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So I have been pretty frequent with what has been going on with my e12 test results and I have come to a relatively personal conclusion, the e12 just is not right for my game. If the game of golf came down to “driving for show”, then yes I would certainly make this a gamer. However, it doesn’t and I want to have my most comfort with a ball around the greens aka “putt for dough”. Do I think they are “bad” golf balls not in the slightest I think they would work great for certain people’s game. Looks & Durability (7 out of 15 points) Looks (5/7) – I thought that the “whiter” look of the golf balls was nice. It was nice to look at on the green, fairway, rough, and tee. I really liked the B2 style of print, it provided a sharp contrast with other balls and was quirky enough it seemed cool. I did not like the side line, I thought the writing was too small which made it difficult to read as well as not being great for lining up putts. Durability (2/8) – We all spoke in depth about the durability of the ball and all of the issues with it. If you struck cart path “she” was for sure a goner due to the deep gouges. If you made hard contact with a wedge it would pull off a layer. I compared it in one comment to range balls, with how the paint always ends up on your club face. Now I gave it some points because I think part of the durability issue is more cosmetic then actual performance based. I felt all the paint coming off was the glossy “whiter” coat coming off and it did not seem to falsely affect ball flight, distance or roll. Sound & Feel (10 out of 15 points) Sound (6/7) – I thought the sound was great with the driver, had the audible pop that makes it feel like you smoked a ball. The sound was actually best with the irons, even bad strikes had a flushed sound to them. With the putter is where it lost a point, it came off the putter face with almost a dead “tick” sound. Feel (4/8) – Was not a fan of the feel off the driver, felt it was very hard even on center of the face hits. Feel off the irons was great though, good shots with the irons you knew immediately just by how it felt at impact. Feel with the putter was hard because I felt it had no feel, really struggled with distance control when putting with the e12. On-Course Performance (35 out of 50 points) Putter (7/13) – I thought the ball was hard to control off the putter in terms of distance control. It’s roll was perfectly adequate but as someone would relies a lot on distance control it increased my average number of putts by at least 4 to 6 per round. Wedges (8/12) – Full wedges were great, solid strikes hit their distances and stuck relatively close to where they landed. Any wedge shot that was not full however was difficult to control due to the amount of runout. This was not much of a problem for the lower lofted clubs that run out was normal for but for higher lofted clubs it proved to be an issue. Irons (10/12) – Iron shots were great, the ball flight was very tight. If trying to draw or fade the ball it proved to have a tight ball flight and didn’t spin off much. The only place where the iron shots were problematic was into wind, they had a tendency to balloon very badly which highly decreased the distance. Driver (11/12) - Driver shots were easily the best of any club in the bag. Distance off the driver was greater compared to other balls. It also had a tight ball flight which led to a greater percentage of fairways hit. Game Bag or Shag Bag? (14 out of 20 points) There are a couple of factors that go into whether or not the e12 is a gamer. For me it comes down to the specific course and the weather conditions. As for the course if there are soft greens it would be safe to play the e12 because it would cut down on the roll out on the greens. If it’s dry then it’ll be very difficult to leave this in the bag. When it comes to weather conditions it all depends on wind, if there is windier conditions this will not be the ball that’ll go in play. Conclusion I think the e12 is great for someone who has a high swing speed but is not someone who needs a lot of feel around the green. I feel it did what Bridgestone said it would do, had more distance and was straighter. I would purchase the ball but would most likely not use it in a competitive capacity. I think using this over the summer it would not be an option but during the fall and spring it would be a viable option. All of this I wrote before reading the MyGolfSpy Ball Review which now has me thinking I need to play one specific ball at all times, so this might not be the ball for my game. Final Score: 66 out of 100

