PBH3 Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 This time of year I have a very difficult time seeing the ball in the air even when I switch to yellow balls. Have you found any glasses that can help? Came across these on Amazon and wondering if they work. https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B09PGKLGHH/ref=twister_B0826L9C8N?_encoding=UTF8&th=1 mongo312 1 Quote Driver- Ping G410 Plus 9* Fairway- Tour Edge Exotics EXS 220 3 Wood 16.5* Hybrid- Tour Edge Hot Launch C521 19* & 22* Irons-PXG 0211 DC, 5-GW Wedges- Sub70 286 54* & Sub70 JB 58* Putter- PXG Battle Ready Mustang Ball- Snell MTB-X Maxfli Tour X Grips- Golf Pride CP2 Wrap Midsize Bag- Ping Hoofer USA Edition Arccos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED13 Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 (edited) I use Vaurnet sunglasses for golf with a yellow lens. Similar to yellow lens shooting glasses. Only thing that works for me. Edited April 1, 2023 by ED13 PBH3 and CudaKota66 2 Quote Driver - Ping G410 Woods - Callaway Rogue 5 wood Hybrid - Titleist TS2 21 degree Irons - Taylormade P790 5-PW Wedges - Taylormade MG3 50, 54, 58, SM9 60 Putter - Mizuno Black Carbon BC3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisanclark Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 In terms of glasses that may help, there is specialized sports eyewear designed for various activities such as golf or tennis. These glasses often come with features like polarized lenses or tinted lenses specifically tailored for outdoor sports. CudaKota66 and tony@CIC 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Mitchell Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 I have Oakley Sylas model with the Prism dark golf lenses and they REALLY help see the ball for me. CudaKota66 and Tarheelvolvo 2 Quote Ping 430 Max H/L 10 Degree Geezer Flex Ping 425 7 wood Geezer Flex Ping 425 5H [Not in bag] TM DHY 4/5 Titlist 5-Gap T300's Geezer Flex Wedges Cleveland RTX Fullface Zipcore 52 degree and TM Hi Toe 4 56 degree Putter Scotty Cameron Golo S Center Shafted Ball Bridgestone BXS , Trying The Maxfli Tour S also Bag Titlist 15 Cart Bag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony@CIC Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 On 10/27/2022 at 1:38 PM, PBH3 said: This time of year I have a very difficult time seeing the ball in the air even when I switch to yellow balls. Have you found any glasses that can help? Came across these on Amazon and wondering if they work. https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B09PGKLGHH/ref=twister_B0826L9C8N?_encoding=UTF8&th=1 For the price - I'd give it a go. Also I have switched to Vice's neon green balls (I used Titleist and Snell yellow before), they track better for me and certainly stand out from much further on the fairway. Quote Left Hand orientation SIM 2 D Max with Fujikura Air Speeder Shaft Cobra Radspeed 3W/RIptide Shaft 410 Hybrids 22*, 26* Cobra Speed Zone 6-GP/Recoil ESX 460 F3 Shafts SM7 54* Wedge Glide 3.0 60* Wedge O Works putter V3 NX9-HD - 4 Wheel EZGO TXT 48v cart - too many shoes to list and so many to buy And BAG Boy Golf Balls: Vice Pro Plus 2020 Official Tester Beginning Driver Speed - 78 2019 Official Tester 410 Driver 2018 Official Tester C300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CudaKota66 Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 Oakley Prizm golf lens is great for reading breaks on greens. I'm aging myself here, but the original BluBlocker sunglasses were actually a 'high definition' lens for a very inexpensive price. That's what the Amazon glasses appear to mimic tony@CIC 1 Quote Epic Flash King F8 3W Epic Flash Max 7W G425 4i-PW CBX2 50/54/58 Inovai 6.0 Tour Response or Triad (both thanks to MGS testing) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shlax Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 I have had issues playing golf with sunglasses due to not being able to properly track the ball in flight (unfortunately, it’s not because I drive 350+ yds). I have many pairs of Oakley shades with Prizm lens, casual and sport models, and I simply loose the ball mid flight irrespective of it it’s sunny or cloudy. I bought Under Armour Halftime Tuned Golf sunglasses which are supposedly designed for golf and it’s