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I am no ball expert by any means, but I thought I’d share my thoughts regarding the Bridgestone e6.
A little history – I went to the Bridgestone ball fitting that was held at a local course, but it was canceled due to rain. I caught the Bridgestone guys coming out of the club house and I struck up a conversation. (Very cool guys to chat with.) They asked me a few questions regarding my game, and they handed me a sleeve of e6’s. The guy told me that the e6 would probably be a good place to start without seeing my swing. So after hitting the mini sleeve they gave me, I picked up a dozen.
I’ve played a few rounds with them, but was really able to put them through the paces the past few days by playing 72 holes in two days.
Off the tee – I’m not a masher by any means. When I’m in my rhythm, I can drive the ball between 230-240 yards. I noticed that with the e6, I picked up around 5-8 yards in distance. Nothing huge, but every little bit helps. My drives are pretty consistent. I normally just try to keep it in the fairway, but if there’s a wide open area, I’ll reach back and try and go for it. This is a gamble swing for me. When I go after it, I get lose on my downswing and swing out to in, giving myself a really nice slice. And when I do slice it, it’s ugly. It’s normally a 45-50 yard slice. Here is where the e6 really shined, in my opinion. There were a few holes I tried to get on it. One in particular - I teed off on an elevated tee and went after it. The slice reared its ugly head, but the e6 tamed it. It’s almost like the e6 put breaks on the side spin. Is it a miracle ball? Absolutely not – but it kept my 45 yard slice to a 25 yard slice. I was really impressed at how this ball behaved off the tee.
Iron shots – I really didn’t see a gain in distance here. But again, I’m not a masher. (I hit my 8 iron 135-140.) The e6 felt nice and soft off iron shots. One thing that stood out to me was that there was no click sound when hitting iron shots, which I really liked. My shots into the green checked up nicely, but backing up the ball was minimal. (I’m sure this has a lot to do with the way the ball was designed.)
Green – I haven’t used/tested a lot of balls, but from all the ones I have used, this is by far the best ball I’ve used on and around the green. Chip shots had an excellent feel, rolled out nicely, and responded very well. The feel off the putter was nice and smooth. Some balls feel like you’re hitting a rock. I never once got this feeling. And who designed the alignment mark on this ball? Other manufactures should take note of this, and incorporate something like this. This helped out aligning putts very well.
Over all – If you slice or hook the ball, I would highly recommend you put this in your bag. Like I stated above, it's not a miracle ball. It is not going to straighten out your slice or hook, but what it will do, is minimize the damage. It will take that 50 yard slice and cut it down to a 25-30 yard slice. I was pleasantly surprised at the feel of this ball. There were times I honestly thought I was hitting a Tour level ball. From tee to green, the feel was consistent. No guesses or surprises. For 18 holes we played the alternate shot format, and when it was my turn to hit, I replaced my partner’s ball, (which was a good ball in the same price point.) with mine. (Luckily for me, this rule was allowed.) I knew how this ball was going to react. And knowing that going into the shot, gave me a boost of confidence.
Great ball Bridgestone – keep up the good work!!
A little history – I went to the Bridgestone ball fitting that was held at a local course, but it was canceled due to rain. I caught the Bridgestone guys coming out of the club house and I struck up a conversation. (Very cool guys to chat with.) They asked me a few questions regarding my game, and they handed me a sleeve of e6’s. The guy told me that the e6 would probably be a good place to start without seeing my swing. So after hitting the mini sleeve they gave me, I picked up a dozen.
I’ve played a few rounds with them, but was really able to put them through the paces the past few days by playing 72 holes in two days.
Off the tee – I’m not a masher by any means. When I’m in my rhythm, I can drive the ball between 230-240 yards. I noticed that with the e6, I picked up around 5-8 yards in distance. Nothing huge, but every little bit helps. My drives are pretty consistent. I normally just try to keep it in the fairway, but if there’s a wide open area, I’ll reach back and try and go for it. This is a gamble swing for me. When I go after it, I get lose on my downswing and swing out to in, giving myself a really nice slice. And when I do slice it, it’s ugly. It’s normally a 45-50 yard slice. Here is where the e6 really shined, in my opinion. There were a few holes I tried to get on it. One in particular - I teed off on an elevated tee and went after it. The slice reared its ugly head, but the e6 tamed it. It’s almost like the e6 put breaks on the side spin. Is it a miracle ball? Absolutely not – but it kept my 45 yard slice to a 25 yard slice. I was really impressed at how this ball behaved off the tee.
Iron shots – I really didn’t see a gain in distance here. But again, I’m not a masher. (I hit my 8 iron 135-140.) The e6 felt nice and soft off iron shots. One thing that stood out to me was that there was no click sound when hitting iron shots, which I really liked. My shots into the green checked up nicely, but backing up the ball was minimal. (I’m sure this has a lot to do with the way the ball was designed.)
Green – I haven’t used/tested a lot of balls, but from all the ones I have used, this is by far the best ball I’ve used on and around the green. Chip shots had an excellent feel, rolled out nicely, and responded very well. The feel off the putter was nice and smooth. Some balls feel like you’re hitting a rock. I never once got this feeling. And who designed the alignment mark on this ball? Other manufactures should take note of this, and incorporate something like this. This helped out aligning putts very well.
Over all – If you slice or hook the ball, I would highly recommend you put this in your bag. Like I stated above, it's not a miracle ball. It is not going to straighten out your slice or hook, but what it will do, is minimize the damage. It will take that 50 yard slice and cut it down to a 25-30 yard slice. I was pleasantly surprised at the feel of this ball. There were times I honestly thought I was hitting a Tour level ball. From tee to green, the feel was consistent. No guesses or surprises. For 18 holes we played the alternate shot format, and when it was my turn to hit, I replaced my partner’s ball, (which was a good ball in the same price point.) with mine. (Luckily for me, this rule was allowed.) I knew how this ball was going to react. And knowing that going into the shot, gave me a boost of confidence.
Great ball Bridgestone – keep up the good work!!
