Never lose another ball

[Khamelion]

Could this be the future of golf balls?

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/vision-golf-balls

 

[doublebogey7]

or this

http://rf-golf.com/home.htm

 

[golfsaint]

or this

http://rf-golf.com/home.htm

These sound ok but could get very expensive if you have water hazards on your course !

 

[HawkeyeMS]

lets hope not

 

[duncan mackie]

there are many hi viz balls on the market and they work well for some, less well for others.

the rf ball doesn't comply with the rules

 

[BTatHome]

I once tried to get hold of a trial pack of the vision balls (and was actually asked to be on their Proto development system too) but the cost of delivery of balls from Australia was way too expensive for me to consider.

I know a user on one of the other forums was the distributor for Vision balls over here but they ever sold well and again were too expensive for what was a relatively untried ball over here. Seem to get fairy good reviews in the US forums for their vivid colours, but I've never had any experience of them myself.

 

[CliveW]

I found one of those!

 

[CMAC]

I found one of those!

da boom boom Tish!

 

[doublebogey7]

there are many hi viz balls on the market and they work well for some, less well for others.

the rf ball doesn't comply with the rules

Can you explain in what way this ball doesn't comply as the company "appear" to be saying that it does.

 

[duncan mackie]

Can you explain in what way this ball doesn't comply as the company "appear" to be saying that it does.

14-3/14
Electronic Instrument Used to Find Ball

Q.A radio-frequency identification chip has been embedded in a golf ball. When used with a special radio receiver, a player may find such a ball readily because the receiver emits a signal that grows louder as the person holding the receiver moves closer to the ball. Is the use of such a ball and receiver permissible?

A.No. Use of such a ball in conjunction with the receiver is a breach of Rule 14-3.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Until Titleist or any of the other big names flog them I'm out

 

[doublebogey7]

14-3/14
Electronic Instrument Used to Find Ball

Q.A radio-frequency identification chip has been embedded in a golf ball. When used with a special radio receiver, a player may find such a ball readily because the receiver emits a signal that grows louder as the person holding the receiver moves closer to the ball. Is the use of such a ball and receiver permissible?

A.No. Use of such a ball in conjunction with the receiver is a breach of Rule 14-3.

Thanks Duncan I was only looking at the ball when in fact it is the use of the receiver (or artificial device) that is the problem here.

 

[HawkeyeMS]

Until Titleist or any of the other big names flog them I'm out

I'm out regardless of who sells them. Golf balls should be white, if people don't want to lose them, they should hit them straighter

 

[palindromicbob]

I'm out regardless of who sells them. Golf balls should be white, if people don't want to lose them, they should hit them straighter

Yup they should also contains a gentleman's top hat worth of feathers .

Those balls plus older cobra drivers would probably equal tinnitus.

 

[backwoodsman]

High viz balls can still get lost under leaves and in long grass. I'm going to make my fortune by making aniseed flavoured balls and hiring out foxhounds or beagles...

 

[cliveb]

Could this be the future of golf balls?

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/vision-golf-balls

According to their crowdfunding pitch, these balls rely on absorbing UV light from sunshine.
So while they probably work just fine in Australia, strikes me they will be up against it here in Blighty