If they're sitting unused in their boxes for years, do golf balls go bad or will they be just as good as new?
2006-12-11 04:32:26 · 20 answers · asked by Peacefield 2 in Sports ➔ Golf
dude, its not milk, they dont go bad.
2006-12-11 04:34:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Golf Ball Shelf Life
2016-10-15 05:22:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1.)How long can you store golf balls before they lose their elasticity?
2.)How long can you play the same ball before it starts causing you to lose distance?
According to my friends at the Acushnet Company, the shelf life for most golf balls is about three to five years.
How long you can play the same ball before you start losing distance depends on who's hitting it. A good player could use the same ball for many rounds without noticing a loss of distance, but probably wouldn't, because cosmetically, the ball would lose its shine. A poor player, who swings the club at the ball like a logger swinging an ax, will probably lose distance quickly because the ball will be knocked out of round and won't have a true ball flight.
Plain and simple:
Only very experienced players can notice playability between a new ball and an old one. But yes, they do lose their playability qualities over time whether they are sitting on a shelf or sitting on the bottom of a lake. Hope this helps. Happy Holidays.
2006-12-11 22:45:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I just golfed the worst game I have ever had. I used a ball that had been in an unopened pkg. which was sitting in my garage, next to the heater, for at least 4 or 5 years. Was it an old ball or just a bad, bad day on the links???
2016-10-17 19:07:13 · answer #4 · answered by jack 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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If they're sitting unused in their boxes for years, do golf balls go bad or will they be just as good as new?
2015-08-19 03:00:09 · answer #5 · answered by Thanh 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello
Yes they do go bad , well sort of, not like food stuffs but they loose their playability .
The shelf life on golf balls is about 3 years though so it takes a long time.
Most balls are only good for 18 holes and the pros change after 3 to 6 holes.
Leon
2006-12-11 08:24:03 · answer #6 · answered by Ltgolf 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
They Get Hard If You Leave Them In A Box,Normal Break In If You Immediatly Use Them,About 2-4 Days,Out Of A Box Break-in,If You Leave Them In It For Years,1-2 Weeks
2006-12-11 04:37:08 · answer #7 · answered by Fair & balanced like Fox™ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes some of them do. It they are tour or soft feel golf balls they can go bad or at least lose some distance
2006-12-12 14:18:43 · answer #8 · answered by Doug 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely! 'Pond finds' are also bad, you know, the ones that are harvested from ponds. Freezing is also bad for golf balls. Most of us non-professional or scratch golfers probably wouldn't notice most of the time but at a point, they don't perform as they did when new.
2006-12-11 04:46:54 · answer #9 · answered by Mikel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't know, my golf balls last a mximum of 9 holes
2006-12-11 04:49:17 · answer #10 · answered by Dz Nutz 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Likely not as good as new, but maybe not totally destoyed. The reason is that all things break down over time. Dry rot, exposure to temperatures, ect. will break down the core compounds in the golf balls and make them slowly deteriorate. That is not to say that they will be unusable completely, but they will not be like brand-new golf balls.
2006-12-11 04:41:27 · answer #11 · answered by The Shadow 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