DannyDips

I read he was sick and withdrew on Sunday. Awful way to end, cause I think even if you take his points up to Sunday, you'd advanced. I think the zero points with a WD is dumb to be honest but pretty sure this thread had discussed that topic at length already.

It just means were equally awesome! Good Luck!

Joel Dahmen -4

Tier 5: Scott Piercy Winning Score: -10

I had the same exact thought. The e12 speed wasn't offered in any color except white and all of us I think noticed durability issues. Of course the e12 speed was designed for faster swing speeds perhaps the harder impact with each clubhead and sometimes increased probability balls will be hit into trouble (trees/cart path) that sometimes accompanies faster swing speeds could contribute to the cause.

My Stage 2 is already up but I did have the opportunity to test the e12 in the local AboutGolf PGA simulator yesterday. First, a couple disclaimers I've used both this simulator and a TrackMan. I believe the TrackMan to be at least 5% more accurate with club speed/ball speed/spin. I was also told by the simulator owner that the balls wouldn't give that accurate spin rates because I wasn't using his balls. However, I did mark the balls in a way they should track the spin by drawing small lines across the entire ball(I assume AboutGolf uses high speed photos to compare images of the balls at points in the path and derives actual numbers) Shots 1-14 were just to loosen up so don't look into those at all. Shots 15-17: Attempted to hit 75 yard SW with e12 Speed Shots 18-20: Full Swing SW with e12 Speed Shots 21-23: Attempted to hit 75 yard SW with ProV1 Shots 24-26: Full Swing SW with ProV1 Shots 27-31: Full Swing 6 Iron with e12 Speed Shots 33-36: Full Swing 6 Iron with ProV1 Shots 37-41: Full Swing Driver with e12 Speed Shots 42-45: Full Swing Driver with ProV1. Summary of Data: When I look at the numbers and average them (over 3-5 shots) I see extremely similar spin rates, smash factors, and carry distances. There are a couple things that did stand out to me. 1. I didn't calculate the standard deviation of the shots mostly because I took such a small sample size but I did notice a trend of the smash factor/carry distances of the ProV1 were significantly closer together. However the e12 was more likely to have spikes in distance, especially with my irons (something I mentioned in "on the course" testing). I hit my 6 iron up to 209 with the e12 where the ProV1 seemed to stay shorter with my best shots and further with the ones not hit as well leading to a more accurate grouping. 2. My "on the course" testing biggest surprise was the spin I got from the e12 when I hit half wedge shots. Now as I stated above I'm not sure how accurate some of the spin rates are but it seems like the e12 at least can generate almost the same spin as the ProV1 on full or even 3/4 shots. 3. As you can see these numbers match what I said about my "on the course" testing with the driver. I didn't notice any jump in distance and maybe just a slight increase in accuracy. My calculations had the ProV at average of 205.2 side spin and 119 side spin for the e12. Final Thought: I still can't stomach chipping, pitching and putting with the e12 but at least I know that I can get the thing to spin when I'm hitting it from beyond 45 yards (if I could ever figure out my yardages with it...) I realize the sample size (3-5 shots) was small and the data might not be quite as accurate as it could be (TrackMan) but I definitely wanted to put out some numbers that could at least show a side by side comparison of the e12 to what I normally play. Thanks for reading!

Stage 2 Just finished stage 2. I still have one sleeve left and I still intend to try them on the local PGA simulator to get some actual numbers but I don't think that testing will change my review. Enjoy Spies! Sent from my Nexus 7 using MyGolfSpy mobile app

I just checked my match ups and roster... I'm going to need a miracle playing you guys this week.

After doing all the testing with the e12. I'm super pumped for MGS ball test coming out today. I think I know where I feel like the e12 fits in the massive test and I'm curious to know if I'm right. https://twitter.com/MyGolfSpy/status/1122493188680441858

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Has the field been released yet? Doesn't look like according to the PGA's website. https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/wells-fargo-championship/field.html

The shots on #5 and #8 both landed just short of the target and had a slight bit of roll with enough spin to stop after a few feet. Most of my typical iron shots spin and stop even when I've played with cheaper balls. I usually get plenty or even too much spin on my iron/wedge full shots. Now if I could get the balls to stop when I'm chipping/pitching... that would be magical..