Introduction Having “applied” time and again for product testing with My Golf Spy I was beyond excited when selected as a member of the Bridgestone E12 testing crew. A few years ago I can across a Bridgestone E6 on the course and started playing with it and played very well! I went out and bought a bunch and was gaming them for 2 years, then one day at a golf outing started playing a Titleist Velocity and just as before played better then expected so have been gaming them since. I became very passionate about golf in winter of 2015 which has led me down an incredible winding path from playing with my grandfather (our family golf patriarch), to going to Hawaii for PGA tour events, to volunteering at LPGA events, and to now being a collegiate golf coach. Golf is an incredible game that is never the same no matter how much you play and rewards you for hard work and perseverance. I have a handicap that has dropped progressively every year from 20-16-14-11, last year I had my first round in the 70s and feel I am constantly knocking on that door. Have spent my whole life in Maryland and have played a lot of different courses but have a rotation of 3 that I play often. The similar trait between each of these courses is length off of the tee is going to give you the best opportunity to score low. They have very few dog legs, wide open fairways and short rough, which allows you to get away with inaccurate tee shots. When it comes to golf balls, low spin rate and increased distance are major factors. My miss is a slice so any golf ball that can limit that side spin is going to help. I also have a high launch with my irons so a ton of spin is not necessary going into greens because my ball normally ends up not far from its land point. For my personal golfing data I use myRoundPro from Taylormade and I have the highest strokes gained with driving and gain +1.2 strokes per round with my driver. I struggle with approach shots, hitting only 37% of greens in regulation. First Impressions Bridgestone speaks highly of the e12 because of what they call the Active Acceleration Mantle design. The new design allows the interior of the ball to remain soft to reduce spin but the Mantle layer is hard to boost distance. They should fly farther and straighter than your average ball because of this design. First thought when I opened the box and saw the e12 I recognized they didn’t have the interesting dimple within a dimple like the e6 did. I am not sure why but I always loved that dimple within a dimple look. Below the e12 is on the left and e6 is on the right. In your hand the ridges of the e12 just feel much more prominent then that of the e6, which makes me wonder if there will be different spin characteristics. Second thing I noticed was the logo design of just the “B”. I definitely think this is any improvement on writing out Bridgestone Golf but I do not think it has the classic look of Callaway or Titleist. I do personally love the B3, I think this is a subtle cool way of giving their design a different feel then others. The final observation I made was the sight line on the side of the ball. Easily an epic improvement over the absurdly large marking of the e6 but I feel it does not have the cleanliness of others. The lettering is a bit to small and seems very pinched, for some this won’t be an issue for me I like lining up the line on my ball with my intended putt line and will see how I feel on the greens. Everything this ball is supposed to do sets up perfectly to enhance my game, to start off testing I am going to dive right in and play my first round with the ball and see what happens. After that I am going to do head to head testing with other balls from other manufacturers, is there any brand my fellow Spies would want to see it played against? Get yours today and follow along with us!! Bridgestone e12 Speed

Alright question for the group I've been doing the SS for 18 weeks and have started to play. The first time out I was wild with me drives (same as usual but going farther so more trouble) and adjusted something in my grip and now can keep it in play for the most part. However when trying the grip with SS it takes about 5-10 mph off, should I continue with my alternate grip on SS or stick to my old grip because the idea is to swing as hard as possible? Side not only use the different grip with the driver no other clubs. Sent from my SM-G950U using MyGolfSpy mobile app

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So finally was able to play for the first time since the beginning of December. All I can say is o wow, the course was wet so many of my drives ended up about 2 inches behind where they landed but i was having clubs into holes that I've never had before. I actually struggled with my approach game because i had some half swing wedges into greens. I cannot imagine what'll happen when the summer comes around. Thank you SuperSpeed Golf and thank you all for convincing me to purchase them! Sent from my SM-G950U using MyGolfSpy mobile app

Completely agree, I think that is one of the added benefits of the program is certain areas become more flexible. Only area I've seen a problem with is my wrists have become a lot tighter, I concentrate extra on them during the warmup to prevent injury. Sent from my SM-G950U using MyGolfSpy mobile app

Really like that I'll start using it I like when courses do the tee colors by handicap (forward 20+, middle 10-20, tips 10-). I wonder if they use a similar formula for figuring all that out. Sent from my SM-G950U using MyGolfSpy mobile app

Those Nikes that Rory was wearing today at the Arnold Palmer Invitational are gorgeous! Sent from my SM-G950U using MyGolfSpy mobile app

