WE BOUGHT THE WORST RATED GOLF BALLS FROM SPORTS DIRECT! ARE THEY THAT BAD!?

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WE BOUGHT THE WORST RATED GOLF BALLS FROM SPORTS DIRECT! ARE THEY THAT BAD!? We all look for the best golf balls for us... we buy golf balls off amazon, golf balls from eBay... even golf balls from pro shops... but what is the best golf ball? the longest golf ball you can buy? what's the best golf ball for mid handicap golfers? the best golf ball for new golfers? what about the worst golf ball you can buy? the worst golf balls on amazon? the worst golf balls on ebay? potentially even fake golf balls!? in this video we buy a one star rated golf ball from sports direct... are they even that bad? can you play good golf with cheap golf balls? or do you need expensive golf balls? lets do it... and lets do it now!

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@starks1974 4 года назад

I loved playing these balls when I started playing over 30yrs ago and still enjoy them for the price. They meet regulations and I don't swing 120+ so I don't see much difference except for around the green. They are great to practice with and not feel guilty if you lose one, which to me equals 5 stars.

@robertbell6356 4 года назад

I use the V300, 37.5 pence each, I find them great, tried expensive one’s but find the Slazenger best for me.

@CJ-111 4 года назад

I play with the V300 Slazenger balls. I've hit my longest ever drive with one. Don't notice much of a difference between them and premium balls

@golfbreak8081 4 года назад

Best advice I've had about golf balls is buy the best ball you can afford. I play off 13 and I play a Taylormade project S atm only £19.99 a dozen. I look to spend between 20-25 pounds per dozen. My budget and standard of golf thats what I'm happy to pay 👍. Great stuff lads keep um coming

@glynwilkinson9574 4 года назад

Janes I use the Slazenger’s as I have only started golf What’s the point of me buying expensive balls when I’m learning and loosing them. I have bought the complete Slazenger set. Sometimes people think you have to pay more but if the skill isn’t there they won’t make you play better and I’m talking hundreds of pounds difference Enjoy your videos Cheers Glyn

@rhyswilkinson6511 4 года назад

I agree with that Rick shiels has proven this many times a real golfer who actually knows what hes talking about lol

@Jazzymt8 4 года назад

I use the v300 softer than the v100 and for the price I think great. Also as a 20 handicapper done test with titlest pro v and v300 the only difference I noticed is how much I cried when the pro v goes in the lake compared to the v300

@alblackman7985 4 года назад

Got my first set of clubs from sports direct. It was a very cheep way of getting into golf and finding out if I liked it before spending loads of money. Which I now do!

@Burningrobes 4 года назад

I use the Slazenger V300. Had some nice chips and puts, can't fault the ball, but the player, well...

@conorgreen3384 4 года назад

Used these for two years mate, brilliant value for money and couldn't really fault the ball. I changed this year to the Inesis distance 100 at Decathlon, a fiver a dozen. They feel so soft and drive further than the v300 did by quite a margin,definitely recommend a go. 41p a ball!

@darrenbush7009 4 года назад

Just started playing again after 12 year’s, I’m playing off 28 and trying hard to improve and get somewhere near how I used to play.. I bought two boxes of these for a tenner and I’m not ashamed at all! There’s no way £3 for a v1 ball is going to improve my game enough to justify the cost difference (and I don’t cry when I drown a ball) 😂. Fantastic video’s, keep up the great work 👍

@MrRdholmes 4 года назад

Sometimes i wonder how much the name and price influences our shots? To most players, if you said "this is a new ProV1 challenger", many would play it quite well and rate it highly.

@sloth8122 4 года назад

Nice to see yourself and Chris playing the ‘slazwanger’ golf ball, i put a comment on Chris’s channel to see what spin is possible!!. I play with the Slazenger V300 ball (24 balls £13) I lose a lot of balls 😂😂😂

@martyfarrell9459 4 года назад

My son and I were backed up on the 10th tee, 2 groups in front. When we finally were going to our 2nd shot, I spotted a brand new ball in the open and asked him to check it out. Top Flight. We kept walking.