For Sale Tommy Armour Impact No. 3 Mallet Putter 35.5” in length. With Headcover New SuperStroke 2.0 Grip $60 plus shipping. Club is in excellent condition. The black shaft did have some imperfections/bubbling but they don’t impact playability and are barely noticeable (I tried to show that with the very last photo) I bought it on eBay to try after reading the MGS Mallet Putter testing from 2018. It’s a solid club I just think my putting stroke is better with a mid-mallet and not a full mallet putter. I did put a brand new superstroke grip on it. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy

As I mentioned above. Everything I hit today with a full swing 16 degree hybrid to 56 degree wedge was consistently longer. I’ve had about the same distances on my clubs for several years so whatever they have done to the e12 makes everything I hit approximately 10 yards further. I was dealing with some wind today but it seemed like downwind I was accounting for up to 25 yards of extra carry distance. I haven’t noticed a lot, if any, additional distance with my Driver. I will say if they made the e12 with a cover I enjoyed chipping with it could be an interesting. Bridgestone obviously made some significant development with this ball. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy

Happy Good Thursday Spies. (My own invented holiday since my 4 day work week gets cut to 3 this week.) So I bit the bullet today(quite literally) and decided to put the e12 into play from swing 1 of my round this morning. To be honest it wasn’t pretty, now to be completely fair my home course is fairly difficult and we had winds 15-20 mph this morning. I made a few notes on my scorecard of unexpected shots. Hole 1- Hit 9I 10 yards over the green then chipped through the green (two things I rarely do) Hole 2- Hit SW 15 yards long over green. Hole 3- Hit 5 shots inside 125. Hole 5- Hit 9I pin high to 155. (Typical yardage 145) Hole 8- Hit 52 degree 134 pin high. (Typical yardage 115) Hole 11- Flew PW 150 over green. (Typical yardage 125) I found today that the ball seemed to fly 10+ yards further off almost all my iron shots. This made club selection increasingly difficult, especially in a 15 mph wind. I’ve always found chipping with the e12 difficult due to the amount of roll out on anything inside 40 yards. I’m starting to think this may be a very poor ball for my game and style of play. Also to keep up with the durability issues check out this gem... Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy

Was headed south today and got to play a little hidden gem in South Pittsburg, TN called Sweetens Cove. It’s a redesigned 9 hole track that’s getting a lot of attention lately. https://mobile.twitter.com/sweetenscove/status/1114240125595213824?s=12 Anyway. Played my first 9 with a Srixon Z star XV and second 9 with the e12. Shot 37/39 for a 76 and had a couple surprising things happened with the e12. Two of the holes I had 50-60 yards so I was hitting half wedge shots. I managed to spin one and stop it after about 10’ and the other about 15’. Those are typically the same roll outs I get on those shots with my usual balls and NEVER get with a Surlyn cover golf ball. After my testing with shorter shots and pitches I actually didn’t expect it to get that kinda spin. It was a very welcome surprise. To keep with the scuffing up theme. I will say that scuff was probably from a tree impact and user error. On the positive side I’ve still got a full dozen e12s! No victims yet... Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy

I took the Bridgestone e12 speeds to the course this past weekend. The first thing I did was hit the practice putting green. Spent about 30 minutes chipping to the same target, from the same spot and attempting to use the same exact swing for each shot. My initial thought is the e12 speed does not “bite” as much as balls I usually play. The shots seemed to roll out 5%-10% further than my typical gamer balls I was also chipping with. Of course all of them were Urethane cover balls. The next day I got out and played. Due to the tightness of the course I decided to save my testing until the last hole. I played the last hole, a par 5, with an e12 and B330, making a little contest of it since no one was behind me. I smashed the B330 with a slight fade and pulled the e12 into the bunker above. The distance was extremely similar, the e12 might be a touch longer since they were nearly side by side on opposite sides of the fairway and the B330 felt better hit. As you can see above the B330 had a little tree trouble and after missing the 90% of the tree that’s air, the ball ricochet to about 115 yards. I hit the e12 stellar from the fairway bunker with a hybrid to 55 yards and knocked both shots on the green. The putts were both downhill with lots of break so I was happy to tap both in for pars and a tie in the contest. It was a little difficult to compare how much spin each shot produced since the e12 was hit with a half swing but I was still decently pleased with its performance. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy

