Ball Quandary

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I started crushing this ball off the tee and had zero issues flying it into the green. If anything it was a few yards longer off my irons.

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seems like you’ve found your new ball

I went from using the Callaway ERC to these new Mizuno's I just picked up and noticed I was getting a noticable difference on distance and spin around the green..

Is it the ball?..Possibly

A bit of pep in my step over a new product.. also possible..

I've stopped trying to figure out this game and just kinda go with it and play the shots that unfold in front of me..

Bridgestone TOUR B X
The ball is on the firm side with 98 compression, on par with other premium “X” ball offerings. In MyGolfSpy ball testing, the TOUR B X achieved top 5 results in driver ball speeds and stayed middle of the road for spin, providing balanced performance.Mar 3, 2022

It’s a great ball. Been gaming the BX since they came out. Hit the B330s before then.

My swing speed is high. Prob in the low 120s.

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I learned to play golf at 15. Got to a 10 hdcp in about 2 years. Off the shelf Spaulding golf clubs with persimmon woods, and a sleeve of TopFlite's.
46 years later, I have been fitted for clubs, better tech, better balls, "smarter" ..... and ...... I'm a 9 hdcp. All that for 1 stroke!!!

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I kind of a late bloomer to the game.. While I've ben around it all my life b/c most of my family played I didn't really pick up the game until my late 20's.. First round I ever played was at Carter Plantation ...Shot an unkind 125.. Yet I kept coming back after that.. I basically used 2 sets of hand me down clubs for the first 10 years or so , then i bought myself a second hand set of PXGs.. Just a few weeks ago I finally got fitted for Iron's.. Goal is to get into the single digit handicap range... Will that happen? Hell I hope so.. If not I'll have a pretty set of new Irons to suck at this game with..

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Convinced that golf balls don't make that big a difference until you have a certain swing speed.

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I agree, I'm not good enough to have to have a certain ball.. I can tell you I don't like the feel I get from the cheap ones.. But I honestly don't hit them any different.. Hell this past weekend I played The Island and found and old Nike ball.. I decided what the hell I'll play it, It looked brand new so why not.. I put my Mizuno back in my pocket and continued on b/c I knew several water hazards were ahead of me.. Had I been playing a ProV or My current Mizuno... One of them would have found the water without a doubt... Nope, not the rock hard Nike though... Played the rest of the round until I attempted to kill it on 18 and it finally sailed off into a watery grave.. But that was more my fault that the ball.. My power fade reared it's ugly head..

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God I love this game.

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.. agreed

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Do you have, or someone you know, have a SAMs membership?
Vice Pro golf balls. 24 pack for $50. Can't beat that.

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For real?? I've never seen them in there.. assuming they can be ordered online.. b/c I do like the Vice Pro's.. I do play those as well.. My daughter found one on the course one day and played it the rest of her round and absolutely loved them.. so that's all she plays now..