This Golf Ball is the Hardest to Lose in the Winter!

[@AnotherLostBall]

I struggle with any ball when the sun is very low in the sky as the reflection off damp grass hides the ball. But I generally find: - white ball means the ground will be frosty or there will be daisies. Also hard to see against a cloudy sky - yellow ball will land in the leaves or dandelions - orange always hides in the leaves Landing on the fairway may help but I haven’t had chance to test that! 😉

[@carlr2837]

Wait. Is it legal to land the ball in the fairway?

[@pernilsson1764]

Vice lime green is easy to see in most strange conditions

[@fergusfitzgerald977]

High handicapper here - so am often looking for my golf balls in winter ! ( and summer)! My option is a bright red - got a few red Bridgestone balls and I still have most of them - for me that's great ! Surprising fact Bright Green is good as well - colourful leaf litter is a major problem ! The Bridgestone is expensive - maybe a cheaper Red or Bright Green might be the best ! I swing easy in winter and soon will be trying out my new fairway mat - should be fun !

[@garymartingolf]

I think you’re the only person so far that finds bright red the easiest to see like me 😅 The green was in close second. Swinging easier is good practice, I suppose for a high handicapper, it’s not how good and long you can hit it, it’s trying to keep the same ball to shoot as low as possible.

[@ETBob51]

Here in South Dakota, with all of the leaves and dormant grass in the fall and winter, the red balls are almost impossible to find. They are also tough to follow in flight. The vibrant yellow/green ones seem to be the easiest to find.

[@dpeters955]

A few years ago, a Golf Magazine (can't remember which one) did a visibility study of different color balls at 150 yards distance. Here is the rating: 1) Yellow 2) Green 3) White 4) Orange 5) Red 6) Blue I prefer yellow myself. And, I guess you sure wouldn't want to use Red or Green if you are color blind either.

[@carlr2837]

The point of this video is that what is visible in summer, when grass is green, is not necessarily visible in winter conditions. Dark colors are also easier to see the flight of against a cloudy sky. I play white or green most of the year, but last year played the Vice orange shade in winter conditions, and almost always found them.

[@lexxwhite747]

I really like the orange and yellow Srixon divide ball. Easy to spot and a damned good quality ball

[@gcoffey223]

SHHHHHHH!!!!! Why are you giving out or secret??? The less people that know, the better.😂😂😂😂😂

[@FaizanKhan2]

Not in a pile of orange fall leaves.... lol

[@Crumbleofborg]

I don't think you can beat a nice clean white ball for visibility.

[@kevochanner8859]

But in winter how long does it stay white?

[@mikemay8334]

But they disappear in a snow bank😅. We have that problem here in Colorado.

[@Crumbleofborg]

@@mikemay8334 True. But if you're reduced to looking for a golf ball-sized hole in a snow bank, the colour of the ball is the least of your worries!

[@mikemay8334]

@ , when you play with the guys I play with, you get pretty good at it 😂

[@Nickbrennan-u6s]

Have used coloured balls for 10 years . Bright green balls are the most visible to my eye

[@garymartingolf]

This is the overwhelming majority opinion. It’s got me thinking of using that colour ball all year lol 😅

[@kamalhashmi9851]

Things to note: 1. The Human eye is best designed to see many shades of green. 2. I've tried a UV torch and it makes the ball stand out more but not all balls fluoresce equally brightly so test the ball before. 3. The main reason I lose balls is they're hidden by grass, leaves, etc so it helps to look in different directions to where the ball fell. 4. A camera is sensitive to different colours than the eye - so you could try using your phone to look at an area esp. while using the UV torch.

