Mizuno golf balls??

[tsmith9109]

What is some of the feedback from everyone that has tried out mizuno's golf balls? What would you compare them too?

[third-times-a-charm]

Poor performance and durability. I cant compare them to anything. Maybe Pinnacle?

[Zen_Golfer]

I used both the RB Tour and Tour X last year and they were good. IMO, they compete head to head with any ball on the market, Pro V1 included. I havent tried this year's models yet but I am looking to try the RB566 and 566V this year because they are more in the price range that Im looking for.

I loved the spin of the RB Tour but Im not looking to spend $50 on a dozen golf balls. The 566s are more in my price range, $20-$30 a dozen.

They are all made in Taiwan and I believe they are made by Foremost (although I dont know that for a fact) but theyre good balls.

[arbeck]

The RB Tour and RB Tour X play like most of the other premium tour balls except they tend to be a little higher spin. The first batch had some durability issues that have supposedly been fixed, but I haven't re-bought them to find out.

[richardbegun]

I played the RB Tour and Tour X last year. I was quite disappointed in the consistency from literally ball to ball in a box of 3. Each ball felt like it performed differently.

I would rather go with TaylorMade TP5

[lefty1978]

Tried 2 of the premium Muzuno balls last year, I forget which 2. Didn't like either and gave rest away to my father in law, he plays whatever. Didn't really see any durability issues like others, just didn't like the feel at all. I'm a Mizuno homer so I was hoping to like them.

[Tanner25]

Anyone try the 2 or 3 piece surlyn balls?

[Song Dog]

I have played the 3pc. Really good ball. I'm anxious to try the 2pc. Out of the Mizuno line my favorite ball so far, is the RB Tour.

[Zen_Golfer]

Im planning on trying out the R66 and R66V when I run out of the balls that I currently have. I just bought 3 dozen Maxfli Softfli though, so it may be a while. LOL

[Tanner25]

Song Dog, Is the 3 pc Mizuno like a gamersoft?

[Song Dog]

I say no, higher compression in feel. The RB Tour felt was soft with alot of spin for me. I have not got my hands on the new 2 pc ball yet and it would probably be softer feeling than the 3pc 556. Hopefully I will know more soon?

[North Texas]

Normal ball is Pro V1x. Played the RB 566 V today. Distance with irons was pretty close to the same and spin was a little less. But noticeably shorter off the driver both downwind and into the wind. Was hitting it 20+ yards shorter.

[Chief Illiniwek]

I bought some RB Tours last fall. Was really excited as I love Mizuno. Currently playa Mizuno driver and MP 100’s. The durability was terrible. I was lucky to get through 5 holes without beating up a cover badly enough to take the all out of play. Was very disappointed. I didn’t think Mizuno ever put out a poor product til I played those balls.

[LukeDonaldsTiger]

I saw a TXG interview with Chris Voshall of Mizuno the other day. Apart from it being super interesting, he said they had durability issues with the first couple batches and it gave them a very bad rep. They have since fixed it and believe it’s a very good ball. I will check out the Tour RB X and compare to the Snell MTB-X, which are fantastic.

 

Here’s the interview, it’s really great:

[Golf64]

Looking forward to trying the 'new' ball!!

[Chief Illiniwek]

My problem with that is I bought my Mizuno balls in I believe late summer or early fall. They had the extreme durability issues so I got on WRX and looked them up and sure enough others were having trouble, and some posts were from months before if I’m remembering right. PLENTY of time to get those junk balls off the shelves and get a quality product out there. I wouldn’t have cared if they were $20-$30 but I played full premium price. Felt screwed. Didn’t expect that when I’ve always been so impressed with all their other products.

[th6252]

So I picked up a few dz RB Tour balls when golfballs.com was running a special on logo overruns. Only bought them on a whim to possibly use if I ever ended up getting a mat and net for home use. Ended up getting an insane deal as what I received were new in box and not a logo to be seen anywhere(final price per SS ended up being roughly $8/dz).

These never even crossed my radar as I’d seen mostly negative reviews on them regarding poor durability and shirt off the driver, and other balls like srixon can be had regularly on the cheap. Got them out for a round today and wow, I was really surprised. For me, they were as long or longer off driver and 3w off the tee both into the wind and downwind than my normal Z-Stars and B330S(2016). I wanted to test out the durability so I did managed to hit a tree trunk pretty square and hit a nice butter cut onto a cart path(intentionally not intentional). I expected to see nice big scratches and gouges after each hit and it only ended up having a few small abrasions no different than what I would see on the Z star or B330S. Greenside spin and full shot spin were up to par with the Srixon.

Feel was a tad on the firm side for a “non X” ball, but still adequately soft. To me, it felt right in between the ZStar and XV.

I’m now disappointed I didn’t stock up on more during the promo.

[th6252]

So into my second sleeve I experienced the durability issue on the second ball of the sleeve. Pulled out a fresh ball, hit a nice drive, then a partial wedge from about 75y. Bit nicely, and saw the dreaded smileys. The played the rest of the round(about 10 holes) with no durability issues on multiple wedge shots. Now I’m curious to see how the rest of the play out...have 3dz plus 2 sleeves left.

[Zen_Golfer]

I got the chance to play some of the 566Vs last week and they were interesting. I found them to be fairly long and fairly soft but quite clicky off the putter. Theyre OK but nothing special to me.

[pallmall]

RB566V is a 3 piece ball with a Surlyn cover. Now fewer brands have such a spec. Maybe the target is Bridgestone's e12.