
Rick you are chipping well ! 🙂
Do Titleist no longer stamp the balls refinished / refurbished – if they dont they should !
Day 6 of asking for a review of the stix golf clubs in the silver finish
I almost strictly use, used golf balls. Not refurbished, but used in Mint condition. The price is right, and I can promise you, my miss hits have nothing to do with the ball and everything to do with me.
I used Callaway chrome soft because I love how soft it feels around the greens.
I've gotten some of those and some are not even ROUND they were uneven at some points. I have NO CLUE how that happened lololol
You need to do a double blind test.. without knowing what you are hitting – and the person handling the ball for you not knowing either – and a third person having marked them and handling the tally – THEN you'd have a proper test ! You are going to be biased if you know what it is you are testing (it's not voluntary – not your fault – it's how the brain works).
I never use the ones I find, until I feel something special, lift my Wilson and then proceed to lose my pro v1
the cheap pro vs may have been submerged in water for a period of time. cool vid
When’s the good good putter review?
Wow that's honestly surprising just how bad these are.
I got some of these from Walmart and they all felt like normal prov1s and the durability wasn’t great but it was better than these and they paint work was as good as a normal prov1
I bought a dozen refurbished ProV1X balls from a popular online retailer, and they were absolutely terrible! I'll stick to Vice Pros for now.
I'm playing the Kirkland Signature v2s right now. For the money, they're performing just fine for my skill level. I played Pro-V1s at the start of the season and they didn't feel different enough to me to warrant the extra cost when I lose a couple a round.
Mygolfspy did studies on refurbished balls and cart path/scuffed balls. Basically, don't buy them.