The Bridgestone Tour B family of golf balls gets a boost in speed from a new mantle layer material that adds greater density to maximise the core’s resiliency. As has been the case for nearly two decades, the line-up will feature four models.
While Woods has been on staff with Bridgestone since 2016, his Nike golf balls dating back to the early 2000s were also made by Bridgestone, something he confirmed in the latest contract announcement.
Golf Digest equipment editor E. Michael Johnson had the opportunity to ask Woods about his ball-testing process, how he mimics tournament conditions when practising at his home in Florida and where amateurs are missing the mark with their ball choice. Here’s what Woods had to say.
The genesis of the switch is that Woods was getting some questions from his team about the Tour B X and wanted to be able to speak intelligently about the differences.
Tour B X Feel for more birdies and accuracy to help control the ball on every shot. The enhanced feel of the Tour B X comes from a softer cover as a result of the SlipRes technology. The Tour B X gets accuracy as a result of lower side spin from the gradation core construction. Read more…
Kuchar switched last week from Bridgestone’s Tour B XS (a ball he had played since its debut more than a year ago) to the Tour B X, a lower-spinning version.
Bridgestone made some news when it signed Tiger Woods to an endorsement contract, but it was Hudson Swafford who gave the company its first win in 2017.