I've got a friend who has tried a few different colours and the lime green are comfortably the best to spot. It doesn't sound logical but they work.
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Lucifer MorningStar
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Go with the Vice looks the best to me.For the weekend should I play the super soft or the soft feel? Got a box of each at home. Decisions decisions
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Have often wondered about the visibility of some coloured balls in the winter.
I’ve always tried not to play anything other than white, genuinely can’t give a decent reason why though! I’m tempted with some Yellow ones but won’t play this winter so maybe next year.
It’s baffle me though how Green is so easy to spot on grass, I can’t understand Red balls though surely they can’t be easy to find especially amongst leaves etc.
It must be something to do with contrast
.The worst is blue. Whether solid blue or the TM with the thick blue line, they just blend in against the fairway and green. They are unusable to me, maybe it's how my eyes work.
Orange isn't bad, red is okay unless it's autumn at which point they become like the blue balls
.Clever marketing by companies. How do you make a white ball different, make it green, red, orange etc
Neilds
Assistant Pro
The half and half balls, especially blue/yellow are impossible to see after they leave the clubface. Against the sky or the grass they just go invisible.It must be something to do with contrast
The worst is blue. Whether solid blue or the TM with the thick blue line, they just blend in against the fairway and green. They are unusable to me, maybe it's how my eyes work.
Orange isn't bad, red is okay unless it's autumn at which point they become like the blue balls
Clever marketing by companies. How do you make a white ball different, make it green, red, orange etc
Crazyface
Tour Winner
I've found a load of those so..............
Crazyface
Tour Winner
IMO, all coloured ball are rubbish. I can see them in the air, but once they have hit the ground and bounced, pooof! gone!
Crazyface
Tour Winner
My favs are Nike PD soft. Not made anymore. Tiger used to play Nike balls. Remind me how many Majors he won again? He moved to Bridgestone, I like those as well. So me and Tiger are basically the same. Shut up, shut up, shut up We are so ner!
Lucifer MorningStar
Well-known member
Nobody wants blue ballsIt must be something to do with contrast
The worst is blue. Whether solid blue or the TM with the thick blue line, they just blend in against the fairway and green. They are unusable to me, maybe it's how my eyes work.
Orange isn't bad, red is okay unless it's autumn at which point they become like the blue balls
Clever marketing by companies. How do you make a white ball different, make it green, red, orange etc
I think you’re right it’s just really good marketing. Thought the white and pink splatter Suoersofts are quite easy to spot. Mrs M uses them and they stand out, I couldn’t do it though far to busy and to much going on with the ball. Just give me white and perhaps maybe yellow but in one solid colour.
Orikoru
Tour Winner
I believe it was revealed that Bridgestone were making the Nike balls he was using anyway, hence why he effectively stayed with them when Nike stopped producing stuff.
WorldHandicapSystem
Well-known member
The Nike balls were made by Bridgestone. So when Nike pulled out of the equipment market Bridgestone just switched the logo printer.
WorldHandicapSystem
Well-known member
I’m colour blind. I love the blue balls. I can see them from miles away.Nobody wants blue balls
I think you’re right it’s just really good marketing. Thought the white and pink splatter Suoersofts are quite easy to spot. Mrs M uses them and they stand out, I couldn’t do it though far to busy and to much going on with the ball. Just give me white and perhaps maybe yellow but in one solid colour.
Lime green are the best for me. But no one makes a decent ball in lime green.
I pretty much use ProV1x from April to November. They are the best ball for me.
I struggle to get my head round why people who say they care about shooting good scores, getting their handicap down or winning competitions wouldn’t use the best ball they can, or at least the same ball. You are at least getting some consistency.
A ball may ‘feel’ the same as another, or even launch in a similar way. But cheaper or poorer quality balls won’t retain spin or fly as consistently. And spin is our friend, it keeps the ball in the air and flying straight. It’s very useful when the ball lands too.
timd77
Assistant Pro
With the coloured balls in winter, I find that I can see orange balls really well against the winter sky and once they hit the ground, and so I bought a dozen a couple of years ago. However, I’ve still got 3/4 of a box left because I can’t use them, they blend in with the leaves on our course far too well!
I think it’s a personal thing, some people can see orange/red, others can’t. Some can see blue/green, others can’t. Very strange. I used a pick up TM stripe thing a couple of months ago, the ones with the big, thick red stripe going around it. Hated it. Couldn’t see the thing on the ground, and it looked weird spinning in the sky!
I think it’s a personal thing, some people can see orange/red, others can’t. Some can see blue/green, others can’t. Very strange. I used a pick up TM stripe thing a couple of months ago, the ones with the big, thick red stripe going around it. Hated it. Couldn’t see the thing on the ground, and it looked weird spinning in the sky!
Oops!
Hacker
I have color blindness (small areas disappear in large areas, e.g., a red ball on the fairway). White balls don't have enough contrast, so I easily overlook them, but yellow balls work perfectly for me!
You might want to give it a try ?!
BTW : Which ball is the Forums recommendation for high handicapers ?
Actually I play Callaway Supersoft … !?
You might want to give it a try ?!
BTW : Which ball is the Forums recommendation for high handicapers ?
Actually I play Callaway Supersoft … !?
Slab
Occasional Tour Caddy
Yeah i used one of these half half last weekend, if you tee them up right it can induce a fit for you PP as it flies through the air
jim8flog
Journeyman Pro
TW played the Nike One Tours and was rumoured to use the Nike one Tour D when practicing.
I loved the One Tour Ds ( there was a noticeable distance difference between the 2 for me)
I once saw 6 doz on ebay some time after they were discontinued but I was easily outbid for them.
A couple of years ago I was playing the RZN MS Tours, they were the company that made the Nike balls.
jim8flog
Journeyman Pro
Later Nike balls were made by RZN who sold them under their own name when Nike pulled out of golf equipment.
sunshine
Well-known member
Not really. After 3 minutes search, the ball is divorced and back on the market.Like snogging another fells's wife - prefer my own ball, but we are all different
Voyager EMH
Slipper Wearing Plucker of Pheasants
Greensome:- where you have to accept that you will be playing with each other's balls.
sunshine
Well-known member
To clarify, Tiger’s Nike balls were made by Bridgestone.
The Nike balls we could buy were made by a third party manufacturer in China. You can still buy the RZN balls without the Nike swoosh.
Lucifer MorningStar
Well-known member
And that’s different from a marriage in the current society we live in how
