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IMG_5417.MOV Current state of testing in Iowa...........

I am not sure you would call it staining......they seem to clean up fine. Not that this is a great example....this pic was more for durability after a round.

Yea, but can you pick up a ball with it? Very important for the 'older' crowd. Congrats to the testers! Looks like a very diverse group. Looking forward to the results!

Same issue here in Iowa. 4-6inches expected over the weekend. Just need to get my distance putting test in sometime. May have to shovel a path! Interesting results, looks like the Maxfli flies a little lower for you.....which is weird considering the backspin and the results of the Triad with more backspin and higher apex.

After two rounds with the Maxfli Tour - I did NOT have any wear issues - and I had plenty of bunker shots with it out of varying coarseness of sand. They hold up just fine.

I got a few days of golf away from Iowa. Golfed for 4 days in sunny Jacksonville, Florida. I chaperoned for a local community college golf team and got to attend a practice round at TPC Sawgrass, pictured below at the 17th with coach. Pretty cool to see in person and then watch the tourney this weekend. The first day I played my gamer, the Vice Pro and the second day I played The Maxfli Tour, third day back to my gamer and the last day the Maxfli Tour again. We played some pretty nice courses and my game isn't at its peak at the moment, but I managed to keep it in the 80s for the 4 days. I tracked my putts over the 4 days. The first day at Eagles Landing I had 33 putts with my gamer. Day 2 at South Hampton, with the Maxfli, I had 31 putts. Day 3 at Queens Harbour, with my gamer, again I had 33 putts, and the final day at St. Johns, with the Maxfli, I had 32 putts. My best scoring day was day 2 with an 81. My problem was not hitting GIR. Over the 4 days. I averaged 5 1/2 GIR. Terrible. The last day I chipped in twice for birdies. So, at quick glance I didn't really see much benefit from the alignment aid with the Maxfli Tour. As you can see when I putt, I got a lot going on. With my Odyssey Versa, I already have two lines in the back, some dots and all the stuff. I admit, that when I putt, I do not use any lines on the ball, mostly the lines on the back of the putter. It works for Scotty Scheffler, why not for me! On the days that I used the Maxfli, I lined up every putt with the arrows. I felt more comfortable over long putts lining up the arrows, than I did on shorter putts within 5 feet. My brain started thinking too much if I was lined up correctly or not, looking at the arrows and the back of my putter. I am going to try to get out to the putting green and do some distance testing and see what numbers come from that. Stay tuned!

Took my tests to a simulator yesterday....crunched for time, I only hit my driver and tested My Gamer, The Vice Pro....ProV1x and the Maxfli Tour - was a little frustrated that the facility wasn't reading spin. I hit 10 shots with each ball, throwing out any that weren't my usual swing.... Looking at the numbers (Vice, ProV1x, Maxfli Tour) is there any difference?!? There might be a little better dispersion with the Maxfli, but I am not sure if that justifies me playing it considering the cost. I have always felt that I spray ProV's a little more and the chart shows it. As I have mentioned this test is going to come down to how it performs putting....if the alignment aid truly does get me a stroke or two. I am off to Jacksonville, FL with the local junior college golf team for spring break and will be playing 4 days in a row starting on Monday. Bring on the warm weather!

Thanks for the mention - did some driver testing today. Similar #’s between my gamer, The Vice Pro, and ProV1x and the Maxfli Tour. I think it is all going to come down to the putting for me and if the alignment aid helps or not.

First Impressions and Unboxing update added. Product shots and 'sound' test.

I probably would have chosen the Tour S ball for myself as well, but it wasn't an option to test.

Date 02/27/2024 Course Name GC of Houston Gross Score 75 Course Handicap 0 Gross Strokes over/under par 3 Net Score to Par 3 Net Score 75 Net Birdies or better 1 Longest Drive 224 SIM Round? SIM Back indoors after a day outside in Iowa. League play...Apogee reads way too much spin on my shots. I hit an 8 iron and it read that I spun it 10,000. Cmon...I cant even do that with my wedge. Of course it came up short and in a bunker which I flopped out and it spun on the green and back into the bunker.

