The new Bridgestone Tour B X is the longest ball I have hit and has enough feel around the green. At the risk of sounding like a shill, I do think that the new Bridgestone Tour B golf balls are their best yet. Reply . I am glad Bridgestone simplified the choices. Jakie 4 months ago I can’t wait until you start testing the direct to consumer balls. Designed by WPZOOM. Used to play the B330S & loved it but felt their beer balls didnt cut it. Thank you for the generous contribution! For me to BX is 10 yds longer than the Prov1x with all the feel benefits of the Prov1. Based on the MyGolf Spy 2019 study and this new ball coming out and now after this weekend (trying out the BX ball), i will be trying the BX 1st and probably last. If it’s driver distance, a high spin, high speed player should be in the X. The Bridgestone Tour B XS Golf Ball retails for $44.99 a dozen (MSRP) and just like its B X sibling, it’s built and designed with the company’s proprietary Dual Dimple Design and SlipRes technology, for promoting better accuracy and improved control on every shot (including more birdies). Lexi Thompson scored a Top-1o in her first tournament with the new ball, and Tiger will be putting it in play at Torrey this weekend. It’s frankly baffling why they don’t pay more attention to this. From what I understand they are not available retail. I was a pro v1 player..swing speed about 95 at 80 percent swing.. high spin on my old r9 driver..I loose a few right if I go hard at the ball..tried the b tour ball..Didn’t matter how hard I swung ball never went right..shot a 78 out the gate. Short Game. it gives you more performance due to its softer urethane covers (compared to the X … I am a 57year old lady golfer with a slower swing speed. Basically, whatever I am given at outings, I can find in the fescue at my club or I can buy used relatively cheaply on eBay. I don’t put a lot of back spin on my approach shots and can’t zip them back. Blueprints are incredibly good. Both the Tour B RX and the Tour B XS feel similar – a very slight “click” and a touch of compression at impact. Bridgestone says its robot testing shows the same thing. I loved the deep dive into the world of golfballs, Bridgestone as a company and their new 2020 golf balls. All models performed around the greens like you would expect from a tour level golf ball. Shop Bridgestone Golf drivers including TourB XD-3, XD-5, XD-7 and JGR. November 16, 2020 at 8:39 pm Thank you so much for reviewing the Bridgestone RX and RXS. I think a lot of the messaging has gotten muddled. Currently happy with the Snell MTB-X at $28 so before I spring for a more expensive ball would really like to see some kind of direct comparison. Bridgestone says Power Ribs, combined with its Flex Action Speed Technology crown, allow the face to flex properly and create more ball speed. Distance is compression and aerodynamics, spin is all about interacting layers, and the soccer-ball look is paint. For the 6-iron, the speed club is 78, smash factor 1.42, launch angle 17, spin rate 5000 and carry/total distances about 150/165. I like the soft feel around the greens, but would like to gain more in distance off the tee and about 5 yards more carry in irons. Which ball should I go with.. What’s your priority? Looking at it tactically, the firmer Tour B X and XS set up head-to-head against Pro V1/1X, TP5/5X and Z-STAR/Z-STAR XV. PRICE: $140 SPECS: 50°/8°, 52°/8°, 54°/10°, 56°/14°, 58°/12° and 60°/6°, in black oxide or satin-chrome finish with True Temper DG Spinner shaft. It’s also a truth the new 2020 Bridgestone Tour B golf balls with REACTIV Urethane may be sending the way of the wound balata. I really appreciate it. How unique is the material? Bridgestone Tour B RX Review. But the new RXS gives them the distance but, at the same time, they’ll be able to stop it on the green.”. In the long game, there’s a significant difference between the X series balls and the RX balls. Learn how your comment data is processed. no spin on green. I think the Bridgestone guy is dead wrong, 105 should not be the first of two dichotomies to choose a ball. i have noticed the difference in the prov’s i hate the new ones.. the provx feels like its a srixon. It belongs on your short list. I have read your comments and other reviews of Bridgestone E6 Soft and Tour B RX. The softer RX/RXS match up against the Chrome Soft/Chrome Soft X. That way you don’t have to compromise or pay full price. If you want softer feel and more spin, you would want to look at the other models, and I would think you’d start at the XS. Gonna need to buy at least 1 dozen for that trip. “Then it’s a choice between more distance or more spin, just like the others.”