the same thing. No matter the brand or model (Nikon, Ray Ban, Von Zipper) I found that polarized lenses are the worst for ball tracking. I often don’t even see the ball launch. I play golf without sunglasses only because of this problem whereas I wear sunglasses the second I step outside in other aspects of my life. Am I the only one that has experienced this issue and has somebody found lenses that accentuate ball tracking ability? Quote D: Rogue ST Max LS 9° / Rogue White 130 MSI 70X 3W: Sim Max 15° / Ventus Blue FW 6S 3H: TSi3 20° / True Temper Smoke Black RDX 6.0 80HYB 4i-PW: 01CB / Tour 130X 2023 tester 52°-56°-60°: Milled Grind 2 / True Temper S200 P: DFX 2-ball Ball: Q-Star Tour & Z-Star and TP5 & TP5x Grips: D-3W: Z-Grip Cord / 3H-PW: Crossline 360 / Wedges: Genesis Crossline Cord Bag: Anyday Ronin 14 2024 tester Stat tracking: X5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarheelvolvo Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 On 5/21/2023 at 8:50 AM, CudaKota66 said: Oakley Prizm golf lens is great for reading breaks on greens. I'm aging myself here, but the original BluBlocker sunglasses were actually a 'high definition' lens for a very inexpensive price. That's what the Amazon glasses appear to mimic I third the Oakley prizm lenses. Definitely help read greens, keep glares down, and somewhat help the ball stand out - especially when hunting for it in the woods JohnSmalls 1 Quote In my Hoofer: G410 LST 10.5* - Kai'Li White 60 X-flex VRS Covert 3W 15* - Kuro Kage 65 S-flex T200 4-GW, DG X100 Tour Issue - Tester Glide 2.0 Stealth 54.12 SS & 58.10 SS Zing 2 LW - 60* Anser 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnSmalls Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 9 hours ago, Tarheelvolvo said: I third the Oakley prizm lenses. Definitely help read greens, keep glares down, and somewhat help the ball stand out - especially when hunting for it in the woods All of this is spot on! sirchunksalot and Tarheelvolvo 1 1 Quote Gameday Vessel Sunday 2.0/ Ogio Silencer Dynapwr Carbon | Hzrdus Smoke Black Mavrik 3w | Evenflow Riptide FG Tour F5 Hybrid(20,23) | MCA Fubuki Staff Model CB 5-PW | DG 120 Vokey SM7 (50, 54, 58) | DG 120 Studio Stock 15 -ProV1x (left dash) Romans 10:9 Classic Bag Jones Collegiate Clemson Stand Bag Eye 2 Laminate 1973 Staff Dynapower 4-PW Anser DUO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Mitchell Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 On 5/16/2023 at 10:57 AM, tony@CIC said: For the price - I'd give it a go. Also I have switched to Vice's neon green balls (I used Titleist and Snell yellow before), they track better for me and certainly stand out from much further on the fairway. Besides the Oakley Golf lenses, I have tried a lot of different colors of balls from different brands and the optic yellow from Bridgestone is by far the easiest for me to see. Quote Ping 430 Max H/L 10 Degree Geezer Flex Ping 425 7 wood Geezer Flex Ping 425 5H [Not in bag] TM DHY 4/5 Titlist 5-Gap T300's Geezer Flex Wedges Cleveland RTX Fullface Zipcore 52 degree and TM Hi Toe 4 56 degree Putter Scotty Cameron Golo S Center Shafted Ball Bridgestone BXS , Trying The Maxfli Tour S also Bag Titlist 15 Cart Bag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OssiansFolly Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 It may sound crazy, but try green balls if they are offered in the brand you play. Green is the easiest and largest spectrum of color for the human eye to see. Also, try not to get polarized sunglasses...they generally hurt your ability to see fine details in sports. Quote WITB: Driver: TaylorMade Stealth+ 9° w/ Project X HZRDUS Smoke Blue RDX 70 XStiff 3W: Ping G425 w/ Ping Tour 75S 7W: Callaway Epic Flash 21° 5i-PW: Srixon ZX5 48°: Cleveland CBX 2 52° & 56°: Cleveland RTX 4 Tour Raw Putter: Mizuno M-Craft VI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEstep Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 They don't help me see the ball in flight but I have stumbled upon (because my wife thinks she's funny...) this ball and lens color combo. Oakley Field Prizm - red tint with a Callaway Matte Red ball. I know: Matte balls don't spin, don't perform like my [fill in the blank ball]. Everyone who doubts me about that combo I just hand them my sunglasses