Stephen_Peszel

A coloured ball is just that, a golf ball with colour and most people won't be interested in using them. Mostly women use the Crystals I hardly see anyone else with them. Now a ball that has high visibiity in the air and on the ground that has the added advantage of being suitable for most people to use rather than being a rock that only Pros can really compress and get to work for them, that is useful. I have used other coloured balls but I still lose them among the leaves and other debris. A high viz yellow ball, or a high viz white ball like the Vision balls is just the ticket. The difference between these balls and the others is enormous. Vision balls look like they mean business whether it is the gels or the others. If the Srixons perform well and have high visibility they will sell if the Pros use them and if they spend a lot on advertising. Hardly anyone pitches "game improvement balls" to the masses no matter what colour. The right colour is important, and I am colour blind so I know what I am talking about!! For me they have to stand out, even the green vision balls are not bright enough for me, (now that I realise they are green, I thought they were a dull yellow); I have never seen balls as bright as these, people sure look and take notice. I wish I had enough to hand out "go ahead and try" when I get my next batch I will do just that, AWincey certainly does; and word of mouth trumps advertising. Time will tell if the OEMs are just trying another pitch which I think they are. The right colour. The right visibility. The right ball to use. That is what is important. Enough rambling, someone else's turn.

Now that is refreshing honesty from someone in the industry, and that alone is worth the price of admission, I for one along with a number on this forum will be patronizing Boz in the future. This is one product that delivered as much as, and more than, advertised. I wish Wayne all the best in this endeavour; this kind of customer-centric attitude is a winner in my books. And Wayne has been more than fair with me; what more could i ask for. How to turn a "buyer" into a customer the Boz from Oz way.

AW, when you order the balls from Boz, what do you pay in brokerage fees? Just received a bill for $15 for the trial set. This is one of those ridiculous fees we get here in Canuckland. I once was billed $60 in brokerage fees for a $20 item from the US. Go figure, and there is no appeal. I am thinking of ordering some balls direct form Oz.

Played really well until the wheels fell off for some reason, decided to throw away my good swing and top, hook and slice my way around the last few holes. Lost both Russells for no good reason other than the idiot swinging my clubs. I still can't decide which I like best but I have been playing multiple balls (if I go round on my own) and generally, when the good golfer is playing, the Visions go further and are nicer to use in all aspects. The Russells were a pleasure to use, straighter and about 5 yards further, nice around the green, but now they have gone. I finally bruised the Proto but it still flies nicely. I have not used the Arctic Whites much as I concentrated on the yellows for now. Played the worst 9 holes of my life on Sunday, lost more balls than ever, could not swing a club properly to save my life. Good thing I did not put any Visions into play. I would have none left. The state of the course did not help, just punched and sanded and championship rough where balls dive in to die. But I can't blame the course, the equipment or the balls - I hate that! The trouble with this trial is that I get scared to use the Visions near hazards and that gets into my head and I end up putting them into the hazard. The Pinks still intrigue me and I would like to try them, I don't see them on the Vision site so assume they are not production yet or I would persuade my Brisbane friend to buy some and send them to me. In all they feel good, I have compared with several brands lately and they give the most satisfying click off the club. Not sure which they compare best with as I do like the ProV1x, but am willing to try anything as I have hundreds of balls.

This should nicely complement the stuff from Bogey Golf at http://www.bogeypro.com/ If you want a laugh then look at their FB page http://www.facebook.com/BogeyProGolf I for one will be ordering Vision Balls, once I figure out which ones are best for me, and oh yes, if this contract turns in to a long term wage earner!

And yet my Proto is pristine despite being hit many times now with my 60 deg which has nice sharp groves that shaves other balls.

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Being in Vancouver I always have to be prepared for the odd shower, I think they come up from Seattle! I was using the Etonic G Sok rain glove, which is a nice glove, good fit, but the grip is better on the Vision, the little grip nodules (!!??) are more pronounced. I also use the Wilson rain glove which uses a different approach, it is a water absorbant material, also performs well. I keep several gloves, rain and normal, in small ziplock bags as I found that my bag is not really water proof!

Practiced on a P&P today, greens had just been punched and sanded and we had just had a heavy rain, interesting to say the least. I gave the Proto a chance, no water to lose it in! I can honestly say it performed the best of all the balls, sweet off the club, straight flight, stopped dead on the green. It really felt like butter, nothing harsh or hard about that ball, a pleasure to use. I played other balls at the same time, Callaway HX for example; I can lose a Callaway within seconds, they same to vanish off the tee never to be seen again for some reason, I find them somewhat hard. My favourite ball has been the ProV1x, which I really like but this performed and felt much better.Despite being hit by wedges for a couple of hours there was no discernable damage to the Proto. I still have to play the Gels a bit more but if I had a box of protos that would be it for me. Spent some time chipping and pitching with the Proto to compare with other balls and it felt good in that role. I have not yet hit this ball long but I am looking forward to doing so, just need a course with no OB, no water hazards and I am off. Two days ago I played in driving rain for 3 hours, fun, the glove held up completely, I put a rain glove on the other hand and it did not perform as well, I tended to slip a bit.

