golfinnut Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 This is an awesome test! Love blind testing. Not knowing which ball is what & playing them all side by side in different situations to see how they act. Priceless! This will be a fun test & I look forward to hearing your thoughts. Congrats guys! mr.hicksta, sirchunksalot and Shankster 3 Quote WITB: Do I like Titleist or what? Driver: TSR3 9* UST Mamiya Proto LIN-Q Blue Fairways: TSi2 UST Mamiya LIN-Q Blue 13.5* Driving Iron: U500 17* Blue Ventus HB Velocore Irons: T350 4 & 5, T200 6 - PW UST Mamiya Recoil Dart F4 105g Wedges: SM9 48*, SM9 52*, SM8 56* Modus Tour Wedge Putter: Newport 2 w/ Garsen Ultimate grip Ball: *ProV1 Left Dot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ole gray Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Congrats to our testers! ️Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Shankster, sirchunksalot and mr.hicksta 3 Quote Ping G430 Max Driver 10.5 Degree Titleist TSR1 4, 5, & 6 Hybrids Titleist T350 Irons 7 - W48 Cleveland CBX ZipCore 52 56 & 60 Degree Wedges LAB Mezz Max Broomstick Putter / TPT Shaft (Platinum @ 45/78) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fixyurdivot Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Fine cross-section of talent for the test! Looking forward to the results. sirchunksalot, Shankster and mr.hicksta 3 Quote G410 Plus, 9 Degree Driver G400 SFT, 16 Degree 3w G400 SFT, 19 Degree 5w ZX5 Irons 4-AW Glide 2.0 56 Degree SW (removed from double secret probation ) ER5v Putter (Evnroll ER5v Official Review) AI-One Milled Seven T CH (Currently Under Product Test) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickp Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 The latest issue of Golf Digest includes an extended article detailing Tiger Woods's ball testing procedure with Bridgestone: Why mention that here? Because Tiger's testing was done without knowledge of the intended characteristics of the balls Bridgestone put in front of him: And that's exactly what twelve(!) MyGolfSpy Forum Members get to do now! Bridgestone will be shipping out a couple of sleeves of balls these members. What are they? What are they supposed to help with? We don't know! And that's the key: this is a blind, unbiased review, without coming in with expectations of performance based on the OEM's claims. I'm excited to read our members' thoughts on these new Bridgestone balls. Who will be playing the role of Tiger for our community? [mention=87965]dalejbrass[/mention] [mention=86024]daviddvm[/mention] [mention=83763]DrMJG[/mention] [mention=82058]FiveGs[/mention] [mention=65394]gbtrsc[/mention] [mention=71158]GSwag[/mention] [mention=89716]jddaigneault[/mention] [mention=67511]mr.hicksta[/mention] [mention=69396]Shankster[/mention] [mention=84783]Smellis745[/mention] [mention=85329]Trial&Error[/mention] [mention=72400]yungkory[/mention] Congrats to these members, and the rest of us can read up on their testing when we're not shoveling snow!Congratulations guys, hitem well!Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy mr.hicksta, Shankster and Mr. 82 3 Quote Rick Left Hand, Driver; PXG 0311XF Cypher 50 gr Senior 5 wood; Ping 425, Senior Shaft 55 gr 7 wood; Ping 425, Senior Shaft 55 gr 5 hybrid; Cally Steelhead, Hazardous R2 Irons; Mizuno JPX 923HM 7-GW Recoil 460 F2 Wedges; Titleist S9 54*, Mizuno SW 56* Putter; Waaay too many to list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jddaigneault Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Thanks for the awesome opportunity! This one is going to be a lot of fun. Having no preconceived notion about the ball should be an interesting wrinkle in getting it out in the course to see what it can do. I’m geeking out about this one! Shankster, sirchunksalot, mr.hicksta and 1 other 4 Quote Taylormade M5 Driver Cobra F9 3 Wood Srixon ZX5 4-6 Iron Srixon ZX7 7-PW Taylormade MG2 Wedges 50/55/60 Taylormade Spider X Putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregB135 Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Congrats testers!! That