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Yellow! Yellow! More Yellow!

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BY BARRY LOTZ, J.D., PH.D. Factoids: George W. Bush, the 43rd president, used a yellow ball
to garner his first ace.
ike CBD oils are taking hold on all the Tours, yellow balls Jerry Pate used a colored ball (orange) for his victory at the 1982
Lare also appearing on all the Tours. All the major golf brands Player Championship.
have yellow balls in their product lines. This trend is growing The golf ball is the only piece of equipment you use on every shot
and the many benefits emanating from golfers using yellow and there are many game-changing performance and quality dif-
balls, such as seeing the ball better, making consistent solid con- ferences between various brands and models.
tact, scoring lower, making more putts, and finding balls on the As previously mentioned, most of the major manufacturers have
course, are the tales now being woven. yellow balls to sell. This article breaks them down into two types,
I personally switched to yellow balls many years ago, both for those for golfers with high swing speed (HS), 106 on upward, and
golf and tennis. I see them better, my putting, my dispersion rate those whose swing speeds range between 70 and 105 mph (LS).
is tighter, solid ball contact is indeed improving, especially with The most popular yellow balls of each manufacturer are featured.
the Callaway Magna ball. Throw in balancing the ball and being Many golfers are mistakenly led to believe that they should be fit
custom fitted for a ball for my game, I now have both the psycho- for a golf ball based solely on their driver swing speed. This is a
logical and reality benefits of knowing what ball works best for flawed approach. The truth is that every golfer has many different
me. And my attitude changes dramatically to this visually stimu- swing speeds, not just one. Golfers utilize a wide range of swing
lating and mood changing ball, when playing. I have no scientific speeds to execute the vast array of shots that are required in every
data to back up my statements, but I do see and experience the round, and to play your best, the golf ball must perform for all of
benefits of yellow balls. these different shots. There are a number of important factors to
Yellow balls are easily identifiable in your playing group, espe- consider when deciding which golf ball is best for you.
cially the Callaway Chrome Soft Truvis soccer ball look. Dean Snell, has 40+ granted patents and was the co-designer of
Fred Couples, Vijay Singh, Rory Sabbatini, Bubba Watson, Billy the Pro V1, Professional, Tour Prestige, HP2 Tour and HP2 Dis-
Andrade, Kyle Jones, Scott Gutschewski, Zac Blair, Mark Cal- tance balls. Snell worked closely with Tiger Woods, Phil Mickel-
cavecchia, Ken Tanigawa and Kirk Triplett (won the PGA Cham- son and Davis Love III to bring cast urethane technology into the
pions’ Hoag Classic with a yellow ball), are all yellow ball aficio- golf market. Dean was also responsible for the invention of sev-
nados. eral key ball franchises, including TP Red & Black, Penta (golf’s

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