SNELL GOLF BALLS??? anyone???

[TallGuy90]

Snells just aren’t above and beyond better then Maxfli Tour or Vice Pro. Cost then becomes a factor for me.

[Stanks]

9 hours ago, TallGuy90 said:

Snells just aren’t above and beyond better then Maxfli Tour or Vice Pro. Cost then becomes a factor for me.

Guy. A 3 Piece ball with roughly the same characteristics and roughly the same compounds to impact a similarly performing golf ball just isn't worth measuring. I'll tell you, straight up, being a New England guy, I'll take Snell 10 times out of 10 if money and availability wasn't a factor. Unfortunately, it is.

Now, Titleist and Callaway, as well as a few other small brands make balls in the New England area but, I'd rather support the newer guy at a better price point that doesn't sponsor most of the tour pros out there. I still say, a ProV1 / x doesn't outperform a MTB / X.

I'd take Snell over Maxfli Tour any day. And, to boot, my overall best round, first round I broke 80 on, and consistently have had better play on come from Maxfli Tour X. I'd still go with Snell because all of those accolades come from better play and performance. 

What you can chalk this rant up to is being a brand loyalist. Maxfli is sold nationwide, has full stock nation wide, is readily available, mass produced and supported through Dicks and GG. Snell is DTC. The man that literally designs, brands, markets, and engineers this also answers questions on here and continues to try and improve his product line with limited buying power and resources. 

[Minarets]

I really like the Snell ball. I equally like the maxfli ball. I would rather support Snell but That said I would play whichever ball was a better deal. I could interchange the ball and be just fine

[Thumper604]

Love the MTB. Yellow.

When I can order 5-6 dozen at a time again. I’ll play em forever. Until then it’s maxfli tour. With coupons and scorecard points etc.. no better deal in the whole wide world. Both great balls. 

[chunkythin]

On 9/11/2022 at 6:34 AM, Thumper604 said:

Love the MTB. Yellow.

When I can order 5-6 dozen at a time again. I’ll play em forever. Until then it’s maxfli tour. With coupons and scorecard points etc.. no better deal in the whole wide world. Both great balls. 

You can buy standard and "high numbers" or any variation of the ball you want. At least that was true the last time I ordered and they honored the quantity discount. That being said, I'm trying the Maxfli Tour and I had previously played the MTB-X just because I got a deal on it and I'm just trying something new. That and I'm not a good enough golfer to be out of the "ballpark fit" of a ball. When I can go a round without losing 6-12 balls I'll report back...

[GoTime]

Ready for 5 doz deal to be back..

[chunkythin]

1 hour ago, GoTime said:

Ready for 5 doz deal to be back..

So get 2 regular numbers, 2 high numbers, and 1 in yellow or a MTB-X and MTB test dozen. You'll still get your 5 dozen+ discount.

[GoTime]

23 minutes ago, chunkythin said:

So get 2 regular numbers, 2 high numbers, and 1 in yellow or a MTB-X and MTB test dozen. You'll still get your 5 dozen+ discount.

 

 

Because theyre sold out, and I don't care for the X

 

[Stanks]

@Snell Golf Can you provide an update, brother? 

[TallGuy90]

Yea going to have to order from Vice 

[Longdriver295]

14 minutes ago, TallGuy90 said:

Yea going to have to order from Vice 

Or Maxfli Tour, Pretty much same exact ball as the Vice Pro but cheaper. 

[Mike412]

26 minutes ago, Longdriver295 said:

Or Maxfli Tour, Pretty much same exact ball as the Vice Pro but cheaper. 

I absolutely love the Maxfli Tour but the alignment aid is gaudy and off putting for me. I know it may be no big deal for some but it’s a deal breaker for me. In fact, it’s the only reason I went with the Vice Pro.

[Mike412]

44 minutes ago, TallGuy90 said:

Yea going to have to order from Vice 

I had to do the same. 

[TallGuy90]

3 hours ago, Longdriver295 said:

Or Maxfli Tour, Pretty much same exact ball as the Vice Pro but cheaper. 

I keep trying to love the Maxfli Tour but I don’t 

[zap311]

4 hours ago, JCitW6855 said:

I absolutely love the Maxfli Tour but the alignment aid is gaudy and off putting for me. I know it may be no big deal for some but it’s a deal breaker for me. In fact, it’s the only reason I went with the Vice Pro.

I agree. I use a single black line to mark my ball for putting and it doesn’t look right to me with the two Maxfli alignment lines. Otherwise, it seems like a good ball, but I’d rather play Snell or another ball where I don’t have to worry about that.  

 

[Longdriver295]

1 hour ago, zap311 said:

I agree. I use a single black line to mark my ball for putting and it doesn’t look right to me with the two Maxfli alignment lines. Otherwise, it seems like a good ball, but I’d rather play Snell or another ball where I don’t have to worry about that.  