@callumallen1390 4 года назад

I love Chris’s humour! Don’t understand how he got bad reviews when he first came onto the channel!? Keep up the great work!

@Deacon4105 4 года назад

Not going lie James I think Chris is absolutely hilarious 😂 my kind of humour! Keep it up lad your smashing it with daily content

@davidgervasi5646 4 года назад

use the v300 from slazenberg and happy with it, not sure more expensive ball help me to save more than 3 or 4 shots on a 18 holes round so keep my money for lessons or beer

@MystiCalBEING89 4 года назад

i use them the orange ones i like them

@jsbain8028 4 года назад

I went one better (worse) and bought 50 Slaz lake balls for £15. I use them in the winter and always have a couple in my bag if I’m playing crap, so I don’t lose more decent balls!

@gavinquin1913 4 года назад

Mate, ran into this vid on youtube. I'm in South Africa and have played Tankersly a few times with my Cuz Oliver and my Aunt Penny and crazy uncle Craig My mom grew up in the famous Grice house, great to watch, thanks you made my day.

@simondawson8092 4 года назад

i use the v300 same price but in yellow so i can hopefully find them when they go awol in the woods on the next hole coudn't think of anything worse than loosing 8-10 expensive balls a round

@welshman63uk 4 года назад

The v100 are pretty poor, I currently use the v300 soft Slazenger in orange or yellow and TBH at £18 for 48 balls it's a no brainer. Must confess that my Ben Sayers wedges regularly mark them up, but at such a cheap price can't say I'm bothered. Playing off 19 so don't see that an expensive ball would make that much difference. @jamesrobinson maybe you need to do a test of a ProV1 and V300 and a higher handicapper. 38p per ball against £3+ per ball, worth a look?

@OncleJer 4 года назад

Have you given a shot at the srixon soft feel?

@welshman63uk 4 года назад

@@OncleJer I did start off using a Srixon soft feel and found a Slaz soft feel when looking for one of my strays, but in all honesty I can't feel any difference using the Slazenger.

@seantaylor3244 4 года назад

Didn't Slazenger have a cricket bat called the V100?

@philmundy263 11 месяцев назад

Brilliant. James and Chris, you make a great duo. Re. Slazenger balls. I never bought one, but found a few at the local course, and to be fair I don't have a problem with them. I don't have any love for Rock Flight (Topfilte) or Barnacles, (Pinnacle) and leave those in the fairway for someone else if I find them.

@MJ-er5ll 4 года назад

Excited to watch, good luck with everything, and have a great day😀⛳🏌️‍♂️!

@matlee 4 года назад

I use the slazenger V300 'soft' balls for practice rounds which are cheaper (for whatever reason) than the V100 balls. £20 for 48. In reality they make no difference what so ever to my scores.

@Andy_4470 4 года назад

I had a box of these bought for me as a Christmas present and nothing else, it's nice to know how much I'm thought of! 🙄😳😂👍⛳ Love the vids fellas.

@julia-6195 4 года назад

Slazenger balls. One star. 18 balls for $14. They were good balls to learn on. About as good as range balls. Never broke 120 with them. Didn't care when I lost one. Didn't care when one went in the drink. Hacked my way around the course for one summer. They felt like hitting a rock. Then I got Cobra irons and took some lessons and got Callaway Hex Chromes.

@davids9192 4 года назад

My £10.99 V100 56 wedge filled a gap in my bag and is working well for me and has given me an inexpensive insight as to what can be achieved with a 56. Did the same with a 60 and 64. Treat it as an experiment!

@RyanJukes29 4 года назад

I've brought the slazenger v300 soft balls before

@eaton84 4 года назад

You should review the v300, 48 balls for £20! I bought some the other day because I've been playing dreadful and I've been pleasantly surprised by them.

@richardsmith825 4 года назад

They are the balls I have used since I started playing. Maybe why I’m still a 28 handicap.

@AndyKapt20 4 года назад

Should try the v300 soft balls. That's the one I play and I love them. Let me know. If you want me to send you some.

