TaylorMade's TOP SECRET GOLF BALL!

TaylorMade's TOP SECRET GOLF BALL! When buying new golf balls we always want to think about the best golf balls for us? The best forgiving golf ball? The best budget golf ball? Or even the longest golf ball of 2022… the Titleist Pro V1 has been the no1 ball in golf for a number of years.. now with stronger competition as ever for the best golf ball of 2023 with the Callaway Chrome Soft, Taylormade TP5 and even this new TOP SECRET Ball of 2023! But what is it? Let’s find out… and let’s do it now!

[@GD_Golf]

I play and like the green ones but definitely agree with you that sometimes they camouflage themselves in grass. Would definitely like to see TM make the Strip in a Hi Vis yellow like the full golf ball color. Wonder if they would ever make a hi vis yellow with a white stripe

[@daedo3495]

Good idea!, bright orange too

[@mattrichards3070]

I was always a Costco advocate, but I’ve found over winter that the covers get battered very quickly. Where as these tour response balls do much better, I also feel like they go further. I know they cost more, but I genuinely think the extra money would be well spent.

[@eoinpower7353]

Thought these were a gimmick but they have really improved my putting. Tried lines before but the stripes helped me big time. Feel is lovely. Think they are a shade shorter than the titleist Tourspeed but worth it for the putts.

[@telmore117]

I already use the green stripe. I’m looking forward to more colors coming out. I think the blue is a favorite.

[@blindsquirrel3123]

I fell in love with these when they first came out, but couldn’t understand the green color. Great alignment aid but couldn’t see the ball on the ground at any distance. Using the alignment on the tee and for putting was amazing though. I recommend them to everyone that comes into the shop asking about which ball to play. I’m using an AVX now, but like to take these on occasion for fun rounds or when practicing alignment on the tee. Great video, Gents. Now go hit the pink ball, James.

[@drewparcel1727]

When these balls came out I was super curious about them and searched all over to find them but wasn’t having luck. I was talking to the pro at our driving range and he told me there were issues in manufacturing and he thought they were going to be cancelling them. He had some vendor samples and gave them to me. I’m just getting back into playing again and it looks like they were able to sort out the manufacturing issues. I really liked the feel and look of them for putting/chipping but haven’t tried them on the course b/c I didn’t want to loose them. I ended up buying some tp5 picx to play with and really enjoy them but I don’t care for the alignment aides on them. I also like how these are cheaper. I hope they play well with the irons and driver as they did around the green.

[@vernhaynes1544]

I love the TM Tour Response golf ball with or without the stripe.

[@MyweathernetreportsBlogspot]

I have found a retail source for the red, pink, blue and green stripe Tour Response ball. PGA SuperStore in North Myrtle Beach, SC USA has bin near the cash register. $3.59 US each. That’s the same price as if you are buying them by the dozen. I picked up a blue striped ball and will play it on dominant fairways today along with a green stripe Tour Response and see which one is easier to locate. Probably hit them both in the pine cones and leaf piles🍂or in the woods. But I’ll give my feedback soon.

[@stanleyd12002]

I’ll play them when I start finding everyone’s lost balls. 😎

[@frankayala4723]

James! I live in SoCal...Like you, I game the Tour Response Stripe. Just the other day I was on the Taylormade website and noticed the TR Stripe is on sale. Only time balls go on sale is when a NEW ONE is coming! I'm hoping we get new colors 🤞

[@TheCjclaflin1]

At the golf course I work at we got the advertisement about the new colors from TM. I really enjoy the Tour Response. Great ball

[@nato77379]

I saw these same colored TM golf balls at Tour 18 Golf Course in Houston just the other day! My buddy and I were wide eyed when we saw them.

[@jonathanmellor714]

I love the Tour Response balls, I started with the stripe, great for alinement and putting, however can be a little harder to spot when in the semi rough, watching your video I noticed the same thing with Chris's ball that was short of the green, maybe it was the camera or the light but I'll be sticking to the full white models. But I do like the Blue one

[@JR-xn4gl]

Just wanted to say that, while I'm always taken by your posts and the engaging repartee between you and Chris, the camera work by your bride is absolutely top notch. Occasional technical glitches aside, great productions! (Note: this is not to discount the valuable insights and general golf wisdom provided by these entertaining posts!)

