Golfballs have more vertical traction than scallops, if that matters to you. Shooting full house loads at high speed, this is an advantage in controlling recoil.
As machined, the golfball points are very sharp, sharper than 20 lpi checkering to my hands. Most will prefer they be softened a bit. However, I'm finding for golfballs to be most effective, they should be left on the relatively sharp side of the scale. Once they are softened down past a certain point, they lose quite a bit of effectiveness (traction wise). This point is approached sooner than one might think, and the softening vs. traction curve is not linear in nature (i.e. a little bit can go a long way). I consider golfballs in the "sharp/high traction" end of the frontrap treatment scale. Chuck created a real winner here.
Scallops are still a great option providing a good deal of traction, particularly for concealed carry applications. They are a great balance of comfort and performance...a solid all around choice.
And of course Ned's Conamyds are out of this world.
So many great choices, ain't this fun?
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. Also, it doesn't tear up your clothing, and isn't as easily damaged for instance as checkering would be - i.e. no bent diamonds if you bang it up. It gives a really firm, non-shifting grip.
