| I fell for all the hype when I first took up the game of | | | | "best shot." As I was considering this, Todd revealed |
| golf about using this brand or that brand of golf ball | | | | some news of impact to me. |
| instead of taking advantage of discount golf balls.. | | | | Brand on the Buy |
| After all, if I wanted to hit the ball straight and long. I | | | | Well, you'd have thought Todd had hit a hole-in-one |
| better make sure I pay a good deal of coin to do that. | | | | when he told me that the very ball I paid high premium |
| Only the high-priced top-of-the-line products from well | | | | dollar for at the course pro shop, he bought at a |
| known manufacturers like Titlest (Leader in golf ball | | | | considerably reduced price. Reduced price! Then it got |
| sales worldwide), Top-Flite, Dunlop, Callaway, Maxfli. | | | | even stranger when he told me he purchased |
| Nike, Ping, Pinnacle, Precept, Ben Hogan, Bridgestone, | | | | "experienced" balls. Shaking my head while watching |
| Vulcan, Yonex, Wilson and more. Plus, I had to buy | | | | him smile, I asked him what he was talking about. He |
| these at the golf course where I knew they'd be fresh | | | | told me he routinely buys used golf balls. |
| and ready to fly properly. You know my motto right? | | | | I had visions of golf ball thieves unzipping bags in |
| You gotta pay if you wanna play! Nothing but the best, | | | | course parking lots and then coming up to hackers |
| and costliest balls for my game. | | | | with a "Psst...mister...you wanna bargain on good, used |
| Now.. Wait a Minute! | | | | balls. Shush!" He laughed and assured me that he didn't |
| Well, one playing day early in my golf career I joined | | | | buy "hot" balls. He told me there weren't golf ball |
| my friend Brad at our favourite course and were | | | | cartels offering illegally got gains for sale. |
| paired up with Todd and Kevin for an 18-hole outing. | | | | He did, in fact, tell me that there were businesses |
| Turns out that I'd spend a good portion of the round | | | | specifically selling used golf balls that were recycled |
| near Todd because we both had a similar slice. In fact, | | | | products found in great shape that included every |
| Brad joked about it saying I didn't love him anymore | | | | brand on the planet. He chuckled claiming a used Maxfli |
| 'cause I found a new BFF. At the third hole, I tapped in | | | | or Dunlop flew just as straight and high as a new one, |
| right after Todd and reached down to retrieve our | | | | of course, if it was hit correctly. |
| balls. | | | | Overruns that Never Ran |
| "Hey," I said to Todd, "we play the same kinda ball. You | | | | He then clued me into another great discount golf balls |
| get these at the pro shop?" I asked. His answer | | | | buying tip about purchasing brand new ones that |
| floored me. | | | | beared a logo or came through an overrun. Made |
| Deep Discount Delivers | | | | sense. I had recently received a complimentary pack |
| Todd told me that he lived on a fixed income - his | | | | of Titleists that had a March of Dimes logo on them |
| salary! Therefore, in order to afford this new hobby, he | | | | from a charity benefit tournament. I know about |
| had to find economic ways to bolster his way to pay | | | | misprints and misspell errors that result in a need to |
| his habit. It surely wasn't golf clubs because he had a | | | | "dump" the unacceptable product. Mistakes and over |
| great set that while not overly expensive, he didn't buy | | | | ordering present opportunities for hacker golfers like |
| them off the rack. His bag was a modest model | | | | me to take advantage buying discount golf balls. |
| without all the expensive bells and whistles. | | | | Buy them by the Pound |
| He did wear an excellent pair of shoes, ones that | | | | Not exactly, but you can buy in bulk. There are plenty |
| would last long and perform well. I didn't check out his | | | | of third-party suppliers that make good business |
| tees, but then again, how much money can you save | | | | offering discount golf balls at extremely low prices. If |
| on tees, huh? He told me since he was a beginning | | | | you buy a lot of them at one time. These come in all |
| hacker who, like most, went through balls that seemed | | | | ratings as well and can be used for practice balls and |
| destined for either water or woods. Therefore, he | | | | gameday play. Also, you gain a pretty good |
| always purchased discount golf balls. | | | | psychological edge when practicing with discount golf |
| OK, Todd, So Why? | | | | balls because losing them is fairly cheap. Todd then laid |
| Unlike me, Todd didn't buy into the hype that the ball | | | | another whopper of info on me . He buys all his |
| one bought should have mystical properties making up | | | | discount golf balls on the Internet! |
| for all the inadequacies a golfer possessed. Since golf | | | | Internet Provides a Great Home For Discount Anything |
| is an always-learning game, the chances losing balls, | | | | The emergence of the World Wide Web has |
| especially in the beginning stages, are pretty high. | | | | changed the face of commerce forever. Unlike |
| Yet, unlike other necessities of the game like clubs and | | | | traditional mortar-and-brick retail - and even wholesale |
| bag, balls are consumables every player faces. Even if | | | | - suppliers of goods, an Internet presence affords any |
| you are a straight-down-the-fairway shooter, you need | | | | company the opportunity to realize a great deal of |
| to eventually replace worn balls. In the beginning, the | | | | savings. There is no high overhead of rent, utilities, |
| rate of replacement can be high and often. Of course, | | | | furniture, stationary supplies or payroll costs. Therefore, |
| if your golf budget has no ceiling cap, by all means, | | | | with operating costs at the minimum, suppliers can |
| ignore the advantages purchasing discount golf balls. | | | | offer discount golf balls at very attractive pricing. |
| But, if you are like me, you might want to look into it | | | | I was completely stunned to find out that I no longer |
| because this is probably the one expense where you | | | | needed a week's pay check to fund my golf hobby. |
| can have great control. It sure isn't over your shots, | | | | My very next purchase was online, delivered quickly |
| right? At least not in the beginning learning phases, | | | | and stamped with a brand name that I had been |
| therefore, purchasing discount golf balls may be your | | | | spending quite a bit more for at the pro shop. |