looks like a really good group! After participating in the e12 test early in the year, I'm really interested to see the results and what everyone thinks. It will be fun to find out what was what when the next BigB ball is released. sirchunksalot, yungkory, mr.hicksta and 2 others 5 Quote Driver: 311XF Gen5, Tensei CK Pro Orange, S flex Fariway: 311XF Gen6 3-Wood, Tensei Blue 55g R flex Hybrid: 211, 3H Project X Evenflow H, 80g, 5.5 TSR2 4H, Tensei Blue R (Forum Tester) Irons: T200 2023, Tensei Blue R (Forum Tester), 5-GW Wedges: CBX2 Zipcore 52*, 56* Project X Catalyst Spinner Graphite Shaft Putter: ER2 Murdered Out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalejbrass Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 I’m excited to be part of my first MGS test! I’ll do my best! mr.hicksta, JohnSmalls and Shankster 3 Quote TSR2 - Ventus Red, 6X TSR2 3W - Ventus Red, 7X TSR2 5W - Ventus Red TR, 8X JPX 223 Tour PW-7i/JPX 223 Forged 6i-4i - Nippon Modus 130X MG3 - 50, 54, 58* - Nippon Modus 130X Scotty Cameron Circle T Futura X5 Titleist Prov1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shankster Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 I’m excited to be part of my first MGS test! I’ll do my best! Glad to have you in the test! Can’t wait to read your review! Let us know if you have questions along the way. JohnSmalls and dalejbrass 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yungkory Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Not bad for a mishit THEZIPR23, JohnSmalls, MaxEntropy and 1 other 4 Quote Driver: Rogue ST Max LS Tensei AV Blue S 3w/5w: TSi2 Tensei AV Raw Blue S 4h: CLK 22* Hybrid Tensei CK Pro Blue 80HY S Irons 5-PW: 223 Steelfiber PR 95 S Wedges: RTX Zipcore Tour Rack 50, 54, 58 Steelfiber PR 105 Putter: LAB Link.1 Ball: Z-Star Diamond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnSmalls Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 21 minutes ago, yungkory said: Not bad for a mishit Catch that one a little fade-y? On 12/8/2019 at 8:07 AM, dalejbrass said: I’m excited to be part of my first MGS test! I’ll do my best! Congrats on the first test! Have fun! Shankster 1 Quote Gameday Vessel Sunday 2.0/ Ogio Silencer Dynapwr Carbon | Hzrdus Smoke Black Mavrik 3w | Evenflow Riptide FG Tour F5 Hybrid(20,23) | MCA Fubuki Staff Model CB 5-PW | DG 120 Vokey SM7 (50, 54, 58) | DG 120 Studio Stock 15 -ProV1x (left dash) Romans 10:9 Classic Bag Jones Collegiate Clemson Stand Bag Eye 2 Laminate 1973 Staff Dynapower 4-PW Anser DUO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yungkory Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Just now, JohnSmalls said: Catch that one a little fade-y? Congrats on the first test! Have fun! Yeah, caught it in the heel mr.hicksta, fixyurdivot and JohnSmalls 1 2 Quote Driver: Rogue ST Max LS Tensei AV Blue S 3w/5w: TSi2 Tensei AV Raw Blue S 4h: CLK 22* Hybrid Tensei CK Pro Blue 80HY S Irons 5-PW: 223 Steelfiber PR 95 S Wedges: RTX Zipcore Tour Rack 50, 54, 58 Steelfiber PR 105 Putter: LAB Link.1 Ball: Z-Star Diamond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shankster Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 This is going to be an interesting one. I am curious what my clubhead data will be with the Mini Driver with a 43.5” shaft. I am guessing in the 100mph range...?I will be getting my data in sometime this weekend. Boats in Cape May, and at the home place are broken. Been driving back and fourth. JohnSmalls 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jddaigneault Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Not my best, but I was in a rush. Don’t hate! Terrible launch angle. Little high on the face and a little towards the toe. Interested to see how Bridgestone factors this in to the ball we are testing. Not far off from the trackman numbers I have from a recent fitting, pretty impressive from a video submission. If you haven’t used this tool on the Bridgestone website, I highly recommend it! yungkory, Shankster, DrMJG and 3 others 6 Quote Taylormade M5 Driver Cobra F9 3 Wood Srixon ZX5 