Bridgestone B330-S Review

Puttin4Bird

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In an earlier thread about what ball are you currently gaming I said I was going to use up the balls I got for X-mas prior to switching to the ball that was recommended for me based on my Bridgestone Ball Fitting, both live fitting in March and online via the B-Fit consultation and the online ball fitting tool at www.bridgestonegolf.com. Well I'm about as inpatient as they come and I have decided to go for it right now. I picked up a doz of the B330-S balls and yesterday I headed out for 18. Right now I'm not prepared for a full on review, but in time I will be updating this thread with a thorough review of the balls. First impression from yesterday's round is that they are long, real long in fact. I hit a couple of balls in spots on the course that I just don't normally reach. The balls are really soft with the putter and had great spin around the greens. One thing that really jumped out at me was how durable this ball is too. I finished my back 9 with the same ball the entire way and after cleaning it up it literally looks brand new. First impression is that I am very happy with these balls, too bad for my untouched dozen Callaway Tour i and Pro V1, maybe I'll use them on water holes or something. Hehe.

Oh and check out the pics of these hats I grabbed, I was in need of a new Navy hat and this fitted B330 hat is awesome.
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I also got this one, at first it looked a little Nascar ish to me, but after wearing it yesterday I am in love with this hat. It is so comfortable, all around awesome hat!
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I hadn't seen a whole lot of Bridgestone hats at my local shop so these hats immediately grabbed my attention. I figure if I'm going to be playing the ball that was fit to my game I may as well be sporting the cap too!

As I said, I'm planning on updating this thread with a much more thorough review of the B330-S ball after a few more rounds with it. I'll pop back in and post more info as I'm in the process of the review as well.
 
Glad you like the "S" P4B. As another recent Bridgestone convert, I would love to get my hands on the second hat!
 
Looking forward to following this thread. We want real pictures! hehe
 
I'll get em, I promise!! I'll even get you pics with them ON! Coming tonight, stay tuned!
 
Puttin4Bird, glad you like the B330-S and the 2010 caps. That fitted tour cap is sweet, and yes the B330-S mesh cap is perfect for a B330-S player. Right now, Bridgestone doesn't have as wide of distribution as we'd like on our headwear, but most Edwin Watts, PGA TOUR Superstore, Golf Galaxy and other large specialty store chains should have them. Also, any store that carries our balls has the opportunity to order hats for you. So if someone wants the new Bridgestone Caps and can't find them locally, they can definitely order them from a national retailer. I'm eager to see the actual caps you picked up.
 
Nicely done P4B....I just converted to the B330-S after playing the e6 for a couple of years. The softness of the B330-S on my wedge shots is night and day compared to the e6 and I thought that was pretty soft too.

I'm looking for a navy blue hat as well (specifically been looking for the Bridgestone one above too) and didn't think about having my local GG order one for me. I'll ask them to next time I'm in. Thanks for the info bstoner!
 
I'm looking for a navy blue hat as well (specifically been looking for the Bridgestone one above too) and didn't think about having my local GG order one for me. I'll ask them to next time I'm in. Thanks for the info bstoner!

You can also pick them up from TGW.com. I have a black and a white one now and they fit good. I think the navy will be next.
 
thanks Gas! I've got the b/w tour visor (wore it yesterday) and I love how it fits
You can also pick them up from TGW.com. I have a black and a white one now and they fit good. I think the navy will be next.
 
Here are some REAL pics! Please, focus on the hat, not the ugly mug underneath. And certainly not my raggedy old Iowa Hawkeye sweatshirt!

The balls, wow I really think I'm going to love these babies.
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I hope this picture does it justice, but after 9 holes this ball is literally still brand new looking! I love that!
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The caps-
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i went out and hit the Bridgestone B-330 today and I like it! You were right about how they hold up after nine it still looked like new. These are a great ball and I plan on playing them a bit more and comparing them to the Penta and the Z-Star, so i will post more later.
 
