Today was probably the best golf day I have ever had! first round I shot 74 and hit the ball very well, good off the tee and very pure with my irons  I hit 86% of the fairways and 83% GIR. Round 2 was my lowest round ever! 70 …. yeah -2 I have only had 2 other rounds under par in my life. Today I was using a new ball and I decided to post a review of my thoughts about it on The Hackers Paradise forums. Below is what I posted .

A couple of days a go I found a pretty new Bridgestone Tour B330-RXS ball in the bush, I thought Sweet! I have been wanting to try these balls out.  So today I pulled it out on the first tee and put my marking on it and got set to go.  The Tee was running early this morning so we were out before I had a chance to hit  a few putts with it just to get used to the difference over the ProV1X or the Penta’s I have been playing lately.

Stood up on the tee and bashed it off the box and immediately I said whoa that felt great! The compression on the face impressive, it felt like it was absorbing all the inertia and then exploding off the face. Grabbed my 8i for the approach and putt a good move on the ball and it reacted off the face of the iron like I expected , it hit the green and released appropriately ( I didn’t hit it to have a tonne of spin ).

I proceeded around the course and was very happy with the results. I don’t think it was longer than the balls i normally play seemed about the same maybe 2% shorter , so very acceptable for the great feel off the face.  The spin level was pretty comparable to the Penta just a little less than the ProV1x and lots less than the ProV1.  But I felt it was just right the ball stopped a few feet from where it hit the green, sometimes spinning back with the wedges but not extreme or punishing. I definitely had to make some adjustments and at least 2 played for the less spin.

The cover of these balls are extremely durable I played 36 holes with it today and it looks like it maybe has been used for 9 … using ProV’s and Pentas as the comparison. I can say the paint is duller than I would like now but I think it could take another round … maybe 2 if he sticks around. I even hit a cart path on the first bounce and it looks like it barely hit anything that could of would give it road rash.

The only negative I can come up with is due to the lower spin rate the shorter wedge shots were harder to stop. I can only imagine that the same result would be the case with chips and pitches. I can only assume because I only had I chip that was about 40 yards and one bunker shot both were not hit the way I was looking for so I was hoping they would run out.

Now for the details that I am having a hard time qualifying. Today was probably the best golf day I have ever had! first round I shot 74 and hit the ball very well, good off the tee and very pure with my irons  I hit 86% of the fairways and 83% GIR Stats. Round 2 was my lowest round ever! 70 …. yeah -2 I have only had 2 other rounds under par in my life 79% Fairways and 100% GIR Stats. Was it due to the ball ? I don’t know. I think I would have been low with any decent ball today I was swinging PURE! I can honestly I have not hit that many flush Iron shots in one round let alone all day long, and it was only getting better I was chucking darts on 4 of the last 6 holes. Yes I think the ball played a part in the success of today.

What I know I can take away from today is the Bridgestone ball is as Solid as any of the top level balls out there right now. The thing that appeals to me the most is that the ball is made for my speed of swing. I am very interested to give this ball another go I will need to pick up a sleeve of these and see if they hold up as my ball striking varies.  I can definitely recumbent this ball but if you my have to adjust for the amount or more likely the lack of check when pitching and chipping the ball onto the greens.

Hi my name is Chris and I am an addict!

Golf addict that is … I might have other issues but for now lets just focus on the golf! I have always been a decent player , I have a better than most handicap and scoring average but always known I can do better.  The one part of my game that has always been average is putting. I hit a lot of decent putts that almost go in from a 15-20ft and am a pretty ok lag putter but the shorter putts are real hot and cold for me. so in the attempts to lessen the mistakes I have moved from a blade style putter to a more balanced mallet putter.

I chose the Scotty Cameron Studio Select Squareback #1 because out of all the putters I try out in the pro shops and at the Golf Towns I have not found one that has a this good of feeling when rolling the ball. Since it was the most expensive putter around I naturally though ( like an idiot ) ” I must have” .

My good buddy Aj has convinced me to join his family and friends aboard the new Fantasy cruise boat for a 7 night eastern Caribbean voyage. I swiftly convinced my good friend and often roommate Matt from PA to join us and split the room costs.

I know it’s well over a year away still but it’s going to be a great trip! We are planning to follow the cruise up with a week at Walt Disney World.