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   Jason Levi

   Jan 30, 2014 at 1:42 pm

   I hit THE ball with THE wedges, and shortcut iris with a lot of backspin I assume that this ball being so soft William have more backspin. Am I right?

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   Robert

   Jan 29, 2014 at 4:09 pm

   Funny how the article changed from DUO being softer than the Callaway. This changes my view of GolfWRX…. Im sure it has something to do with Callaway “deep pockets”. The Wilson DUO is still softer and better than the Callaway IMO.

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     Zak Kozuchowski

     Jan 29, 2014 at 10:03 pm

     Robert and fmgolf64,

     As I stated previously, our original article got it wrong, mixing compression numbers from two different scales. The numbers in the current article reference the same scale, the PGA Compression scale, putting the balls on equal footing.

     Remember, compression is just a number, and doesn’t necessarily correspond to more feel or more distance.

     – Zak

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       fms64

       Jan 30, 2014 at 7:55 am

       I am just curious as to the “two different scales” you are referring to. The original article claimed only one. I find it hard to believe that Golf WRX measured the balls on two different devices. So which measurement device was used other than hexcaliber? Atti, ADC, Instron, Riehle?

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         Zak Kozuchowski

         Jan 30, 2014 at 10:37 am

         By different scales, we don’t mean actual measurement devices. We mean the “PGA Compression” and “Majestix” scales, which are different compression tests.

         Here’s how PGA Compression is measured: Compression = 180 – (deflection in inches x 1000)

         Deflection is obtained when applying a 200 pound load on the golf ball. Here’s an example when deflection is 0.100 inches

         180 – (0.1 x 1000) = 80 PGA Comp

         If you have any more questions, you can email me directly at [email protected]

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   [email protected]

   Jan 29, 2014 at 2:09 pm

   Interesting that the original article noted that the Duo ball was 6 points softer than SuperSoft. Curious as to the reason for the editing???

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   TJ

   Jan 15, 2014 at 2:23 pm

   I understand that the ball we choose is not just based on swing speed, but is there a range of swing speeds that would benefit from this ball? I understand its for slower swing speeds but how slow is slow enough?

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   storm319

   Jan 12, 2014 at 9:58 pm

   The compression numbers listed in this article look to have been taken from the wrong column (MPI rather than AVG) of the gbt.org test results. AVG column shows actual compression results that are converted into a 100 point scale which comprises the MPI column.

   Most manufacturers reference core compression rather than overall compression as it makes the ball seem softer than it actually is. Unfortunately, core compression is not as helpful as overall compression as we hit the entire golf ball and not the bare core.

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     Zak Kozuchowski

     Jan 16, 2014 at 9:59 am

     We’ve made a correction that puts the Wilson Duo and Callaway SuperSoft compressions on equal footing, the PGA Compression Scale.

     – Zak

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       [email protected]

       Jan 29, 2014 at 4:23 pm

       Exactly how did you measure for the “PGA Compression Scale”. There are a number of different methods of measuring compression (and you mentioned the handheld “Hexcaliber” device in the original article). What equipment did you use?

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   Jeff

   Jan 12, 2014 at 7:29 pm

   Just played this ball today and it’s very similar to the Wilson Duo. The difference is it doesn’t jump off the club face, especially on putts. Primarily for slower swing speed. Won’t find a better value from a Callaway ball.

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   Dalton

   Jan 12, 2014 at 11:43 am

   Will this play longer than women’s balls? Just thinking of how my mom always wants to drive our local course’s par 4.

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     Grog

     Jan 15, 2014 at 11:47 am

     She should hit it farther then….

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