Thats a sweet hat!
 
I have a black and white Bridgestone Boom Club hat. But I love that one you are wearing. Great looking hat.
 
Great stuff P4B. I guess I need to get out and try a few different sleeves. A buddy of mine just bought some of the s balls and is loving them. He's alway's been solid around the greens, but now he's driving it longer than I've ever seen him. Nice looking hat's as well.
 
I just wanted to pop in here to tell everyone that I'll be posting up a full review of the B330-S ball tomorrow. I don't want to give too much away, but let me tell you, I'm impressed.
 
Bridgestone B330-S Ball Review
05/16/2010

The first thing that comes to mind now when you think of Bridgestone golf balls is the famous Bridgestone Ball Fitting, if you haven’t been to one I highly recommend you get to one ASAP! While there are fittings across the entire country there are some spots that just don’t get much access to this technology, for you there is a great online fitting tool that you can take advantage of. Beyond the automated application that you can input your data to learn which ball is recommended for you they have something they call B Fit, you can actually talk online to a fitting specialist. I had a ball fitting back in March before our season started and was fit to the B330-S. Recently I went through the online fitting process and also spoke to a B Fit technician, again both times was pointed to a B330-S.

I normally play a Pro V1 and occasionally switch around to whatever seemed cool at the time, I found myself playing the Srixon Z-Star quite a little bit lately as well. I also was given a dozen Callaway Tour I for Christmas to I am rather used to using a wide variety of golf balls, all the balls I play are tour caliber balls so really what can be all that different, right? Wrong. I had made up my mind that when all my balls were gone out of my bag I’d try the B330-S but like always, I’m a very impatient person and just couldn’t wait to get these balls in action. The other day I took a brand new dozen Pro V1s out of my bag and left them in the trunk with that brand new dozen Tour I and replaced them with the B330-S. Before I actually got them on the course I noticed how good they felt to me on the practice green, they really rolled smoothly off my putter and had a nice soft feel to them, something I love about the tour caliber balls. The B330-S did not disappoint.

Alright practice time is over and these balls are officially in play, the first thing that jumped out to me is that by the 3rd hole of my first round with them I was hitting the ball further, reaching locations that I just simply don’t reach normally. The distance increase really surprised me; I did not expect the ball to be that much longer than what I had been playing. After all- all tour caliber balls are created equal right? Wrong. I don’t pretend to know all the inner technology of what core does what, but the B330-S is a four piece ball and the inner most core is called the SOFT Gradational Core for explosive initial velocity and reduced driver spin. For me this core is that I can credit most of my love for this ball to, the reduced driver spin really helps keep the B330-S on the designed flight path thus increasing the overall distance I’m gaining.

Feel is the reason I play a tour caliber ball, I know that being a 10 handicap players I don’t need this much ball but I just love the feel of these balls versus the two or three piece balls on the market. The Bridgestone B330-S does not fall short in the feel category in the slightest, rather the opposite actually. The B330-S has a seamless urethane cover with a 330 dimple design for help with accuracy. This cover is so consistent and perfect I cannot say enough good things about it really. If feel is your thing then you are going to love the B330-S ball. Feel is often times lumped in with spin but I don’t buy into all that, you can have a tour ball that feels great but does not offer the spin needed on short irons and/or wedge shots; leaving you with a lot of long putts to really enjoy that “feel”…enter the B330-S, here you get both feel and the perfect amount of spin. I could sit and hit pitch shots all day long just to watch how the ball lands and checks up almost on demand each and every time. I’ve never been a player to get any kind of back spin on my shots, maybe a time or two here and there but nothing real consistent. Using the B330-S on soft Bermuda greens on a recent trip to Florida I was consistently getting back spin with anything lower than an 8 iron, that’s pretty cool if you ask me! I don’t always think that back spin is necessarily a good thing, but it sure is cool to see and I was routinely seeing this action in those conditions. Here at home I get a nice bounce and stop sort of reaction from my ball, this is perfect for me, harder greens can be a nightmare to try to keep a ball on the putting surface, but since putting the B330-S in play I am no longer having to play short of the green every time.

