Bridges
New member
Played today and here is an update to earlier posts I made.
I am noticing some loss in yardage off drives and a little off irons as well, I tend to put the ball out there a good ways on drives(although they dont always go straight)so its not really that big of a deal, but comes into play in having to use more club for my approach shot. The ball is soft, no denying that, some people dont like the feel off of the driver and irons because of that and I have no problem with it at all, I like it actually. I still know when I hit one off the toe, its not mushy but not a rock either. I would give it 7 out of 10 only because im losing distance.
Iron shots feel good coming off the r9's, I hit a high ball and this plays to my normal ball flight. I am noticing I can draw or fade it more, thats not a bad thing but im not a solid iron player so it can get crazy if I miss hit one and that side spin takes over. But the feel is good, I was using a penta to and it actually felt softer than that ball coming off the irons, im loosing some distance but its kind of not fair to compare it to the penta since I seem to hit that ball farther than any ball. Its a great ball off the irons if you like that soft feel. Give it a 8.5 out of 10, distance loss again comes into play. But again this is just for me, wont be the same for everyone.
I love the feel off of the wedges, it feels great. Everything i could ask for as far as feel. On full shots I can get it to hold with minimal roll out. Half wedge shots and chips as I have said before, I just cant get it to hold for me. I like to go at the flag instead of playing bump and run so thats whats hurting me, when playing for that extra roll out, Im hoping I have a back pin location so I can hit the front and let it roll because if the pin is at the front, no way can I hit this on the green and make it stop before the hole, I have to use a flop shot or chip it to where it hits about 7 feet before the green. Now in saying all that, if I played a bump and run style game then I would game it, but I cant bump and run on every hole so thats where my biggest concern comes in. Feel is great, full wedge shots do good but im usually not playing a full wedge shot most of the time and for that I give it a 6 out of 10, will say this again though, it could be a 9 out of 10 if I played a bump and run style game.
Putter, no better ball IMO off of the putter. Its that simple, I can control the speed, the feel is SOFT and I love it. By far the best feeling IMO out of the balls I have used against it. (Penta, RX, E6, and Z-Star) I give it a 11 out of 10.
Once again im left with the question, how can this ball feel so soft off of the putter,driver, irons, wedges but yet I cant make it spin around the green?
If I was able to somehow figure out a way to make it hold on half wedge shots then I would game it every day. I would take the distance loss off the driver and irons for the feel of it coming off of the putter. If TM ends up selling these I dont think it will be a very expensive ball, honestly thinking in the $18-$20 range and if it is that cheap I definitely encourage everyone to buy a box and test them out for your game. Some people see no distance loss, TC is throwing up mid 70 scores with it, so it all just depends on the person. Very interested to see what ball this is and whether or not TM puts these on the market.
I am noticing some loss in yardage off drives and a little off irons as well, I tend to put the ball out there a good ways on drives(although they dont always go straight)so its not really that big of a deal, but comes into play in having to use more club for my approach shot. The ball is soft, no denying that, some people dont like the feel off of the driver and irons because of that and I have no problem with it at all, I like it actually. I still know when I hit one off the toe, its not mushy but not a rock either. I would give it 7 out of 10 only because im losing distance.
Iron shots feel good coming off the r9's, I hit a high ball and this plays to my normal ball flight. I am noticing I can draw or fade it more, thats not a bad thing but im not a solid iron player so it can get crazy if I miss hit one and that side spin takes over. But the feel is good, I was using a penta to and it actually felt softer than that ball coming off the irons, im loosing some distance but its kind of not fair to compare it to the penta since I seem to hit that ball farther than any ball. Its a great ball off the irons if you like that soft feel. Give it a 8.5 out of 10, distance loss again comes into play. But again this is just for me, wont be the same for everyone.
I love the feel off of the wedges, it feels great. Everything i could ask for as far as feel. On full shots I can get it to hold with minimal roll out. Half wedge shots and chips as I have said before, I just cant get it to hold for me. I like to go at the flag instead of playing bump and run so thats whats hurting me, when playing for that extra roll out, Im hoping I have a back pin location so I can hit the front and let it roll because if the pin is at the front, no way can I hit this on the green and make it stop before the hole, I have to use a flop shot or chip it to where it hits about 7 feet before the green. Now in saying all that, if I played a bump and run style game then I would game it, but I cant bump and run on every hole so thats where my biggest concern comes in. Feel is great, full wedge shots do good but im usually not playing a full wedge shot most of the time and for that I give it a 6 out of 10, will say this again though, it could be a 9 out of 10 if I played a bump and run style game.
Putter, no better ball IMO off of the putter. Its that simple, I can control the speed, the feel is SOFT and I love it. By far the best feeling IMO out of the balls I have used against it. (Penta, RX, E6, and Z-Star) I give it a 11 out of 10.
Once again im left with the question, how can this ball feel so soft off of the putter,driver, irons, wedges but yet I cant make it spin around the green?
If I was able to somehow figure out a way to make it hold on half wedge shots then I would game it every day. I would take the distance loss off the driver and irons for the feel of it coming off of the putter. If TM ends up selling these I dont think it will be a very expensive ball, honestly thinking in the $18-$20 range and if it is that cheap I definitely encourage everyone to buy a box and test them out for your game. Some people see no distance loss, TC is throwing up mid 70 scores with it, so it all just depends on the person. Very interested to see what ball this is and whether or not TM puts these on the market.
