Over the last few months, you have probably heard about the new Bridgestone B330 line of golf balls. The company teased the product early with social media hashtags such as #BestBallEver and the early feedback has been fantastic. THP Radio recently had Corey Consuegra on to discuss golf ball technology as well as the new look of Bridgestone Golf as part of the show called The Golf Industry Uncut and in case you missed that, you can find that here.
After that show aired, THPers had a lot of questions regarding golf ball technology as a whole and the questions came flooding in. THP decided the best way to answer your questions was to have the team from Bridgestone Golf answer them to give you the information straight from the experts that handle and design every single day.
THP: Golf balls are packed with technology as much or more than any other piece of equipment. Can you explain in lay person’s terms what each piece of a golf ball does and why some have 2 layers and others have up to 3-5 layers?
THP: When looking at golf balls, consumers have a lot of choices and each company says they have the best offering. How can a golfer walk into a store and truly find what is the best for their game without being overwhelmed?
THP: Can you explain how a golf ball spins less off the tee and more around the green? Isn’t spin the same everywhere and how does it become different with different impacts?
THP: Golf ball technology may have changed more than any other piece of equipment over the last few decades, and is often overlooked. How much more can be packed into the piece of equipment used in every shot and what do you say when you hear “they are all the same”?
THP: You have a group of people at Bridgestone that have come out of their shell recently and how can THPers talk to them directly outside of the THP Forum (list Twitter accounts) and what golf ball do each of them play?
We found Josh Kinchen
Well done to the entire BSG Team. I’m looking ing forward to the 16 season and the new releases! 4 year development cycle is much longer than I anticipated. Great new segment THP!
Love Bridgestone golf balls, I play the B330-RX most of the time and the e6 a lot during winter months. Looking forward to trying the new B330-RX this year!
Great information from everyone. Picked up a dozen of the new B330-RX this past weekend. Great spin around the greens and great distance off the driver when I managed to put a good swing on it.
These were fun to go through, great info and cool clips with the Bridgestone staff!
Great job! It is very kind of the Bridgestone people to share their knowledge with us. They are part of a “class” organization!!
I play the B330. Firmer compression provides me with increased ball velocity and lower launch. Perfect for my game!
Check out Bridgestone’s own Josh Kinchen from the videos above sneaking his answer in there. Lots on the forum entering this contest.
It’s always nice to learn something new. Great piece right there and Joch K is a character!
Great videos, guys. I play the B330 and am looking forward to trying the newest model.
Awesome information, such informative videos. Glad to meet the entire Bridgestone team.
Oh Kinchen is soooo wacky, but a great dude.
Amazing Josh!!!!! You can’t get this type of info anywhere else. I want to thank you for this and so other pieces of great information. In terms of equipment, Hackers Paradise for me has now totally replaced me visiting the old sites (magazine sites)…this is just super information. Thank you!!!!!