bases_loaded
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Apr 27, 2010 9:39am
After doing a lil research, I've decided to try out the new Srixon tour ball. A dozen on order. One of the reasons it was designed was for those with red-green color blindness. Has anyone played it yet?
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slcoach
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Apr 27, 2010 9:47am
My brother has been playing them a couple of weeks and seems to really like them.
darbypitcher22
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Apr 27, 2010 10:06am
Not a huge fan of playing a colored ball other than white, but I guess for some if it can help them see it more power to them
bases_loaded
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Apr 27, 2010 10:10am
If anything it will spark up some conversation at the next skins gamedarbypitcher22 wrote: Not a huge fan of playing a colored ball other than white, but I guess for some if it can help them see it more power to them
ernest_t_bass
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Apr 27, 2010 10:18am
I'm surprised that more colored balls aren't used. What is the deal with that, anyway? Is it a purist thing? The ball HAS to be white? Serious question.
bases_loaded
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Apr 27, 2010 10:20am
It would seem so, that and the lack of colored balls being high quality. But the Srixon ball is a tour ball and supposed to be pretty durable too. Ill come back with my analysis in a week
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raiderbuck
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Apr 27, 2010 10:39am
I'm playing Z Stars right now (the white ones). I like them alot.
bases_loaded
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Apr 27, 2010 10:44am
What balls did you play before? I am coming from the Callaway Tour ix, am interested in seeing how my color blindness reacts to this ball.raiderbuck wrote: I'm playing Z Stars right now (the white ones). I like them alot.
ernest_t_bass
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Apr 27, 2010 10:44am
Yeah, I know that colored balls are typically lower quality, but I am just surprised that there aren't more hi-quality colored balls. Must be a purist thing.bases_loaded wrote: It would seem so, that and the lack of colored balls being high quality. But the Srixon ball is a tour ball and supposed to be pretty durable too. Ill come back with my analysis in a week
bases_loaded
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Apr 27, 2010 10:52am
Agree, I need to get some John Daly pants for these balls.ernest_t_bass wrote:Yeah, I know that colored balls are typically lower quality, but I am just surprised that there aren't more hi-quality colored balls. Must be a purist thing.bases_loaded wrote: It would seem so, that and the lack of colored balls being high quality. But the Srixon ball is a tour ball and supposed to be pretty durable too. Ill come back with my analysis in a week
ohiotiger33
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Apr 27, 2010 10:52am
^^ White balls are simply the easiest to see. Nike had a promotion a few years ago with black golf balls. I played one for a little while, and that thing just disappeared in the rough. Any color that a guy would want to play (see: not Hot pink, or highlighter yellow--which is not as bad) is pretty much just really difficult to find in the rough.
Though I would play an orange ball any day of the week!
Though I would play an orange ball any day of the week!
bases_loaded
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Apr 27, 2010 10:59am
This combo of green and bright yellow is supposed to be highly visible, black had to be terrible to find hahaohiotiger33 wrote: ^^ White balls are simply the easiest to see. Nike had a promotion a few years ago with black golf balls. I played one for a little while, and that thing just disappeared in the rough. Any color that a guy would want to play (see: not Hot pink, or highlighter yellow--which is not as bad) is pretty much just really difficult to find in the rough.
Though I would play an orange ball any day of the week!
ohiotiger33
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Apr 27, 2010 11:26am
Yeah, yellow makes sense. Dude black was impossible.
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I Wear Pants
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Apr 27, 2010 12:00pm
Black was absolutely insane to find. Forget about it if there is any shade in the course even when it's in the middle of the fairway it'll take three years to find it.
ernest_t_bass
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Apr 27, 2010 12:01pm
[size=xx-large]THREE YEARS!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?![/size]I Wear Pants wrote: Black was absolutely insane to find. Forget about it if there is any shade in the course even when it's in the middle of the fairway it'll take three years to find it.
krazie45
Posts: 1,055
Apr 27, 2010 12:02pm
I'm not sure if they still make them, but Maxfli made some Noodles in different colors (called Noodle Ice I believe). Obviously not ProVs but a solid quality ball for being a different color.
bases_loaded
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Apr 27, 2010 12:03pm
And the asshole wouldn't let me play through.ernest_t_bass wrote:[size=xx-large]THREE YEARS!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?![/size]I Wear Pants wrote: Black was absolutely insane to find. Forget about it if there is any shade in the course even when it's in the middle of the fairway it'll take three years to find it.
bases_loaded
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Apr 27, 2010 12:04pm
I think that was a ladies ballkrazie45 wrote: I'm not sure if they still make them, but Maxfli made some Noodles in different colors (called Noodle Ice I believe). Obviously not ProVs but a solid quality ball for being a different color.
darbypitcher22
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Apr 27, 2010 12:16pm
The Noodle Ice comes in like a pink color and then a lavender/purply color... I'll admit, I found one and played it for 3 holes because I was out of Noodles myself...
krazie45
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Apr 27, 2010 1:23pm
No they have ladies maxfli balls, but these were just regular noodles.bases_loaded wrote:I think that was a ladies ballkrazie45 wrote: I'm not sure if they still make them, but Maxfli made some Noodles in different colors (called Noodle Ice I believe). Obviously not ProVs but a solid quality ball for being a different color.
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raiderbuck
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Apr 27, 2010 1:54pm
All last year and the year before I gamed the Nike One/Nike One Platinum. Got a deal on two dozen right before they changed them last year. I like those balls, but I could get the darn things to bite on the greens. That's probably more attributed to my horrid short game than anything. lolbases_loaded wrote:What balls did you play before? I am coming from the Callaway Tour ix, am interested in seeing how my color blindness reacts to this ball.raiderbuck wrote: I'm playing Z Stars right now (the white ones). I like them alot.
This year I decided to switch it up...Nike Ones and Pro V's are too damned expensive for my game, so it was between the Z Stars and Titleist NXTs. My main goal was to find a ball that was a great all around ball. Decent distance, offered control, and was soft around the greens (without ripping up the covers). So far I'm satisfied.
Thunder70
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Apr 27, 2010 5:26pm
I wonder if you have to play yellow golf balls if you use a cart. 
j_crazy
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Apr 27, 2010 6:30pm
who else thought this was going to be a review of a Japanese porn?
sonofsam
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Apr 27, 2010 6:41pm
My balls are blue... And I play with them a lot. They are the only balls I play with.