@MrRossy92 4 года назад

I've played these before, they were the first ball I used when getting into golf because I didn't mind losing any. I still buy them now and again when I feel like I'm not playing all that great, just until I'm back in the groove.

@VinceVDC 4 года назад

It would be interesting to see Chris's reaction if you told him they were 5 star balls before you started playing them...

@gordonhamilton727 2 года назад

Great comment, it's all in the perception.

@gcblythe123 4 года назад

‘On yer Tod’ not heard that phrase in yonks 🤣👍

@danhogan1689 4 года назад

Never used this one. But a decade ago or so when I started playing, used to like playing Slazenger Select. Was a cheap ball that performed decently.

@eljefegeneo 4 года назад

For several years I’ve been playing balls that my golf bud Steve brings back after a long stay at his place in Cabo. Lots of ProV1s and other great balls. Haven’t bought a ball in years. We call them Cabo Balls. Free is best!

@momoghal3711 4 года назад

Review the V300s!! They're meant to be OK

@elliotevans1506 4 года назад

They are 48 balls for £20

@dandemmings9023 4 года назад

Golf doesn't have to be expensive to get into. Bought my 10 year old son junior clubs that came with a bag for $70. Green fees at the local Par 3 course are $12 for 9 holes. We haven't paid a dime for his golf balls because we find them in the woods without much effort.

@ianjehan4193 4 года назад

Chris.is playing really well and I agree that you play to your budget

@aaronconsaul6645 4 года назад

Agreed... any ball works - a ball that has been "fit" for you is worth probably 1 to 2 strokes (maybe)

@MystiCalBEING89 4 года назад

the funny thing is a use the V300 versions i like them

@markbailey9503 4 года назад

My son has just started playing golf James and I told him don't get expensive golf balls and he got the same balls. 🏌️‍♂️⛳👍

@No_Judgement_Here-k3n 2 года назад

Loving the golfing vids!!! Keep ‘em up

@tylerdriskell6343 4 года назад

Y'all are like a battery. James with his positive side and Chris with his negative side. Love Chris personality though. Makes the videos exciting

@nicholasmaycock267 2 года назад

Tend to find cheap balls are not lost as often as expensive ones as rarely find them unlike Titleist, Taylor Made and Callaway balls.

@stanleywilliams4235 Год назад

Great for winter golf when balls plug on the fairway!

@simonmorgan225 3 года назад

Bought a Wilson harmonized putter and dunlop tour 60 wedge from sports direct. Still game them both. Bargains

@NathanB417 2 года назад

I played slazenger balls some back in the day and I don't wear a glove and I used to run out and play 3-4 holes after work before it got dark, good times 😅🤷‍♂️

@mattdonovan4860 4 года назад

I’m a golf ball snob, I have old Nike, slazanger, Dixon and taylormade ball’s collecting dust in the shed. Most of them were door prizes at golf outings

@alanl902 4 года назад

Would be interesting to see you guys play a variety of distance balls on course... pinnacle gold volvik vivid xt Top flight bomb Also fun to see how well/poorly they are for approach shots. See if they have any stopping power.

@normandowd123 4 года назад

I remember that these balls and clubs were popular in the 70’s and 80’s.

@lee1978good 4 года назад

lol that "(1)" next to the review means only one person has rated and reviewed it. Probably not that bad.

@aaronkisser6521 4 года назад

I was thinking the same thing

@PokeLoomerTM 4 года назад

I literally just saw it the second time he showed it and came here Hahah

@firebeard759 4 года назад

It’s only got one star.....

@seanscanlon9067 4 года назад

@@firebeard759 Yeah one star from a total of one review is what is being highlighted, I suppose with the implication being it is not really much of a sample size, so might not be a true indication of how bad those balls are.

@lee1978good 4 года назад

@@seanscanlon9067 nailed it 😉

@tommyspeed1434 4 года назад

you would have to play head to head with your favorite ball to really show how good or bad You are playing ! do you normally par and birdie every hole?

