Bridgestone made the RX its fastest TOUR B ball for 2026, and Tiger Woods plays it. For a strong swinger, it delivers distance near the top of the class without giving up spin around the green. Anyone who wants a soft feel should keep looking.
What's new
This year's RX is a four-piece urethane ball built around VeloSurge, a construction in which Bridgestone integrates the core and mantle so they work as one speed layer. It went on sale at the end of January 2026, in white or black.
Within the TOUR B family it sits at the firm end: highest compression, highest ball speed, and a swing-speed floor of 105 mph. It costs tour-ball money, and a value score of 8.0 says the performance mostly justifies it.
How it plays
Speed shows up first. Launch testing credited VeloSurge with about 2 mph of extra ball speed and roughly 9 yards of distance, and our distance score of 9.6 puts the RX among the longest balls of 2026.
It also stays online. Shots bore through on a flat, penetrating flight with tight dispersion, earning 9.0 for accuracy, while the urethane cover still bites on wedges and lets a good player curve it on purpose, worth 8.4 for workability.
Where it lacks
Feel scores 7.4. Off the putter and around the greens the RX feels firm next to softer tour models, and players who judge distance by touch will notice it within a few holes.
Its tolerance for poor contact is lower too. Forgiveness rates 7.2, behind the high-MOI tour balls, and below roughly 105 mph the firm core never compresses enough to pay back its speed.
“If you swing hard and hit the middle, few balls go farther. Miss the middle and it lets you know.”- The Club Stand gear team
Reasons to buy
- VeloSurge core adds real ball speed, and distance scores near the top of the 2026 ball class at 9.6
- Flies on a tight, penetrating line, with accuracy at 9.0 that matches the best tour balls tested
- A urethane cover keeps greenside spin and shot shaping at tour level
Reasons to think twice
- Feel is firm and high compression, a clear step away from softer tour balls that touch players prefer
- Forgiveness scores 7.2, so mishits give back more distance than they do with higher-MOI tour balls
- Bridgestone rates it for 105+ mph, which leaves slower swingers paying for speed they cannot unlock
Specs
| Construction | 4-piece urethane, VeloSurge core-mantle integration |
|---|---|
| Feel | Firm, high compression |
| Swing speed | 105+ mph |
| Color | White, black |
| Best for | Faster swings who want maximum ball speed with tour-level greenside control |
More balls we've scored
- Titleist Pro V1 2025 - 8.8/10. Titleist's most-played ball gets a faster core and adds spin with irons and wedges.
- Callaway Chrome Tour 2026 - 8.7/10. A stiffer mantle gives Callaway's 2026 tour ball more speed without hardening the feel.
- Vice Pro 2024 - 8.7/10. A three-layer urethane ball that matched or beat the Pro V1 in testing for about mid-tier money.
- TaylorMade TP5 2026 - 8.6/10. A softer five-layer TaylorMade that ranked second for greenside spin among 62 robot-tested balls.
- Titleist Pro V1x 2025 - 8.6/10. Titleist's firmer, higher-flying Pro V1x trades a little softness for more wedge spin than its sibling.
- TaylorMade TP5x 2026 - 8.5/10. TaylorMade's lowest-spinning tour ball gets a micro coating in 2026 so each shot flies like the last.