Now for the Golf Digest Golf Ball Hot List

About a week ago I did a post about Golf Magazine's Golf Ball Guide. The problem was that I couldn't find that buying guide online (and that hasn't changed).

However, Golf Digest has released their Hot List for golf balls... and it IS online. It consists of 32 slides. Balls are broken down into 3 groups -- $25 and under, $26-$35 and over $35:

• Of course the over $35 balls come first. They start on slide 2.
• The $26-$35 group starts on slide 10. This is the biggest group.
• The $25 and under group starts on slide 24.

And all balls are ranked in 4 categories -- performance, innovation, feel and demand -- on a 1-to-5 star scale.

There is likewise a link on the first slide for a piece of writing that "addresses 5 questions" they are saying might exchange your picks. Make certain you check out that article, that is at this link. The five questions are:

1. Are the most expensive golf balls really that much better than the less-expensive ones?
2. Do tour players play the same balls for sale at my golf shop?
3. Recent start-ups sell "tour balls" with multiple layers and urethane covers that cost less than the traditional $40-plus a dozen. How?
4. How should I determine my price point for golf balls?
5. How do I test a ball or get fit for one?

The answers really might surprise you. For example, nearly a third of Tour players don't use a stock golf ball -- that is, you can't buy the exact ball they use at your golf shop. Their balls are tweaked for their respective swings.

But that final question about a way to get fit for a ball is crucial. They endorse you start via hitting balls on a launch screen -- I suspect that will help you thin down the probable alternatives -- and then check the balls you like at the path, specifically for quick sport performance.

If you didn't get to check out the Golf Magazine guide because you couldn't get hold of a print copy, at least this Hot List is easily accessible.

And the photograph displaying that two-piece balls are nevertheless the most important dealers got here from the "five questions" article.