At first the reason I was so happy with this ball was that it was a piece of mind type feeling I was getting by knowing that I’m finally playing a ball that fits my swing and my game, no more guess work and carousel of brands in my bag. Knowing that each time I get a ball out it will be the same consistent ball that I can trust is really nice, but there is a lot more to this ball than just that. I expected to like the B330-S but I did not expect it to completely supplant all the Pro V1 and Tour I balls in my bag, that was a very big surprise that I can honestly say I did not expect. Bridgestone’s 2010 golf ball line is second to none all the way up and down the list of offerings, the proof is definitely in the pudding too, all you have to do is take a look at the pure domination by Bridgestone in the 2010 Golf Digest Golf Ball Hot List, three categories and two gold and one silver, simply outstanding. In addition, the B330 series took home a best-in-class award for innovation in the Over $35 per dozen category. This makes 4 out of the last 5 years, that Bridgestone Golf has won the best-in-class award for innovation/technology in the Golf Digest Hot List, in the Over $35 per dozen category. Above all the feel, spin, distance, and everything else we tend to talk about so much when reviewing balls one more thing that really stood out to me was durability. I played 27 holes with the same ball and when finished it was still definitely playable by every golfer’s standards. This is not typical and definitely something that will help keep the B330-S on the forefront of my ball of choice for a long time to come, I definitely have a permanent place in my bag for this ball, and right now, too!...anyone need any Pro V1s?
 
fantastic write up! seems to me that these balls need to get a trial run from myself. i've been playing the E6 for about the past 16 months, and recently have been playing the Penta, and friday played with the E7, which i really enjoyed. perhaps the b series needs to be gamed in my future.
 
I have given this ball a serious try and played it against a coouple of other balls and I have found that for my game i get better results out of the Srixon and the TaylorMade golf balls. I am going to give the B-330- RXS a try and see what it does for me.
 
Bridgestone B330-S Review

Nice review P4B!!!


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My one 'beef' with the B-330 balls was always about their cover hardness. Not that hitting a ball with a soft cover is ever a bad thing, but I am a fan of being able to swing down on a ball with a wedge and not find a giant scuff on the side once I retrieve my ball.

That being said, it appears they have been generating a harder golf ball over the past couple seasons, so I may need to go back to it to give it another go. I am a huge proponent of the e6 for price and quality, but if these balls do in fact hold up, I may need to treat myself to a couple dozen.
 
My one 'beef' with the B-330 balls was always about their cover hardness. Not that hitting a ball with a soft cover is ever a bad thing, but I am a fan of being able to swing down on a ball with a wedge and not find a giant scuff on the side once I retrieve my ball.

That being said, it appears they have been generating a harder golf ball over the past couple seasons, so I may need to go back to it to give it another go. I am a huge proponent of the e6 for price and quality, but if these balls do in fact hold up, I may need to treat myself to a couple dozen.

I'm pleasantly surprised by the durability of the B330-S, in my mind if you're forking over $43 for a dozen balls having them last a few holes is definitely a positive thing! If you like a tour ball and were thinking of trying the B330-S I definitely recommend just starting with a sleeve, it'll set you back around 12 bucks is all, pretty inexpensive way to see if the new and improved B330-S is for you.
 
Great review P4B. I was fitted for these at the Bridgestone ball testing and I really like the ball.
 
I have played both the B330-RXS and the B330-S. I feel the RXS is the better ball for my game. Granted right now I am gaming the e6 because I cant afford to fork over 43$ for balls anymore.
 
Great spot on review! I made the switch from ProV's to the 330s back in '07 and haven't found anything more to my liking since. Great overall ball!
 
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