Bridgestone e12 Contact 2023 Golf Ball
Bridgestone makes some of the best high-end balls on the market and the e12 Contact is solid, too. It comes with a lot of game-enhancement promises that make it sound cheap and all-encompassing – which may turn off more serious golfers.
For
- Solid feel
- Good distance
- Price feels just right
Against
- Better players may want to look at a more premium offering
Bridgestone’s best-selling golf ball has a new larger and softer core for faster compression and more distance. This is a great value two-piece ball that feels like an expensive multi-layer model
For
- Ideal for golfers who like soft feel on/around the greens
- Blend of distance and feel for moderate to slow swingers
- Great value for money
Against
- Stronger hitters may struggle for accuracy
Bridgestone is a serious player in the ball market nowadays, with tour professionals such as Tiger Woods, Jason Day and Lexi Thompson among others, choosing Bridgestone golf balls. With a number of different models, Bridgestone make some of the best golf balls on the market. Here, we compare the e6 with the e12 Contact to see which ball may be most suited to your game…
Looks
The e12 contact comes in more color options than the e6. You can buy the e12 Contact in matte green, matte yellow, and even matte red in addition to the standard white. The e6 comes in white and yellow.
The contact force dimple technology gives a slightly unorthodox look to the e12 Contact, with sharper, boxier, and more pronounced dimples than the more traditional dimple of the e6.
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Feel
Whilst both balls felt pretty good for this price point and category, the e6 was the softer feeling of the two on and around the greens. In particular, the e6 felt buttery soft off the face of the putter.
In the longer shots, the feel was less noticeable, but the e12 Contact did give the sense that it was coming off the clubface a little hotter, possibly due to the new FLEXATIV cover. Both balls felt more premium than their price point would suggest.
Ball Flight & Distance
The e12 Contact definitely has the edge in the…
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