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Golf
Refugees Black
Ball Reviewr
The
Golf Refugees black ball is arguably one of the most easily-recognisable
products on the market and it has proved very popular with amateurs
as a result. They obviously look great and are extremely cheap
by modern standards, but how does their performance match up?
Have they got the substance to match the style? Editor Joe Whitley
took them for a test drive and found out…
What they say:
The Golf Refugees original black ball has a revolutionary heat-absorbing
ultra-thin black cover and high conducting metal-mix core which
increases the temperature of the ball when played in hot, sunny
conditions. As a result, the Golf Refugees black ball transfers
energy more efficiently than traditional white balls, to give
you greater distance on your golf shots.
What we say:
When I first got my hands on the Refugees black balls, I was
torn. Torn between whether I was holding a genuine golf ball,
or just a novelty gift that was going to explode when I hit
it. Don’t get me wrong, I think the ball looks great, it
is so out of the ordinary that it took a while to adjust to.
“I’m
not saying that it is as long as the Nike One Tour D, or any
of the other premium distance balls, but it performs way, way
above its price of £15 per dozen.”
But when I did get used to it, I discovered an extremely impressive
piece of kit — not only was it remarkably long, it actually
had a nice amount of feel, too.
The
distance was the most impressive asset that the ball brought
to the table. Even when I hit the ball a little fat, or out
of the toe I still found it to be very long and a real roller.
The result was massive length with all the long clubs and superb
roll on landing.
The Golf Refugees say that the Thermal Distance Technology (TDT)
— which works on the principle that the black colour retains
more heat, and that more heat means more distance — is
to thank for this, but I’m not so sure — on the day
of the test, it was wet, cold and soft but I still got very
good results.
If you do not mind the wacky, yet stylish black colour, and
you have a handicap of 10-28, this is the perfect ball to beat
both your friends and the credit crunch.
To sum up…
A great-looking ball which performs way above its price. Although
it can’t rival the premium balls, like the Pro V1, it could
prove to be a great addition to your bag — especially if
you have a handicap between 10 and 28.
Golf
Review Ratings
Looks: 10
Distance: 9
Feel: 8
Quality: 8
Value: 10
OVERALL: 45/50
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