[Final Reviews: Maxfli Tour/TourX]

I still play the Tour. Love it and have not found another ball to perform as well - for the price. You can get the 4 dozen pack for $104, and if you search you can probably get a Dick's coupon to take another $20 off that price.

Do want to try the Vice Pro/Pro+ this year - but at mid $30's price it would still be a no-go unless it was significantly better - which would be doubtful.

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Well, after playing a couple of rounds (where I played a one-man shamble) I am going to wrap up my thoughts on the two balls since any further analysis will probably be just me talking myself into things that might not hold up over time.

I have changed my mind on which of the two balls I would most prefer. The #3 wins out slightly over the #4. They are so close in performance for me and my swing speed that either would work fine.

I feel that #3 is more firm, launches lower and has less spin. Ball #4 really showed a much higher launch during the rounds especially in today's 14 mph wind. I guess that is due to more spin (could be core or dimple design) but not an expert on all that stuff so leave it for everyone to decipher.

Distances are about the same off driver and irons with #3 possibly a couple of yards longer, and #4 always stops quicker for me on all distance shots into the green. The extra roll out on #3 is very small and is still hop/stop enough for me. In fact I actually had one #3 shot that sucked back 7'. Albeit on a 5 degree slope directly behind the pin - but hey, if I stood there and dropped a ball from the waist it only rolled about 4' toward the pin so I felt good about that.

After two rounds the durability looks fine to me. I will continue playing the balls as long as they let me find them and if major wear shows up will post that info.

Have really enjoyed doing the testing and looking forward to seeing everyone else's analysis.

[Final Reviews: Maxfli Tour/TourX]

55 minutes ago, Tom the Golf Nut said:

I still have a sleeve of Top Flight Gamer balls left over from my last ball review, so I will do a comparison against those as these are in the same category and price range. 

Why limit to the same price range? Throw in some more expensive and/or maybe some less expensive ball to see if more or less money compares? Not questioning - just curious.

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Started my testing.  Hit my normal ball (Maxfli Tour) and Pro-v1x and all #3 and #4 balls at each testing station. Have completed putting, chips (<20 yds.), wedges (60 yds.), mid- irons (130 yds.),  hybrid (180 yds.) and driving. Only thing left for me is playing a few rounds with each ball and trying not to lose them before rounds are complete. Then it is to cut one of each open for evaluation.

It is possible that not everyone got the same balls. Being marked #3 and #4 does not necessarily mean that all #3's are alike. Probably are but not a guarantee - so don't let someone's review bias your own observations. Following are my observations and some are very subjective.

General:

I hit 6 to 8 shots with each type ball at each testing station. Into the wind on one hole and downwind on another hole. Greens relatively receptive since we have been getting rain this summer - but not overly wet. I rejected obvious mishit shots. Oddly there did not seem to be a lot of them. Maybe there is something to this "concentration helps" I keep reading about.

Both balls are relative soft feeling so think they are soft/thin covers. Probably urethane or some equivalent. Sound dropping on concrete from waist high - the #3 sounds more like Pro-V1x where the #4  sounds more like my Maxfli (and Pro-v1) - slightly lower pitch sound. (Yes, I do some very scientific testing).

Both balls play very close for me. I like them both and could use either one on a regular basis without much change. If I had to choose it would be #4 over #3 but that is probably due to it seeming closer to my Maxfli - although only slightly.

Putting:

Ball #3 is definitely more firm to me than #4. Sounds more of a click off the putter and all clubs. Putts to me exactly like the Pro-v1x where the #4 putts closer to my Maxfli in sound. Both roll straight but seem not to find the hole often enough - although at about the same rate as my Maxfli - and almost every other ball I have used.

Chipping:

#3 seems to have a little more runout than #4 (about 5% on a 70%carry/30% runout chip) . But this is not consistent with my feeling of more spin off the Driver. So sample size may be too small at this point or tester error. Ball #4 equivalent to the Maxfli  to me the Pro-v1x having just a touch more spin when all things are equal - and #3 having slightly less spin.

Wedge: (52 degree - 80% shot)

I am not a high spin wedge player but expect my ball to stop close to landing spot given neutral conditions. Both balls did that on a consistent basis. Into the wind they were usually 0 to -1 ft. Downwind they were usually 1 to 3 ft. So excellent as far as I could tell. Again, at this point it seemed that #3 was a little more dispersed from 0 than #4.

Mid-iron: (for me that is 8 iron at 130 yds.)

Nothing new showed up here. Height/distance and spin were all normal and consistent with my Maxfli and the Pro-V1x

If I had to nit-pic - the #3 ball flew a little higher than the #4 and runout a little more - but not a large amount so sample size may be the influence.

Hybrid:

Not much to see here. Distance and flight was normal. No wild spinning shots or abnormal feel coming off the club.

Driver: (tour edge C721, ~ 85 club head speed)

Distance on both balls very close to my Maxfli and the Pro-v1x. (+- 4 yds.)

Ball #3 seems to have more spin than #4. Although I did not see a noticeably higher launch but it was a small number of test shots (both into wind and down wind).

Launch angle was what was expected. I was able to hit both low and high drives with both balls and saw little differences with my Maxfli (which plays like the Pro-v1 for me) where the Pro-v1x does spin more than the Maxfli and both of these balls for me.

Playing rounds will highlight many of these functions more clearly. If my hip holds up and the balls reject hikes in the woods then I plan on playing rounds this week.

 

 

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