๐The proof ๐คฃ
test this assertion, Quintavalla conducted an experiment for us. He pulled out a premium golf ball that had been in the freezer since 2009 (itโs the USGA; they do things like keeping golf balls where the rest of us keep our Birds Eye peas), brought it to room temperature and put it through a robot hitting session. Then he did the same with an identical premium ball that had been kept at room temperature for the same 14-year period.
The result? The ball stored at room temperature lost 1 percent of its original speed (2.6 feet per second), whereas the freezer-stored ball lost .4 percent of its original speed (1 foot per second). Translation: the freezer-stored ball performed slightly better. Though the difference was probably too small for the average golfer to notice, it was a difference nonetheless.
๐If you want a 14 year old ball to perform 0.6% better than a ball stored for 14 years at room temperature.....than freeze it, for 14 years. This from the USGA.....I love the last line, sounds familiar๐