4-6 Iron Srixon ZX7 7-PW Taylormade MG2 Wedges 50/55/60 Taylormade Spider X Putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wedgie Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Not my best, but I was in a rush. Don’t hate! Terrible launch angle. Little high on the face and a little towards the toe. Interested to see how Bridgestone factors this in to the ball we are testing. Not far off from the trackman numbers I have from a recent fitting, pretty impressive from a video submission. If you haven’t used this tool on the Bridgestone website, I highly recommend it!I’d take that drive all day long. My best drive this year was 284 downhill and downwind onto hardpan. Sent from my iPad using MyGolfSpy jddaigneault, DrMJG, yungkory and 2 others 4 1 Quote Wedgie Driver - XXIO X Driver 9.5 - Launcher Turbo 2 hybrid - F9 One Length 3-L - ER 1.2 Top Flite Gamer Play Right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revkev Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Congrats guys - looking forward to reading these reviews. JohnSmalls, yungkory and mr.hicksta 3 Quote Taylor Made Stealth 2 10.5 Diamana S plus 60 Aldila R flex - 42.25 inches SMT 4 wood bassara R flex, four wood head, 3 wood shaft Ping G410 7, 9 wood Alta 65 R flex Srixon ZX5 MK II 5-GW - UST recoil Dart 65 R flex India 52,56 (60 pending) UST recoil 75's R flex Evon roll ER 5 32 inches It's our offseason so auditioning candidates - looking for that right mix of low spin long, more spin around the greens - TBD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.hicksta Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Let the games begin! This wasn’t my longest of the day, but it was smashed! Here’s the clip of my swing! JohnSmalls, fixyurdivot and yungkory 3 Quote LTDx Black 10.5º | UST LIN-Q M40X TSPX Blue 6F4 LTDx 3W 15º | UST LIN-Q M40X TSPX Blue 7F4 G425 3H 19º | UST Recoil Proto Hybrid 85F4 Z785 4-PW | UST Recoil 125 Proto F4 RTX ZipCore Tour Rack 50º Mid, 54º Mid, 60º Mid | UST Recoil Wedge Proto F4 ER5BV | BGT Stability Tour Tour B X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trial&Error Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 I'm not overall pleased with the swing I sent in to them but I am very blown away with the fact you simply send in a swing video and they send back data that definitely are well within the "ballpark" of what I know to be my standard norm. I used my Mevo for 7 drives to know when I was more or less warmed up before the video swing and the data sent back from Bridgestone was basically within 3%+/- error of the averages I had just collected. From a simple 1 swing video....................I vote that to be impressive. I'm more curious as to how/why they recommended Tour B XS to our tester who had 113mph chs and fairly high spin? Isn't that the "spinnier" ball? I thought that curious yungkory, JohnSmalls, fixyurdivot and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jddaigneault Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 I also found that curious. My only thought was that I picked feel as the most important characteristic of the ball. I then went in and messed around with the “non-video” ball selection, and the BXS would always be the choice when I moved the spin above 3000 rpms. Who knows! JohnSmalls, yungkory and DrMJG 3 Quote Taylormade M5 Driver Cobra F9 3 Wood Srixon ZX5 4-6 Iron Srixon ZX7 7-PW Taylormade MG2 Wedges 50/55/60 Taylormade Spider X Putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trial&Error Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 1 hour ago, jddaigneault said: I also found that curious. My only thought was that I picked feel as the most important characteristic of the ball. I then went in and messed around with the “non-video” ball selection, and the BXS would always be the choice when I moved the spin above 3000 rpms. Who knows! I bet you are correct and nailed that on the "feel." I believe when I entered my data on preference, if memory serves me, think I choose "accuracy." JohnSmalls and jddaigneault 