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cheers Boz, I’ll tell my dad to drop it in a bottle of turps!

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Nice one Sid!

The “Russell Project” might go public later this year.

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The Avatar I put up there during the last federal election and its a parody of those “Vote for Pedro” t shirts everyone was wearing…

good clean fun.

I used the Arctic White Russell on the weekend and went on a rampage, drove a par 4 green with driver this time and not 3 wood and it played very nicely. Lipped out 2 birdie putts in a row….

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Hi Mr C, Pictures Soon. Hey Pom, thanks.

Hi Tendrll,

That is exactly what I have been aiming for,finding players
that the balls can really help and suggesting that it is ok to try
them. Well done!!!

Also, thanks for the shear report – it helps.

Hi Styles,

Thanks for the testing in your low temp, obviously it has an impact
but if I can sort it out for you it should then work in Japan and
Canada and like as well. Thank you.

Try the idea below on the UV to see if it helps?

Hi Race,

Interesting info as we have found a similar situation. If you put
the ball in a ball cleaner after scuffing the UV’s up a bit the scuffs
will not be as obvious as you once thought.

Obviously hitting it will do a similar thing.

What I’m not supposed to tell you is a good auto paint cleaner
/ polish will also sharpen it up after a game.

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One russell gone, 40th hole of play and it was looking a bit tired and I drove it out of bounds. Technically didn’t loose it as I could see it glowing 20m on the wrong side of the fence.

Next russell went into 2 fairway bunkers and 2 green side bunkers. Each hit out marked it up pretty bad but after a hole or so the marks definately seems to not be as bad as first thought after it smooths back out a bit.

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Report from Ireland on the Artic White.

The shearing still seems to be a problem. My dad played with the artic white on Sunday and reported that although he was happy with the ball, he couldn’t use them as they would degrade too much over the round.

I’m not going to try them again now for a few months and will report back when its heated up a bit here (not that it ever gets all that warm here!)

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Well, you’ve got another convert today. I was paired up with a 15 h/c older player who said his vision was degrading faster than his swing. He was still hitting the ball fairly well and every hole he was worried more about finding his ball after each shot than planning for the next. After seeing him lose a few balls that I’m sure must have been in the first cut of rough I offered him the high vis alternative. After a dozen holes he didn’t lose a single ball and raved about how it made the game a lot more enjoyable. He said he was heading to rebel sport after the round to grab a dozen to test.

Sadly, I lost 2 myself into water today but otherwise they are still going great. I like that the UV is heavy duty, it takes a lot more punishment that the X2 which are just too fragile for my use.

Edit: This was in 35 degree celcius heat and there was no evident shearing.

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Yep!!

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noticed Sidman has his avatar ‘VOTE for RUSSELL’

i assume it’s referring to the vision ball then ??

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Pictures? :-) I have a growing collection of the regulars (Up to 3 now!).

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Hi Guys,

Thanks for the updates and I’m glad there’s more positives
than negatives in your stories. :-)

Just received the samples of our new Tour caps and it looks
the part for sure.

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Hi Boz. Finally got back out on the course after our big wet. Plenty of rough out there but the course came up pretty good. Took the U V. out on saturday & finally found some form for a while. Was 4 under H/cap on 14th tee then hooked the yellow peril O.B. & that was the end of it as they say. The score was based mainly on good chipping & putting ( 27 for 18 holes with a 3 putt from 3m on the 17th with a white ball.) I put most of this down to the high visibility of the u v ball assisting me in the chips & putts. My regular playing partner bought a dozen last week ,played with 1 on sat. He played absolute rubbish but said after his round he did not lose a ball although he hit plenty in the rough. Another convert I think.Played again on sunday with the uv but lost it in the water on the 8th hole . playewd the rest of the round with a srixon A.D, 333. Really noticed no real difference between the 2 balls except for the visibility factor Will continue to use the U V . I am saving Russell for Pennants. May be a secret weapon, I hope.

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Had a round today in the seniors comp, hit the ball a lot better due to many buckets of ball at the range in the last week or so . Had 9 holes with the Fantom hi-soft and 9 with a Russell . Was very impressed with both balls.

Russell – Distance and club face feel was as good as the Srixon I normally use , maybe even a bit longer than the Srixon , the ball looked as good as new after 9 holes and had no scuffing at all [ didn’t hit and trees this week]. I think I could get 2 rounds with it no problems. Stopped as good as the Srixon on the greens and felt good off the putterhead, very good golf ball you have won me over.

Hi-soft – Again distance was good especially when I hit it sweat, a couple of drives that I hit with the centre of the club were longer than I usually hit the ball , when this ball gets hit properly it’s long. Stopped better than Russell on the greens and good to putt with. Scuffed a little after 9 ,would probably get 1 round with it. Again very good ball .

Overall both balls are as good or better than the Srixon I usually use.

Now all I have to do is get the pro at our Golf club to stock them again so I can start using them from the many balls I have got saved up with him from ball comps.