[@davidrichards7711]

Hi Gary, We play at twilight, and to make matters worse, I have the early onset of cataracts. When playing on overcast dull winter's days, I use a pair of night time anti-glare driving glasses, with the bright yellow lenses, for tracking my ball mid-flight. These are readily available for less than £10.00 at most commercial petrol filling stations. Some years ago, my golfing partner purchased a pair glasses that were specifically designed for golfers to enable them to search for golf balls in the rough. Believe or not, they were like a welders safety goggles with dark blue/ black lenses - the opposite of my night driving yellow glasses. They were designed to be worn only when searching for the ball and only worked with white balls which he assures me, really did stand out from the grass which appeared to be black! I cannot remember him ever using them o a regular basis, however. I like the Wilson Staff balls because they have a very soft coating on them and come in a wide range of colours. The red stands out in the sky which is probably the most important factor, not their visibility under leaves. Although, funnily enough, we once found 5 of these red balls, in relatively short grass, on 3 consecutive holes ! Most strange. Kind regards, Dave Richards

[@jestr102763]

For me the vice lime green and the slightly annoying but entertaining srixon divide yellow red or yellow blue are surprisingly easy to pick up in the air or from a distance. Especially on those shady days

[@jonmdaly7032]

As a partially sighted player I find the bright orange are essential at most times of year. Apart from autumn when leaves can be an issue. I mainly use Wilson staff duo. The lime green volvik also works well for me. Red is an absolute nightmare and, if I'm feeling flush, the srixon divide in orange and yellow are good. Oddly, pink works very well if I find one.

[@moyhennabuchanan1076]

Yellow Wilson Triad is almost radioactive, it glows that much. Our go to for twilight golf in Oz.

[@keyboardoracle1044]

I find even the white triad’s are hard to lose…I had to retire my last one after about 4 or 5 rounds… had just hit too many tree’s with it and didn’t trust it anymore.

[@grahamwilcox4027]

Maybe bright orange for frosty conditions but never with leaves down. Yellow are best in Winter or darker conditions but not all yellow balls are the same. Srixon Q Star Tour yellow are reflective and stand out really well plus are a good ball 3 piece urethane and if you shop about you can pick the up for about £23/dozen.

[@benpierce2202]

The Volvik ball color is "Vivid Red" in a matte finish.

[@frankhernandez6883]

*I believe ORANGE is best.* I have problems with white when trying to track it against clouds. (Pink,,maybe?) OR--- Volvik crystal golf balls?

[@kennymacm3031]

Short of carrying a leaf blower it can be very tricky in winter. In general though during the off season I really don’t think it matters what “type” of ball as long as it’s not brick like. Colour will always be a personal preference

[@Daywork11]

I was thinking about trying out neon green. This video helped me decide. I'll pick up some. thanks

[@carpykeith]

I’m a reasonable player but high spinner who normally plays Pro V1 but come late autumn and the wet & leaves, I swap over to my winter ball which is a pink Titeleist velocity! I bought 4 boxes from a pro shop closing down for £50 a few years back and I’m down to my last dozen! They go a decent distance, stick on a wet green and stand out in the muck! Sod losing a ball buried at a fiver a pop!

[@loutennant99]

Play a lot on my own. In winter I was using the tour response yellow which they’ve stopped making. It stood out for me. I’ve been trying the yellow Wilson triad which I find highly visible. The tour response stripe I really like visually. Finding it, may as well be painted camouflage as I cannot find them at all. Summer or winter. It’s the bright greeny/yellow that works for me.

[@garymartingolf]

The majority of people are saying that bright green are the best! I know what you mean with the tour stripe as I’ve used them 😅

[@toms6773]

I personally think the Callaway pink with the flat finish stands out better then any other color.

[@Hunter-zp5hd]

That’s the ball I use in low light cold conditions. That pink stands out in nearly every lie.

[@bloggs730]

Excellent video. Great information 👍

[@mikemay8334]

The problem with the orange ones is many men are colorblind and they can’t see them. They are using the bright green ones now and they seem to be easier to see.

[@scottwatson9479]

The lime green Vice looked very easy to see for me, actually I started okaying a yellow TP5x earlier this year.

[@atfinthehouse8631]

The problem are the colors sometimes get lost with changes in seasons, light etc

[@Criscross292]

Yes. Red or orange is terrible in the fall due to the leaves.