@tomwilliams9403 4 года назад

Get yourself round Normanton GC, the big pond to the left off the 1st will suit you lovely

@kimberlj01 4 года назад

I'd buy reasonable lake balls, before the V100's. It terms of clubs, my first set were brand new in a bag for £68 and I've played them for 10 years. I only just changed them for £500 set of Cobra XL speed. Still cheap, I know, but I'm really enjoying playing with them, and I'm improving, not because of the clubs, but because of a renewed enthusiasm.

@brunex17 4 года назад

what weather do you have there? here in Portugal today it is 36.5 degrees, very hot, James comes to Portugal to make some videos, please

@davidcarr889 2 года назад

Would be great to see someone test the v300 balls. The v100 is rubbish but the 300 is quite a decent ball and great value.

@suitsyousir1980 4 года назад

1 star from 1 review.

@michaelackley1560 4 года назад

Fun round. What is like to play back where you worked? Those balls sounded like rocks. Feel must have been inconsistent.

@JamesRobinsonGolf 4 года назад

Very hard mate not gonna lie but wouldn’t say 1/5

@michaelackley1560 4 года назад

You hung in well. Just when you may have had him wheels off! Looked like me. Thanks for fun vid

@steelheadplayer 4 года назад

Played there many years ago , lovely course but I prefer Wortley which is just up the road from Tankersley.

@JamesRobinsonGolf 4 года назад

Grew up at wortley mate love it

@steelheadplayer 4 года назад

@@JamesRobinsonGolf It always had a special feel to it , used to play 4-5 rounds a year there until I got a back injury and had to stop playing, but I may be making a comeback , watching all your videos has got me wanting to try and start playing again.

@steveferriday 4 года назад

Hi boys I use the v300 balls if you lose them cheap enough just to get a new one out also I started with there v300 full set £159.00 up graded now I've improved a little bit lol I agree you not lost a lot of money if you don't enjoy it 🏌🏌

@-ram-m2664 3 года назад

one review, one rating. . . OK could've at least read the review to hear what the issue was. There are plenty of golf squeaks out there. Slaz still has a pretty cool logo. All balls are designed to do same thing: get from point A to point B. Find something which you like the looks and in a comfortable price point and go play!

@mjhorlock 3 года назад

Just came across this. Think I got a 'better' bargain from SD. 48 Slazenger V300 for £20. Went for bright orange. Still cannot find them without help.

@damonburke941 4 года назад

I'll play any ball. Inesis 100 are better for less and your playing ng review a couple of months ago was positive. However there's a fella down to road doing bags of srixon ad333 20 for a tenner. Rude not to!

@johnking7649 4 года назад

Slazenger clubs too! They do a job, no frills etc, cheap and cheerful... Have better equipment now, but tbh, play the same at my level. 😜

@bathman6366 3 года назад

I can't fault these cheapo balls from tee to green, but you do lose feel around the greens. Having a 50p ball on the tee can inspire confidence for higher handicappers who don't want to leave the course depressed after losing £20 of Pro V1s.

@joshackroyd500 4 года назад

Chris has been on FIRE with the let’s do it 😂

@brianwaldo2642 4 года назад

Chris will win based on shear enthusiasm 😂. Slazenger used to be a big name decades ago and am surprised to see them still in the golf industry. But like all things golf, play what you can afford and just have fun.

@cz1mmt 4 года назад

I have used Slazenger Distance soft when I first started golfing 9 years ago. They were rated as a poor man's premium ball because of suprising playability for the money.

@Teoula7 4 года назад

is there a reason you dont use shot tracer, it would make it more enjoyable to watch?

@lindsayboakes8255 4 года назад

I’ve bought them from SD. They are ok for high handicappers and prolific ball losers. I find quite a few on the course looking brand new.

@steve5456 4 года назад

I use the v300 in the winter, just as cheep, and not upset when it goes in the water🏌️‍♂️

@alanl902 4 года назад

Am I the only one who every time Chris tees off imagines/wants him to ...(whoosh)...Snell!!!!!

@CKW10001 4 года назад

Have V300, but going to give them to my playing partner while I use Wilson 😏

@jackbailey7184 4 года назад

About time somebody tried cheaper balls for us poor golfers.

