A rigorous three-year project of testing and development with 99 prototypes produced Mizuno’s latest RB Tour and RB Tour X balls that provide golfers with what the company calls “the perfect harmony” of dimple configuration, construction, compression and cover.
“The ultimate difference with the new RB Tour has been the time spent working on the prototypes,” said David Llewellyn, director of R&D for Mizuno USA.
The new RB Tour range features a unique AxiaFlow dimple, which on full shots generates a higher driver flight and flatter wedge flight compared to other tour-level balls. The new 272 dimple pattern provides a larger and more precise outline on the golf ball. It also provides the soft feel expected from Mizuno.
Improved durability of the cover was a central theme behind the R&D of the new RB Tour design.
The RB Tour X is engineered for low driver spin, while the RB Tour provides an even lower spin rate, designed for players with faster clubhead speeds. Both retail for $43 per dozen.
"We purposefully slanted the performance of both RB Tour models towards our younger elite players,” said Chris Voshall, director of product. “Both models launch high off the driver – one with low spin, the other lower. Yet both balls demonstrated a flatter flight from full wedge shots.”
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