. I’ve used Pro V1, Pro V1x, TP5, TP5 x, Volvik Vibe, as well as others. Two very good reads. mostly 97 because I want to control but I’m a low spin player and very low ball flight. I want a season’s supply of the Tour B RX. The new Bridgestone REACTIV Urethane Tour B X and XS balls will be available in Classic White (an Optic Yellow XS will be sold in Japan – demand will determine if it’s sold in North America), and the Tour B RX and RXS will be available in both white and yellow. Whether that’s “too much” with the driver, you’ll only be able to find out by testing. Find a driver for you. Currently I look for sales (got BX balls for $25/box) and I like Snells at $26-$28/dozen. that thing was pretty solid! Hit a TaylorMade M4 tour 5 metal 18* I just put together, Hit it pretty well, 224, 219 and 221. The Tour B X-HI as currently constituted is available only in a 20-degree model and comes stock with a Golf Pride MCC grip, the KBS Tour Hybrid Prototype shaft and an impressive array of no-upcharge options. Think Pro V1/Pro V1x, TP5/TP5X, Z-STAR/Z-STAR XV and you’ve got it. Interestingly, the attack angles (-3.2 deg v. -5.2 deg.) I just picked a set up with the KBS $-Taper Black Shafts, for which there was no upgrade charge. Bridgestone Tour B RX and RXS Grade: A Teachers’ Comments: This ball really flies, but still can be controlled around the greens. “Yes, there are four, but the reality is for each consumer there’s really only two.”, At that point, it’s a fitting story. I did find the RX models to have a bit more jump and a little less check spin. All four will retail for $44.99/dozen (the same as last year) and we don’t know if it’s an omen or not, but they’ll hit retail this Valentine’s Day, February 14. We did. Callaway sells a metric crap-ton of golf clubs, so golfers gobble up their balls. Posts take time to show up because we approve every one by hand. The question of lower spinning balls helping a slice or hook is an interesting one, and something I would like to test in the future. 3 Putter, same thing, no feel of Control. Wow. Bridgestone’s REACTIV cover serves as an “impact modifier”. The XS is Tiger’s ball and in testing vs. the 2018 XS he picked up — wait for it – 1.6 MPH in driver ball speed and 317 more RPMs on the short pitch. I also recently found an RXS that was in great shape and played it for quite a few holes before dunking it in a pond and think I prefer the RXS over the RX. Totally wrong, while I am 10 to 15 yards longer with the new ball which is not a bad thing I find that I have lost a lot of spin around the green and that of getting the ball close to the pin. Let me write this again so you can read it again: in testing – using robots and real golfers – from 20-cappers off the streets of Atlanta swinging 85 MPH to Tiger and Bryson and their 120+ swing speeds, virtually everyone experienced a 1.5 MPH increase in driver ball speed and roughly 350 RPM more spin on a 15-yard pitch. Read on to find out. So today we wanted to keep a couple of tour grade balls honest with an in-depth review. what you suggest? Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2019. However, this ball is engineered for maximum distance as well as hit and sit performance on these close shots. Tour B X-CBP. Does Bridgestone have a definition of “Low-Mid” Score vs. “Low” Score? So, the question for me comes down to the distance and accuracy. Bridgestone lost substantial market share to both Callaway and TaylorMade despite consistently producing high-performing, top-quality product. Very stable. At around 105 MPH swing speed, I averaged 3 MPH more ball speed with the X balls than the RX. I currently play the ProV1x and at times hit the TP5x, I like a lower spinning ball off the driver face – turns a slice into a fade I like some spin off the chip shots and like the softer feel / sound off the putter. XS is going to spin more throughout the bag. I 100% agree with David B’s opinion. One of the four TOUR B Series balls—the TOUR B X, XS, RX and RXS—will deliver the benefits you need. They might be competition for Srixon, hard to take market share away from Titleist, they make a great ball but, they also have a zombie cult. “That’s what’s been nuts,” says Mellow. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. Bridgestone Tour B X and Tout B XS (Bridgestone) The Tour B X and the Tour B XS are designed for golfers who have a driver swing that is 105 mph or faster. The Tour B RX is made for golfers looking to improve their distance and accuracy, and who regard the Tour B X to be too firm for their liking. Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Bridgestone Golf Tour B XS Golf Balls (One Dozen) at Amazon.com. I’m a scratch golfer but would love a bit more carry. These irons are not very well known in the states, and Im not even sure if they were ever released to NA. With past generations, I found the X and XS balls to be fairly similar in driver spin. When I read this article all I could think of are the videos of people playing with oobleck. The correlation is almost too obvious it made me think, “Why didn’t I think of that?” Mygolfspy has put a lot of attention towards how important it is to buy a ball that has input in their ball. “On the flip side, with an iron or wedge that’s moving more slowly, the compression time is actually longer. I gave switched to the new Tour B X, which is the recommended ball for the highest swing speeds. 