@spcyman7209 4 года назад

Try the Srixon Marathon distance golf balls. I paid £7 for 12 last winter and was completely ripped off. It was at this point I realised that I do have standards.

@Martin-nd9pg 4 года назад

Nice one, always keep a spare glove in your bag even if you don't use one 😆 These balls are spot on, just a bit clunky around the greens.

@dougy0761 4 года назад

I have used it as you don't feel upset when you go right off the tee on the 18th at TP as a high handicapper 🙄

@Bleda2002 4 года назад

That's the most emotion I've seen from Chris during an intro yet

@dreichus 4 года назад

"what a read....by myself" love that one for some reason.

@JamesRobinsonGolf 4 года назад

Hahaha

@middleagedmtber2164 4 года назад

What’s the best type of ball for my 6 year old son ,who’s just starting to play golf ( we’re at the range every Saturday lol ) cheers mate .Great vids as always.

@iriandasusilo572 4 года назад

I can relate! I used to buy the cheapest balls in the store....and results mostly not good

@carllivesey5224 4 года назад

Good video as usual James,I’m with you it doesn’t matter what ball you use it usually down to the user👍

@ng8981 4 года назад

Slightly off-topic, I played a set of early 1970s Slazenger Plus International irons today, 3 to SW, they were boss.

@georgefinal1042 4 года назад

I used to play the Slazenger V100. It was very wooden feeling as it was my cricket bat. Do Slazenger use V100 for lots of products?

@billpilling5725 4 года назад

Used a couple Volviks today. Lost em both.

@MrIWILLEATYOU 4 года назад

To be fair I've only ever used Donnay or lake balls up until recently so I'm sure they'd be like a Pro V1 to me!

@sumpingwong6659 4 года назад

Found a ball called inesis on the course and thought i'll use it over the pond, birdie, must say it didn't feel that bad. Was told in the clubhouse their £4.99 a dozen in a place called Decathlan.

@oozyratinasanitaryzoo2297 4 года назад

How does it compare to Inesis 100 ball from Decathalon? Same low price right? Same surlyn cover?

@eazye600 4 года назад

Is it confidence or is Chris getting used to the camera, he's getting funnier each video. Keep it up boys

@lydonstark3803 4 года назад

Agreed keep Chris in every video

@carolynmacmillan10 4 года назад

Give him heaps, Chris. Too hard for today's clubs, check out your clubs after the round. Lol enjoyable once again.....lol

@bluesea2577 4 года назад

It’s the only balls I use! My practice bag is full of titleist, callaway, tailormade etc.... the Slazenger ball is the only one I can keep straight 😂. If I lose it it’s 50p and not £2.00🧐

@FinbarrAherne 4 года назад

Hi James, can you please show Chris how to record video in 1080p? His video content is great, but it looks like he's recorded them through a nylon stocking. That's what you get with 480p resolution.

@davepalmerton2429 4 года назад

I probably wouldn't use the ball, I'm a bit of a ball snob. But with my short game it may not matter that much.

@beauallen9872 4 года назад

love a bit of online sportsdirect sale shopping. Bought a pair of slazenger spikeless shoes for next to nothing, just as stable and comfy as my FJs 🤷🏻‍♂️ Pity it takes a month to get here to Perth 🐫📦 #donttellAl #golfboxisexpensive

@thechado7868 4 года назад

Still love my Tour B XS, AVX, and TP5, ProV1 in that Order lol

@marcsimmonds5483 4 года назад

To be fair a sirloin cover would give it great durability, if not the best distance.

@oldguyrulesweyerman6955 4 года назад

Now that's a good review. Just get out and play not try and go head to head, because I have my favorites and might try hard with the ball I like more. 👍👍

@golfdebunkered6358 4 года назад

Just started watching the video, paused it at 12 seconds in. @James - did the sports direct package take AGES to arrive? I got a glove and it took 2 weeks to arrive...

@JamesRobinsonGolf 4 года назад

No mate it was next day. But I paid £7 for the privilege