tvrepairex
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My experience with the Bridgestone Mystery ball came when I opened the box and discovered that inside was a dozen 2013 BRIDGESTONE E-6 balls.I couldn’t wait to try them and see how they performed compared to my normal Srixon Z star SL ball.
Putting-
My first putting was on my indoor putting matt .I will preference this by saying I normally use a Odyessy White Hot Sabertooth with soft insert but I also tried an older steel Ram Zebra mallet. The sound of the E-6 was a little more muted click sound than the SL and the Bridgestone had a slightly softer feel than the Zstar SL ,especially on the no insert putter.Next day, it was to the outdoor practice green to try some longer putts that required a little firmer stroke.Again the sound and feel of the E-6 was slightly softer than the ZStar SL.
Onto the course- The weather was in the upper 40’s and clear.
Driver-
I alternated the E-6 and the Zstar SL for the first nine holes and was very impressed by the E-6. I hit a couple early drives that would have turned into a slice normally,but they settled into a slight fade with the E-6.Off the driver, I noticed the E-6 again felt softer –there is that word again-than the SL ,but The ZStar SL seemed to be about 5-10 yards longer than the E-6. I would give up 5 yards to be in the fairway more often!My normal slight baby draw was AOL with the E-6.
Irons- This is where I really loved the E-6.It felt like butter on full shots and was actually about ½ club longer on similarly hit shots than the SL.The E-6 had a slightly higher trajectory than the SL on most of my iron shots.The greens were wet from a week of off-on rain so both balls had very little roll out.My best shot of the day was on a Par 3 149 slightly up hill hole .I launched the E-6 high and straight at the flag.Most shots like this with other balls have a very slight draw but the E-6 stayed true and dropped 3 ½ feet from the hole.I made the putt for my only birdie of the day.
I played the E-6 alone for the last nine holes and again ,I loved the flight and feel of the ball.I can definitely I can see me playing the E-6 as my go to ball if it performs as well in warmer weather for me.
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My experience with the Bridgestone Mystery ball came when I opened the box and discovered that inside was a dozen 2013 BRIDGESTONE E-6 balls.I couldn’t wait to try them and see how they performed compared to my normal Srixon Z star SL ball.
Putting-
My first putting was on my indoor putting matt .I will preference this by saying I normally use a Odyessy White Hot Sabertooth with soft insert but I also tried an older steel Ram Zebra mallet. The sound of the E-6 was a little more muted click sound than the SL and the Bridgestone had a slightly softer feel than the Zstar SL ,especially on the no insert putter.Next day, it was to the outdoor practice green to try some longer putts that required a little firmer stroke.Again the sound and feel of the E-6 was slightly softer than the ZStar SL.
Onto the course- The weather was in the upper 40’s and clear.
Driver-
I alternated the E-6 and the Zstar SL for the first nine holes and was very impressed by the E-6. I hit a couple early drives that would have turned into a slice normally,but they settled into a slight fade with the E-6.Off the driver, I noticed the E-6 again felt softer –there is that word again-than the SL ,but The ZStar SL seemed to be about 5-10 yards longer than the E-6. I would give up 5 yards to be in the fairway more often!My normal slight baby draw was AOL with the E-6.
Irons- This is where I really loved the E-6.It felt like butter on full shots and was actually about ½ club longer on similarly hit shots than the SL.The E-6 had a slightly higher trajectory than the SL on most of my iron shots.The greens were wet from a week of off-on rain so both balls had very little roll out.My best shot of the day was on a Par 3 149 slightly up hill hole .I launched the E-6 high and straight at the flag.Most shots like this with other balls have a very slight draw but the E-6 stayed true and dropped 3 ½ feet from the hole.I made the putt for my only birdie of the day.
I played the E-6 alone for the last nine holes and again ,I loved the flight and feel of the ball.I can definitely I can see me playing the E-6 as my go to ball if it performs as well in warmer weather for me.