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Anyone use Pro V1 Practice Balls?

Posted on 8/10/17 at 4:35 pm
Posted by GaryMyMan
Shreveport
Member since May 2007
13498 posts
Posted on 8/10/17 at 4:35 pm
I just stumbled upon these on Amazon for $30/dozen. (After seeing them on Titleist's instagram page).

According to Titleist they're exactly the same as "retail" Pro V1's with a blemish caught by their scanners. One step up from an X-out.

quote:

Pro V1 Practice golf balls are conforming products that differ only due to a cosmetic blemish such as paint, ink or registration of stamping. Pro V1 Practice golf balls do not have any construction or performance deficiencies.


Seems like a good deal at 40% off. Plus maybe I'll get some cred for looking like I stole them from a really, really fancy country club.
This post was edited on 8/10/17 at 4:37 pm
Posted by BagMan69
Flora Bama
Member since Nov 2016
638 posts
Posted on 8/10/17 at 4:39 pm to
I have a dozen that I use to practice putting and chipping with...I wouldn't play with them, but you could try and draw a line over the practice stamp and pass it off that way.
Posted by WildcatMike
Lexington, KY
Member since Dec 2005
41561 posts
Posted on 8/10/17 at 4:46 pm to
They sell them in Target and Meijers for $24/dozen.
Posted by b-rab2
N. Louisiana
Member since Dec 2005
12577 posts
Posted on 8/10/17 at 8:27 pm to
I play them.
Posted by BuyloSellhi
The South
Member since May 2017
616 posts
Posted on 8/10/17 at 8:50 pm to
Really good for working on your game and playing casual rounds.

Not permissible for tournaments.
Posted by lurkr
Member since Jan 2008
12367 posts
Posted on 8/10/17 at 9:29 pm to
No, but I did buy some from lostgolfballs.com top quality, They are great, I will buy them again.
Posted by Izzy Mandelbaum Sr
Think you're better than me, huh?
Member since Jul 2017
514 posts
Posted on 8/10/17 at 9:58 pm to
quote:

I wouldn't play with them, but you could try and draw a line over the practice stamp and pass it off that way.





Just say that's what you do. lol
Posted by lurkr
Member since Jan 2008
12367 posts
Posted on 8/10/17 at 10:01 pm to
No, but I did buy some from lostgolfballs.com top quality, They are great, I will buy them again.
Posted by VernonPLSUfan
Leesville, La.
Member since Sep 2007
15851 posts
Posted on 8/10/17 at 11:04 pm to
Ehh, played a few didn't like.
Posted by BagMan69
Flora Bama
Member since Nov 2016
638 posts
Posted on 8/11/17 at 7:20 am to
quote:

I wouldn't play with them, but you could try and draw a line over the practice stamp and pass it off that way.





Just say that's what you do. lol




Switched to the bridgestone tour b330 recently, taking a hiatus from prov1s
Posted by Boudreaux35
BR
Member since Sep 2007
21517 posts
Posted on 8/11/17 at 8:02 am to
So if they meet all other performance requirements but they get a stamping on them that says "PRACTICE" and that makes them illegal for tournament play? Just because there is a cosmetic blemish?

What if the marking said "blemish" instead?
Posted by rmc
Truth or Consequences
Member since Sep 2004
26522 posts
Posted on 8/11/17 at 8:08 am to
I think that all really depends on the organization running the tournament. At my club I'm not sure anyone cares what you play with.
Posted by BagMan69
Flora Bama
Member since Nov 2016
638 posts
Posted on 8/11/17 at 8:38 am to
quote:

So if they meet all other performance requirements but they get a stamping on them that says "PRACTICE" and that makes them illegal for tournament play? Just because there is a cosmetic blemish?

What if the marking said "blemish" instead?


USGA rule on point
Posted by GaryMyMan
Shreveport
Member since May 2007
13498 posts
Posted on 8/11/17 at 10:13 am to
According to Titleist - and BagMan's link above - they are legal for tournament play:

quote:

Q. What is the status of "X-out," "refurbished" and "practice" balls?
A. "X-out" is the common name used for a golf ball that a manufacturer considers to be imperfect (usually for aesthetic reasons only, e.g., paint or printing errors) and, therefore, has crossed out the brand name. A "refurbished" golf ball is a second-hand ball that has been cleaned and stamped as "refurbished."
In the absence of strong evidence to suggest that an "X-out" or "refurbished" ball does not conform to the Rules, it is permissible for such a ball to be used. However, in a competition where the Committee has adopted the condition that the ball the player plays must be named on the List of Conforming Golf Balls (see Note to Rule 5-1), such a ball may not be used, even if the ball in question (without the X's or without the "refurbished" stamp) does appear on the List.
In most cases, "practice" balls are simply listed, conforming golf balls that have been stamped "Practice," in the same way that golf balls often feature a club or company logo. Such balls may be used even where the Committee has adopted the condition that the ball the player plays must be named on the List of Conforming Golf Balls.



(I'm just trying to get in the 80's here, folks. If that ever happens I'll spring for the good stuff because it means I'm not losing 6 balls per round).
This post was edited on 8/11/17 at 10:18 am
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