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Hello,

I play the Srixon AD333 ball. Yesterday I bought a new box on a golf sale.


I noticed that the design of the box was different. When I opened the box, the print on the ball was also a little different. I also noticed that there were some characters (72 and LE) moulded in some dimples and that the design of the dimples was different.

I think these are not genuine AD333 balls but either they are counterfeit, refurbished or an older version.

Can someone shed some light here.

kind regards,

Koen

What's in the bag:

:ping: G20 Driver (10,5, TFC 169D R-flex)
:tmade: Burner 5w
:ping: G20 4i-PW (yellow dot, CFS R-flex)
:cleveland: RTX 588 50°,56° and 60° wedges
:ping: Karsten Anser 2 putter
:srixon: AD333 ball

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I've seen a lot of golf balls with things in the dimples. Pro V1x, etc.

Do you have some "known good" AD333 to compare them to?

It's unlikely someone would counterfeit a $25 pack of balls. They usually target the high-end ones.

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Hello, I play the Srixon AD333 ball. Yesterday I bought a new box on a golf sale. I noticed that the design of the box was different. When I opened the box, the print on the ball was also a little different. I also noticed that there were some characters (72 and LE) moulded in some dimples and that the design of the dimples was different. I think these are not genuine AD333 balls but either they are counterfeit, refurbished or an older version. Can someone shed some light here.

Bridgestone has changed the design of their boxes a few times over the past few years. I wouldn't worry about it.

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Driver: Titleist TSi3 | 15º 3-Wood: Ping G410 | 17º 2-Hybrid: Ping G410 | 19º 3-Iron: TaylorMade GAPR Lo |4-PW Irons: Nike VR Pro Combo | 54º SW, 60º LW: Titleist Vokey SM8 | Putter: Odyssey Toulon Las Vegas H7

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tristanhilton85 Great Member

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Golf ball manufacturers tend to change the box and some of the print on the ball from one model year to the next so you can tell if you are playing a 2011 version or the 2013 version for example. For instance, the newest Pro V1 balls have gray arrows around the side stamp where as the previous model had black arrows.

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Golfingdad Incredible Member

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It's unlikely someone would counterfeit a $25 pack of balls. They usually target the high-end ones.

Wow, I learned all about counterfeit clubs from some threads on this website ... but I was not aware that they were also out there making counterfeit balls!

Yikes!

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kodewolf Member

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Thank you for your comments.

played a round with them yesterday. Sound and feel were the same as with the 'known good' AD333. I had the feeling that they didn't go as far as I'm used to, I guess that was caused by me not hitting them as solidly as I should....

Koen

What's in the bag:

:ping: G20 Driver (10,5, TFC 169D R-flex)
:tmade: Burner 5w
:ping: G20 4i-PW (yellow dot, CFS R-flex)
:cleveland: RTX 588 50°,56° and 60° wedges
:ping: Karsten Anser 2 putter
:srixon: AD333 ball

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