[@johnsoltau620]

When I was young and played with snow on the ground, an orange ball was the easiest to find.

[@guyr7351]

Gary could you do a comparison of distance in cold weather of hard V soft balls. Thinking of my playing partner is that softer ball allows the ball to compress more in the cold and so accelerate off the club face so go further

[@waynepark4430]

Tried Nitro multi color golf balls and there light blue was easier to see in the sky and on the ground. Red, yellow, orange very hard to find. White over all I think is best, but light blue is pretty good.

[@Carl-s3h]

Green balls anytime of year they look a little bit bigger and easier to find👍

[@coobay4786]

Years ago my mother-in-law gave me a sleeve of black golf balls. Believe it or not those were the easiest golf balls to follow in the air than any ball I've ever used.

[@13vansman]

Green is #1 for me, yellow #2, white #3. My eyes lose the red balls once it drops from the sky to the tree line. No chance on the blue, I lose that immediately after hitting it. I've been gaming the matte green Callaway SuperSofts for a couple of years, but recently I've been experimenting with some others.

[@johndorenski4127]

If you hit a bad shot you can accept not being able to find it but when you hit a great shot down the middle and lose it amongst the leaves it's so frustrating that's why I concentrate more on range, chipping and bunkers......hate losing balls especially the expensive ones....roll on summer lol.......... 🌟🎊🤩🥳

[@guyr7351]

Winter golf is used balls / found balls. In winter comps I might take a new Kirkland Out as they are cheap at £1.50 a ball or better. As soon as the weather starts to improve and we Get some roll Out then better brands come out. But for social Golf it’s always a used ball.

[@garymartingolf]

I’ve got to be honest, I do exactly the same as all my winter golf is for fun, but never the less, there’s nothing worse than losing a ball in a area it shouldn’t be lost due to leave or wet ground.

[@garymartingolf]

That has to be the most frustrating feeling in golf, even first to landing in a divot lol

[@guyr7351]

@ yep, one hole at the club, par 5 300 yards to the dog leg. Out of bounds right which has always been a magnet for my ball. Smacked the best drive on there walked confidently Down the fairway, lost 😡 😡🤬

[@eg1918]

I don't play the same conditions as you do in the UK, but I find that bright yellow and white are best.

[@francoisdesmoulins-lebeaul4273]

I only play yellow in the winter, bright, semi-matted yellow. For me, they're quite visible on the ground, even among leaves, but they're also very visible in the air (that's the most important for me). The worse balls for me are the red and pink, followed by orange, as they tend to "vanish" mid air after 150 yards and are both "impossible to miss" once you see them AND very hard to see when you're still looking for them. Best thing in winter, still, is to hit a bit less and keep going "fairways and greens" as much as possible...

[@ray11140]

Gary, I didn't at first realise that you were at Wooley Golf Club. Nice course, kept in great condition. I was a member there for a short while, still go back to pay and play.

[@dexternewton]

I prefer a bright white. The real RED are easy to find on the ground especially in the green, but hard to track in flight. I don't like the yellows/hi-lighter ones. Also some colors don't play well with sunglasses. I played with a lady who swore by pink balls, and they were pretty easy to track.

[@gorfonibla1060]

I use the green Callaways. Stand out in winter much more than white, for me anyway.

[@shawnmichajluk2044]

I like to play Titleist Velocity Matte Green when playing coloured balls. I have a box of blue ones that I can't play because I lose them so easily in the grass. I tried red and played with people who played red, and I can't find them very easily. I really enjoyed playing the Chromax gold coloured balls, but they are expensive. I wonder if people with colorblindness see some colours better than others.

[@garymartingolf]

Reading from the comments, apparently greens their colour . I’ll google the chromax gold, not heard of them ones 👌🏼 The blue might have to be used on a frosty day lol 😂

[@peterkendall1946]

The Vice was the one i could see the most. When the red went in the clouds, it disappeared, and I couldn't see it land.