 

Just put a single line on the other side, and when you sit the ball down put the big double line side down. Then all you see is your single line. I don't use alignment lines so I just sit the ball down where those lines are down. Then I see nothing but ball

[crazygolfnut]

In the past I purchased the MTB-X but my last purchase I went with the MTB Black.  I like the MTB-X better.  For me it was longer and straighter.  

[lowlofted]

Tried the Snell mtb black 5-6 years ago. Seemed like good ball but I ended up splitting a couple of them in half off the driver. Kind of put me off.

[wantacigar]

I have approximately 1.5 doz left of 3 doz.of the MTB-X yellow that were personalized and gifted to me for a birthday gift.  I really like the TP5 but I just can't justify paying $45-$50 a dozen for golf balls.  My driver SS is around 95 more or less and find the MTB-X a little clicky which really doesn't bother me and I would say they are an EXCELLENT ball and would definitely be playing the MTB for feel.  But, again, being a single income household and putting 4 kids through college and grad school, everything about golf is cost sensitive for me.  I've played the Kirkland Ksig V 2.0 ALOT and find it to be a really good ball.  Yes, it falls short of the Snell quality, etc.  With coupons and such I picked up the 4 doz. Maxfli Tour pack for $75.  That's $18.75/doz. before the State's Vig.  and they are FANTASTIC balls regardless of what anyone feels about DSG or GG and actually prefer them over the ProV-1.  I fall into same boat as the vast majority of golfers out there where, financially, I can't afford a country club (cheapest in my area is $15K-$20K initial fee and $15K/year).  Unlike a lot of places it's expensive to play golf in NY.  The average Saturday or Sunday round is $75-$100 for public courses.  Weekday you can get a better deal at about $55-$70.  I am very happy for you (no one in particular) if you can afford to play the more expensive ball, etc. but for people like me, every penny is watched regarding what I spend on golf.  

When the bulk discount comes back, and eventually it will I'm sure, I will purchase the MTB.  But I will also continue to the play the Maxfli Tour and Ksig for as long as they remain the quality solid performers they are.

[Scooby555]

When I can order 5 dozen again, i'll be back to Snell.

[monks66]

I would love to see a softer version of the MTB Black , its still a little clicky for me, compared to the AVX

[flushem]

What will Dean's next project be?  Or what would you prefer?

• Soft and less spinning ball like AVX
• Soft and more spinning ball like old ProV1
• Clicky but less spinning ball like old ProV1x

[larryw]

On 9/23/2022 at 8:16 AM, monks66 said:

I would love to see a softer version of the MTB Black

Take a look at the Vice Pro Soft.

I am trying them out this year as a softer version of the Maxfli Tour and they are a great ball, with a softer feel off the putter. Trouble is they are still a few $'s/dozen higher priced than the  Tour. So if best performance at lowest cost is your goal, there is still a small premium to pay for the softer feel.

[tcbringhurst]

I wish the MTB-X had a little more greenside spin. Not sure what the tradeoff would be though

[GoTime]

Has @Snell Golf offered any comment on when they estimate they'll be able to offer the 5x deal again?

[storm319]

On 9/26/2022 at 8:41 PM, tcbringhurst said:

I wish the MTB-X had a little more greenside spin. Not sure what the tradeoff would be though

Most effective way to achieve that would be to soften the cover which would likely result in a decrease in durability, slight increase in spin across the board, and slight decrease in ball speed off the tee (assuming the rest of the ball remains the same, although other tweaks could be made to mitigate some of this).

Edited October 4, 2022 by storm319

[Imp]

On 10/3/2022 at 10:49 AM, GoTime said:

Has @Snell Golf offered any comment on when they estimate they'll be able to offer the 5x deal again?

When production and supply chain gets back to normal. Said it in a handful of posts and videos when he had to change to the 2 box limit. I don't think it's back, yet.

 

Edited October 5, 2022 by Imp

[Stanks]

Called Snell today trying to find a little bit more out but, it seems that, at least for this year, Snell won't be off the accumulation requirement that they set for themselves. That's a shame but, it is what it is. 

[flushem]

16 hours ago, Stanks said:

Called Snell today trying to find a little bit more out but, it seems that, at least for this year, Snell won't be off the accumulation requirement that they set for themselves. That's a shame but, it is what it is. 

we should all tell young kids to curve their rubber usage so that their practices ease golf ball rubber shortage.  

[GoTime]

i broke out some of my yellow MTB Black from storage today. Been playing 2022 ProV1 all year and typically go through 2 balls a round just from normal wear and tear. Played all 18 with the same MTB and looks good enough to keep playing. Can't believe how delicate the ProV1 is.