When I saw the Freak balls in Direct golf(there are other golf supermarkets) I just assumed it the the D2 rebadged, much as the Maxfli Fire is now the TaylorMade Burner tp, once i'd read the blurbs on both boxes & discovered where I can get my beloved speedmantle ball, be it for another fiver.. over the odds (oh bummox)

Its an interesting debate over what someone should use in winter, there seems to be two main camps. One camp says all balls will play hard, so go for the hard ball anyhow & take advantage of the distance ball & its cheap price, the other is that you need the softest you can find to make up for the cold weather.

Part of me isn't totally sold on either idea. I know I played much more consistently when I just stuck to the Maxfli Fire ball (Ł15/d'oz) all the way through the year & it felt about as soft in winter as in summer... almost.

Just need to get some of that cosistency back, as scores are over the tonne again, instead of being in the mid to high eighties.

So which is the softer feelwise the Freak or the Gammer? Though tbqh the Warbird with its Callaway logo does give a bit of street cred'... or is that course credibility.

Maybe that's why my Maxfli ball is now a TaylorMade... (hmmm, rubs chin)