[@nycabilifeisgreat9768]

Nice find ! I have also used the regular Response ball as well! But, U have given me an idea. During winter play here N the San Francisco BAY AREA…..Those colors could be very helpful 4 me finding my wayward balls off the tee ! LOL!

[@jasonblackmore4951]

Seen these on eBay few months back, just thought they were fake. Are they being released in the uk this year? And up the arsenal, good taste as always Chris 👌🏻

[@TaroZak]

Been looking for these everywhere, can only seem to find them in the pro shops at courses like you said. The red stripe is amazing.

[@shawnmichajluk2044]

Definitely appealing. They are currently about $10 Canadian per ball on eBay. The most I spent is $5/ball like ProV1 and Chromax Gold-coloured. I tried other colours for Chromax and I suggest sticking to the gold colour as it is easier to see and find. They are 4.50/ball on Amazon UK. Chelsea Blue of any golf ball is excellent! I read that the colour fades on the Taylormade balls. Are you finding that too?

[@surroundedbyjaggoffs]

2024 , Independence Day, red & blue stripes with stars !!👍👍👍👍👍

[@bigdogtak19]

Hey James i live in San Diego but they sell those colors of balls at the PGA superstore. the one thing there is a catch, they sell them as individual balls in a big square clear box. they have all the same colors

[@stevedimattei321]

I found these golf balls in a bin at the PGA Tour Superstore this past summer. I had used the Tour Response previously, so I knew it was a good golf ball. I love the pink stripe, it's the only color I'll use in the future 😁

[@bosswray54]

I have yet to see these in the US. They weren’t on the Taylormade site the last time I checked. The ones I’ve seen on eBay are in Japan.

[@carpchaser698]

I’d use the red ones I do like them had a go with the yellow striped ones

[@Da.Onus.Burger.618]

2:50 😂😂😂 Mrs. Robo, keeping James honest! 😂😂😂 Also, I played the Tour Response Stripes last summer and thought they were great but switched to the solid white ones for the same reason you mentioned (blended in w/the grass).

[@wesdenmon2034]

Huge fan of the stripe. Coming to you from the states (Georgia) and this is the first time I've seen it in different colors.

[@garydorrington2925]

like you I love these strangely I went on the us site and seems there only available in the bright yellow over threre so are these other colour balls you manage to get a limited edition

[@barrymuller5131]

I also love this golf ball and I played it 2 seasons ago before the striped 1 came out, but last season, they went up 16% so I am playing the Vice Pro soft that I got a deal on at Christmas,

[@donnawhitfield6820]

Last summer the PGA Superstore in North Myrtle Beach 🏖 SC had the TaylorMade golf ball. They gave my puppy a pink one. I liked the blue for the University of North Carolina. My pink one the color seems to come off but it might be from my puppy 1 year and half old chewing on it. 😮😮

[@TheShaunsc]

I’ll trade golf balls for all the cool cars we don’t get ;) Been using the Z Star Divides and the split has really helped my putting.

[@paulburton1183]

I love the ball but agree they are easy to loose in the autumn. Want to see all the colours as would definitely play them all year round at that price

[@jeffnahass8373]

James, I usually find ball reviews a bunch of b.s. until I found two tour response balls looking for my ball in woods. So, since they were brand new, hit once, I thought I’d give them a try. I play the same ball a whole round. Either PV1 or TP5. They made a fantastic ball. I’m going to game these in 2023, along with the Kirkland ball. Feels the same. Costs less! Spammers, please do not send me anything, I’ll just report you.

[@JamesRobinsonGolf]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@bradleyhoey5684]

Been playing Tour Response ball for a few years. Love it though not a big fan of the ‘22 ball’s yellow stripe. These multi-color versions may change my mind. I’ve found a few for sale on eBay here in the US.