[@Hunter-zp5hd]

If it’s low light conditions in the winter, I use a pink Callaway SuperSoft. Yellow and green are hard to see in the leaves. So are those darkish red ones.

[@Kevin-g9v5n]

Bright green by far.,seed balls are great

[@wangouthangout]

I lose track of a lot of balls as soon as they go into the sky this time of year. The blanket of grey clouds just eats them making my drives a guessing game. Short game is better. A lot of the time I went up just teeing off with my 4i since I'm sure it's going straight.

[@chrisgirling1097]

Tp5x in yellow or a vice pro in lime green seem to be the most visable to me in winter

[@thepunkmonger9234]

I ordered a box of Wilson Duo matt red from Dormy Golf ready for frosty fairways. It's hard to see in flight and not great in the rough.

[@garymartingolf]

The dull coloured balls are useless. They need to have almost clear shinny finish. I don’t know what they call it, but they catch the light more.

[@gcoffey223]

Red is tge worst color for me

[@guyr7351]

@@garymartingolfglossy finish Gaz, nice and shiny

[@garymartingolf]

@@gcoffey223 really! I guess it really does come down to the eye of the beholders

[@robintompkins8745]

I go about winter golf by ditching my Driver, woods and hybrids play with irons only I find I can see where all my shots go whatever colour ball i'm using

[@brianmurray4199]

I prefer the srixon divides orange/yellow easiest for me to see

[@VonTwinzig]

My 12yo grandson has played with red Callaway’s since he began playing years ago. We can see those from outer space. He rarely loses a ball. I’ve tried, and tee to green is fine, but they mess with my eyes, putting.

[@nickmillar9651]

Gas I noticed you are using the stealth 2 driver instead of the black ops. Do you still like the stealth better ??

[@garymartingolf]

I’ve never actually owned a black ops. I loved the black ops sam fitted me, but Pxg will only help me out with product if I go to one of their own fitters to fit an approve the specs and it’s been a busy end to the year. I don’t mind my stealth 2, it’s setup so forgiving, but it’s just not a bomber like the Pxg black ops.

[@atfinthehouse8631]

The problem are the colors sometimes get lost with changes in seasons, light. White balls, divided color balls?

[@keving5401]

Titleist velocity matte orange seems to be the best for myself. Has to be the matte orange.

[@brianwood1451]

To my eye, the lime green balls stood out most Gaz. Also that Volvik red one seems to reflect a bit on the face of your iron, which is a bit off putting. Good practical idea for a video this time of the year. Also tbh, the plain white aren't too bad

[@andyfrizzell4352]

The best for me is orange. I had a few boxes of Bridgestone e6 or the like.

[@curtismelick2513]

I have cataracts and picking up the ball in the air is problematic. Going to try yellow to see if that helps. My course does a good job of clearing leaves so that's not an issue

[@garymartingolf]

It does help! The ones with a shiny finish are easy to see. Some are a dull flat yellow and they don’t stand out as much.

[@curtismelick2513]

Have ordered 2 dozen Snell Prime 3.0 in white and 3 dozen in yellow. We'll see how they compare

[@garymartingolf]

@ how much did they nett too a dozen ?

[@wajopek2679]

SEED SD-15 Neon Green take some beating. Bought 5 boxes before Covid and still have a few sleeves left. Just can’t loose them and they last well too.

[@garymartingolf]

How much do they nett too a dozen ?

[@wajopek2679]

DTC pricing policy. £20 per box (dozen) or £15 per box if you buy 5 boxes. Srixon AD333 nearest equivalent.

[@paulkroczek4524]

i use yellow TP5's, i could not see that red one you were using (a bit of Red Green colour blind)

[@garymartingolf]

I think readying by the comments, theirs a few mixed preferences but green and yellow are right up there.

[@jimecherry]

easiest and cheapest solution is just to hit more fairways and greens but you know what they say about wishes in one hand.

