Bridgestone MindSet Golf Ball Testing - (Sampling and Shot Scope Ops)

[GolfSpy_APH]

Please welcome and congratulate our testers for the following Shot Scope and Bridgestone collab test!

Looking forward to seeing everyones results!

@Johnsonk9 @C-Lau76 @barney19 @Freshbrockoli @deattle @Bubba1985 @Kbek @unccross @Steven Senft @Preeway @LinksgolfFever @Sixft9 @Everardo @NickyBobby @mdleedy2 @Golf2Much @PhilM75072 @Gopokes14 @Timberwolfmadcat @MIgregb @nupezb @tony@CIC @rarce_torres @fozcycle @WalkerH @acatalano32 @THE GOLF GUY @golfjunky79 @MajorCavalry

Happy testing all!

This Thread will hold the Bridgestone sampling members (all those who answered the video questions correctly last time around) as well as the Shot Scope test. You are all one big family now!

[BringerofRain]

I have always been a big fan of Bridgestone as my only Ace was a Bridgestone. Excited to hear if they are a gimmick or innovation. Have fun. 

[Northern Monkey]

Congratulations testers, interested to see what impact these have on your game

[rkj427]

Congrats. testers, looking forward to your comments and reviews on what these may add to your game.

Edited April 2 by rkj427

[acatalano32]

This is going to be a great opportunity! So excited to put the Bridgestone mindset ball to the test!

[Josh Parker]

Congrats everyone!

[nupezb]

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[Steven Senft]

Grateful to give these new Bridgestone balls a spin! Let’s see how the new mindset approach works on me 

[MIGregB]

This should be interesting. It's been a while since I've tried Bridgestone balls and anything to help my pre-shot routine should be helpful. Can't wait to try them out. Thank you for the opportunity!

[KJohns]

Thanks for the opportunity to play a different ball, I more than likely wouldn't have played. I currently play Titleist AVX's generally, sometimes I play the Pro V1. I started playing more competitive golf over the last two seasons and have really tried a few different golf balls. In my bag I swing Ping i500 irons, vokey wedges (50,54,58), and a Ping G series driver (although I just bought the Cobra LTDx LS 9* driver). Last season I started the year off by taking advantage of Vice's golf ball sale, buy 5 get 1 free and I decided to play their newer ball the Pro Zero. Overall it was ok, and I really didn't give it much thought until later on in the season when I was playing much better. One day I switched from the Pro Zeros to the AVX and every shot I took i was flying the ball a minimum of 10 yards further than with the pro zero and at first i was scratching my head like "what am I doing differently?" Then i finally put two and two together and realized "Ah this is why they get $55/dozen". Since then, I've steadily used AVX's and Pro V1's and was sure to hop on their preseason deal of buy 3 get 1 free. So in due time, I am looking forward to testing these balls out. 

 

As a side note, I am unfamiliar with the term VCT (for testing purposes) can someone explain to me? I do own a Garmin R10 Approach which I was going to use to analyze the differences between the AVX and the Bridgestone balls. But if someone would be kind enough to explain the parameters of VCT, that'd be great. Happy testing!

[MattF]

I'm really interested to hear everyone's thoughts on this ball because of the odd visuals on it.

[MIGregB]

4 minutes ago, Johnsonk9 said:

As a side note, I am unfamiliar with the term VCT (for testing purposes) can someone explain to me? I do own a Garmin R10 Approach which I was going to use to analyze the differences between the AVX and the Bridgestone balls. But if someone would be kind enough to explain the parameters of VCT, that'd be great. Happy testing!

I had to ask as well! It stands for Virtual Championship Tour. It's a way for MGS members to compete virtually by posting real and SIM scores. (Do a forum search for VCT and past entries will show.) The system is being updated/modified but, according to the OP, it should be available for posting by the time the balls arrive for testing. 

[BreakfastBall15]

Congrats everyone!

[Rob Person]

Congratulations everyone!  Have fun!!! Can't wait to hear your MINDSET on these balls performance!

[Golf2Much]

50 minutes ago, KJohns said:

As a side note, I am unfamiliar with the term VCT (for testing purposes) can someone explain to me? I do own a Garmin R10 Approach which I was going to use to analyze the differences between the AVX and the Bridgestone balls. But if someone would be kind enough to explain the parameters of VCT, that'd be great. Happy testing!

The VCT, or Virtual Championship Tour, is a MyGolfSpy series of weekly online tournaments culminating in a season long winner.  It's a fun competing with people from all over the world.  If you check out the MGS Virtual Tour threads you can see the results of the weekly tournaments, who was crowned the champion and the results for the season ending two golfer tournament that just concluded.

I'd give you more information, but the format is slightly changing.  The third season will start within weeks.  The new format is expected to be announced within the next week or so.  Check it out when it's announced and hopefully you'll find it fun to participate.

[Bubba1985]

Looking forward to seeing the difference in my Callaway supersoft vs this Bridgestone ball..will post results as asap!

[Willie T]

4 hours ago, GolfSpy_APH said:

Please welcome and congratulate our testers for the following Shot Scope and Bridgestone collab test!

Looking forward to seeing everyones results!

