![]() ![]() "Velocity slows after 48 hours in the water, but the ball really loses speed after two to three weeks in the water." The perfect conditions for ball performance? Think San Diego, dry and 70 degrees. Playing balls you find in the water isn't a great idea, either: "Water can seep into the core, and that costs you distance and speed," Snell says. ![]() Below freezing and above 100, the polymers that make up the various layers stiffen or soften, both of which impact ball speed and spin rate. Temperature and water are bigger enemies. Scuffs aren't even a big deal if they haven't chopped up the dimples. Most balls, he says, will survive more than 250 hits before any deterioration. I strip all the old paint off, mask it, prime it and paint it with off the shelf Rustoleum spray paint. I learned to do it myself and it is quite fun. I have been dabbling with re-PAINTING driver heads and can do a decent job but the finish is not near as durable as a pro job or a powdercoat. Most balls don't stick around long enough for it to matter, but what would happen if you played with the same one for 10 rounds? Would the scuffs and hundreds of whacks make it perform worse? Dean Snell, a former golf-ball designer at Titleist and TaylorMade who now runs Snell Golf, says you'd have to hit a premium ball at least 100 times with a driver-at tour-level swing speeds-to see any cover cracking. You can pay a pro to powdercoat and get a real refinish. 1) HOW LONG WILL A GOLF BALL LAST IF I DON'T LOSE IT? ![]()
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