[@fretless05]

I play with the Vice Neon balls and it shocked me when I first tried them how easy they were to spot. At first site, you think, "Thats GREEN! How am I going to find it?!" but somehow, it really seems to stand out.

[@garymartingolf]

Do you use them all year ?

[@fretless05]

@@garymartingolf I do. I've found they're easier to follow in the air and find on the ground in general. But, that comes with a bit of a disclaimer and that's that I live in the South West of the US, i.e., in a desert, and courses are limited in the water they can use to maintain the courses. Conditions might not be as lush and green as you have in the UK.

[@MarkDavisCFM]

Unless you have frost or snow, white is the only color to have!

[@El_Oso77373]

I stick to white unless there is overcast then I use a Wilson duo pink ball.

[@MrBogieboy01]

For my eye, the callaway supersoft in matte orange has been the easiest to find for fall golf here in western NY... however i find all colors of balls when i am looking for mine...LOL😂

[@kevochanner8859]

I normally use vice lime green as they stand out in the gum tree leaves in Australia. I bought some pink vice to try the Pro Air and not mix them up. The pink are a bit weird when you see them they seem to glow strongly when you see them but when you couldn’t see them it’s like they are invisible!

[@paulcowles9727]

I remember my dad telling me a story about when he was an assistant pro back In the 50’s that one of his jobs in the winter was to sit in the back of the pro shop and paint some golf balls yellow for the members.👍

[@marynewton-e3x]

I would say the brightest yellow ones

[@FaizanKhan2]

I live in Canada and in the fall my buddies have a rule at our club. If everyone in the foursome saw it go into leaves and we can't find it. It's a free drop.

[@garymartingolf]

@@FaizanKhan2 that would make sense! 😃

[@guyr7351]

@@FaizanKhan2 our old Boys play something similar in winter for balls lost that are on the course but lost due to ground conditions. Is there not a rule on golf allowing that anyway although with a penalty

[@PeterMolyneux-l2y]

I can't see a red ball 10 feet in front of me. Green or yellow every time for me. I've just bought a couple of dozen Srixon Q Star tour in yellow. Perfect.

[@garymartingolf]

The Q start is the best yellow I’ve seen to be fair, Ad333 is dead.

[@guyr7351]

Orange/ dark balls are only any good for seeing in the air V a grey sky. As soon as drop below tree line etc they are useless. I find the green balls a good comprimise of visibility in flight and on the ground.

[@iandobinson8049]

same , red colour blind. I'll literally stand on an orange or red ball in green grass before i see it

[@RajKumar-zm4ll]

Just recently bought a df3 putting when i visited scottsdale golf in warrington. Any tips on putting as i find if i use my hands and arms for the putting stroke i miss a lot of short putts. Any advice on what i should focus on is it core or shoulders or something else?

[@ArthurDentZaphodBeeb]

Putt with your shoulders - keep the hands out of it.

[@mikehoffman7131]

I just bought 3 dozen Matte Green bright balls because they were on sale. I found that the red and green are the best ones however the red is hard in leaves

[@tonyguest581]

Genius content!

[@garymartingolf]

@@tonyguest581 real life problems on a golf course lol 😂

[@barneyhall2753]

The pink balls looks similar to the colour they use for night test matches in cricket.

[@donnawhitfield6820]

When playing golf on Tuesday we had difficulty finding a pink and orange golf balls. Finding my TaylorMade red and black multi colored ball was easy. Most of the time I was in the fairway

[@petergraydon6868]

Great video I have an idea for another video which you can have. My course has mats with inserts which have slits in for the tee. Over time slits become difficult to get a tee in that's vertically straight, I wonder if that adversely affects spin on the ball. You might need a gadget to put the tee into to test indoors. E.g. use a shorter tee say in a lump of plasticine or similar. Or you could get Dan or Sam to lay down and hold it, like in rugby etc 😂😂

[@varment01]

Green all day

[@davemartin2028]

why not try the balls that light up, they come in six different colours red,orange ,blue, green, white and yellow. i us them on the practice area when it low light before sun rise .they stay on for about 4/5 mins.

