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Bridgestone’s new B330 golf balls

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At GolfWRX and in the golf industry as a collective, we talk a lot about club fitting, encouraging golfers to put the right tools in their hand. But if they’re not using the correct golf ball, then is performance really optimized?

In the development of its new B300 golf balls, Bridgestone used feedback, statistics and information from its golf ball fittings — more than 300,000 to date according to the company — to develop golf balls better suited to its target audience.

As such, Bridgestone has developed four new golf balls: the B330 and B330S for those who swing faster than 105 mph, and the B330 RX and B330 RXS for those who swing slower than 105 mph.

The urethane covers of all the B330 golf balls are made with new processes and different polymers, a technology the company calls SlipRes. By reducing slippage between the cover and inner layers of the golf ball, SlipRes covers increase friction, and thereby spin, on wedge shots around the green. On driver shots, the technology actually decreases spin for more distance. Bridgestone also says the new covers are softer and more durable than past models.

Learn which B330 golf ball is best for your game below.

Bridgestone B330 and B330S

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Bridgestone’s B330 golf balls have a dual-dimple design for a better flight.

According to Bridgestone, only 25 percent of golfers swing more than 105 mph with their drivers. If you’re one of them, Bridgestone says its upgraded B330 and B330S golf balls are best for you.

Like previous models, both balls use a four-piece design. They use 28 percent larger cores (Bridgestone calls them TourCores) than their predecessors, however, which will create increased ball speeds. Combined with the SlipRes cover, the new golf balls are said to provide better control, distance and durability.

The B330S balls have a slightly softer feel and will produce more spin than the B330 balls, which are designed for maximum distance.

Bridgestone’s B330 and B330S will in stores on March 4 and sell at retail for $45 per dozen.

Bridgestone B330 RX and B330 RXS

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With a softer compression than the B330 and B330S, these golf balls are designed for the 75 percent of golfers who swing less than 105 mph with their driver. They have what Bridgestone calls an AmateurCore, which has lower compression than the TourCore, producing a higher trajectory with more spin for most golfers.

Both balls with help golfers with slower swing speeds produce maximum height and distance with their drives and longer shots, while still offering tour-caliber feel around the greens with its SlipRes cover and three-piece urethane construction.

Bridgestone’s B330RX and B330RXS will sell for $40 per dozen and are available on Jan. 26.
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He played on the Hawaii Pacific University Men's Golf team and earned a Masters degree in Communications. He also played college golf at Rutgers University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism.

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  1. Chip

    Jun 28, 2016 at 11:19 pm

    I can’t speak to the B330S, but you are wrong about the B330…it is a 3 piece ball, not a 4 piece ball.

  2. Eddy

    Jan 28, 2016 at 3:46 am

    I very much likes the durability of the old Bridgestones. In my opinion much better than the Titleists (much more abrasion on those).

  3. john

    Jan 26, 2016 at 11:08 pm

    the old 330 felt … heavy, went the same distance as every other tour ball with the same greenside spin, just felt.. i don’t know how to describe it other than ‘heavy’. I will give the new ones a go if the price point is fair, i’ve found with “Tour” balls (prov1 included) that they are perform pretty much the same – just the one who’s branding you like and price point is the ball for you

  4. nick

    Jan 26, 2016 at 1:50 pm

    durability on the 330’s (s/and regular) is lacking. last years anyways. compared to the 2015 pro v, its not even close. cheers to bridgestone if they correct this. i do buy them when they go on sale.

  5. RHJazz

    Jan 25, 2016 at 9:12 pm

    Do they still add water to the core? I’m amused by their campaign that you need to compress the ball to “boom” the ball… Water doesn’t compress.

  6. Mat

    Jan 25, 2016 at 3:29 pm

    Durability? B330s I have used have zero problems related to their durability. What are you doing to them?

  7. Nihonsei75

    Jan 25, 2016 at 11:10 am

    Will somebody please post from the merch show if Bridgestone has really improved durability? I like Snell over the previous 330 and RX for durability alone, nvmd price. Thanks if you do!

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Coolest thing for sale in the GolfWRX Classifieds (5/7/24): Mizuno 245 irons

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At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals that all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.

It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.

Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, there is a listing for a set of Mizuno 245 irons.

From the seller: (@JB_007): “1. Mizuno Pro 245 – $1000 –> 950/obo

  • Purchased brand new – they have 36 holes on them, with probably 10 premium range balls. Great set of irons, I just am looking to go another way right now.
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To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link: Mizuno 245 irons

This is the most impressive current listing from the GolfWRX BST, and if you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum you can check them out here: GolfWRX BST Rules

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Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond Max (9 degrees)
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