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Typhoon Typhoon
2 hours ago

We used to use the ones you'd put the light sticks in at this place that ran night tournaments. The balls went nowhere for the most part and you had to position the balls right or you could lose the stick.

What do they use now?

He said they don't light up until impact when the club meets the ball and the LED light stays on long enough to walk to your ball and find it. I too played with the sticks stuffed in the drilled out hole in the ball at night golf events.

      They used to HATE us at the tournament. We'd hit a glow ball or 2 out there and then 2 of us would hit regular balls. We could tell the direction of the regular balls so if we found one of those we'd use it. We'd end up -5 for 9 holes. The we took it up a notch...

      MacGyvered an old pull cart with a sling carrying a car battery. We would hook the car battery up to a 1,000,000 candle power spotlight. You could blind the guys ahead of us putting from the tee. We also had truck headlights wired onto the arms of the cart to turn on for putting. We were now shooting -8 for 9 holes.

      We did it just to be pricks.

      mikeintopeka He said they don't light up until impact when the club meets the ball and the LED light stays on long enough to walk to your ball and find it.

      The one I used; once you turn it on it stays on. Dos not depend on impact.
      When you're done with it, you can shut it off.

          jamez

          Now that is a definite improvement. We used to have tournaments in the late 90's with the insertible sticks. Spent more time looking for the sticks, and you would have to purchase at least 5 for 9 holes. 😬

              Can't you old farts get those big glasses,,,you know those ones ones that look like the Samsung vr thingamajig, so you can see the ball in flight.

                ode
                🤞😎, Could, but then we would have to see the comments better. And I'm willing to bet that Jamez is younger than you.

                    FauxAmish really, well damn, I'm feeling old already, what do they call those glasses, 😎

                      ode Can't you old farts get those big glasses,,,you know those ones ones that look like the Samsung vr thingamajig, so you can see the ball in flight.

                      Unlike

                      The "Morty Seinfeld" glasses...

                        LBlack14

                        I wonder if I still have any downstairs... I thought they were more like rubber but its been a long time since I used one.

                            FauxAmish

                            We always turned the balls so the sticks were in line with the face of the club so the stick didn't shoot out. 😉

                                Must be an LA thing. I'm a sunrise player in OC and San Diego and I've never heard of the pre-sunrise crowd.

                                Typhoon

                                Found an unopened package...put it under my Throwback Tuesday thread along with another goodie

                                  LBlack14 I hear those balls can play hell on todays drivers?

                                  I've heard that too. but, who knows...