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I believe the new balls are being made by Foremost in Taiwan. They also make the Maxfli and Wilson balls which always score very high in quality tests.

Maxfli will be available in yellow again but not until August? In the mean time the Wilson Triad should be available in yellow within the next month or so. Wasn’t GolfBallsDirect part of Nitro and yes the used ball prices definitely went up.

There was a video of a guy using hair spray, tape, covered it with spray, slid the grip on. I haven’t tried it but it’s tempting. Lol

The new MacGregor irons are good enough for Ian Woosnam. The only drawback is i don’t know how you could test one.

Definitely the Penfold balls!

These clubs were designed by a long time Callaway designer, they are made by a chinese company, probably the same used by Callaway or other brands and they use actual KBS shafts. Callaway and others often use shafts that are cheaper versions of what the label says they are so I'd expect these to be every bit as good as anything else on the market. I just wish they had a 48* head to finish out the set, far more useful than the 4iron is.

Would you consider it a wide blade?

I got my first Zebra for test driving a 1991 Cadillac Seville. Actually, I didn't even have to drive it, the dealer just signed a voucher and I mailed it in! lol I played it for a few years then sold it. Now i have a black deep face as one of my fall back putters. I've though about sending it out to have the face scored.

Terrific talent but wasn’t really dedicated to winning or even playing. He blew off a Ryder Cup to go hunting for example. Golf was his way of paying the bills and in his younger days he was an unhappy person. Booze was his constant companion unfortunately. I watched he and Trevino play Congressional in the early 80’s. After I me of Weiskopf’s booming drives disappeared down a hill Trevino barely reached the edge of, Lee said to his caddy, I wonder if it’s tiring to swing so hard? Lol

According to Dean Snell, to do yellow properly it adds manufacturing costs and even though some of us prefer it, the sales volume may not justify the expense. I think Foremost spray the yellow on then the urethane is applied. Titleist, Snell and probably the other larger brands, use yellow surlyn under the urethane.

Any feedback from the black 699 players ? Just wondering how the finish has held up. thanks

Look an awful lot like these

The algorithm needs adjustment is my point. Unless it’s an old fashioned US Open set up no green is that hard. But, you are illustrating my overall point, individual play should determine what ball instead of ball tests, especially robot tests.

I think your personal experience is more valuable than a launch monitor. I’ve watched a lot of ball testing videos and one question occurred to me. Since I have hit iron shots that have backed up with balls like the Titleist Trusoft DT, how can testers hit a PV1x with 11,000+ rpm and have it roll out?

I don’t get the Tour Soft, I can’t find any advantage over the TruFeel and in many ways it’s not as good. The Tour Speed is much closer to the NXT Tour I played for years and truly miss. I prefer the feel, flight and distance of the Speed to most balls. Since Wilson discontinued the Duo Pro, which is much firmer than advertised, I’m thinking the Tour Speed will be my ball of choice.

I’ve been playing the Duo Pro and thinking this is an alternative now that Wilson has again killed the ball I liked and replaced it with a ball I don’t.

True, but they often do not get the same discounts as the two retail outlets.

Definitely, if didn’t already have 14 dozen in the car and on my desk I’d order a few dozen.

Yesterday I returned a hat for a friend and received the $10 off coupon. Picked up two dozen for $50.

Callaway bought the Top Flight brand name and most importantly I them, the intellectual property. They have since sold the name to Dicks. Spalding is now the property of Nitro golf, and came full line of balls. The Tour and Tour X are three piece urethane balls now on close out at RBG. They are as good as any ball on the market for less than the most skilled among us, at least that is the few few reviews I found. Don’t know what the others are like.

Not yet but I’m trying to not order a bunch

Wonder if the C4 will make a comeback

Which SmartCore? I really liked the spin version, I think it was the green box. i think lower spin balls are more predictable if less precise on chip shots. To quote a very famous teacher when asked by a golfer if he could teach him to get more backspin, “ do you usually fly the ball past the hole”? No. Then why do you want backspin?

The Strand will never recover from the Gold Club buying Crazy Horse which led to it becoming the new Doll House. For many years we did a January trip to Myrtle and played most of those courses. I’d never play any of the Ocean Ridge courses, Brunswick Plantation, nor Brick Landing again. Sandpiper was most enjoyable as was Diamondback but is much more user friendly after months off. I heard the Glens Group is selling Glen Dornach as well? That sucks.

There a few different component heads that might fit, most of them have easily adjustable weights.