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12/27/02: We all knew that balance-oriented golf balls flew and rolled better than their non-balanced brethren. What we did not know was whether their performance improved enough to make all of the inconvenience associated with them worthwhile. We guessed that they did not. We were wrong. The
Perfectly Balanced Ball The
biggest controversy in golf today is the "perfectly balanced"
golf ball. Wilson, with its " Staff True" ball, makes
just that claim, its box bearing the words, "Perfectly Balanced".
Golf manufacturing hasn't the precision of rocket science and tolerances
involved (allowable margin of error), are looser. For instance,
Tour players may request as many as twenty drivers with the exact
same specifications, only keeping the few that perform best for
them. Even though they were made exactly the same, none are exactly
the same. Is it realistically possible to consistently make a perfectly
balanced golf ball? I didn't think so and decided to do a little
research. Check-Go, "The World's Greatest Golf Gizmo" What
began as an investigation into the ball balanced ball claims and
counter claims, led me to eye-opening discovery. While manufacturers
disagree over whether a balanced ball increases accuracy and adds
distance to the ball in the air, there is no question balance affects
putting. I found the Check-Go by Technasonic to be invaluable in
determining the optimal balance point (equator) of every ball tested,
including the Wilson True. |