inverted-dimple training balls?
w.a. manning
training golf ball that is slightly larger and has inverted dimples. it
was explained to me that you can hit these with a full swing and they
wont go near as far as a regular ball, but still allow the ball to move
(draw/fade) like a real ball. apparently, they are intended for shorter
courses that are popular in crowded areas like japan.
are these real? lets say i hit a regular ball 125 yards w/ a PW, what
kind of distance would one of these fly w/ the same club/swing? where
can i get them in the US?
JoePete
built these courses in the Cayman Islands to be played with these balls. This
allowed courses built on about half the land. I think Nicklaus even built one
of the courses. Needless to say the idea didn't take off, but they still have
the courses and the balls.
Search for them under Cayman ... they're a fun thing to have around, not sure
there is a lot of merit to them as a practice aid.
I think the interesting thing is on full swings they go about half as far but
as you get closer to the green, they react more like a regular ball.
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JoePete
@prodigy.net John Bergan
It sounds like you're describing a Cayman ball. The one I have has convex
as opposed to concave dimples. It looks like one of those pink pimple balls
I used to play stickball with as a kid, but it's a golf ball.
I'm sure that a Yahoo search on "Cayman golf balls" would turn up some sites
where they can be purchased.
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John
w.a. manning wrote in message <3952484F...@sas.com>...
>i just hear that there are available, apparently in japan, a sort of
>training golf ball that is slightly larger and has inverted dimples. it
>was explained to me that you can hit these with a full swing and they
>wont go near as far as a regular ball, but still allow the ball to move
>(draw/fade) like a real ball. apparently, they are intended for shorter
>courses that are popular in crowded areas like japan.
>
>are these real? lets say i hit a regular ball 125 yards w/ a PW, what
>kind of distance would one of these fly w/ the same club/swing? where
Dudley Cornman
> i just hear that there are available, apparently in japan, a sort of
> training golf ball that is slightly larger and has inverted dimples. it
> was explained to me that you can hit these with a full swing and they
> wont go near as far as a regular ball, but still allow the ball to move
> (draw/fade) like a real ball. apparently, they are intended for shorter
> courses that are popular in crowded areas like japan.
I think they are intended for short practice ranges. I would not play
real golf with them.
> are these real? lets say i hit a regular ball 125 yards w/ a PW, what
Yes, they are real. I think they fly something like 50-60% when hit wiht
a driver. They may fly closer to normal from a wedge.
They used to be avaliable from most golf mail order mags. Try a golf
Discount store. If they don't have them, they can probably order them.
dsc - acssysdsc
David Laville
<allan....@sas.com> wrote:
>i just hear that there are available, apparently in japan, a sort of
>training golf ball that is slightly larger and has inverted dimples. it
>was explained to me that you can hit these with a full swing and they
>wont go near as far as a regular ball, but still allow the ball to move
>(draw/fade) like a real ball. apparently, they are intended for shorter
>courses that are popular in crowded areas like japan.
>
>are these real? lets say i hit a regular ball 125 yards w/ a PW, what
>kind of distance would one of these fly w/ the same club/swing? where
>can i get them in the US?
Yes they are real. They are called Cayman golf balls and were
designed to be used on a series of short courses being built in the
Cayman Islands back in the 80's. Supposedly they would let the golfer
use his full set of clubs and swing while playing a course only half
the normal distance.
I may be wrong, but this is what I read about them when they first
came out.
Jeffrey W. Rogers
Interesting. I was in Grand Cayman in January and I thought I saw
most of the island. I didn't see any short courses such as these. I
did play nine holes at a pretty nice course across from 7 mile beach,
though. Does anyone know if these short courses still exist there?
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Jeff Rogers
http://www.rogersnetwork.com/