In my other post about post about golf ball composition I spoke about what a golf ball is made out of and the different types and their purposes. In this post I want to focus on golf balls for beginners.

If you are starting out golfing it’s important to know the type of ball you should start out with. You will hear many golf shop pros and avid golfers talk about x-outs, two piece compression, balata etc…Some will also talk about custom logo balls and various other branded golf balls, some are cheap and some more expensive.

As a guide here are some things you should look for when you step into the golf shop for the first time. First and foremost you’ll notice that golf balls vary in price from ten to fourteen per dozen to forty five per dozen. Why the difference in price you ask? The really cheap ones typically are X-outs meaning most don’t have a name brand behind them but that doesn’t necessarily mean that they were not made by a reputable company. When manufactured if there is even a slight defect most manufactures just put a X over the name on the golf ball then turn around and sell them to various golf pro shops at a huge discount. This is why these types of golf balls are called X-outs. This type of ball is plenty good for beginner golfers. The defects that are present a beginner with not even notice so it won’t affect their game at all. Plus you can’t beat the price on some of these X-outs. I don’t notice much of a different at all and I’ve been golfing for years.

Some golf balls will have a 1 to 9 printed on the ball which i just used for identification while playing while other will have 300′s or 400′s to identify the number of dimples on the ball. Purchasing golf balls at a reduced price is one piece of the golf game you need to be aware of. Another good tip is buying balls in bulk which is usually much cheaper. One more thing to keep in mind that if your just starting out as a beginner go get some second hand golf clubs vs. dropping $700-900 on a new set. Back to golf balls some people get hung up on the brand and heck if you got the doe then by all means get the 45 dollars ones but for beginners it’s just not necessary. If you do by the expensive ones like Titleist pro v1 or Bridgestone e6′s let me know where you going to play so I can find them in the hazard or OB on the course… :)