@Johnsonk9 @C-Lau76 @barney19 @Freshbrockoli @deattle @Bubba1985 @Kbek @unccross @Steven Senft @Preeway @LinksgolfFever @Sixft9 @Everardo @NickyBobby @mdleedy2 @Golf2Much @PhilM75072 @Gopokes14 @Timberwolfmadcat @MIgregb @nupezb @tony@CIC @rarce_torres @fozcycle @WalkerH @acatalano32 @THE GOLF GUY @golfjunky79 @MajorCavalry

Happy testing all!

Looks like a solid crew…and the comparative data you will generate, looking forward to seeing how it plays out…

[Mike10487]

Good luck guys! Congratulations. I'm most interested in the time it takes to get to the zen moment of impact. 

[Flanpro]

Congrats to the testers! I’m both a Bridgestone ball player and a Shot Scope user so I’m looking forward to the opinions and results from all of the testers!

[GolfSpy_KFT]

Congrats crew!

[CFreddie]

Congrats to this set of testers - been looking forward to seeing the reviews on this one!

[JohnSmalls]

Congrats everyone.  Enjoy the test!

Edited April 2 by JohnSmalls

[golfinnut]

Have fun with this one guys.  Looking forward to your results.  

[Golf2Much]

Thanks all for the opportunity to test out the Bridgestone Mindset ball and philosophy.  This should be interesting!

  

As an introduction, I'm (soon to be) 68 years old and live full time at the southern end of US1 in Key West, Florida.   That's me preparing for this year's St. Patrick's Day festivities and on the St. Andrews' Swilken Bridge just before the 2022 Open.  I was born, raised and had my professional career in Western New York.   I picked up golf as a senior in high school.  My buddy was on the golf team and wanted me to join so we could get out of classes early to practice.  I bought a used starter set off Wilson Sam Snead Blue Ridge golf club and bag for $10 and never looked back.

I've been on the MyGolfSpy forum for over three years.  During that time, I was fortunate enough to participate in two other tests, one of them being for the Shot Scope LX+ range finder with the H4 GPS shot tracking capability.   I found it to be a great addition to my game, has given me insight on what I do well (and not so well) and allowed me to participate in this test.

My game can best be characterized as the "old guy" game I used to hate when I was younger.  Though of series of accidents, surgeries, replace body parts and other health factors, my range of motion is limited and I've lost a great deal of distance.  My driver speed is in the low to mid 70's mph and driving distance now around 180 yards.  I hit a lot of fairways (typically 75% on a course with narrow fairways), but I'm always short.  A follow up fairway wood typically is also short and I rely on chipping and putting to score.   Even with all the physical limitations I have, I still get out three times a week, play 52 weeks a year at the Southernmost golf course in the US and post over 150 rounds a year. 

You can see my golf bag make up from my signature.  2023 was the year of golf ball experimentation for me.  Up until then, I played Srixon Q Star Tour golf balls.  But last year, I wanted to experiment with direct to customer (DTC) brands.  I started with the full range of OnCore balls (Avanti 55, Elixr and Vero X1) as they headquartered in back in Western New York.  Then I tried the new Snell MTB Prime ball because the Dean Snell graduated two years after me from UMass Lowell's Plastics Engineering program.  You gotta support a homie!  I liked both balls.  I read some great MGS reviews of the Maxfli Tour line of balls and jumped on two dozen when MGS ran a promotion late 2023.  I put them into play and loved the little extra distance I got from them and the soft reliable feel around the greens.  They are now my ball of choice.

Since putting the Maxfli Tour S into play in November, 2023, I've broke 80 three times.  Not bad for a 11.5 handicap index player.  

It will be interesting to see how Bridgestone's Mindset graphic and shot approach philosophy impacts my game.  My current pre-shot routine is somewhat similar.  I'm excited to see if adding the graphic and slightly tweaking my pre-shot routine will have on my Shot Scope results.

[William P]

Congratulations everyone! Looking forward to seeing your results!

[russtopherb]

Congrats all!

[Swood1994]

Congrats testers! I am looking forward to reading all of your thoughts and reviews!

[StrokerAce]

good luck all! keenly interested in the Bridgestone balls. I used to play them a few years ago and thought they were great. I think I still have one that says TIGER on it somewhere. Afraid to lose it !!

[Shrek74]

6 hours ago, GolfSpy_APH said:

Please welcome and congratulate our testers for the following Shot Scope and Bridgestone collab test!

Looking forward to seeing everyones results!

@Johnsonk9 @C-Lau76 @barney19 @Freshbrockoli @deattle @Bubba1985 @Kbek @unccross @Steven Senft @Preeway @LinksgolfFever @Sixft9 @Everardo @NickyBobby @mdleedy2 @Golf2Much @PhilM75072 @Gopokes14 @Timberwolfmadcat @MIgregb @nupezb @tony@CIC @rarce_torres @fozcycle @WalkerH @acatalano32 @THE GOLF GUY @golfjunky79 @MajorCavalry

Happy testing all!

Congrats testers! I look forward to hearing about how this new ball alignment and thought aid work for you.

[THE GOLF GUY]

I'm currently playing the Bridgestone BXS and curious about the new and improved version and what it brings to the table .