[@antony29]

Deffo play the blue ones, I’ve found a few round my local course as the green line seems to camouflage them 😂🏌🏼‍♂️⛳️

[@frankhernandez6883]

*Bought 3 different colors from A JAR IN A PRO SHOP -- haha. Used them for putting*

[@krisjames999]

I play pix and it’s the same with those, in the US seems like there get loads of options. Got a friend who’d love the stripes in sky blue

[@ozzie_golf1157]

I play the PIX balls but I’ve played the tour response and thought they were brilliant, especially on the greens. But lost so many with the colour blending with the course. Even in the new “secret” colours from the farms in rancho Santa Fe I’ll still to the PIX 🤙🏻

[@TigerDavidson]

I play this ball but the green stripe made me lose several, sometimes in plain sight; so I just play the solid white. That said, I live in California and can’t find these colored versions anywhere. They’re not at my local golf mart and not on their website. I hope they mass release these colors soon!

[@iankennedy9377]

I really like the look of these but I am a high handicapper & loose to many to move to these. Have been looking at using some budget balls under £18 for a dozen (see amazon & sports direct, etc) . Any recommendations for top 5?

[@andrewhart1675]

They are also releasing a bright orange stripe one as well

[@timdarnell7819]

That's one I'd definitely be interested in buying

[@MiltIV84]

Don't know how you snagged these but we can't get these in the US either, only the yellow stripe. Wish we could though!

[@jacobmccain8082]

I have a blue/red/and pink one also. If they did this on TP5 with no color in between just the outside black and maybe a bigger arrow stripe it'd be epic.

[@orielEHS]

My local PGA Superstore had 4 different colors of these on sale for like 1.50 a ball during Christmas thought they were a gimmick and not as good as the the one with the like green stripe so didn’t pick any up I’m kicking myself for it now

[@Gatorgolfusa]

Absolutely my favorite golf ball hopefully they will orange stripe it next and then add it to the PIX ball and the others!! 🐊🏌🦅🇺🇲❤️

[@robertgray1756]

Yes, I like them. I shall keep an eye open for them. Thanks for showing.

[@EFreeman1970]

Hey James, loved the ball but was sooo hard to find in the original green color. Lost all of mine. Glad to see they came out with new colors. What putter were you using? Odyssey? Thanks

[@ph469]

Thanks, I may have found some of your's.

[@henrysalvo3228]

Love the new colors. Unfortunately, right now they’re selling for $66.99 a dozen versus around $40-42 for the lime green stripe. I think I’ll wait a bit.

[@christopherminto8209]

James can you do a round that uses the TM Stealth Carbon faced woods and the Callaway Chrome Soft with graphene (carbon). Carbon on carbon, any difference or a bit “meh”?

[@stuartrawlings9436]

i have been waiting for these to come out great ball just kept losing them even in middle of fairways

[@jonnyroberts1243]

I agree 100% .. love the ball.. but so easy to lose them and I never understood why they were the same colour as the grass?? Unless they want you to buy more as you lose a few.. which I wouldn’t … I’d just buy a different ball. Please can we see this ball in better colours in the UK.

[@lexxwhite747]

The tour response really is the mutts nuts. Would have been awesome to be able to get that blue version in Canada.

[@flogrown2014]

I bought those red ones at the pga store in Jacksonville fl last August. Bought time there’s new colors.

[@chadallen4966]

Tour Response with or without the stripe is the best ball you can buy outside of a prov

[@tommiethatcher7265]

Those colours look awesome mate and hopefully they will become available in the U.K.

[@barrymurton8988]

The red could be difficult in autumn with autumn 🍂 !

[@thealbinorhino8760]

I wanted to love the green stripe so much but I found it distracting when hitting second shots. Putting is fantastic though.

[@dbuckfanplays7991]

Big fan of the TaylorMade distance ball. I like Kirkland but they just get too chewed up

[@Goonertopcat]

I have these and they do disappear in grass, I also have Kirklands but they do scuff up more than taylormade, luv the colors, I'd probably go for red 1s being a gooner

[@bknoxx]

i live in the states i haven't seen these.. gonna search for them

[@karlhanson4340]

Hell yeah I would use them. Really like the blue!

[@javiervigil2511]

I live in the US and haven't seen those colors, jealous.😁

[@rogeliomendez9135]

Ha, got a set of all 4 colors for putting practice after finding them at my local pro shop. I'm weird like that 🤣

[@CapoSilverback]

I got one from the University of Alabama‘s golf team they play the red stripe or like they call it the Crimson stripe

[@iankoch956]

IN Au $117.00/doz on amazon + shipping, comparison 2022 TP5x is AU$179/dox + shipping - so no dont think so for me (currently use Srixon Divide ball ( Au $32/doz - Yellow/Orange), cheers

[@StevenLee2]

These are great balls. My only complaint would be that the paint seems to fall off pretty easily.

