Slazenger Black Ice Balls
JJB near me are seeling 3 for the price of 2 boxes, 54 balls alltogether, Just wanted to ask if anyone has tried these before, And if they are any good, The description says Long and Soft and they are Transparent., Im guessing these are for long distances?
Also, Does the numbers on a golfball mean anything, Such as the weight of the ball or something?
Last edit : Mon 30th Jul 2007 18:40
Reply : Mon 30th Jul 2007 22:10
As far as I know the numbers on the balls are just slogans or particular features, such as distances (on some of the old Titleist I've got) obtained on long drive comps or the number of dimples (like the Srixon AD333).
Not experimented on any Ice Noodles, but the standard Noodle was reasonably soft, up the ladder a couple from the Dunlop DDH, but not in the Titleist 'big league' of softness. Didn't like the Noodle to play with particularly, but that was just me, friend of mine swears by them.
Reply : Tue 31st Jul 2007 08:55
If your referring to the numbers eg, Titleist 1. As far as I know (stop me if I'm wrong) the numbers are there to help you identify your ball if you are plying with someone who is using the same make of balls.
If your just starting off then cheap balls will suit you as you wont notice a difference between balls - softness of the club etc. Dont go out and buy 12 Pro V1's for £35 when you are hitting left and right into bushes and trees. The Srixon AD333 came top in Todays Golfer mid price balls test.
I started of using the Donnay ones from Sportsworld, then some refurbished Titelist Pro 90's from lakeballs.com. I then tried some Nike distance balls and recently I have started to us Titleist NXT's. They are fantastic and I would recommend them to anybody, and at £1.50 a ball you tend to look for them a little longer.
Its good to stick to one make of ball as you get to know what it does. But as the old saying goes, "you get what you pay for"
Reply : Tue 31st Jul 2007 09:49
A friend once said to me "never hit a bad ball" his reasoning was that if the ball is only worth pence then you will not care if you lose it. Taking his advice I switched to Titleist NXT Tour from Wilson Smartcore (also cheap in JJB) and my handicap has dropped 4 shots in 6 months. The main reason is I think about where the ball is going now and don't go for the big hit over the lake or ditch etc. Using a slightly more expensive ball taught me course management.
Regarding the Slazenger I once used a box of their "Raw Distance" balls which were only slightly better than range balls. They maybe cheap but on the whole not great value. I have hit the Ice Noodles and felt that they were much harded than the regular noodles.
Personally I would spend that little bit more and but the Srixon AD333, they are a great starter ball which you can pick up for about £14 a dozen mail order.
Reply : Tue 2nd Oct 2007 08:38
Found one and used it Sunday. It seemed very solid off the club face to me but performed fairly well. What I did notice is that after 18 holes the ball did not have a mark on it.
Last edit : Tue 2nd Oct 2007 18:07
Reply : Tue 2nd Oct 2007 15:19
Last year I bought Slazenger balls from JJB that cost me £50 for 10 boxes of 18. I got on with them reasonably well. Then earlier this year I got given a dozen Titleist NXT's by a supplier and I could tell the difference. They also took a few shots off my game. I've since found a couple of Pro V1's and they are even better. I didn't realise it could make such a difference. I still have three boxes of the Slazengers in the wardrobe.
What I will say is that as a beginner you lose lots of balls (I've been known to get through six in a round!) so getting a cheaper ball is a sensible option until you are consistently straight.
The pro I had lessons off sold me some Dunlop LoCo, saying he felt they were a "good, reasonably priced ball, making them great for beginners". He sold me three sleeves for £10. You can now get them from Sportsworld for £8.09 for 24. I would recommend you try those instead (just about the only thing for golf I would get from there).
Last edit : Tue 2nd Oct 2007 16:32