Discuss 2 Piece vs 4&5 Piece Balls ( other than price)

Typhoon · 2025-04-03T21:04:38+00:00

Love to hear you guys discuss the playability differences and how it relates to the 75-80 mph driver swing and the 50 mph 7 iron swing.

Par4QC

BTW....@Typhoon.....I've ordered 4 dozen TM TP5 balls. There will be no other in my bag for several rounds.

Let's see.😉

Typhoon

Par4QC I do have over 50 years experience.

You also have a room in your house dedicated to Elvis Presley🙄🤣.

Par4QC

Typhoon
So, I had a crazy wife....shoot me. 🤣

garyt1957

Typhoon You also have a room in your house dedicated to Elvis Presley🙄

Careful, that's what I like best about Rex

Typhoon

Par4QC It does not matter if that is a 2-3-4-5 pc. ball,

Have you read what speeds activate the different layers?

Par4QC

Typhoon Doesn't matter to me what they say. I know how fast I swing(slow) and what balls perform best for me. And I buy accordingly.

I do know that Jake can hit any 2 pc. as far as any 3-4-5 pc.. Tee or FW. Thus, high speed will not compromise a softer core.

Oh, btw.....LD has gone back to Pinnacle balls.😲

Spuzz

Par4QC LD has gone back to Pinnacle balls.

Best value ball of the 80's/90's!

"Pinnacle Gold: In the 1980s, Pinnacle introduced the Pinnacle Gold, known for its exceptional distance and soft feel. This model set new standards in the golf industry and became a favorite among golfers."

Typhoon

Par4QC Doesn't matter to me what they say

That’s the problem…. The layers help slower speeds but you don’t want to know that. And yes, Jake can hit the 3.4 and 5 piece ball as far as a 2 piece… duh. That’s in what you should read. It’s common knowledge these days. Those multi layered balls aren’t shorter.

braveheart

Spuzz
I used to use these and Pinnacle balls. They were long off the driver and I could get them to hold greens on approach shots due to the excessive spin I got then. I would buy Pinnacle Exception if they were sold around here. Hit a Callaway Warbird the other day and it stuck into the green where it hit.

sdandrea1

John, what are asking for in this thread.? I'm not sure anyone is inclined to go read/research a bunch of Internet articles when many (most?) of us already know what our personal results are. Are you asking for an open discussion on our opinions on what test articles claim or an open discussion on our personal results?

Spuzz

3 piece urethane balls have always been what's best for me overall, including price vs. performance.
I started with 2 piece but soon tired of hitting it close to the green off the tee and then watching a wedge shot run out. Might be the most frustrated I have ever been on the course.
I will never go back to a 2 piece distance ball, unless it's a Bridgestone E5 or a Srixon Hi Spin. 😉
I found 4 piece balls to perform great but the price difference did not warrant a change.
Wilson Tx3 vs. Wilson Tx4 for example.
My first reaction to 5 piece balls was WTF are they doing now? LOL

sdandrea1

Spuzz 3 piece urethane balls have always been what's best for me overall, including price vs. performance.
I started with 2 piece but soon tired of hitting it close to the green off the tee and then watching a wedge shot run out. Might be the most frustrated I have ever been on the course.
I found 4 piece balls to perform great but the price difference did not warrant a change.
Wilson Tx3 vs. Wilson Tx4 for example.
My first reaction to 5 piece balls was WTF are they doing now? LOL

"You need to go read the Internet. You might learn something"😂😉

garyt1957

Spuzz My first reaction to 5 piece balls was WTF are they doing now? LOL

Don't know if they still make them but Maxfli Tour had a 6 piece ball for awhile.

Spuzz

sdandrea1 "You need to go read the Internet. You might learn something"

Here's what I think of the internet as it relates to most golf "info"

johnnydoom

Spuzz It's almost all driven by advertising dollars.

sdandrea1

johnnydoom It's almost all driven by advertising dollars.

I find most of those studies to be like golf tips. If you keep reading them, they start to contradict themselves

Par4QC

sdandrea1 most of those studies

Those studies......if done by machine, only shows what a perfect strike will perform like. And when done by people on such places as MGS, you only get asskisser info.

I don't think I have the brain power to recall the last perfect strike I made on a golf ball.

scotts33

I play whatever I pick up on the course. 😁

The only balls I tend to purchase are Cally SuperSoft $22/doz. as I don't want to crack my persimmon heads with high compression golf balls. If I could find new reasonably priced balata balls I'd play them with persimmon and blades. That's what I learned with and played as a youth in general.

VigilanteTrail

Typhoon I never mentioned MY parameters

No no no…I meant the parameters that you posted for this thread…which is slower than mine…that’s what I meant

Par4QC

VigilanteTrail I don't even know mine.
So, I guess my replies were ill placed in the thread. 😄

Maybe I'm swinging at 100+.
And not properly utilizing the speed. 🤣Or using the wrong balls.

pellmell

What about a 6 piece ball? I hardly remember buying these, must have been on sale.

KCee

pellmell I remember buying some of those. Just ok IIRC.

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