Eye-opening but also annoying as I'm rethinking my ball again now when I was settled before.
I like the Bridgestone RX, but that shows it dead last in spin numbers, so come summer I think I'll be better off switching as our greens are rapid and all slope off to one side. The Chrome Soft seems to be just as long but higher spinning, and the exact same compression so should be an easy switch.).
Wonder if anyone done anyball tests in UK conditions, preferably less than 20 degGreat share - well done to mygolfspy
I found it really interesting reading (well it distracted me from work anyway
The key factor is that the testing is necessarily done with a robot. In real life we all make inconsistent contact to varying degrees, and external factors such as wind, temperature, pressure, luck of the bounce have a far greater impact on the outcome.
In the testing conditions in the US desert, the Bridgestone Tour BXS flew 250 yards with the medium swing speed driver, but the BRXS only flew 243 yards. But maybe in typical British conditions - cool, damp, breezy - there is a massive drop off with the BXS whereas the BRXS is less affected. Maybe a BXS loses 20% distance with a slice and the BRXS only loses 10%. There are so many variables to add in. I don't know the answers, I just think you can't extrapolate the test results to your own game.
I like the fact they do it at different speeds though. Their slow speed (85) is pretty close to my speed so I can make judgements based on those numbers. It confuses me with the Bridgestone balls though. They advertise the RX (which I've been using) & RXS as being for slow swings (under 105 they say) - and the X & XS as being for over 105. But in the tests for slower swings the X & XS seem to do better. RX & RXS are only really on top for iron distance. So this is partly why my head is being turned to Chrome Soft now which seems to be more consistent across the numbers.Great share - well done to mygolfspy
I found it really interesting reading (well it distracted me from work anyway
The key factor is that the testing is necessarily done with a robot. In real life we all make inconsistent contact to varying degrees, and external factors such as wind, temperature, pressure, luck of the bounce have a far greater impact on the outcome.
In the testing conditions in the US desert, the Bridgestone Tour BXS flew 250 yards with the medium swing speed driver, but the BRXS only flew 243 yards. But maybe in typical British conditions - cool, damp, breezy - there is a massive drop off with the BXS whereas the BRXS is less affected. Maybe a BXS loses 20% distance with a slice and the BRXS only loses 10%. There are so many variables to add in. I don't know the answers, I just think you can't extrapolate the test results to your own game.
OK, how would you choose then? Those tests are incredibly comprehensive, yes from centre of the club strikes, but if you're a big slicer or hooker you should know to avoid high spin, and if you're studying this in depth enough then you'll have the sense to also factor in your own game.
From memory of reading it yesterday, I don't think Mizuno did very well in the My Golf Spy tests.
It's more a question of what you're looking for.
Well obviously, and this gives you a starting point to narrow down the choices, or are you suggesting everyone buys 50 sleeves of different balls? We literally narrow our search ourselves by looking for a tour ball, or a distance ball, or a soft ball, this further helps with that, and if you don't like the one you've chosen, try something else. I never buy Pro V's because they always seem short to me, and that no doubt is down to the indian not the arrow.
Agree with this really. As you say, buying a sleeve of ten different balls you want to try is a bit much I think. You just have to get lucky and hope you find one.
I did find two Chrome Softs recently and used them, found them pretty good, but now that I've seen the numbers from the testing I think they'll be a good fit for me as well. 