See I love the idea of different tee boxes for those who are newer to the game or dont drive the ball further. Often those people aren't the problem it's the guys who think they're good trying to play from the tips and barely hitting the drive past the forward tee. Often those guys are the ones who also take 5 min to putt from 3ft and range each shot. I think another issue is you have so many courses that have to try to make money they load the course with players and it leads to tons of waiting, I often don't have waiting issues at courses that have staggered tee times. Sent from my SM-G950U using MyGolfSpy mobile app

Check out golfbettertucson on Instagram he is always posting great stuff that works. Sent from my SM-G950U using MyGolfSpy mobile app

Email [email protected] they will send you the newer protocols. I suggest using them because once it changes to the 1st protocol the amount of swings the old protocol called for was silly lots. Sent from my SM-G950U using MyGolfSpy mobile app

I was obsessed with the M1 when they first came out and wanted one so bad, so bright minded me decided that r15 is also made by taylormade so I should go with that cause it's cheaper. Not a bad club but thinking back my decision making process was seriously flawed. Sent from my SM-G950U using MyGolfSpy mobile app

Cue the music, "bump bump bump another one bites the dust" Sent from my SM-G950U using MyGolfSpy mobile app

Hat - Nike or Oahu Golf Apparel Polos - Nike or Oahu Golf Apparel Pants - Adidas (Ultimate pants they are amazing) Shoes - Footjoy or Adidas Sent from my SM-G950U using MyGolfSpy mobile app

I have been playing since high school but didnt get actually serious until about 5 years ago. Handicap is currently 11. It's a game that no matter how many times you play it will never be the same. It can change from hole to hole and constantly presents challenges. I also love that its universal, the whole world plays and anywhere you go there will almost certainly be golf. I have been following the social media side of golf pretty closely for a few years now and was introduced via that. I have not met any Spies but I'm sure will see plenty this year. Frederick MD. Dont have a specific home course will play many different in the area. Best thing is there are plenty of courses and they all have different settings. Worst thing is this fickle lady called mother nature whose about to drop a couple inches of snow tomorrow and dropped rain on us for like 40% of 2018. I work at a college in athletics. Sent from my SM-G950U using MyGolfSpy mobile app

Looks like I have finally hit the initial plateau..only took 12 weeks but its sooooo worth it. Green is driver swing speed before SS training and blue is after. Sent from my SM-G950U using MyGolfSpy mobile app

Do yall she jumps on the radar during sessions? Recently I have been getting 10 mph differences on swings and I'm not sure if it's an error or I just really grooved it. Sent from my SM-G950U using MyGolfSpy mobile app

What ASD are you doing? I ask because our numbers for kneeling are similar but I have you by a bit on the regular swings. I feel like that would be the sequencing or ground force protocol. Also would be curious to see what everyone else is getting on their kneeling swings. Sent from my SM-G950U using MyGolfSpy mobile app

Could the superspeed folks hook us up with the ASD stuff I would love to see it? Sent from my SM-G950U using MyGolfSpy mobile app

Haha I'm just a bit envious of those who are able to go to the pga show. I absolutely wish I could. And pagolfer that does sound like quite the day and well worth the drive. Sent from my SM-G950U using MyGolfSpy mobile app

Would completely agree with that analogy but for myself I don't have access to the PGA show so I'll take my par 3 muni haha. Sent from my SM-G950U using MyGolfSpy mobile app

Honestly most of them but I would say mainly have been playing a clustered spires the past year. Have you played down here? Sent from my SM-G950U using MyGolfSpy mobile app

So had a first this week. I normally do an average for the week of my 3 days top speed swings. Well for the first time in 9 weeks my blue average was above my green average for lefty swings. Obviously not many are doing averages but has anyone had a heavier club end the week higher then a lighter club? I feel like ever since I started the kneeling swings I have had a tough time with lefty swings. Sent from my SM-G950U using MyGolfSpy mobile app

For you guys doing the training inside what kind of shoes are you using? I have tried a pair of Nikes and New Balances but the repeated motion is making the sole come off on both. Tried a pair of golf shoes on a rug and had the same problem as rev with not getting good traction, took about 3-5 mph off. Sent from my SM-G950U using MyGolfSpy mobile app

I'm with Bucky, its 11 degrees with a wind chill of -5. And I'm below the Mason-Dixon line so I'm considered southern haha. But great job rev, a 264 blast in cold windy and wet! Sent from my SM-G950U using MyGolfSpy mobile app