Why the compression rating of golf balls actually matters
Most players I know spend way too much time obsessing over club head speed and not enough time looking at the compression rating of golf balls sitting in their bags. It's one of those specs that usually gets buried in the fine print on the box, but it's actually the secret sauce that dictates how a ball reacts the second you make contact. If you've ever caught a drive perfectly but felt like the ball didn't go anywhere, or if the impact felt like hitting a literal rock, you've probably experienced a compression mismatch. ...