So I have my Elite Black label, I love the way it works, however it is blue. Yeah, blue, not black. The site I purchased the ball from indicated "Pilot balls may have slight superficial blemishes that will not affect performance."
I personally consider an entire different ball color more than a slight blemish. It does not impact performance, however it is also not a slight blemish; to me anyway.
I emailed elite asking if that was intended, and they said "The balls released in March will not have a color blemish. Have a wonderful day!"
You know what I think? Seems like they accidentally made a bunch of blue elites and not black ones so they are trying to unload them on the public. That seriously seems to be the case. The whole 'pilot' program seems like a cover-up to get these incorrectly produced balls out while making a profit, and not losing tons of money tossing them away. Just my 2 cents. I love the ball anyway.