The yellow ball has made softball a hitters’ sport, with players throughout the lineup regularly smashing home runs. In short, the ball’s design accomplishes exactly what it is supposed to do.

The yellow golf ball, though, is the key to all of this. Jarvis says it's a visual of your center, as you get setup and swing. "The yellow ball represents your center mass," Jarvis explains.

Why switch to a yellow ball? 1/ So, as Lawrie says, enhanced visibility is one obvious positive. Up against a variety of backgrounds yellow balls are easier to track. 2/ All the leading manufacturers ...

Here's what he said: “We give [Fred] grief all the time about using the yellow ball,” Woods said. “But he absolutely loves it because he can’t see anymore.

IHG Hotels & Resorts, official hotel partner for the U.S. Open, created a rally room suite to help settle what is the true hue of the brightly colored tennis balls.

Next, it has less compression than a yellow ball, which means it will not bounce or fly as far. You hit a red tennis ball with a shorter racket, too. This makes striking the ball easier to control.