You Will NEVER Go to the Driving Range Again after this Video! Robot Tested!

We tested range balls vs Titleist Pro V 1 golf balls on a Robot and the results were absolutely Shocking!

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[theCycleReport]

I don't get distances from ranges, usually more focused on strike, launch, basic shape, etc.

We know range balls are various degrees of junk.

[whateverittakes]

I fixed this problem by playing Range Balls on the course. Never look for a wayward ball again.😉

[jimbailey]

I think going to the range is great for beginners: people who need to learn basic swing patterns. The range is also adequate for people who can't set up a simulator at home. For people who don't have a simulator at home, this video is excellent information on what feedback you should rely on at the range.

[EricZuckerman]

7:57...I played Pebble in my garage with a glass of vino last night. It's better than what's on TV.

[BlackMamba-ecdn]

I think most of us know that we can’t rely on ball flight and distance control from range balls, I simply use the range balls for rhythm and contact. The range prevents me from losing an entire sleeve of Pro V1’s on the front nine, my club has a lot of water hazards!

[clintsanderson]

In other BREAKING NEWS - Water is Wet!

[MrBlacksharpie]

I absolutely love this series! Would watch every test you can think of using the robot. Great video!

[mdx]

That's amazing. Thank you for reminding me of these details. I was a single-digit handicap before stepping away from the game 5 years ago. I've spent several hours each week on the range as a precursor to ease back into the game. My previous 9-iron distance was 145 carry. Based on the driving range distances, I "assumed" that I had not lost any distance.... Three rounds of golf in, I'm fighting inaccurate yardages.... Thanks to the video reminder, I can adjust my club distances accordingly and just go play golf.

[bdubxbox]

Just hit the range last night and they had new range balls and some old ones in there too. Crazy how bad the old ones were

[GaryDrake-om]

Most driving ranges near me use what they call 80% balls because they don't want people hitting cars on a neighboring road or freeway. This means if you hit your gamer ball 250 yards with a driver, your drives at the range may only go 200 yards with range balls.

[jimbailey]

Thank you for this video. I really enjoy the videos with the robot comparison; they always reveal "hidden" information.

[isaacduquette]

Jesus your channel has come such a long way since I first subscribed. I remember when you building and hitting balls in your backyard net and then built the indoor putting green. Now you’ve got robots and drones?! So sweet

[tallestjoshyouknow]

Range balls are so rough on driver faces for high swing speed players. The scuffs/scrapes from heavy use and countless cycles through the picker and cleaner leave a lot of surface damage. The impact on those range balls on a thin driver face can easily cause cracks.

[Hunter-zphd]

I’m not sure why this is even a question. Range balls, at most courses and standalone ranges, are the cheapest quality balls you can get. Then, they all get hit 8000 times. High end courses usually have a decent range ball, but even on those, they are the rejects from regular production. I’m all for practicing, but overall, most players don’t even practice correctly at a range. They just sit there and pound balls. It’s essentially an income stream for a course, like carts. Some courses don’t even allow you to walk, because they want to stuff as many golfers as they can in carts in every tee time. I played at this one course recently, and it took over 5 hours to play 18 holes. They just stuff people on the course. They are more than happy to stick 4 people in carts with a cooler full of beer that they bought at the course. I mean they probably squeeze out $300 on every tee time on a weekend. At 9 tee times per hour, and 12 hrs of open course, they are raking in the cash.
Range balls they replace every blue moon, is just part of the income stream.

[Timski]

The main reason I bought my Mevo plus was to establish average carry distances for all my clubs in standard conditions. It took another year or so to apply that to real life conditions and learn how to adjust for lie conditions, slope, wind and temperature.

Range sessions are to work on swing changes and feel. A or shank isn’t affected by ball quality

[supersoup]

Awesome video. Great idea to share. So is the range ball like 10%% less distance ?

[x]

Almost all of my practice is hitting SW-7i using good balls (primarily new kirkland balls) on private property I'm fortunate to have access to. Makes an enormous difference when hitting balls that you actually play with. I put 48 new balls in a shag bag and once they're hit about 150 times or so, I replace them with new balls. When I want to hit longer clubs, I go to the range.

[mustang]

"And this is with a robot", that's when my head exploded...

[badbilly]

Interesting results thanks for the video

[kennethmckinney]

At Legends here in Myrtle Beach when they add new range balls to the mix from time to time they fly pretty true honestly. 2/3 of the bucket are old and could react weirdly in many ways. The brand new range balls fly and react pretty much normally. I may do an experiment and grab a couple and play a round with them out of curiosity