The independent standard for
golf ball fitting
BallCaddie is a Utah-based technology company building the most transparent, data-driven golf ball recommendation platform in the industry. Most amateurs play a ball that wasn't fit to their swing — we're here to fix that with structured, brand-neutral recommendations.
79
Ball models scored
Every major manufacturer — ranked against your swing, not their marketing.
$0
In brand kickbacks
No affiliate deals, no sponsorships. Independence is the product.
2026
Season-current database
Updated continuously with new models, robot data, and USGA conformance.
Why BallCaddie exists
Ball fitting is dominated by brand marketing, tour endorsements, and launch-monitor sessions that cost $200 and still push you toward the ball with the biggest advertising budget. Most amateurs don't need a launch monitor — they need a structured way to match their swing, short game, and budget to the right model.
BallCaddie's fitting engine scores 79 real-world golf balls against your answers across five dimensions: compression (matched to swing speed), cover material (matched to short-game priority), trajectory, feel, and price tier. No ball is excluded because of who makes it.
Our commitments
- —We take no affiliate kickbacks from ball manufacturers.
- —We don't promote any brand over another.
- —We don't store your data on remote servers unless you opt into BallCaddie Pro.
Methodology sources
Ball specifications come from manufacturer datasheets, independent robot testing (MyGolfSpy, Golf Digest Hot List), and USGA conformance data. Compression and spin categorizations are validated against third-party lab measurements where available.
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Who's behind BallCaddie
Garrett Pierson
Founder · built the fitting engine
BallCaddie started with a question its founder couldn't answer about his own bag. Garrett Pierson — a 44-year-old, 8.5-handicap golfer who came to the game as an adult — wanted to know whether he should really be paying for a Pro V1x, or whether a ball that fit his swing better was hiding in plain sight.
He has spent 17 years building software companies, including Shopper Approved, a review-data platform he scaled to more than 100 million reviews across 10,000+ businesses and a two-time Inc. 500 honoree. Software taught him to think in systems, so instead of booking another $200 launch-monitor session he turned ball fitting into a scoring model fed by measured data.
The engine put him on the Pro V1, not the V1x, and his game improved. That engine became BallCaddie — it now scores 79 balls against your swing, short game, and budget. Garrett reviews and edits every guide on this site against the engine's data, and BallCaddie takes no kickbacks from any manufacturer.
Built in Ogden, Utah
BallCaddie is headquartered in historic downtown Ogden, a short drive from some of the best public courses in the Mountain West. Our team blends engineering, data science, and a stubborn belief that every golfer deserves honest equipment advice.
BallCaddie
155 31st Street
Ogden, UT 84401
Questions?
See our disclosures page or take the quiz to see BallCaddie in action.