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Guide: Golf Balls For Short & Long Games, Accuracy & Distance

 

 

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Whether you're on the front nine or the full 18, your golf ball makes a difference. If you're at the range, you can always use cheap golf balls or used golf balls by the bucketful, but if you’re still managing to hook, upgrade your ball.

 To improve your game, use this guide to help you find the best golf balls for…

Accuracy

Bridgestone-E6

Designed for straighter long shots, these Bridgestone golf balls utilize 326-web dimple patterns and three-piece cover plus core for seamless hits.
 

Titleist DT Trusoft

Designed with ionomer covers, these balls help with short and long games to reduce spin and provide max distance.
  
 

Beginners

Callaway Supersoft

For long, straight distances, this ball's designed with HEX-aerodynamics and low compression. The yellow color means no more lostgolfballs.
 

Srixon Soft Feel

Constructed with a gradient core at 60-Compression, it launches well from the tee and has a soft, thin cover.

Bridgestone-E6

Designed for straighter long shots, these Bridgestone golf balls utilize a 326-web dimple pattern and three-piece cover plus core for seamless hits.
 

Callaway Hex Soft

With 332-dimple designs, it's constructed to reduce spin given its low compression core. It travels further and straighter.

 

 

Distance

Titleist Velocity High

Comparable to the Titleist Pro V1X, it’s designed with an LSX-core for deep, downrange trajectory to help with short games.

 

Eliminate Hooks/Slicing

Bridgestone-E6

Designed for straighter long shots, these Bridgestone golf balls utilize 326-web dimple patterns and three-piece cover plus cores for seamless hits.

  

Long Games

For distance:

Titleist Velocity

Designed with an LSX-core, it's ideal for deep, downrange trajectory.

Taylormade Lethal

Taylormade golf balls use 5-layer construction and 322-dimple pattern, for higher trajectories.
 

Volvik Vivid

For consistently straight shots, this ball is designed for speeds of 70-90mph.
 

For accuracy:

Bridgestone-E6

Designed for straighter long shots, these Bridgestone golf balls utilize a 326-web dimple pattern and three-piece cover plus core for seamless hits.
 

Titleist DT Trusoft

Designed with an ionomer cover, this ball helps with short and long games to reduce spin and provide max distance.

  

Seniors

Bridgestone B330-RXS

Designed for slower swings, this ball uses a 330-dimple design for pinpoint accuracy.
 

Callaway Hex Soft

With a 332-dimple design, this ball is designed to reduce spin because of its low compression core so it travels further and straighter.
 

Callaway Supersoft

For long and straight distance, this ball is designed with HEX-aerodynamics and low compression.
 

Srixon Soft Feel

Constructed with a gradient core at 60 Compression, it launches well from the tee and has a soft, thin cover.

  

Short Games

Callaway Chrome Soft

With a tour urethane cover and SoftFast core, this 3-piece design helps with distance, as well as on the greens.

Titleist PRO V1 2017

The durable design in the Pro V1 golf ball helps with short spin control so it lands on the green. Pro V1 vs Pro V1X? Both Pro V1 and the Pro V1X have penetrating trajectories that increase loft.

Titleist Pro V1X 2017

Constructed for high launches and low spins, this ball has a 328-tetrahedral dimple design for consistent control in short games.
 

 

Slow Speeds

Bridgestone-E6

Designed for straighter long shots, these Bridgestone golf balls utilize a 326-web dimple pattern and three-piece cover plus core for seamless hits.
 

Callaway Supersoft

Callaway golf balls are designed with HEX-aerodynamics and low compression, for long, straight distances.
 

Srixon Soft Feel

Constructed with a gradient core at 60 Compression, it launches well from the tee and has a soft, thin cover.

 

Women

Bridgestone Pink-E6

Designed for straighter long shots, Bridgestone golf balls use 326-web dimple patterns and three-piece cover plus cores for seamless hits. The bright pink color means no lost golf balls!
 

Callaway Pink Supersoft

Designed with low compression and HEX-aerodynamics, it's ideal for long, straight distances.
 

Srixon Soft Feel Lady

Constructed with a gradient core at 60-Compression, it launches well from tees and has a soft, thin cover.

 

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