Pinnacle Dimension Passes the Test

Jon Chapman, a teacher from Cambridge, MA, contacted us recently, saying that he’d like to share a great hole-in-one story. He supplied two versions; a short version that read “You guys keep making great balls at a great price and I’ll keep buying them” and a longer version in which Jon “gives Pinnacle at least some of the credit” for his recent aces. Always happy to receive positive feedback, we naturally posted Jon’s long version below.

Thank you, Jon, and congratulations! We’re thrilled that Dimension is working well for you.

A few years back I decided that one way to improve my game would be to start using the same ball consistently and not just play with the newest looking ball that happened to be in my bag. I’m a teacher (not a lot of disposable income) with a 12 handicap (certainly capable of occasionally hitting balls onto cart paths, into trees, or irretrievably out of bounds) so price was definitely a consideration. I wanted a ball I could hit a long way without having to give up feel on and around the green. I tried a number of the “value” balls, not wanting to pay more than $2 a ball, but also wanting to stay away from the super affordable balls that go like hell off the tee but have the feel of a large piece of gravel.

After playing rounds and putting with several different balls in the $18-24 range it was clear to me that the Pinnacle Exception stood out from the rest. I could hit it a mile and loved the softer feel on my short game shots and off the putter. I played that ball for several years and used it to card my first ace back in 2007 – a well struck 3 iron found the cup from 197 yards on a par 3 I’ve played over 100 times without a birdie. Obviously, a hole in one breeds loyalty and I was disappointed when it looked like you were phasing out the Exception.

The Dimension seemed to have taken over as the “long, soft, and affordable” ball for Pinnacle, so I grabbed a dozen this spring and have had great results. In fact, just last month I used the Dimension to score my second ace – and this one was even more special – I hit a perfect driver and managed to ace a 333 yard par 4 (a 150 foot drop from tee to green and a 10 mph helping wind didn’t hurt). The hole in question is the 8th at Connecticut National Golf Club in Putnam, CT (http://www.ctnationalgolf.com/scoreCard.asp). I was playing from the blues that day.  It was a pure stroke, a slight fade, a couple of lucky bounces, and a slow roll into the cup that I will never forget. 

So, after a grand total of zero holes-in-one over 20 years of golf, I switch to Pinnacle and then lightning strikes twice in three years, and one of those is a double eagle! I’m not in the habit of writing fan letters, but at this point I just had to let you know how much I appreciate being able to play such a quality ball, and not having to pay $46 a dozen for the privilege.

A very appreciative customer,

Jon Chapman

P.S. I was playing again with my dad the week after this and hit a 9 iron right at a pin hidden behind a bunker on a short par 3.  Our match was even and looking to get into his head a little I glanced over at him and smiled, “That’s probably in the hole.”  When we got to the green my Dimension was sitting about a foot short of the cup.  I couldn’t help but express my disappointment that it hadn’t gone in for my second ace in as many weeks.  

My dad’s response: “If you start bitching about kick-in birdies I’m going to stop playing with you.”  

9 comments|June 24th, 2010