Bridgestone 330s Balls

[PeterPumpkinEater]

I was in AG in Coventry yesterday and noticed that they had a sale on with 20% off all Bridgestone balls.

As I am a fan of the old model I decided to give the new model a go (£23.99 instead of £29.99) and as there was nobody on our course last night I had 6 holes and hitting two balls off the tee, the old 330s and the new one.

Drive No.1 - New 330s 14yrds further
Drive No.2 - New 330s 17yrds further
Drive No.3 - New 330s 21yrds further (281yrds in total)

So it seems that the new model is better than its predecessor.

Also got a nice black Cutter and Buck Lambswool sweater for £15 reduced from £49.99!

 

[USER1999]

I prefer the 330RX myself, and would love to find these cheap down my way. However, they always seem to be the same price as ProVs.

I see you are purely judging the new ball on length.

Surely there are many other factors than length to consider. Personally I choose a ball for it's performance around the greens, particularly off my putter, provided it isn't short offf the tee.

 

[brendy]

Ive been using the 330s's and have to say they are as good as the pro v1's and better when it comes to the cosmetics after a fw holes.

 

[PeterPumpkinEater]

I prefer the 330RX myself, and would love to find these cheap down my way. However, they always seem to be the same price as ProVs.

I see you are purely judging the new ball on length.

Surely there are many other factors than length to consider. Personally I choose a ball for it's performance around the greens, particularly off my putter, provided it isn't short offf the tee.

I was only judging by the length as that was the only measurement I had, as for the other characteristics I would say that the feel off the putter and wedge around the green was the same as the old ball and the flight was also very similar, just had a bit more penetration through the air, hence the extra distance. Personally I prefer the ProV1 100yrds in and the 330s everywhere else.

 

[thecraw]

Mr Pumpkin,

just looked at your kit and you are the Mizuno-man!

I have to be honest and say that the B330 does not get on with my Pings at all, they chew to hell.

Prefer Srixon and TM.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I am a TM man myself but have a quantitiy of Cally Ix, Nike One, Srixon Z star and 2009 Titleist pro V in my possession and so I'm reviewing my ball of choice.

I like the spin around the green I get with the Cally but it isn't that long for me. The Nike is a decent ball off the tee and stops well and feels solid off the putter. The new Titleist is definitely longer than the predecessor and stops and spins well but is a little softer off the putter. The TP black is great off the tee especially in the wind and flies a bit longer for me than the ed but the red spins better. Both cut up a tad more than I would like and the red is softer off the putter meaning I prefer the feel of the black. The Z star is a bit like the Cally and not that long and stops brilliantly with some good spin and contol. Firmer off the face than the cally but still a soft feeling

My conclusions: All these balls have enough in them form my game as a mid handicapper. From a preference perspctive it would be:

TP Black
Titleist Pro V
Nike One
TM Red
Srixon
Cally iX

 

[PeterPumpkinEater]

Mr Pumpkin,

just looked at your kit and you are the Mizuno-man!

I have to be honest and say that the B330 does not get on with my Pings at all, they chew to hell.

Prefer Srixon and TM.

Add to that Mizuno Imperalite waterproofs, bag towel and Mizuno Wave Rider 12 Running shoes and yes, I am Mizuno Man!

 

[chrisj96]

good buys especially the sweater the balls are good but only for the right price e.g £25ish.