The Bench Log
Notes from the impact bay — practical explanations of the club and ball numbers that actually shape your ball flight and scores.
How Ball Compression Actually Works
What the compression number on a sleeve of balls really measures, and why it has almost nothing to do with how "hard" the ball feels off the putter face.
Read article →Matching Compression to Clubhead Speed
The practical method we use on the bench to narrow fourteen ball models down to two or three worth testing, based on one number.
Read article →Coefficient of Restitution & Ball Selection
COR governs how efficiently energy transfers at impact — here's how it interacts with compression rather than replacing it.
Read article →Cold-Weather Compression Shift
Why the same ball plays firmer on a cold morning, and what that means for club selection during a Tennessee Valley winter.
Read article →Why Your Driver and Ball Are a Matched System
Treating the driver head, shaft, and ball as three variables in one system, instead of fitting each in isolation.
Read article →Reading a Compression Rating Label
What the number on the box actually tells you, what it doesn't, and the two other specs worth checking alongside it.
Read article →Put This Data to Work
Reading about compression matching is a start — seeing your own band on the impact bay is where it actually clicks.