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Hi Boz, tried the x-pert today (24/2) at a mate’s club (Long Island) in Melbourne. I am off 12 and normally use the HX Tour. I have got to say that this ball is really long, straight and has a great feel to it. It didn’t spin as much as the HX, but all of the shots I hit into greens (long and short) took one bounce and checked. The ball also felt great off the putter. The only negative was that it scuffed up a little more than the HX usually does, but I should get a couple more rounds out of it! I am almost converted!!!!

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Rolling, rolling, rolling, keep that Russell rolling…..............Call the Chasers.

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Hi DB,

Thanks for the info as the good the bad and the ugly is just
a part of the process. :-)

So if I sort the cover out, as I believe I can in the next version
and the X2 was a $5 ball comp ball in the proshop would that
then make it a bargain in comparison to the normal tour balls?

Was Russell trying to get home?

Cheers,
Boz.

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By the way….my mate who USED to use Russell off the 17th…..put him onto the Pacific H’way today…..RUSSELL GONE!

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Boz, I retired the 1st E2 after 3 rounds…..really, I could not stomach its looks any longer….had 34pts again…and again the ball flies and behaves fine. Took a new one out today (Sat) and only hit it 75 times!....28 putts incl….. a 3 putt!!! So I am back down to 7 and will keep an eye on the progress through the six balls. I was given some ProV1s for my birthday, so will hold off using them untill the 6 are worn out/lost?

POSITIVES…..
I can actually feel the confidence feeding into hitting thse balls….I feel I’m hitting them ‘crisper’ and are getting used to the extra length from the irons. 6-8 sit and stick and 9 and the wedges back-up a meter or so.
Putting remains a pleasure….confidence flows with the ‘true’ roll that these seem to produce.

NEGATIVES…..
The damage my clubs do to the ball. (I must admit that I clean the ball at every green and where permitted during the round.) Today with the new ball I had squiggerly feathers hanging off the ball after a ‘normal’ 5 iron shot! I will not be using this ball for 3 rounds.

Given I got 3 rounds from the 1st E2 ball and I normally get upto 5 rounds out of a ProV1 the economics are a factor….kind of….our Pro takes 2 ordinary ball comp. balls for 1 ProV1, so I ‘convert’ my balls to ProV1s. Sometimes whem I accumulate enough I get a box of ProV1s and sell them on eBay to cash them in.($60) That’s the money I would use to buy E2’s…..round about way I know….if our Pro stocked Vision that would be a different scenario.

So for now, I am still happy to use the Expert 2.

http://www.golflink.com.au/HandicapHistory.aspx?golflink_no=2080800567

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Hi Grant,

Thanks for the note The crows always remind me how hard it
is to succeed as they are the only thing wrong with our ball and
it just makes me try harder.

Hi Franky,

It might have something to do with the old school wound balls,
but quality modern multilayer balls don’t fail anywhere near as
quick as any of the other balls I have worked or played with in
the past 35 years..

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Boz, I was told the other day that 3 piece balls run the risk of coming apart internally after 18 holes, is this true? or was it a problem in the early days that has been overcome? or is it a load of shyte in the first place?

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hey boz,

my father ( jimmy marshall from pennant hills GC) said he received the balls from you and is very greatful.
he had been playing the one i gave him, and enjoying knowing where his ball is ALL of the time (at 80 he doesn’t hit far but can’t see too well either.) he said it was as long as anything he plays and putts great.. but said knowing where his ball is makes the game much more enjoyable as he walks up the fairway he gets to think about his next shot , or just the sun or the serenity .. rather than be anxious to find the ball.

BUT… the crows at P/hills like you ball too! he is now onto the new balls you sent.
he said he will write something for me to post when he has had a few more rounds. ( he needs a few weeks off after a new lense put in his eye).

cheers and thanks.. you made my old man real happy.

grant

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Hi Archi,

I’m beginning to think it should be called the UV Green
just to confuse the other ball companies. :-)

I was going to use the phrase ” The Green Geenie” but
Orlimar used it for some average white distance balls. :-(

Thanks again for the support,
Boz.

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Gave an old chap ( but 12 h’capper ) a used Russell the other week – he’s grabbed me in the clubhouse lastnight all excited to tell me – he has used it now for 4 complete rounds and it still looks brand new.

So after 5 rounds it has gone 40pts(me ) , 36 , 36 , 38 & 39 (him)

He’s off to perth today , to try and find a rebel store and buy up big , so he can give them out to his fellow old timers.

Could be the start of a UV revolution at Mandurah.

Funny though – he still calls it ” That green ball you gave me “

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Thanks Styles,

The info helps to make sense of the possible increase in
shearing of the cover material. Lets see how your Dad goes
with the Arctic White ball.

Cheers,
Boz.

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Hi Boz,

Both my Dad and I experienced lots of wear and tear – it was cold when I played (around 5-7 C) and very cold when my Dad played (-2C when he started)