Distance Golf Ball

scotts33

Question...what is the best legal or illegal (I don't post rounds for hdcp.) distance golf ball out there for a 86-88 mph driver swing speed. Some say lower compression at lower club head speed is better but my feeling is the old Top Flite XL and Pinnacle Gold both around 90 compression are very straight and long 2 piece balls. The hardness means little to me. I'd like to find one in orange as my failing eyesight they are easier to follow in the air. Any good ideas?

Provisional

https://www.mggolf.com/golf-balls/
I'm getting 200+ carry on an occasional good swing with your speed or less.
Nice feel too, like Goldielocks, "not too hot, not too cold, just right".
Price is suitable as well.
Good luck

Par4QC

I read many moons ago that slower swingspeeds need firmer covers; higher swingspeeds need softer covers.

Or, replace the word "need" with "should use".

I'll tell you about a stupid long ball, and iirc, it's a legal one(as they claim). Slazenger "Money" ball. 65 comp, 392 dimples, ionomer cover. Doesn't feel soft at all(to me). 2 doz. for around $20, or so. Think they only come in white though. Played 2 rounds so far using them. I'm ready for WLDC qualifiers!!😉

Rickochet

Scott, my new favorite ball is the Volvik Vivid. $29.99 at most stores and recycled on ebay much cheaper. It is noticeably longer than any ball I have used. My playing partners even mentioned it. The visibility is amazing. I have tried the green and pink. I haven't seen the other colors in person. I prefer the green over pink. I have cataracts and have no problems finding these suckers. The green is noticeably different than the other yellow balls (and dandelions). The feel kind of reminds me of the old TF XL2000 which I really liked. It has a nice one hop and stop on the greens.

garyt1957

Rickochet

I found a couple of these, an orange and a yellow and I agree they seem pretty long to me. And visibility is top notch.

Sneakylong

I've found the Srixon Soft Feel ($19.99) to be as long as anything and my ss in ~ 90 mph. The previous version is a 73 compression and the new one is 60 compression. Don't have a lot of experience with the new one yet, but the drop test looks to be similar. Also the Titleist Velocity is long.

I'd like to try the Volviks, but their price is a little on the high side for me.

scotts33

Thanks guys. Reason I prefer orange is to see in air not such a big deal on the ground. On ground yellow is OK except for dandelions in the midwest. Orange shows up well on the ground until the fall leaves. That leaves Nitro orange, Volvik Crystal-Vivid orange (kinda pricey) and Volvik DS-77, Top Flite XL orange, Wilson Duo orange. Any that I have missed? The Wilson Duo and Volvik DS-77 I have played OK balls not overly long. Top Rock's seem longer.

TheBlade

DC300, scotts33

What are the general differences with the pros ? I remember reading they are actually a little softer than the standard .

garyt1957

I also found the Volvik Crystal to be long,also. Cheaper than the Vivid,too. I remember they ran like rabbits for me after hitting the ground. I'll have to give them another try.

Rickochet

I can remember back in the sixties there was a toy called "super ball" by Whamo which was a rubber ball made under something like 50,000 psi compression. You could merely drop it and it would go higher than the drop height. Someone made a smaller one and put a golf ball cover on it. What a hoot to hit. It wouldn't carry as far but would bounce and roll forever. It was a novelty item since with iron shots you had to land it a hundred yard from the green and it was difficult to get close to the green much less the pin. 😀

ode

One to consider is the Maxfli Revolution Control....I thought it was long and it has a fairly soft cover (not to the touch, but it does Mark up relatively easy). Cheap experiment.

rsvman

ode Maxfli has put out some quality balls in the past 3-4 years, and they are way underrated, IMO.

braveheart

I recently played in a scramble and enjoyed the length off the tee from Wilson Chaos and Top flite Bomb balls.
Still enjoy Callaway supersoft for regular play as they are long and land more easily on greens.