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daviddvm Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 This was a very typical average swing for me and fits with my known Arccos driving average yardages. Very cool from one video swing! sirchunksalot, mr.hicksta, Shankster and 3 others 6 Quote SpeedZone Pars and Stripes 9.5* Driver 14gm weight in back, VENTUS Blue 6-R set to +1* draw. 14.5* Fairway, 18.5* Fairway, 22.5* Fairway. All with Tensei CK Blue R set to +1* draw. 816H1 27* Hybrid w/ Diamana Blue Board 70 HY Stiff Shaft SpeedZoneONE 5 + 6 KBS Tour 80 R SpeedZoneONE 7, 8, 9 KBS Tour 90 R SpeedZoneONE P, G, S KBS Wedge King Black ONE 60* VO8* True Temper Dynamic Gold Black Lamkin Crossline Cord Connect Black Mid-size plus 2 wraps Special Select Newport 2 34" Matador grip -ProV1x Align XL All in a Masters Staff Bag or SpeedZone stand bag #COBRACONNECT CHALLENGE 4 The ONLY One Length Contestant! Tested Prototype Balls Tour B RXS Tested:Black Cat irons 5 - PW UST Mamiya Recoil Graphite Regular +0.5" 1* upright BirdieBall Outdoor Putting Green Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yungkory Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 Since everyone else is doing it... sirchunksalot, fixyurdivot, mr.hicksta and 3 others 6 Quote Driver: Rogue ST Max LS Tensei AV Blue S 3w/5w: TSi2 Tensei AV Raw Blue S 4h: CLK 22* Hybrid Tensei CK Pro Blue 80HY S Irons 5-PW: 223 Steelfiber PR 95 S Wedges: RTX Zipcore Tour Rack 50, 54, 58 Steelfiber PR 105 Putter: LAB Link.1 Ball: Z-Star Diamond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR1PTIK Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 (edited) Can’t wait to see the results! I think I’ve finally settled on the Tour B XS after playing with it for a couple months. Very curious about this ball! Edited December 13, 2019 by TR1PTIK JohnSmalls, DrMJG, mr.hicksta and 2 others 5 Quote Driver: ST190 9.5* Fujikura Atmos Blue 5S Fairway Wood: ST190 15* Fujikura Atmos Blue 6S Hybrid: CLK 17* Fujikura Speeder EVO HB Irons: J40 CB (3-PW) Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 Wedges: Milled Grind 2 54* & 58* Dynamic Gold S200 Putter: Tri-Hot 5k Two 34" Bag: Players 5 Stand Bag Ball: Maxfli Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smellis745 Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 Rain is moving out tonight, if the range is open tomorrow I’ll get a video submission in to Bridgestone tomorrow. I messed around with a sleeve of the B X this year and if it weren’t for already having 4 dz Z Stars in my closet, 8 would’ve stocked up. To have the opportunity to test a new ball and provide feedback to Bridgestone is exciting. Thanks again for the opportunity! mr.hicksta, JohnSmalls and Shankster 3 Quote PXG 0811X Gen 4 7.5* - Graphite Design Tour AD-HD 7 TX TaylorMade M6 15* - PX HZRDUS Green 80 TX Titleist 913 Fd 18* - MCA KuroKage XMS 90 X /// OR /// Callaway XForged UT 20* - Aldila Rogue Black 105 TX Srixon Z745 4-P - PX LZ 7.0 Vokey SM7 49F / 53F / 58K - DG TI S400 Odyssey Black #3 34” Titleist AVX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edingc Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 All of these swing videos are awesome. Going to be a fun review to follow. mr.hicksta, sirchunksalot, DrMJG and 2 others 5 Quote Unofficial WHS Handicap: 7.5 / Anti-Cap: 13.0 (Last Updated Feb. 19, 2024) Driver: Callaway Paradym TD (10.5°, -1/N), 45.75", Fujikura Motore X F1 6X | Fitting Post 3 Wood: Cobra RadSpeed Big Tour (14.5°), 43", Fujikura Motore X F1 7X 20° Hybrid: PXG 0211 (2020 Model), 40.25", Mitsubishi Tensei AV RAW White 90X 4 Utility: Cobra KING Utility (2020 Model), 38.5", Aerotech SteelFiber i110cw Stiff 5-PW: Ben Hogan PTx Pro, 37" 7 Iron, Aerotech SteelFiber i125cw Stiff | Club Champion Fitting 50°, 54°, 58°: Edel SMS, V Grind, Nippon Modus 125 Wedge| Official Review Thread Putter: L.A.B. Golf DF 2.1, 36", 68°, Black with Custom Sightlines, BGT Stability Tour, L.A.B. Press II 3° | Unofficial Review Grips: Star Sidewinder, Undersized with Custom Tape Build-Up Ball: Snell MTB-X Optic Yellow Tracked By: Shot Scope H4 Bag: Personalized 2020 Sun