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**royarnekara** · 02-07-2009, 08:54 PM

I think it is the other way around. People playing "what they think they should" rather than playing what they should. But I am not here to critique. If it makes someone happy to play what they play then all the power to them.

I will use an example. Only an example. You list in your signature that you play the Pro V1 and ProV1x. Both very good balls. But both of those balls are for VERY different swings and very different players.

Changing a ball like that will produce drastic differences. Now if you said I play the
Pro V1
Srixon Z star
Tp Black
Nike One Tour
etc...
Those are all similar balls.

Again I am not judging and I am sure it works for you, especially as someone that puts in the time to better himself on the course like you do. But we see this all the time. I have had the opportunity to play with over 20 of the members of this site. In that time NOT ONE person out of the group had been fitted for their irons. Not one person had been fitted for a shaft, and NOT ONE person had been fitted for a ball. So that opens up another question. Is it all about marketing? It has to be right?

Very good point...and as for your example I have both Pro V1's listed because I am in a dilema of which I want to play...my swing speed is such that I do get distance benefit from the Pro V1x but I love the feel of the Pro V1 around the green and with putting. I am currently dedicating some time (probably a couple of dozen) to the Prov1x to see if I can get more comfortable with the feel off the putter and with chipping. However, I much rather give up a few yards to get better feel on and around the greens so the Pro V1x has its work cut out for it...Ha! Ha!

But I hear you on being fitted and I experience the same when someone will ask me to look at their swing. I will ask them why they bought the irons they are playing and they usually say soemthing like becuase I got a good deal on them etc...fitting is soooooooooooooooo important....

02-07-2009, 08:54 PM	#14
royarnekara Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 541 Senior Member	I think it is the other way around. People playing "what they think they should" rather than playing what they should. But I am not here to critique. If it makes someone happy to play what they play then all the power to them. I will use an example. Only an example. You list in your signature that you play the Pro V1 and ProV1x. Both very good balls. But both of those balls are for VERY different swings and very different players. Changing a ball like that will produce drastic differences. Now if you said I play the Pro V1 Srixon Z star Tp Black Nike One Tour etc... Those are all similar balls. Again I am not judging and I am sure it works for you, especially as someone that puts in the time to better himself on the course like you do. But we see this all the time. I have had the opportunity to play with over 20 of the members of this site. In that time NOT ONE person out of the group had been fitted for their irons. Not one person had been fitted for a shaft, and NOT ONE person had been fitted for a ball. So that opens up another question. Is it all about marketing? It has to be right? Very good point...and as for your example I have both Pro V1's listed because I am in a dilema of which I want to play...my swing speed is such that I do get distance benefit from the Pro V1x but I love the feel of the Pro V1 around the green and with putting. I am currently dedicating some time (probably a couple of dozen) to the Prov1x to see if I can get more comfortable with the feel off the putter and with chipping. However, I much rather give up a few yards to get better feel on and around the greens so the Pro V1x has its work cut out for it...Ha! Ha! But I hear you on being fitted and I experience the same when someone will ask me to look at their swing. I will ask them why they bought the irons they are playing and they usually say soemthing like becuase I got a good deal on them etc...fitting is soooooooooooooooo important....
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