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Really worked hard on testing, rotating, taking note, yardage, with 4 Balls over 90 rounds. After being told there is little difference, in distance, spin, I wanted to see for myself.

Do the results match what you see?
Calloway chrome soft
Titleist true soft
Bridgestone B330 RX
Vice Pro Soft.

Distance: Bridgestone is longer, period. A club difference on all irons, not as noticeable on the driver but still longer.
Calloway and Titleist were not distinguishable without looking at the label. Vice was 5 yards shorter than the last two.

Spin: Calloway spun the most with irons and chips, Titleist near the same, Vice very close. Bridgestone has a little less spin on irons and much more roll out on chips.

Putting: Calloway has the softest feel, Vice and Titleist next, Bridgestone is firmer with a click, (that I like).

I am guessing the softer balls may be to soft for my swing. I have settled on the B-330 RXs. It will be nice to have one ball.

What are your thoughts? How individual are these results?




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That surprises me the B330RX rolled out the most since it is urethane.
 
I haven't played either the Titleist or Vice balls, but I played the B330RX for quite some time in the past and I also tried a Supersoft as well

In terms of feel, I absolutely hated the Supersoft, it just felt dead to me, full shots had a lot of roll-out and it had very little spin around the green, almost like the old Bridgestone e6 ball that was designed to reduce spin. I had to adjust my game for the time that I tried the Supersoft as I had to land it short and allow for the roll

The B330RX was a much better feeling ball to me, on full shots into a green it would be very close to where it landed, and I always got more reaction from it on partial shots and could be a lot more aggresive going for pins

Guess it just goes to show that nothing in golf gives the same result for different people
 
TheDoctor said:
I haven't played either the Titleist or Vice balls, but I played the B330RX for quite some time in the past and I also tried a Supersoft as well

In terms of feel, I absolutely hated the Supersoft, it just felt dead to me, full shots had a lot of roll-out and it had very little spin around the green, almost like the old Bridgestone e6 ball that was designed to reduce spin. I had to adjust my game for the time that I tried the Supersoft as I had to land it short and allow for the roll

The B330RX was a much better feeling ball to me, on full shots into a green it would be very close to where it landed, and I always got more reaction from it on partial shots and could be a lot more aggresive going for pins

Guess it just goes to show that nothing in golf gives the same result for different people
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Agree on CS, SS, like a marshmallow.. I spin the ball with irons a lot. Even the 330 backs up a foot with an 8 iron. The others twice that. And when I say more roll out, I mean a foot compared to 6"


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We are all different types of players with different swings and speed - we will obtain different results.

Glad you found a ball.

My comparison was between CS and ProV1x - similar shortgame spin but was getting more distance from the CS
 
I like the approach you used and I may copy with a different group of balls
 
mquinton1 said:
Really worked hard on testing, rotating, taking note, yardage, with 4 Balls over 90 rounds. After being told there is little difference, in distance, spin, I wanted to see for myself.

Do the results match what you see?
Calloway chrome soft
Titleist true soft
Bridgestone B330 RX
Vice Pro Soft.

Distance: Bridgestone is longer, period. A club difference on all irons, not as noticeable on the driver but still longer.
Calloway and Titleist were not distinguishable without looking at the label. Vice was 5 yards shorter than the last two.

Spin: Calloway spun the most with irons and chips, Titleist near the same, Vice very close. Bridgestone has a little less spin on irons and much more roll out on chips.

Putting: Calloway has the softest feel, Vice and Titleist next, Bridgestone is firmer with a click, (that I like).

I am guessing the softer balls may be to soft for my swing. I have settled on the B-330 RXs. It will be nice to have one ball.

What are your thoughts? How individual are these results?




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Which Bridgestone was it?
At the beginning you mention you tested the B330 RX. But 2nd to last sentence you say RXS. 2 diff balls.

Can you clarify for us?

Thanks
 
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erock9174 said:
Which Bridgestone was it?
At the beginning you mention you tested the B330 RX. But 2nd to last sentence you say RXS. 2 diff balls.

Can you clarify for us?

Thanks
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B330- RX
The s was for plural


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mquinton1 said:
4 Balls over 90 rounds.
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hold on a second. Did I read this right? your post is titled 4 months of experimenting, and you played 90 rounds? So You played 90 rounds in 120 days, or nearly 6 rounds per week?!?! Darn I'm jealous!
 
JayB said:
hold on a second. Did I read this right? your post is titled 4 months of experimenting, and you played 90 rounds? So You played 90 rounds in 120 days, or nearly 6 rounds per week?!?! Darn I'm jealous!
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My back is sore just reading that ?
 
JayB said:
hold on a second. Did I read this right? your post is titled 4 months of experimenting, and you played 90 rounds? So You played 90 rounds in 120 days, or nearly 6 rounds per week?!?! Darn I'm jealous!
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Yep. Retired, live in Hot Springs Viilage, Ar, 7 courses in the gated community.


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For reference, i just passed 90 rounds in nearly 24 months.... i can only imagine what that level of play would do for my game!


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