[@barracatcher6466]

They do sound lovely off the club face!! And I would call it moroon rather than red.

[@howdo1govern995]

Loved them but stopped playing them as very easy to lose on a sunny day on the grass. If they change to better colours I'd use them again.

[@franklinniesterjr3812]

I have a sleeve of all the colors offered. Yellow, Red, Blue, and Pink.

[@TheChismillionaire]

These are in bins at PGA Tour Super Center's. If you get $10 off cards these become a steal for a dozen.

[@royclose946]

Well done James 👏

[@dereckjones6980]

Kirkland gloves a great value for money

[@daedo3495]

great alignment, should use much brighter colors, and paint gets easly chiped

[@neiltaylor1765]

Didn't know you were working to produce the bridgestone tour b xs??

[@X00000370]

I went to DIcks to purchase 1-dozen TaylorMade Tour Response golf balls and found the price had increased from $35 to $43. I bought a dozen Pro V-1 at $49. At $ 0.50 more per ball why not?

[@dmkfactor1721]

PGA Tour Superstore here is the US have any color you can imagine sold loose like that.

[@barrymurton8988]

Love the Chelsea ball!

[@randallpennington5976]

I am a fan of the color scheme but maybe just a little bit thinner stripe so more of the white shows.

[@MaxyBosm]

Love the ball but here in aus they're stupid rare. Easy to lose though with the green line definitely blends in

[@petekenny3774]

Ohhhhh great balk been playing it a while brilliant balk james

[@keithfinley2939]

I think most men are colourblind in red/green to a certain extent, which might explain the greater visibility of the blue... I used to have red iron boots years ago but couldn't see them on the fairway😁

[@healthygolfer]

Where's the optic red stripe that you're using to identify the video?

[@earlydaysseaangling007]

Taylormade we need those colours in the UK pretty please

[@garydavis8213]

James, you’ve got the craziest shot tracer on KZbin.

[@Digitalbath570]

Looks like Americangolf will have a box of 12 with 4 colours this month

[@drewspinoso4849]

Picked a great time to visit sunny California! Lol

[@normlang1994]

I like the looks of the ball, but I have about 6 dozen SUGAR balls (there was a buy 3 boxes, get one free deal). And I love the SUGAR ball.

[@Siggy_Sour]

damn were they custome made for a pro shop or what? Damn this is good shit!

[@hoppman6649]

Natural ball striker.

[@deniswatts4574]

Chris is a proper card. Deadpan..

[@surroundedbyjaggoffs]

That “red” is almost brown and hard to see in the late afternoon rough!

[@27TacitusKilgore]

You're gonna make me go to my local Wal-Mart because I bet they have em' on the shelf.

[@27TacitusKilgore]

@Mr_James_Robinson_golf No, by all means, I have a surprise for you (since I haven't entered any contest).

[@bentottle917]

I've seen the exact colours for sale, but because they were on Ebay, I figured they were knock offs. Maybe they weren't?!

[@iannorth8549]

Love these aggots r they the same as the project A

[@GOLFDAYS]

WHERE WHERE WHERE! I NEED THE PINK HA

[@nkimmanceify]

The biggest change was when the balata (Titleist, slazenger) was replaced with the Titleist professional 90 in 1994

[@nkimmanceify]

Langer would use a new ball every hole where as Lyle would try and make a ball last the whole tournament

[@barrymurton8988]

And difficult to test off the mates!

[@theythinkimmadyouknow]

I had to come away from them when they updated, just too high launch and also the durability was awful, one ball would not last a round before the stripe was peeling and chipping. I actually now use the much cheaper TM Distance plus.

[@gavinthomas8882]

NBS podcast out 1 Feb 2023

[@enoughisenough1932]

Durability is a big issue with these balls…other than that good value ball…

[@boucherb1908]

Can't see the Green/yellow. Get me that blue!

[@DavidBrown-jt7yi]

Greens look a little slower than at the FARMS. 😂