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Maybe check out the FAQs for becoming a tester that the Forum leaders have put together. It might be helpful. https://forum.mygolfspy.com/faq/testing/

Oh! I meant to talk about that. Actually very well. There was more than one occasion that could have resulted in damage, but there was nothing I could see. Definitely no scrapes and only smudges that wiped off with a wet towel. Thanks for reminding me!

Thank you for the link! BTW, Flightscope has the Mevo priced at $349, down $150, and they give an additional 5% for registering on their site. Might be time!!!

I hope to! I just picked up a Mevo as an early birthday present for myself. It's the less expensive model, but it has all the stuff I personally want for practice and comparisons. Things like carry distance, spin, height, and more.

Update bump for @Michael.Sandoval33 and those interested.

Seriously, I couldn't agree more. MGS has been my go-to source for all things golf related for years.

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Happy to!!!

I want to thank My Golf Spy and their incredibly supportive forum staff, for this, my first, testing opportunity! I know it’s a substantially different test than most in that there are two phases being documented in this one thread with lots of participants: the Mindset sampling opportunity and the Shot Scope data/Mindset opportunity. I have been selected to be one of 29 for the Shot Scope/Mindset phase, and that means that my contributions will be far more ‘final Shot Scope data changes’ than you’re used to seeing with the typical testing process and protocols. Hopefully that in-depth testing opportunity will come for me. In the meantime, I just received my 2 doz Tour RXS balls so I have a lot of ground to cover quickly, mostly getting enough rounds in to complete the test. As there have already been many-many sampling reviews with excellent unboxing posts, ball condition reports and much more, I’ll try to not increase reading volume with redundant observations. But there are a couple of things that I’d like to share. I physically examined and like @buckpillar, salt-water balanced all of the balls. None of them had any surface irregularities and only two were anything less than perfectly balanced (see the circled areas below). Those two happened to come from the same sleeve, and really only rotated back to a general area and not the same spot as other out-of-balance balls have for me in the past. Toney Covey would be in a much better position to say whether that would result in any flight abnormalities, but I tend to doubt it. So those two will go into the rotation along with the others. It seems reasonable to me that considering the number of sampling opportunities Bridgestone is providing, they believe Mindset to be a tremendous concept and want to get it into the hands of as many players as possible. And since I don’t know of other Spys in my general area to share them with, I plan on sharing a few with some of my league partners to see if they find it helpful. I’ll let you know their feedback as well. I’ve got at least 36 holes planned this week, assuming rain doesn’t alter those plans. And while there has already been robust Mindset reporting and questions & answers, if anyone has a question or would like me to try something specific, please let me know. 5/7/2024 Update: Well, it's only been one round so there's no good Shot Scope data to point to. But so far, I'm pretty impressed overall with the Mindset RSX. First, the Mindset feature took a bit of getting used to even though I already have a pre-shot routine. It’s a matter of using the circles and arrow (why do I suddenly feel like eating turkey and listening to lengthy anti-war songs??? (too dated???)) instead of a line on the ball or the model name, and then trying to visualize my shot. I haven’t been consciously visualizing shot shape, probably more hoping for a certain shot shape, so that took effort to incorporate. And I’ll admit that it threw me out of my normal cadence a bit. I’m not exactly blaming that on my crappy play yesterday, but still!!! It’s certainly a worthy addition to my routine so I’ll try to keep at it. It was a mixed bag of opinions for the 3 league partners with whom I shared a sleeve. One didn't like it at all even though he should have embraced it more than any of us since he has little in the way of a pre-shot routine. One liked it quite a bit as he already has a pre-shot routine but felt the added thought process (positively) slowed him down and helped him focus a bit. The third liked it, but felt it was of little benefit over his usual process. Kinda sounds like porridge, doesn’t it! NO supporting data for any of this. But as nearly every Most Wanted test demonstrates, players often ‘dislike’ things in spite of the fact that data suggests it’ll help them. Perhaps those who embrace Mindset will be those who are more disciplined to begin with. What I am surprised at is the fact that I quite like the performance of the ball. The balls I usually play are much firmer (over 100 compression) and the Bridgestone ball selector tool fit me into the RXS which apparently is in the lower 80’s. So, I expected it to feel mushy and fly shorter. What was that I said about not liking something in spite of data to the contrary?? Of those drives that I actually managed to hit well, distance was at least as good or better than my gamers. In fact on one hole, a short but narrow par 4 with a distance penalty if hit middle-right of the fairway, I just swing smooth but full with little umph into it. But RSX went my Performance Average! On 3 approach shots, a 136 yard soft 9i, a 132 yard softer 9i and a 153 yard soft 7i, they all stopped within a few feet of the carry distance, easily matching my gamers. On the green, I was surprised how similar the RSX felt to my gamers and since putting kept me from have a totally disastrous round, I’ll have to say that Mindset helped me there as well. BTW, there was more than one occasion that could have resulted in damage to the cover, but there was nothing I could see. Definitely no scrapes and only smudges that wiped off with a wet towel. Not sure why these seemed so good when other have obviously had damage. Again, just one round and lots of subjectiveness. But I’m pleased so far. I just hope I don’t end up liking them too much; I have about 7 doz -ProV1-X and MaxFli Tour X balls to use up before I can go buying more! More to follow….

