Grading policy @ GolfBallsHUB

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Of course, the following grading policy is only applicable to "used balls".

"New balls" are exactly that: New balls in their original sleeves that have never been used.

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After having thoroughly cleaned our used balls, we will manually classify them in four grades: Mint (A), Great (B), Good (C) and Poor (D).

Please see below examples of what you could expect in each category:

  • Feature / Grade

  • - MINT -

  • - GREAT -

  • - GOOD -

  • - POOR -

1 5

  • Recommended for

  • Low/Mid handicap

    Casual rounds

    Competition

  • Low/Mid handicap

    Casual rounds

  • Mid/High handicap

    Casual rounds

  • High handicap

    Practice

  • Overall wear & tear

  • Not noticeable

    (like-new balls)

  • Barely noticeable

    (as expected in a ball played for some holes)

  • Noticeable

    (but mostly due to discoloration/stains)

  • Clearly noticeable

    (still in playable condition)

  • Player pen markings and
    corporate logos 

  • May be present in any condition

  • May be present in any condition

  • May be present in any condition

  • May be present in any condition

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  • Color

  • Intact and shinny

  • Could be a bit darker than new

  • Could be a bit

    grayish / yellowish

  • Will be noticeably

    dark or yellowish

  • Discoloration

  • Light may be present

  • Could be noticable in some dimples

  • Could be more noticeable

  • Could be very noticeable

  • Stains

  • May have small dots

  • May have more and bigger dots

  • May have larger areas stained

  • Could cover large areas of the ball

  • Scratches / Dents

  • Tiny may be present

  • Small may be present

  • Medium may be present

  • Large may be present

  • Cracks / Cuts

  • Not present

  • Not present

  • Not present

  • Not present

  • Practice or refurbished
    balls

  • Not present

  • Not present

  • Not present

  • Not present
  •  Mint: We are never sure if these balls have been hit once or twice, as their look and feel is very close to that of a new ball. In this category you can expect player pen markings and/or corporate logos, some stains or tiny dents (all of which may or may not be present). Rest assured that as soon as there is "something noticeable" on one of these balls we immediately downgrade them to "Great".

  • Great: As explained, these balls just missed the "Mint" grade cut. These are in great condition, but already got that "something" to make their used condition more noticeable (i.e. minor gloss loss, slight discoloration, and small stains or dents, all of which may or may not be present).

  • Good: These balls might not look so pleasant to the eye but are still perfectly good to play. Here you may or may not find major gloss loss, larger discoloration and bigger stains and/or dents (all of which may or may not be present). We all have some "good balls" in our golf bags... not so enjoyable to play with but perfectly ok to perform.

  • Poor: These balls will surely be significantly wasted and are only recommended to beginners for practice, since its performance will be poor.

How does the grading process actually work?

Imagine we put 1,000 ProV1s together (yes, it is a great view!!). We would start by identifying the balls that look significantly wasted and discolored and will assign those to the "Poor" category. Then we will find out the ones that are more discolored, less glossy, more stained or with more visible dents and we send those to the "Good" bucket. From all the others, we will check if they still have something noticeable on them or not. If we can find something (small dents, minor gloss loss, stains, some degree of discoloration) then those will be sent to the "Great" bucket and if, finally, we cannot really find anything noticeable on a ball, those are our wonderful "Mint" balls!

Jut for you to have an idea, in GolfBallsHUB we are also avid mid/low handicap golfers and we all play with "Great" balls. Simply because we don´t need them to be perfect and they are still great.

Enjoy your balls!

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