| Depending on your skill level golf balls can be a costly | | | | depending on the make of ball and condition they |
| necessity, especially if you're a beginner, as you're | | | | grade up to. These grades will start from B grade |
| bound to lose lots of golf balls early on. There are | | | | balls which is basically a range ball and are very |
| various types and brands of balls, from cheap Dunlop | | | | cheap, grade A will be ideal for a mid to high |
| balls through to the number 1 ball in golf, Titleist Pro | | | | handicapper and are great for practice rounds. Then |
| V1's. | | | | there are refurbished golf balls, these balls will have |
| You can of course stick to the cheapest brands like | | | | very little play in them to begin with. |
| Dunlop or similar. Another way to save money on | | | | They will have then gone through a rigorous recycling |
| golf balls is to buy used golf balls. Again there are | | | | process which can include the removal of the outer |
| various grades of used balls or lake balls as they are | | | | cover and then replaced with a new cover, logo's are |
| more commonly known. Lake balls are what they | | | | then re-applied bringing the ball up to as good as new |
| say, golf balls that have been rescued from lakes and | | | | quality. These balls are also performance tested and |
| water hazards on golf courses. | | | | results have shown these balls have a minimum |
| This is a very lucrative business and there are now | | | | reduction in performance. |
| quite a lot of online retailers offering lake balls. They | | | | An example is that on a mechanical swing test, Pro |
| are rescued by divers who scan the water beds | | | | V1's lost 5 yards of distance over a 260 yard carry! |
| looking for this 'white gold' laying on the bed of | | | | Refurbished balls are great as you can buy top brand |
| water hazards. These balls are then inspected for | | | | balls like Titleist Pro V1's, Callaway, Nike, Srixon at a |
| there quality (some have not even had a round of | | | | fraction of the new retail price. So they are great for |
| golf in them) before going through a rigorous | | | | all types of golfers, whether you're a beginner or off |
| recycling process. | | | | scratch, why pay for new when you can buy as |
| The balls are then put into there various grades, | | | | good as new. |