PGAPappas 12 Days of Christmas JingleBAM DAY 10 Golf Giveaway: YEAR Supply of Bridgestone Golf Tour B Golf Balls (12 Dozen) Review

Tiger Woods has said the most important thing in your golf bag is your golf ball.  "It's the golf ball because it's something you use on every shot," according to Woods.  And I'm not going to argue with a 15-time major champion.

Tiger of course plays Bridgestone Golf Tour B golf balls.  And while you might not be able to hit those "peelers" and "up shoot spin cuts" as Tiger describes them, you can have the utmost confidence in your ball that never goes away.  And so for my Jingle BAM DAY 10 giveaway in my PGAPappas 12 Days of Christmas one of you will receive a YEAR supply of Bridgestone Golf Tour B (12 Dozen) balls of your choice.

You can choose Tour B X, Tour B XS, Tour B RX, or Tour B RRS.  I'll give you a quick refresher below with my impressions on all four models so you an idea of how the four balls compare.  And you can also check out the Bridgestone Golf Online Ball Fitter here.  Bridgestone taps into a database of over 320.000 live launch monitor fittings to best help you choose the ideal ball for your game.

All four Tour B models use REACTIV iQ technology causing the ball to rebound faster on tee shots for more ball speed and distance, and also to stay on the face longer on approach shots delivering more spin and control.  Tour B balls also use Dual Dimple technology which essentially improves ball aerodynamics creating a more efficient trajectory and reduced drag.

The Tour B X is a ball for players with swing speeds of 105 mph or higher and for players who want to maximize distance.  Even with my swing speed a tad lower than 105 mph I regularly get spin in the 5,000 RPM range with this ball with my mid-irons which is plenty good to hold greens.

The Tour B XS also is for players with swing speeds north of 105 mph but provides a little more spin and also has a softer feel.  I tend to hit Tour B XS longer than Tour B X with both my driver and irons (in each case about 5 yards longer).  Tour B XS surprisingly has lower driver spin for me than the Tour B X.  And it also has noticeably more spin on full shots with my irons and wedges.  I actually prefer the firmer feel of the X, but XS is the best performing ball for me in the Tour B family.

The Tour B RX is designed for players who swing less than 105 mph.  And the difference between Tour B RX and Tour B RXS is similar to the difference between the Tour B X and Tour B XS.  Tour B RXS has a softer feel and a little more spin than Tour B RX.  I hit the Tour B RX about the same distance as the Tour B X off the tee, but surprisingly shorter than the Tour B XS (I say surprisingly because my swing speed would suggest the R balls are better suited for me).  With my irons Tour B RX gives me a tad more distance than the Tour B XS but I get more iron and wedge spin with the Tour B XS (which I prefer to the extra distance).

The Tour B RXS gives me the longest total distance and greatest roll out with driver, and is about the same distance for me with irons as the Tour B XS.  So you might think this is the ball for me, right?  I still prefer Tour B XS to Tour B RXS because it is still the best spinning ball for me with irons and wedges.  And that's the name of my game.  Well that, and "Every four shots I can be dangerous!"

Remember you always have three different ways to win the daily gifts in my giveaway this year.  On X/Twitter just repost my giveaway announcement and follow all; on Instagram repost or mention in your story, like, and follow all; and here on my blog leave a comment in the section below in the daily review/giveaway, Jingle Bam, Letters from Santa, Jingle Bam Bigger, Santa Dared Me, and Flash Kringle Gonna Kringle articles.

These gifts are great prizes of course, but also some of the best equipment and gear in their class that I played and reviewed this season.  And I hope these mini reviews and recaps give you an idea of why I rate them so highly.

Merry Christmas all!