The Polara Golf Ball Can’t Hook or Slice
Can you believe that there is a golf ball from Polara that can’t slice. The recreational golfer or the duffer might consider this to be a good thing but it is considered to be an illegal golf ball. These New Golf Balls break the official golf rules because they have an irregular dimple design.
In other words, the Royal & Ancient and the United States Golf Association will not allow this ball to be played in competitions – neither for PGA Tour competition or for local tournaments. However, this golf ball is designed for the beginner or weekend golfer, so they will probably not care if it is illegal or not.
The truth is that about 80% of recreational golfers can’t hit the ball straight, with the majority of them having a persistent slice problem. Duffers will be pleased to learn that the Polara ball will lessen a hook or a slice by about 75%. The way that this works is because the ball has two different types of dimple patterns; deeper dimples on the poles and shallow dimples on the equator .
When teeing off, the golfer must align the arrow which is stamped on the ball with their intended target. There is however a problem with the next shot – once the ball lands on the fairway you will more than likely find that the arrow is not aiming at the target for your next shot. The golfer would therefore need to pick up the ball and re-align the arrow to the target.
So, we have an illegal golf ball which also requires that the golfer breaks the most basic rules of golf. Golf is still called the gentleman’s game because there is no umpire calling the shots; the golfer has to be honest and call fouls on them self. With the Polara ball, there will be a new breed of golfer that thinks they can hit the ball straight and that they can bend the rules by moving their ball while it is in play.
There are a lot of golfers that have said they would love to play this new ball because it will make them feel less nervous on the first tee and will therefore make the game more enjoyable for them. In my opinion, there are good reasons why some types of golf equipment is deemed to be illegal; it gives those golfers an unknown advantage over their playing partners. Golfers that want to use the Polara golf ball are in fact just cheating themselves; instead of hiding their slice they need to learn How to Fix a Slice.
As a golfer with over 40 years of experience, as well as frustrations, I do not believe that a golf ball that is designed to stop slices or hooks is the way to go. Golf is a difficult game to master and that is what makes it the game it is. That is why golf requires constant practice and refinement in the techniques so that you can fix any golf swing problems.
Do you think it is correct to use an illegal ball? If you are unsure then do you think it ethical to walk down the middle of the fairway and to simply drop your ball there instead off teeing it off? Case closed!