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Some conflicting info out there. There was a video tour of the TaylorMade plant in South Carolina (?) that is explicit in saying cores come from Asia but covers/painting are done in US. Would be interested to hear if you find something definitive.

I got sent a free dozen of the Speedsoft Ink -- not sure why but probably from filling out a survey. I haven't played a full round with them yet but I like the Tour Response. Not an apples-to-apples comparison, I know, but it will be interesting to see them in action together. As an aside: I received one sleeve each of the green, blue, pink, and rust (muted orange?). I'm not sure I'll find the blue or the rust in the rough so I'll reserve them for par 3s. The solid yellow would be my first choice but I'm intrigued by the solid pink which would be very easy to follow and find, I think, but they look like they might be a matte finish on the TaylorMade website.

I'll go out on a limb and say that Urethane is generally a softer feel than surlyn/ionomer so that, as opposed to compression (at lower swing speed of a wedge), may have something to do with feel with wedge and putter. Just a guess.

Thanks for the test data, @ScooterMcTavish! It's been an interesting time following along. I've done some indoor testing during the winter with 3-piece urethane mid-range balls (Srixon Q-Star Tour, TaylorMade Tour Response, Wilson Triad), as well as the Titleist Tour Soft, and ProV1/ProV1x. My driver swing speed is probably around 88-90. Below is an example of the the data collected in those sessions. Green cells are highest number for each category, Yellow are second, and Red are lowest -- no judgement as to whether the highest is best/better. I have just upgraded my Shot Scope watch so I can keep more accurate data on shot length (total distance only unfortunately). I'll have to do a combination of the empirical and feel/eye test on the course. Again, thanks for letting us in on your testing.

Got a CS Versa 12 in the mail yesterday from Callaway Pre-Owned. Can't tell it was ever used! Took it to the course this morning -- some adjustments in alignment will need to happen but no 3-putts over the 12 holes I played.

Yellow or neon green are the easiest for me to see in flight. Yellow or white easiest to see in the rough.

Too good to not take a chance -- I'm in!