Bridgestone e12 Speed - Official MGS Forum Review by DannyDips Introduction Again, I can’t thank MSG enough for the fun opportunity to test a product and submit an official review in the forums. I've been playing with and testing the e12 speed for a little over a month now. I've played full rounds with it, I've spent hours on my indoor putting green with it and hours chipping and putting on the course with it. At this point I think I have a really good grasp of what the ball can do and what it doesn't do very well. Looks and Durability (6 of 15 points) The e12 speed scores all its points in this category based on looks. The packaging looks nice, the ball looks nice. The only knock on the looks I can even think of would be that I like a slightly larger alignment aid on the side but as you can see that can be easily fixed. Now on to durability… I don’t think I've ever played a ball or at least not in the last 10 years that scuffs up so easily on just the club. You can find a montage of pictures I think we all took of seemingly light damage shredding the cover. It was to the point I think it's almost more cost effective to pay more for an expensive ball. I know multiple times I had balls that after three or four holes I wouldn't feel comfortable putting them back into play if the scoring really mattered. It almost seems the cover is so thin its defective. Sound and Feel (5 of 15 points) I would best describe the sound of the e12 speed as “clicky”. The ball is extremely firm and hard off the clubface if you’re hitting a putt, chip, wedge, iron or driver. My first testing with it was done on a birdieball putting green and I can still remember rolling an e12 followed by one of my gamer balls and noticing how solid and “clicky” the impact was. The first time I chipped with them on a practice green I attempted to use a very repeatable stroke landing the ball at a tee punched into the green. I found they seemed to always fly further and roll out more than the balls I compared it to. The e12 was such a different ball than what I was used to playing that I had to club down and anticipate far more roll out around the greens. Hitting my driver I didn't notice a huge difference in feel than other balls. Of course, if you've read the MSG 2019 Golf Ball Buyer's Guide you know not to let soft feel override your judgment. On-course Performance (23 of 40 points) On the course the ball performed similar to how I assumed it would after chipping and putting with it. Starting with the good, this ball is long and I’m talking 5-10 yards further than what I’m used to. I’m also going through some swing changes that might attribute to some of that gain but I’d say a large portion of it was the ball. The ball seemed very solid off every clubface hit, I would even describe it as “hot”. The second big surprise I found was with wedge shots not hit full. In my opinion, you can really separate a premium ball from a cheap one by how much spin you can generate hitting 45-60 yard shots. One day testing, I hit shots from 50-55 yards that stopped within 10’ of the ball mark. I can’t do that with a cheap ball and usually get that result only with a premium ball. I will say there might also be a slight increase of accuracy off the tee. Now for the flip side, I did not enjoy chipping and putting with the e12. In fact the roll out I was getting on chip shots and pitches was so much more it limited what shots I could hit around the greens. I found myself trying to hit higher softer landing shots because I knew I wasn't getting much spin. Those shots would land hard and still roll out too far. Putts felt too firm and difficult to control distance. The ball seemed so firm I found gauging distances on iron shots difficult and I found no noticeable gain in distance with my driver. My golf game relies on length and a solid short game to shoot my lowest scores. The e12 puts even more pressure on my short game by its lack of spin and firmness on putts. It does give me a few yards of length on irons shots, which in turn lead to shots hit over greens and more added pressure to my short game. I don't play a lot of different balls and prefer to stay with one the whole season and the e12 sure isn't the one this year. Miscellaneous (3 of 10 points) Bridgestone is a top notch company and I've played great golf balls from them before. However, they took quite a while after getting our information to actually get the balls to us. I can understand a delay but it seemed to drag on a few weeks waiting on our balls to arrive. Otherwise getting and testing the balls was an easy process. Game Bag or Shag bag (10 of 20 points) The e12 speed is definitely a Shag bag ball for me. I could see using it to play a scramble and only hitting tee shots with it but it really wasn't that much longer off the tee. Even when I toss the ball into a Shag bag it wouldn't last long after a few practice holes it would be too scuffed up to use further. The e12 just isn't the ball for me and my game. Conclusion The e12 speed is a firm ball that would be perfect for someone who needs a little extra distance with irons and isn't concerned with spin around the greens. That's pretty much the exact opposite of myself so I won't be buying a dozen anytime soon. I was surprised by the amount of spin I got with half wedge shots it was similar to premium golf balls. Final Score: 47 of 100 point

