Rank these balls in distance off driver

vitesse10 · May 1, 2009

Here is the background:

I swing about 105-108 , I am a 2 hc, I tend to balloon the ball. I am recently playing the TP Red ball, which is fine, but I have been hearing good things about the Bridgestone b330-s ball.

Like anyone else, I want to hit the ball as far as possible, which would be the longest off the driver?

TP Red

B330-s

Tour ix

Prov1x (2009)

sk373 · May 1, 2009

you won't see more than 5 yds difference among all of those balls. and 5 yds difference is less variation than the vast majority of golfers' swings.

Dizz · May 1, 2009

Funny thing is I was just on Bridgestones ball fitting monitor today...for me the iX was the longest of those you mentioned. Although I did not hit the TP Red. But they were close I think the iX was 6 yards longer than the Pro V1X for me and the 330-S was in between. I cannot believe the spin ratings I was getting with the Pro V1X...it was outrageous. My SS was between 115-119 on their machine. B330 was the longest in total distance and ball speed for me with the iX very, very close to it.

generalbolg · May 2, 2009

the ix is probably the lowest spinning ball out there. its a monster off the tee.

yahtzee · May 3, 2009

the ix is probably the lowest spinning ball out there. its a monster off the tee.

Really? That's great news....I have been playing the ProV1 recently but am being passed 20+yds by my buddies with their drives when I was normally passing them. Love the feel around the greens but I must generate way too much spin with the Prov1....Tour IX may be my next ball....how is it around the green?

generalbolg · May 3, 2009

it takes a little getting used to. i actually switched back to the i (fantastic ball) and now to the b330s. my drives were noticeably flatter and longer with the ix, but i could never stand the feel of the ball. kinda weird off the irons, and awful off the putter. didnt spin so great around the green, and never got a good feel for it.

id recommend trying the i as well. for me, that ball still had really low spin on the driver, comparable to the prov1x at least. plus it gets a lot better spin on the greens, and feel is better off the putter. if i didnt have a dozen b-stones sitting around, i would be playing the i.