[@soupytwist8737]

Everybody’s eyes are different, so choose the ball that is right for you. Personally, I struggle to see the red ball against the green grass, so play with white 99% of the time

[@rogansimms4728]

Bought some red power soft after watching this...Cheers Gary

[@isthereanavailable]

That red pink color would be called fuchsia. Common color used in fishing lures.

[@tattiet7666]

I am colour blind and I could not pick out orange or red balls at all in this video. They were almost invisible on the ground (even on the green)

[@garymartingolf]

I didn’t know how many people were colour blind until I did this video. Unreal! Sounds like Greens the ball for everyone ⛳️

[@michaelbowers6904]

What’s the next video Gaz- what colour trousers show the mud least? 😂 Good video though- we’ve banned the red ball user in our four ball as none of us can see them land.

[@3DJimiP]

Months ago I was driving around looking for my orange ball, and I kept coming across a green ball in the rough. That was the only ball I could see, so I've been playing Green balls ever since.

[@Pud56]

How on earth does a LAB putter work with a grip change? Thought the grip was part of the balance and loft delivery? I use a reverse taper grip, and love it; so havent tried a LAB because of the grip they supply

[@garymartingolf]

We did an experiment which is being posted on Sunday at 9am. I don’t want to ruin the video for anyone reading, but good spot.

[@royclose946]

I use taylormade tour response gaz it's a nice feeling ball winter or summer 😊

[@9bar7and9bar8]

I am colour blind so when you put the red ball down against the green mat it disappeared ! Its yellow for me.

[@garymartingolf]

Nightmare! I never considered that 😅

[@gcoffey223]

Winter golf, I use a lower compression ball

[@garymartingolf]

Does that feel softer when it’s cold? Why?

[@steelheadplayer]

Luminous green Wilson Optix stands out like a lightbulb.

[@zeffneeson5214]

Madly or badly enough I like using the callaway war bird balls in winter 🤷🏻‍♂️ normally use a super soft but the warbird go a mile in winter and stop well a much hated ball 😂 I prefer white never really had any advantage with the coloured balls in winter for seeing them but my eyesight is not to good 😂

[@barrymurton8988]

I find the red/orange balls difficult to follow in flight!

[@andymason8834]

My eyes were sore just looking at that red ball 😂

[@Pud56]

Secret to finding your golf ball, hit the fairway

[@cesarareias543]

I think its the white all year around

[@tommiethatcher7265]

I loved that test but I do have to say that people that I have played with that have used the reddish coloured golf ball I lose sight of them when they are in the air and also on the ground, yellow golf ball’s I can see clearly but that might be my old age 😂😂

[@13Chinny]

Colour blind I can’t see that red ball - Bright green slightly better For me bright white is best. Any balls collecting mud in leaves is impossible

[@HowardSprague131]

Gary are you quite certain of your comment @8:00 ? Looks like your trolley tangled with a tree and was dragging the spoils.

[@garymartingolf]

Haha 😂 The trolley stabiliser’s do pick up twigs, but I haven’t been in the trees 😂

[@neilmartin7564]

I have Blue Balls most of the time 😆

[@graemesmith3117]

White! Keep it out of the rough and leaves lol

[@garymartingolf]

Mid handicapper James on my channel was 50 yards off the fairway on most holes last week lol

[@graemesmith3117]

I love it! Folk loose balls on fairway where I play. I find them and wash them and give them back to the lads I play with. Must have given away over 500 this year.

[@charliesmithers7663]

Red is no good against green if you are colourblind

[@danielowen5889]

I always tell ppl i am playing with, i wont ever find yellow, you're on your own..

[@chadpeebles3617]

Everyone hates having blue balls!

[@davidquinn7144]

Just don’t play in winter you won’t have the problem

[@garymartingolf]

@@davidquinn7144 hahah 😅🤣

[@paulmcgee1867]

Never white, green or yellow for me

[@mayfairwrapping4843]

Nice hat