Mountain Sync Riding On: Bag Boy Nitron | Official Review Thread WITB? | 2022 Reviewer Edel SMS Wedges | 2021 Reviewer Maxfli Tour and Tour X Balls | 2020 Participant #CobraConnect Challenge | 2019 Reviewer Callaway Epic Flash Driver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jddaigneault Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 I’m excited for this one! Videos, mystery balls, Christmas season...what’s not to love?! DrMJG, Shankster, mr.hicksta and 2 others 5 Quote Taylormade M5 Driver Cobra F9 3 Wood Srixon ZX5 4-6 Iron Srixon ZX7 7-PW Taylormade MG2 Wedges 50/55/60 Taylormade Spider X Putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shankster Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 Awaiting my results. Curious to see how I get around with the Mini Driver. Last time I was at the simulator I hit 107 with it. Probably nowhere near that, cold rain, tired. Can’t wait to see what is inside of that box when it shows up!Doing a little research last night with the MGS Ball Guide, I really enjoyed playing the Tour B XS, but the numbers from the test show it to be really close to the RX, except for iron distance being a touch more on the RX. I really like the feel of a mushy ball on my irons and wedges. Even if they put me in something else I think I am going to give the RX a go this year.A little less spin on irons and wedges would be welcomed. JohnSmalls, sirchunksalot, DrMJG and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smellis745 Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Same here, waiting on results now. Will be interested to hear how things are. Last time I was on a monitor was end of June. I averaged... 112.6 chs, 167.9 bs, 2330 rpm, and 10.6 launch. Quote PXG 0811X Gen 4 7.5* - Graphite Design Tour AD-HD 7 TX TaylorMade M6 15* - PX HZRDUS Green 80 TX Titleist 913 Fd 18* - MCA KuroKage XMS 90 X /// OR /// Callaway XForged UT 20* - Aldila Rogue Black 105 TX Srixon Z745 4-P - PX LZ 7.0 Vokey SM7 49F / 53F / 58K - DG TI S400 Odyssey Black #3 34” Titleist AVX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.hicksta Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 On 12/14/2019 at 4:07 AM, jddaigneault said: I’m excited for this one! Videos, mystery balls, Christmas season...what’s not to love?! Right? I'm particularly interested to learn more about the changes Bridgestone has made to the ball. If it's as good as some of the claims I've seen then my current gamer is going to have some serious competition! Shankster, jddaigneault and JohnSmalls 3 Quote LTDx Black 10.5º | UST LIN-Q M40X TSPX Blue 6F4 LTDx 3W 15º | UST LIN-Q M40X TSPX Blue 7F4 G425 3H 19º | UST Recoil Proto Hybrid 85F4 Z785 4-PW | UST Recoil 125 Proto F4 RTX ZipCore Tour Rack 50º Mid, 54º Mid, 60º Mid | UST Recoil Wedge Proto F4 ER5BV | BGT Stability Tour Tour B X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smellis745 Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 My results. Shot was a little low on the face, but it wasn't as low as 7 degree launch. I would've guessed it was in the 9-10 range. I don't believe the spin was as high as this claims, but the ss is spot on. This was a straight away par 4 that ranged that particular day 367 yards from the tee to flag. After the drive, I had 83 yards to go. There was very little roll out due to all the rain we had last week. JohnSmalls, mr.hicksta and Shankster 3 Quote PXG 0811X Gen 4 7.5* - Graphite Design Tour AD-HD 7 TX TaylorMade M6 15* - PX HZRDUS Green 80 TX Titleist 913 Fd 18* - MCA KuroKage XMS 90 X /// OR /// Callaway XForged UT 20* - Aldila Rogue Black 105 TX Srixon Z745 4-P - PX LZ 7.0 Vokey SM7 49F / 53F / 58K - DG TI S400 Odyssey Black #3 34” Titleist AVX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shankster Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Well looky there.. 107 on the nose... with basically a strong 3 wood. Looking forward to getting into this white box when it shows up. mr.hicksta, JohnSmalls, DrMJG and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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