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Here are the review we have so far

B330-S

@David in FL

@Shane Hansen

B330

@Rustybearing

@rkim291968

@meenman

Paging @mp33 man , @Mark B , @jdb1911 and @Lihu , you guys wrote reviews but just posted them on this thread. Please also post your reviews to the appropriate product pages.

2014 B330

2014 B330-S

2014 B330-RX

2014 B330-RXS

Mike McLoughlin

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I've added mine.

2014 B330-S

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http://thesandtrap.com/products/bridgestone-golf-2014-tour-b330-s-golf-balls-pack-of-12/reviews/4838

This is the link to my review :) But I will also post it here :)

Pros: High spin on chips, pitches and wedges, Great sounding ball, Great overall feel

Cons: Quite high spinning off te driver

After being chosen to test the brand new Bridgestone B330-s I was very excited to see what the new ball had to offer. i had been using the Callaway Hex Chrome + before this ball and was interested to see how the spin compared. Now lets get to the review.

Off the tee:

As I walked tot he first tee I did not really know what to think about this golf ball. i had used it before but was never really a fan of the feel of the ball. I stepped to the first tee and hit the ball right off of the center of the club face and saw my ball sail about 260 (with the ball actually jumping back an inch) and I was very impressed. The sound off of the driver was surprisingly soft and sounded perfect to me.

Long irons and Fairway woods:

Nothing abnormal to report on this. Was not overly impressed with the feel or spin with the long irons or fairway woods. It was fine but nothing special.

Short and Middle irons:

During the round I was surprised multiple times at the way this ball spun. I was bringing the ball back with everything from 7 iron down and could get everything else to one hop and stop.

Wedges:
All I can say is wow, these balls can spin. I could get my wedges to rip back with ease. I was very impressed with the feel and spin off the wedges.

Putter

Felt fine off of the putter. Enjoyed the sound but was nothing special.

Durability

The ball was pretty durable but the cart path did not get along with it. Had no scratches after coming out of the bunker so I was very happy with that. I had been having an issue with that so this ball got it right.

Distance:

Good distance but I did lose a little bit of distance due to the extra spin. The small loss was no bigger than 3 yards

Launch Angle

Launch was good and exactly where I would expect a spin golf ball to be.

Sam Gray

Whats in my :ping: Ping Hoofer Carry Bag?
Driver: :ping: Ping G25 9.5*    Shaft: Graphite Design AD DI 7x
3 Wood: :callaway: Callaway X HOT Pro 3 Deep 14.5       Shaft: Diamana Blue Board 83x
Hybrid: :adams:
 Adams A12 prototype 20*  Shaft: Aldila Rip NV blue prototype 80x
3 iron--Pitching Wedge: :mizuno: MP-64 irons 1* flat      Shafts: KBS Tour Stiff 
Wedges: :cleveland: 588 Forged 54 degree 12 degree bounce and 61 degree 9 degrees bounce   
Putter: :ping: Ping Karsten 1959 Anser 2

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Is there a time frame for which to submit a review? I've got my balls, but I'm still trying to fit in a round at a full-length course. (Have had a couple of practice rounds at par-3 courses, but no impression with longer clubs yet.)

In my UnderArmour Links stand bag...

Driver: '07 Burner 9.5° (stiff graphite shaft)
Woods: SasQuatch 17° 4-Wood (stiff graphite shaft)
Hybrid: 4DX Ironwood 20° (stiff graphite shaft)Irons/Wedges: Apex Edge 3-PW, GW, SW (stiff shaft); Carnoustie 60° LWPutter: Rossa AGSI+ Corzina...

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Is there a time frame for which to submit a review? I've got my balls, but I'm still trying to fit in a round at a full-length course. (Have had a couple of practice rounds at par-3 courses, but no impression with longer clubs yet.)

Some guys just got their balls so there is no set deadline for everyone to get their reviews in by. I would suggest getting it in within the next week or so.

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