Bridgestone e12 Speed MGS Review-DannyDips First, I’d like to thank MGS for the amazing opportunity to review a product. I’ve loved reading the many product reviews available on the forums and am excited to tackle producing one myself. The e12 Speed is a 3 piece Surlyn cover ball that Bridgestone claims will “spin more than a traditional Surlyn ball”. Along with claiming “The target player for e12 certainly appreciates soft feel, and there are certainly golf balls on the market that deliver soft feel, but we want to deliver soft feel with added performance benefit of distance, as well.” Link to Bridgestone e12 I’m a 35 year old professional engineer from Crossville, TN (the Golf Capital of Tennessee). I’ve been playing golf since I was 7 and like everyone on MGS, I love golf. As a former college baseball player, I've always been driven to work toward being my best, and golf is the perfect game to chase personal bests. No matter how well you play you always strive to play better and that is what makes golf great. Over the past several years I’ve been playing Titleist ProV1x and Callaway Chrome Soft for the most part (with some Bridgestone B330s and Srizon Z Star XVs sprinkled in at times). The main part of selecting a golf ball for me is how it responds and feels off the club face around the greens. I typically want a ball with lower spin off the tee and irons but soft feel and lots of spin with wedges and short shots around the green. I’m currently playing to a 6.2 handicap but I've been working with an excellent local golf instructor to help me bring that lower. I typically have a pretty high ball flight with my misses mostly being fades to the right or straight pulls left. My driver swing speed is around 115 mph and 100 mph with my 6 iron. I would say the strengths of my game are my distance (280+ yards off tee) and wedges (I've worked really hard from 100 yards in). Weakness would be accuracy and putting. G400 LST 8.5° (set to 8°) Mitsubishi Kuro Kage Silver Dual-Core TiNi X-Stiff Rocketballz Stage 2 16.5° hybrid, X stiff M1 19° hybrid, X stiff MP-15 4 iron thru PW, S300 MP-T4 51°, 56° & 60° Sigma G Kushin 34.5" putter My first thought when getting the box in the mail was how sweet a MGS logo would look on the side of these balls. Unfortunately, my hopes were dashed when I opened the box but I admit the packaging does look pretty sweet and an upgrade from the previous “e” models. The gray, black and white say “serious golf ball” to me. (These are the golf balls I’ll be using for comparison. Chromsoft, B330, Z Star XV and ProV1) (This will be my testing golf ball bag filled with my dozen e12’s, comparable balls, tees and markers. Shout out to my alma mater TTU Golden Eagles #wingsup ) My plan is to conduct putting and chipping tests immediately upon arrival comparing the e12 to the typical balls I play. I want to see how far they roll out with my wedges around the greens and how the ball feels off the putter face. Next, I’d like to take the e12s to the local PGA Tour aboutGolf simulator and check the numbers for ball flight with a driver, 6 iron and wedge and compare again with my typical balls. Last, I’ll take them on a field trip to my favorite local courses to see how well they behave. Since Bridgestone only sent a dozen I’m going to keep track of where and when I lose one. I’ll be posting updates as well as casualties to my dirty dozen here and also on Twitter (@DanielOwens35).

Keith Mitchell -12

Stallings no doubt...

When I originally posted in this thread a few weeks ago it reminded me it was time to regrip my irons for 2019. The whole process took less than an hour and they look great using the tape/solvent method I’ve used before. Also thought I’d try blowing on the grip to my new Ping Sigma G Kushin putter. It was a whole lot easier than I ever imagined. I’m still unsure about blowing on irons/woods. Afraid I might lose the club at impact. Lol but for putters it’s perfect. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy

Can someone explain why Davis Love III has a green check this week but wasn't in the field? I guess I should have doubled checked his status but its got to be a Fantrax bug right?

Definitely DIY. I'm with @SteddyGolf once you do it once you'll be embarrassed to pay someone. The steps are super easy and doesn't require a lot of different tools. I've bought most my stuff from eBay but you basically need a utility knife (hooked blade preferably), vice with rubber shaft holder and new grips/grip tape. I'll post some Amazon links just so you know what to look for. https://www.amazon.com/Wedge-Guys-Complete-Regripping-Clubs/dp/B00SRGJ53W/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=golf+grip+tape&qid=1551098217&s=gateway&sr=8-5 https://www.amazon.com/Jewel-Hooked-Cutting-Sheffield-England/dp/B00EKKBRZI/ref=sr_1_5?crid=34MVFUDBUZ403&keywords=hooked+blade+utility+knife&qid=1551098253&s=gateway&sprefix=hooked+blade+%2Caps%2C205&sr=8-5 Also, I've used Mineral Spirits the last few times instead of Grip Solvent. Its cheaper but has a stronger smell during installation. Hope this helps!

I joined a MGS forums a few months ago and never created a introduction thread so here's a great chance. How long have you been playing golf? What’s your handicap or normal score? I've been playing since I was 7, so 28 years. I'm currently a 7.0 handicap but I'm working hard to get it under 5.0 at least that's my goal for 2019. What do you love about golf? The competition with yourself and others. The parallels to golf and life, example good shots produce bad lies sometimes and its how you deal with them that shows your character and resolve. What brings you to MyGolfSpy? Do you already know any other Spies? The reviews are awesome and insanely informative. The Forum seems filled with great people as well. I don't think I know any in real life. Where are you from? What is your home course? Crossville, TN, The Golf Capital of TN is our motto. Bear Trace at Cumberland Mountian is where I play most of my rounds. What are the best and worst things about golf in your region? Best things would be some of the great local courses I have to play on. Worst is probably not having a ton of people to play with regularly but I'm always working to fix that. What do you do for a living? Professional Civil Engineer working for State Transportation Dept. How’d you pick your user name? Nickname from College. Played baseball and apparently my teammates were impressed by my ability to do dips...