and tell them to just look. They see that glowing Matte Red ball in the rough (yes rough because I have a slice and I rarely hit from the fairway hence my funny wife) and agree with me. I will take all the flak for playing that "ugly red ball" but I find mine. Side note - Pro V1 Yellow Balls show (ironically I found it when I was looking for a sliced ball into the woods) up almost as well. Played in a scramble a few weeks back and for the first time in my life I used only one ball. I can thank my Field Prizm lenses on a couple shots. P.S. Don't tell my wife any of this... I don't want her to know she was right about me needing the "easy to find balls." Siamese Moose and BallsLeon 2 Quote Driver: PXG Gen 3 0311XF with XS - Tensei AV Raw White 65 3W: Titelist 906 F2 Hybrid: Taylormade Rescue 11 4i-GW: PXG 0211 with MMT shafts Cleveland CG12 52* Taylormade XFT 56* Cleveland CG11 60* Odyssey Works Versa Tank 7 Ball: Bridgestone E6 or Callaway Supersoft Matte Red. (Honestly I have played more, but prefer and can afford those). - Greatest Golf accomplishment thus far: Played an entire 18 (it was a scramble so I am not sure if you would count it or not) with the same Yellow Titleist ProV1. It has since been retired and be displayed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headhammer Posted October 6, 2023 Share Posted October 6, 2023 I'm saddened that I can relate to losing the ball in the air. Anything over 170 yards and I am totally lost as to where the ball landed. Maybe time to switch to a colored ball. mongo312 1 Quote Driver: Speed Zone 9* HZRDUS Smoke Yellow Shaft 3 Wood: King Speedzone 13.5* HZRDUS Smoke Black Shaft 2 & 3 Hybrids: Speedzone Recoil 480 ESX Shaft Irons: Speedzone 5-GW Recoil 460 ESX Shafts Wedges: PM Grind 54* & 58* Putter: Dual Force Rossi II Ball: Whatever I find in the woods HCP:18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook DeLoft Posted October 13, 2023 Share Posted October 13, 2023 The first generation of the Srixon Z Star that was offered in yellow was by far the easiest ball for me to see in the air. Unfortunately, they changed the color slightly in the next generation and it and succeeding generations aren't nearly as easy to see. That first generation had a finish that almost sparkled. Quote 14 of the following: Ping G430 Max 10.5 degree Callaway 2023 Big Bertha 3 wood set to 17 degrees Cobra F9 Speedback 7/8 wood set at 23.5 degrees Callaway Epic Max 11 wood Ping Eye 2 BeCu 2-SW Mizuno 923 JPX HM HL 6-GW Hogan sand wedge 56 degree bent to 53 Maltby M Series+ 54 degree Ping Glide 3.0 Eye2 58 degree Ping Glide 3.0 60 degree Evnroll ER2 Ping Sigma 2 Anser Cheap Top Flite mallet putter from Dick's, currently holding down first place in the bag TaylorMade Mini Spider Bridgestone XS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miuraman Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Try the Trivex® Golf Sunglasses sold by https://reks.com mongo312 1 Quote Ping G430MAX 10K 9° (Set to 8deg) shaft Autoflex SF305 Ping G430MAX 5w shaft Autoflex SF305 Ping G430 5H shaft Ping Alta CB 70 R TaylorMade Stealth Gloire Irons 6,7,8,9,P shaft Fujikura Speeder NX Mizuno S23 46/08 S KBS HIREV 2.0 S23 50/08 S KBS HIREV 2.0 S23 54/08 D KBS HIREV 2.0 S23 58/08 C KBS HIREV 2.0 L.A.B Mezz.1 Cleveland Smart Sole Chipper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gman575 Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 I found that the Reks brand, Golf Trivex Lens is a good option. The lens is a rose/amber and works great in both sunny and overcast conditions. The cost was around $79 but Reks often has 20% off codes and sales on their website. mongo312 1 Quote Gman575 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mongo312 Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 Have found that sunglasses mess with my closeup depth perception making me mishit shots. Could be the lenses I was using. Definitely going to check into the perscription Trivex. Thanks for posting that Quote Callaway Paradym X 10.5 set to 11.5 Callaway Paradym 3+ wood Callaway Paradym X 3/4/5 hybrid Mizuno 923JPX irons 6-W Dynamic Gold 95 w/ProSoft dampeners Cleveland CBX2 48, 52, 56 Cleveland Huntington Beach 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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