All this talk of golf is making me LoCo (Dunlop Loco Golf Balls)

Member Name: JJJJ

Product:	Dunlop Loco Golf Balls
Date:	16/07/09 (161 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Cheap, decent distance

Disadvantages: Won't spin a great deal

For some people, golf is about as exciting as attending a cement conference in Huddersfield on a rainy day. For others, it's a passion, and a chance to escape busy working life for a couple of hours. For me, golf is merely a pastime, and whilst I do enjoy a round once a week, I'm not a die-hard fan, and can survive without hitting a little white ball with a big metal stick for a while.

I was going to try and keep this review entertaining for the non-golfers, but that's not really going to be possible, as, at the end of the day, even a numerous amount of ball-based jokes isn't going to produce a scintillating write-up! - so let us proceed in a civilized manner...

Amongst other things, a golfer should take good care of his balls, and choose them wisely - different balls have different properties... some will go further than others, some will have more spin, and it really is a case of finding the perfect blend of both.

For me, value for money is another important issue when choosing a golf ball, as there's no point me spending £7 on each one if I'm going to be losing five of them per round (not that I'm normally that bad!).

Whilst in the sports shop a couple of weeks back, I saw a pack of 'Dunlop LoCo' balls which cost around £5 for twelve. I have used LoCo's In the past, and was pretty happy with them - for the price, I thought it would be worth the investment.

In terms of the make, Dunlop have made some pretty dodgy golf balls in the past, with special attention paid to the 'DDH', which was a particularly nasty and rock hard little bugger. The LoCo however, is an altogether more refined specimen. 'LoCo' is an amalgamation of 'Low Compression' - which suggests impressive distance from the tee - but is that the case?

I was fairly impressed with the distance I achieved with these balls, and I would say that they were on a par with the higher-spec Titleist NXT's which I occasionally use. In terms of the spin-rate, these balls are fairly average - sure, they are better than the cheapest balls on the market, but they won't really 'check' or spin on the greens when chipping, which is what I'm ultimately looking for.

In conclusion, for the price, Dunlop LoCo's are really good golf balls, although that said, they would probably suit the high-handicap golfers more than their low scoring counterparts. Nevertheless, I would recommend LoCo's as the best budget ball available.

Summary: Budget Golf Ball