Whoo-hoo!!! My 2 doz have finally arrived! Although in full disclosure, the last week has been on me as I had to travel away from my home mail drop until today. But I have them now and I plan on salt-water balancing at least a doz and give them all a once-over. Hopefully weather doesn't golf-block me (admit it, you thought I was going to say something else, didn't you?? ) as rain is predominately featured in this week's forecast.

I, too, have bunions. I've never bothered to have them removed as they came back on the two people I know that did. I also have hammer toe, much worse on my left foot. I haven't been able to wear big-boy shoes (leather street shoes) for more than 10 years because the leather upper rubs a blister after about an hour. So finding comfortable shoes of any kind pretty much leaves me with larger sized soft shoes; until Sqairz. I finally got tired of my feet slopping around while golfing, so I took the leap of faith and bought a pair of Sqairz sized normally. They've been a game changer for me. Because of the squared toe, I have plenty of room while securing the remainder of my foot. They are the most comfortable and stable golf shoes I've owned in 20 years. I have no clue about the greater swing speed, but they certainly have made a difference. I've never been overly fashion conscious anyway, but the squared toe doesn't bother me.

It does seem as though the survey skews toward a certain brand as @russtopherb suggests. But if I'm correct, that brand isn't the one I gravitate toward because of the purported gains, it's because I have funky toes and they provide excellent room & comfort while being a highly stable shoe.

Ah, found it!!! Thanks

I thought we should be able to pick out the last 10 rounds before Mindset, then the most recent 10 rounds with Mindset. But I don't see how to do that with strokes gained, just other performance data. Seems like SG is by round, season and prior season only. Let us know if you come up with a solution. Perhaps just aggregating each round in a spreadsheet or something.

Geez, mine haven't even arrived yet and you're getting ready to post your final review!

Yes, actually I did. I assumed it was an anomaly. Last Tuesday I played at a mid-Michigan course that I play most of the summer with little or no trouble connecting. It took so long to get a signal that I thought something was wrong, so I did a reset of the X5; it didn't help. I didn't time it, but after the reset it took the amount of time for the group ahead of me to all hit their 2nd shot, for my group to all tee off, and me to get to my 2nd shot! In fairness, the course is in a heavily wooded area. But there are currently no leaves on the trees and it was a mostly sunny day. I'm playing there again tomorrow so we'll see how it fairs.

Oops, sorry. I was mistaken. In fact, considering how knowledgeable this group of golfers are, I'm surprised that no one caught me!! It looks like the entire Tour B series is brand new (which does comprise their entire "upper end " model, but still). And they don't appear to offer Mindset on any other line, at least not yet. I apologize for the bad info.

From my understanding, you are correct! There could be a new ball model in there somewhere that happened to drop recently, but it looks like they have the Mindset option available on most, if not all, of their upper end models. So, I agree that the MGS Ball Test reports would be a great place to start. Like you, I find it interesting that Bridgestone is giving away so many boxes of Mindset balls. You could be right that they aren't being accepted nearly as well as they expected and that they need to get them out there to try build a following.

I'm not sure you know, but nothing in the Shot Scope system (or any shot tracking system of which I'm aware) provides carry, spin and spin control (I'm assuming you mean spin consistency) values, so we won't have any way to provide those unless someone has a launch monitor they can deploy while playing. Carry numbers is the one thing I wish any of the shot tracking systems could provide as I believe they're more important than total.

@nupezb @PhilM75072 @Golf2Much Well of course the 2 doz are finally starting to arrive, I'm away from home for about a week. Sheesh!!

If I understand the official Shot Scope test, it's all about the Mindset feature, not just the usual ball performance. It's obviously difficult to separate the two. But if you've chosen a Bridgestone model by using the Find My Ball app or at least a model that somewhat compares to your current gamer, the non-Mindset stuff should be minimized. Hopefully that can isolate whether Mindset helps you aim and execute a shot better than those without Mindset. IMHO, Mindset will better help those who don't have a solid pre-shot routine than those who do. Is it a helpful feature or simply interesting graphics? But again, that's what I think they're trying to determine.

The balls haven't arrived just yet for those of us in the Shot Scope testing group. Hopefully soon.

Terrific pre-Mindset comparison & review! I, too, am interested to see how the ball compares to my gamer(s), but the Mindset/Shot Scope test is more specifically about whether it can result in more shots in play with hard data to prove it. I'm concerned that my before & after "data" will be unfairly skewed as I have worked hard on my sequencing over the winter, and I got a new, more forgiving driver, both of which have already pretty substantially improved my shot data. I only have a few rounds under my belt this season so I'm still in the honeymoon phase of my changes; old habits have a "habit" of cropping up at the most inopportune times! Maybe I'll have enough 2024 rounds in before the Bridgestone's arrive to establish a new baseline. I'm anxious to see whether Mindset makes a difference, I just need to figure out how to establish that.

This should be interesting. Can't wait for some results. Congratulations all!

Another good group, congratulations all!!