I bought the slazenger distance feel and believe they are low compression
if not,tell me, but what are the pros and cons of a low and or high compression golf ball?
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I bought the slazenger distance feel and believe they are low compression
if not,tell me, but what are the pros and cons of a low and or high compression golf ball?
Ideally, you want to match the compression with your swing speed at impact. To start with, the compression of the ball is what generates the speed at which is leaves the clubface. During impact (which takes only 0.0005 seconds), the ball compresses against the face, slides up the face, then decompresses. It is the compression-decompression spring-like rebound that gives the ball such a high velocity.
Now, golf balls are designed for different swing speeds. A higher compression ball requires a higher swing speed to compress the ball a certain amount. And, for drives to get the maximum distance out the ball, you want to be able to compress the ball enough that the core of the ball is compressed. Golf balls today are designed so that compression of the core is the real source of the long distance they can fly.
That is basically the advantages of matching the compression of the ball with your swing speed. The cons involve two scenarios. If you have a lower swing speed and are using a higher compression ball, you won’t be able to compress the ball like you could/should, and you will be giving up distance. If you have a high swing speed and you hit a low compression ball, you actually can overcompress the ball. This will result in very weird ball flights — kind of like knuckleball flights.
All that said, compression isn’t quite the be all and end all it used to be. Today’s balls with the solid cores (instead of wound cores) and the 3 or 4 piece construction aren’t as penal about mismatches as they once were. For example, if you are a low speed swinger hitting a high compression ball, with the old wound balls you would be giving up 20 or 25 yards on your average drive. Today, it is more like 10 yards. The balls are designed to work reasonably well over a wide range of swing speeds. So, what you are left with is choosing a ball based on several other things other than compression rating. The big one is feel — how does the ball feel to you when hitting the ball? The next big one is spin — is the ball a high spin or low spin ball? Do you want more spin to help the ball check up on the greens or do you want less spin to help ameliorate your slice or hook? These are the significantly bigger factors that go into ball decision today. The best evidence that compression rating isn’t a huge deal anymore is that it is difficult to find the compression rating for balls made today. That info just isn’t out there everywhere like it used to be.
Finally, I don’t know what the compression rating of those balls is. Perhaps Slazenger’s website or customer service can help you put a number to it? But, really, I think if you like the feel and like the spin they generate for your game, then they are fine, whatever their compression rating should be.