2017 Bridgestone Tour B XD Driver Review. My Golf Spy’s 2019 ball testing caused you to state categorically that a harder ball goes further, for any and all swing speeds. Finally had a chance to hit the X-CB and the X -Blade of the new Tour B line. As I put the X in play I found it to be as long as the RX with more control and feel. Srixon/Dunlop and Bridgestone are kind of similar companies in that they are part of huge Japanese tire companies with a ton of research and resources.. He's worked in nearly every job in the golf industry from club fitting to instruction to writing and speaking. When they are softly touching the goo it is very soft and liquid like but when its impacted it turns to a solid. It could be a calibration issue or, most likely, it could just be my winter-rusty swing. In looking at the spin of the RX golf balls, I found the Tour B RX to be similar to the XS. So far I’ve been playing with the Tour B XS and love how it fits my game and fits the course I play. The 2020 Tour B XS has enough reflex to get into it off the tee and send it but provides enough resistance for those wedge shots where you want it to hop and stop. HOWEVER, he did suggest I use a ball with less spin, as I’m about 3000-3100 rpms. I think Bridgestone are at least as good as any without the hefty price tag of some ! Out With The Old. Can’t wait to try the RXS since I’m under the 105mph mark. The weights can be placed either in the heel or the front of the club to promote a more draw biased flight in the heel, or a lower spinning and more fade bias flight in the front. The biggest difference among golf balls is short game spin, so the most important question is, “How much do you want/need?” If you don’t rely on spin to stop your pitches and wedge shots, the E6 Soft is a fine ball. I don’t think any of the Tour B balls are going to be any better for driver spin than the e6. No, and we have not tested the 2019 TP5 yet. I received a 2 ball sleeve yesterday from Bridgestone off of a Twitter deal they had going, hit them today indoors with monitor. Pro – great distance ball as you mentioned in the article. As others have mentioned the key is to stock up when the older models are discounted to make way for the newer replacement. Forged Iron Sweetness. For the AVX, 144 carry, 162 total and 4,750 RPM. The new Bridgestone Tour B golf balls provide premium performance to a wide range of players. I’m late to the party on this one. Yeah, the wind was pretty bad on the simulator that day. Also, Bridgestone has revamped their in-person ball fitting, which may have an impact on the online engine. If you said Truvis, Triple Track or whatever the hell TaylorMade is doing, thanks for playing. I think this is a big step forward because there’s no longer a trade off to be made between the long game and short game. Sign up for our weekly newsletter and not only will you get the latest reviews, instruction, and more delivered directly to your inbox, you’ll also be entered into regular giveaways for golf clubs, PGA Tour passes, and more. The Tour B RXS would be the highest spinning of the group but probably not a good fit for your swing speed. “When the ball needs to be fast off the driver face, the compression time is quicker, initial velocity is higher and the ball moves faster,” says Mellow. TOUR B X – This is the golf ball that has been validated on TOUR by the likes of Bryson Dechambeau, Lexi Thompson, ... 4 thoughts on “ “First Impressions” Review – Bridgestone Golf TOUR B Golf Balls (2020) ” Robin Suntheimer. I will try out the AVX, Tour B RX and E6 Soft and report back. * MID-IRON (AP-1 6 iron with the SS stock shaft in regular flex): For the E6 Soft, 148 carry, 160 total and 4,350 RPM. I have bounced back and forth between the Prov1 and Prov1x and tried the TP5. And at $189.99 it’s a relative bargain in its category – not bad for a product Bridgestone admits is being test marketed. I average around 260 off the tee (carry and roll combined). I jump between 5-8 handicap and to be honest I find most your balls nowadays are of high quality with good distances and spin around greens . I have in the past been more of a higher spin driver player, but am in the process of changing my driver to a more upward angle with less spin. Total Rating 100%. I’m a 5 handicap. Enjoy what we have to say So far I am in LOVE with the RX, Great stuff. Listen to the Tour B XD-5 at Impact I got the lowest driver spin with the Tour B X. I was wondering what your thoughts were on the my golf spy ball test recently released? I went back to my notes on the 6 iron. If I am driving a Honda Civic and you are driving a Ferrari and we each get a boost of 20 horse power, my Honda does not become equal to your Ferrari. 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