There's a National P&P Team!!!?? Who knew, and I live a couple of hundred yards away from a nice P&P course. Chance for me yet, although I went there a few days ago to try out the Visions in peace and quiet on a short course. They really excelled there except that I rediscovered my shank that I thought I had lost. Let's face it most of never get our balls to spin on the green, do we? Most of us are using the wrong balls anyway. These handle so well on this type of course 85 yards and in that they must help almost anyone's short game. I practiced using a variety of irons and wedges to see how well I could handle them, 60 deg all the way up to a 7 iron so I was flopping and pitching with a variety and found that no matter what I used it was easy to figure out how the ball would work and release. There is a difference as to how the balls handle from a dead stop, which surprised me, to a predictable roll, I just have to take notes as to which balls I use.

You guys have me intrigued with the Pinkie, trying to get my mate in Brisbane to get me some if he ever responds to his email. Not played too much lately for various reasons, job hunting mostly. I have enjoyed using all the balls, not sure yet which I prefer as my swing has been erratic, but all the balls work well for me. I think I prefer the UV X3, I find they definitely release nicely on chips, pitches and flops onto the green. All the balls do. All the balls take wedge damage well and clean up nicely and feel good when hit. Brillo pad works well. I have hit a few in practice against Srixon Soft and Titleist NXT and distance is a little further on the Vision, with other comparison balls I find inconsistency in my distance in that some fly further on one shot but not on another, again my fault. I really like the Proto, this feels good to hit in all areas, drive, iron, putter. Fantoms are also nice to hit, all the balls are easier to see than other balls in the rough etc, leaves hide ALL balls! However, I found that if I started late in the day or on a cloudy day I guess the UV doesn't charge as well as I did find little difference when i was hunting for the many balls I hit but at a distance the Visons do stand out better. I have not hit a slice with these balls yet. More work to do. Thanks again Boz for the chance to try these.

Page 36 of their download pdf catalogue. Can't see pricing so I guess you have to contact them

Which ball are mostly using? Do you have the Pinkies?

Here is the blog link for Larry Smich the LPGA caddy who "blew the whistle", the players were disqualified but the LPGA has determined no intentional breaking of the rules. He blogs about Korean players blatantly breaking the rules and cheating...interesting but we all know that nobody cheats at golf, eh? And we know what happens to whistle blowers. Look at the "Here at ground zero" blog for August 31. LPGA Tour Caddy blog

AW, where do you get your Vision balls? You say you have been playing them 3 months now? Who's your dealer? Lost my first ball today, hit mid fairway and took a strange bounce and dived into the muddiest pool at Mylora 5 rd, bummer. Shanked another into trees and brambles, found 6 other balls looking for it, finally found it. Wounds will heal. I was comparing it with a few Wilson Staff balls, performed a bit better, certainly did not scuff as badly, about 5 yards longer on average and hit a bit straighter but if I go on at this rate I will be out of stock in a few weeks. (Hope this one goes to your response this time!)

AW, where do you get your Vision balls? You say you have been playing them 3 months now? Who's your dealer? Lost my first ball today, hit mid fairway and took a strange bounce and dived into the muddiest pool at Mylora 5 rd, bummer. Shanked another into trees and brambles, found 6 other balls looking for it, finally found it. Wounds will heal. I was comparing it with a few Wilson Staff balls, performed a bit better, certainly did not scuff as badly, about 5 yards longer on average and hit a bit straighter but if I go on at this rate I will be out of stock in a few weeks.

Do you know your trouble Boz? You are a professional who understands customer service, a real dinosaur. You will frighten the other guys if you are not careful, chances are they don't bother with these forums so you will be ok. What a concept - play with gear that the pros don't use and improve your game. Extend this concept to clubs and you could have lots of people enjoying their golf more, playing faster, not frustrated and not "having" to spend tons on the latest Pro clubs they could never hit. I know there are a few out there doing that but there are so many bad ones it gives the rest a bad name. Good luck with this, I am really impressed with the various comments and people don't pull any punches they are to eager to please just because they got a free sample to try out.

