A white MAX ball

• PokerBike 52 Posts

  Fri, Jun 6 2014 2:09 PM

  I've seen some old post from people requesting the MAX ball be made in white. I've never seen a response from the WGT. So, I thought I'd try. Listen, I'm 60 years old. I play everyday. I love this game. My eye, hand coordination isn't what it use to be. I have to play the MAX ball. I need a meter that is slow, I'm not afraid to admit it. So, I pay 600 credits for a slow meter. If I play a Nike ball with a 3.5 swing meter, when I hit the ball it looks like a true shank!  Never mind the 2 for durability, and the 2.5 for spin. The distance is fine!  I'll put up with ALL that.  But, this black ball is really quite ridiculous!  Is it really that hard to make it in white?  I'm serious, I'm not a computer guy. I don't know code or what it would take to make the MAX ball white. I'm sure it's been considered, what would it take?

  I'm going to continue to use the black MAX ball, don't really have a choice if I want to continue to be competitive. Please consider a white MAX ball.  Thank you.

• ScottHope 10,650 Posts

  Fri, Jun 6 2014 2:33 PM

  Have you considered the Nike RZN platinum for 650 credits?

  

• hpurey 11,521 Posts

  Fri, Jun 6 2014 2:47 PM

  PokerBike:

  Is it really that hard to make it in white?

   

  I've been asking for the Callaway to come in yellow for a few days now, with no luck. I even suggested the Max ball to be offered in yellow.

   

• alanti 10,564 Posts

  Sat, Jun 7 2014 4:05 AM

  hpurey:

  've been asking for the Callaway to come in yellow for a few days now

  Really? I hadn't noticed before lol - nor did WGT!

  As for the OP, I agree, the black is hideous and they look like they are hovering when they are on the green.

  Surely it would not be hard to change, but then we are talking WGT programmers I suppose. 

  Scott's solution is sensible but whilst the Nike is a much better ball, the difference in feel is a lot, and that is the main reason for the OP using them.

  Speaking of the Max ball and requests, Alcaucin had been asking for an extra dot of spin for yonks.

  Requests just fall on deaf ears. 

• MainzMan 9,593 Posts

  Sat, Jun 7 2014 4:38 AM

  alanti:

  they look like they are hovering when they are on the green.

  That's my biggest gripe with them.  A fairly minor thing to get upset about I agree but they just look like they're all shadow, no ball.

   

  hpurey:

  I've been asking for the Callaway to come in yellow for a few days now

  Yellow Callaways eh?  Now there's an idea.

  You should tell someone about that ; ))

• MichaelStroke 2,066 Posts

  Sat, Jun 7 2014 7:18 AM

  That's racist!

• commonguymd 303 Posts

  Sat, Jun 7 2014 7:30 AM

  MichaelStroke:

  That's racist!

  Snort.

• PokerBike 52 Posts

  Sat, Jun 7 2014 11:00 AM

  I did buy a 3 pack of these. It wasn't bad. I suppose if I played them consistently I'd get the hang of them. I'd really have to adjust my game because of the spin rate. I have my pitching down pat with the MAX ball over the past 5 months.  I really wouldn't mind paying another 50 credits for an additional .5 in durability.  Ultimately the WGT get their way. No white MAX and me paying another 50 credits. I'm not trying to make excuses, but I have arthritis in both hands, and that 1 extra slow down can make a big differance. Thanks for the suggestion.

• PokerBike 52 Posts

  Sat, Jun 7 2014 11:07 AM

  The WGT asks for suggestions. We give them and they can't even reply. Just tell me your working on it, tell me your not, tell me it's on the drawing board, tell me to forget the idea. TELL US SOMETHING. You'd think they would wants us older people competetive too, so I stick around.

• ScottHope 10,650 Posts

  Sat, Jun 7 2014 11:41 AM

  I don't know if using the keyboard instead of or in conjunction with the mouse would make things easier for you with your arthritis PB, but have you considered using Mouse Keys?

  More information HERE.