Played the Prime 3.0 for the first time today. My normal ball is PRO-V1X I've been playing for 20 years. I go back and forth between PRO-V1 and the X. As a 6 HC I'm consistent with all shots and putting. My honest option: the Snell Prime 3.0 is ok. Is not a tour level ball and does not compare to the PRO-V family to put it straight. The 3.0 is very consistent; driving, with iron shots, chipping and putting. It is a spinny ball. However, I don't know how Snell does it, it flies well off the driver and does not seem to spin much. This is good. With the PRO-V1X my drives are very consistent for spin, flight and distance. I will say, a couple of driver shots hit perfectly with the 3.0 flew 10+ yards longer then normal. The most disappointing thing with the 3.0 is durability. After a round of 78 shot it was very scuffed up. To the point I would not play it again. And oddly, I think the ball developed an "out of roundness". It is hard to say, but on the last couple of holes I had a couple of odd "flyers". On hole 17 I birdied, a par 5; my drive was in play but flew right nowhere near where I aimed. It was not me as I hit it well. My normal shot is straight, or baby draw and this drive started out straight and oddly just inched right about 20 yards throughout the flight. The second shot was perfect onto the green. On 18, the ball flight was also odd as well, was a nine iron for a 130 yard par 3. It flew off the face like it was possessed, a rocket ship that seemed like it didn't want to land and ended up flying a bit left. The ball flight was the big surprise, it acted like a driver flight. The only reason I bring this up is about the durability issue, the ball seems affected by 78 shots and lost it's consistency. In all the Prime 3.0 is a decent ball, is $10 less a dozen then Titleist tour balls. In my opinion the $10 is well spent for Titleist consistency and durability. I would not play the 3.0 I played today for another round of golf. I wouldn't trust it. The most I play any ball is for 2 rounds. The Prime 3.0 basically wore out after 78 shots. If you hit 100 shots with it, it would be junk. My point is, I bought the 3.0's from the hype they are as good as PRO-V1 and cheaper. If you care about your game and are playing a tour level ball, I would not buy the Snell's because they are cheaper. If you buy less then tour level, performance type balls to me they would compare. Just understand you will throw ball away after one round. So, they are truly not cheaper to buy based on durability. I don't recommend these balls. I would also say: most all tour level balls play the same with little difference in regards of brand. Callaway, Taylormade and Srixon tour balls are all similar in performance. Each golf ball has a little different characteristic that through experimentation will provide you with the best choice for you. The Snell Prime 3.0 does not provide the best performance for me.