Musqueam was my local for the past few years, lived in Dunbar, played mud golf all winter, not bad $250 for 5 months golf! Good way to lose balls, hit the fairway and ...gone! Buried. Just moved back to Richmond so started playing the Mylora courses again, cheap enough but my favourite is Country Meadows, best shortish course anywhere, best drained and good golf. Played Green Acres lots, ventured further afield to Peace Portal, ideal for a workout!, Nico Wynd is excellent for a 9 hole/2 pin placement course but full size, best deal anywhere is Newlands in Langley, excellent course and cheap, last time I played there is $25 incl power cart!!! I have not played the other courses you mentioned though. Was offered a cut price membership at Quilchena private golf course, offered to cut $10000 from the membership fee, how could I pass up on that? Easy.

AWINCEY, where do you play? Glad you like the balls also. I can see that I am going to have to actually buy some of these balls at some point!

Hey Pom! Now that is what I call "going whole hog", is there anything you don't have? Boz must love you! I would like to get back to Brisbane next year, being currently unemployed is a bit of a drawback as I have to choose between eating and playing golf, I know - no brainer really, so I play golf. I was thinking of asking my good friend in BNE, Ted Potts, to buy and send me some Pinkies as I am intrigued with the write ups. I used the balls for the first time this week; first of all on an open field with a mowed straw texture, only used my 60 deg Woods Bros wedge but found all the balls went further than the other stock balls in my bag, Bridgestones and ProV1s. I was surprised with how straight they went, easy to see in the air, easy to see on the ground, spent 15 minutes hunting for the Proto though as it hunkered down in the straw, found 6 other balls by accident and then Bingo found the proto. Used them on my local course on Sunday, too scared to use them over water and with good reason! but used them everywhere else, flew straight, no side spin, held in the wind very nicely - which was a pity as I aimed into the wind expecting to be blown back but no it went dead straight. I really liked them, they scuff the same as other balls but I did not have to dig polymer out of the wedge grooves as I usually do. I am going to give these a really good work out as I don't yet have a favourite. If Boz reads this, the towel is great but needs a golf bag attachment, I sewed a key ring to it so I can hang it on my bag. Glove was also great, I did not slip off any clubs at the top of the swing and did not get too sweaty, I find most gloves cinch up too tight around the wrist so I end up leaving them a bit slacker there but the velcro then irritates the skin, happens with most gloves, the tab needs to be a bit longer and the velcro area a bit shorter if you get my drift, no I do not have fat wrists. I don't normally pay $5 a ball as I pick up really good lost balls out walking the course with my dog and keep the best for myself, did I mention I was cheap? But I would pay for these balls; you just need a method of getting them on view so the general public sees and plays them, I think your tack of "game improvement balls" is a good one so long as they don't get lost in the plethora of other "golf improvement" stuff that makes our eyes glaze over. Boz sent me a "ladies Ball" it says so in plain print but I manned up and played it anyway and it performed really well! I marked all my balls with my standard "S" an das you know even permanent ink does not stick to this surface, had this with a few other balls so what I do is soak for a few minutes in dishwashing liquid and then slightly scuff with a nylon pad, that way the "S" sticks and does not rub off, these things are too beautiful to do that too! Anyway nobody else is playing them here in this part of Canada, I think, so it should not be a problem. Last note to Boz, many ladies here buy and use coloured balls so these should go over well, I would not mind trying them out with a couple of the ladies recreational leagues for THEIR feedback, could be a market that way. Have a think. Cheers all, its bucketing down with rain for the first time in weeks I bet I could get on one of the local courses CHEAP right now! More to come as I use these things and thanks for the opportunity, it put more interest into my game. Stephen Peszel in Vancouver.

I was born and raised in Bolton, Lancashire, joined the Army when I was 17 in 1969 and frankly rarely went home. Been all over courtesy of HM and most places i liked, even the Falklands and Belfast. I really like Brisbane and would like to go back to visit and play golf. Been in Canada this past 21+ years, lived in Medicine Hat and experienced the hottest summer and coldest winter on record and escaped to Vancouver, been here since but still travelled a lot. Really impressed with the look of the Boz golf balls and looking forward to trying them out. I will be chipping and pitching a good bit with them first, want to get a feel before I lose the first one off the tee. These things look so good they should have GPS trackers built in.

I have to echo "pfingst's" comments! Wayne, the package arrived today, thank you very much; someone put a lot of thought into presentation, a veritable feast hits the eyes. Very impressive first impression, I can't wait to hit the course with these although they are too pretty to spoil! Before I even use them I can tell you they "outshine" any so called high visibility golf balls that I have seen. Yellow does not equal high vis but yours do. I am going to be have to be careful where I use these, last thing I want is to be able to tell you how well I can see them in the bottom of the pond. The glove is excellent, really good fit and attractive, so much better than the run of the mill stuff. I will give an in depth review of these products as soon as I can. More arrived than I was expecting as can be seen in the third photo. More to come... Did I say I was impressed? Don't know why I did not check Vision Golf's home page before now, good info on their balls http://www.visiongolfball.com/