What is the meaning of the red numbers on GOLF BALLS?
Are they there for some unspecific reasons, or do they have a reason for being there? It doesn’t matter what brand of golf ball, they all have those numbers, often in red.
Are they there for some unspecific reasons, or do they have a reason for being there? It doesn’t matter what brand of golf ball, they all have those numbers, often in red.
They are just there to help you identify which ball is yours. When two players use the same brand (very common) they make sure to use a different number, so they know whose is whose.
Middy,
Often the numbers are differences in compression. With Red being 90 Compression and Black being 100 Compression.
OR they could just be simply for decoration….
None, it is just fro identification.
if two players are playing the same type of ball, it lets those players play with their own golf balls
ex. if you and i both play nike golf balls, neither of us has to switch. i can play a nike with number 2, and you can play nike with number 3
everybody wins
Be careful if you pull a ball from the sleeve that’s marked with a red 666. It could be a Devil ball.
Red are 90 compression and black are 100.
identification
The numbers are used to help identify your ball if you do not use some other form of marking your ball with a sharpie. The red often mean it is a softer golf ball. For example the pro VI numbers are in black while the pro VIx are in red…the VIx is a softer golf ball… Red being 90 Compression and Black being 100 Compression.
The majority of these answers are wrong. The colored numbers are not there solely for the purpose of identification of the ball. That is why the number itself is there but not why some are red and some are black. A red number means that the golf ball is 90 compression. A black number means that the ball is 100 compression. The red number being a softer ball than the an a ball with a black number. This way you can easily tell the difference between a Pro V1 and a Pro V1X. Another example is the TP
Red ball from taylormade, which has red numbers and is 90 compression. On the other hand the TP Black has black numbers and his 100 compression. This can be useful, if you know which compression ball fits your swing better when you find balls on the course you can know which ones you should keep, and which ones you shouldn’t bother with.
Reds are 90 compression and Blacks are 100 compression.
Too most golfers that doesn’t mean much. They are usually just there for identification.
The numbers are to differentiate a playing partner’s ball from yours if you use the same brand of ball or someone else’s on the course playing. They’re not always in red though. Don’t always use the same number ball as someone else playing in your group.