Bridgestone must be making a dent in ProV1 sales...

[hwturner17]

If you are a WRX’er, you should never have to pay anything remotely close to retail for ProV1’s. There’s someone in the BST forum almost every other day I loaded a couple dozen at a time for $30-$35 a dozen. On top of that, you can catch the previous models on sale for $35 at retail joints sometimes

 

Edit: to further my point, there’s a guy in BST right now selling 6 dozen ProV1s for $35 a dozen

[North Butte]

If you are a WRX’er, you should never have to pay anything remotely close to retail for ProV1’s. There’s someone in the BST forum almost every other day I loaded a couple dozen at a time for $30-$35 a dozen. On top of that, you can catch the previous models on sale for $35 at retail joints sometimes

 

Edit: to further my point, there’s a guy in BST right now selling 6 dozen ProV1s for $35 a dozen

 

True and a good point but to be fair one can often find B330/B330S for around$22/Dozen.

[RodrigoNicely]

If you are a WRX’er, you should never have to pay anything remotely close to retail for ProV1’s. There’s someone in the BST forum almost every other day I loaded a couple dozen at a time for $30-$35 a dozen. On top of that, you can catch the previous models on sale for $35 at retail joints sometimes

 

Edit: to further my point, there’s a guy in BST right now selling 6 dozen ProV1s for $35 a dozen

 

True and a good point but to be fair one can often find B330/B330S for around$22/Dozen.

 

Find previous year model Bridgestone for 23.00 hard to pass up

[Sh00terMcgavin]

Where can I find B330s for $22? Ive seen $30. Would love to stock up.

[PALS-SSA]

B330 > ProV1X

[caniac6]

Got some ProV1s for Christmas, and just traded them for some Bridgestone RX Tours.

[new2g0lf]

You just have to apply logic. If a Pro V1 was that much better than a Bridgestone or a Chrome Soft would a pro player sacrifice winning tournaments to be paid to play a subpar ball? Amateurs are finally realizing the same thing, Pro V's are great balls but so are all the others, it's all about confidence and personal preference.

[Sean2]

You just have to apply logic. If a Pro V1 was that much better than a Bridgestone or a Chrome Soft would a pro player sacrifice winning tournaments to be paid to play a subpar ball? Amateurs are finally realizing the same thing, Pro V's are great balls but so are all the others, it's all about confidence and personal preference.

 

I agree. I think cost could come into play as well. If B/S and Callaway priced their golf balls the same as the ProV I think most people would pay for the ProV.

 

I am sure B/S and Callaway have done some cost analysis, extrapolating market share and price point. On another note when the Callaway Supersoft first came out it was $19.95 a dozen. Callaway has since raised the price to $21.99. I wonder what impact that has had on the sale of the ball, if any.

[new2g0lf]

You just have to apply logic. If a Pro V1 was that much better than a Bridgestone or a Chrome Soft would a pro player sacrifice winning tournaments to be paid to play a subpar ball? Amateurs are finally realizing the same thing, Pro V's are great balls but so are all the others, it's all about confidence and personal preference.

 

I agree. I think cost could come into play as well. If B/S and Callaway priced their golf balls the same as the ProV I think most people would pay for the ProV.

 

I am sure B/S and Callaway have done some cost analysis, extrapolating market share and price point. On another note when the Callaway Supersoft first came out it was $19.95 a dozen. Callaway has since raised the price to $21.99. I wonder what impact that has had on the sale of the ball, if any.

 

You're right, price is definitely a factor. The perceived best brand gets to charge a premium for their position in the market and those wishing to compete typically try to attract buyers by offering lower prices as incentive.