Date 02/26/2024 Course Name Highland Park Gross Score 79 Course Handicap 3 Gross Strokes over/under par 7 Net Score to Par 4 Net Score 76 Net Birdies or better 0 Longest Drive 238 SIM Round? What? February golf in Iowa? You betcha! Course opened yesterday, 70 degrees and busy. Grabbed my membership for the year and headed out with some friends. Of course the low temp tonight is in the single digits so we are back to normal for a few days, until this weekend when it spikes again and I hope to head south to play with my son. As far as the round goes...pretty average. Greens had not been mowed yet, pretty furry, you could almost read shoe types the greens were that soft. Not consistent, but I was not complaining. Had a couple of birdie tries but came up empty. 64% of fairways hit....GIR wasn't good 44%. got up and down a couple times.

Let me introduce myself - Tony, 57, Mason City, Iowa. Big Minnesota Twins fan (see profile pic and username) My local course just opened on Monday the 26th of February. Earliest ever, but on Tuesday it was 8 degrees overnight and we had snow flurries, so much for that! This weekend is supposed to warm up and hope to get out again. Appreciate the opportunity to be a tester. Thanks, MyGolfSpy. I am a daily grinder. My wife gets up at 5:30 am to work out, so I go to the golf course! I play at Highland Park Golf Course, a public, city-owned course. I take pics that catch my eye and post them on my Facebook page, and have a faithful following, probably looking to see what the weather is like that day! I tee off at 6 am every day by myself, have a cart, and can usually get 18 holes done in an hour and forty-five minutes. Short drive home, shower, and off to work by 8:30. My handicap currently sits at 4.3, which I think is way too low! I can go play other courses and struggle to break 80. Highland Park is 6219yds with a rating of 70.1 and a slope of 119. I am usually in the 70's and shot my personal best there last year with a 70. I am pretty consistent off the tee, 230ish, and usually not in too much trouble. I struggle with my approach shots, but have a pretty good short game, known for my touch around the greens with my punch and run 8-iron. As you can see in my signature, I don't play the latest-greatest equipment, but am probably due for different irons soon. My ball of choice is Vice Pro - why? Probably because of the offers that Vice puts out there. And at my local golf shop, they have been selling them for $30. I can usually get through a week without having to replace my ball. The course doesn't have cart paths on all the holes, so my ball doesn't take a beating. If I do hit a tree or a path and there is a scuff, I will replace it because I can't afford to lose any more distance! How will I be testing - I usually, should probably say never, align my ball to the hole or ever mark it, because I am the only one out there, and I leave the pin in. Saves time and it works for me. So this will be a good test to see if I can improve my putting by using the new Align system on the Maxfli. If I can get out on my course again, I will set up some distances and test it vs my gamer (not aligning) and maybe even the EXTREME alignment aid of the Tour Response. Simulator - hope to get to a simulator and do some testing - distance, spin, launch, accuracy, etc. On Course - I am fortunate to be heading to Jacksonville, FL with the local Junior College golf team over spring break and will be playing 4 days in a row - I will swap out my gamer for a round or two and see how it performs, especially on the short game, since I am such a scrambler. Should be a fun test, I hope you all will follow! Thanks again to MyGolfSpy for the opportunity. p.s. if you look up Winnebago Man or "Angriest Man Alive" on YouTube, that's me. Made the videos and the "Tony" he is talking about - one of the very first viral videos! FINAL REVIEW First Impressions/Unboxing 10 out of 10 2 dozen balls arrived via a FedEx box the other day. Nice-looking boxes, as you can see in the pics. Shiny white boxes with nice gold and silver fonts and graphics. The black Maxfli logo on the ball is bold and bigger than most logos I would say, but what sets these apart is the MAX ALIGN system that is carried across the ball 3 times and is only interrupted by the logo. Very shiny gloss white as promised. I am testing the TOUR model which is softer than the TOUR X but not as soft as the Tour S. I did a bounce test listening for sound as I bounced a Vice Pro, a Titleist ProV1x, and a Callaway SuperSoft from the same height simultaneously with the Maxfli Tour. The Vice Pro and the Maxfli Tour were almost identical, as was the ProV1x -maybe being a little firmer sounding. And as expected the SuperSoft was the marshmallowist sounding of them all. Looking at the data provided by MyGolfSpy regarding compression this sound test confirmed what I was hearing. When I get out on the course again - damn Iowa weather - it should be a good test. Vice Pro vs Maxfli Tour. Aesthetics - 10 out of 10 You can see for youself how the packaging looks - I tried to give you every angle possible! It looks and feels like a quality ball. Looking at the number from last years test - it is. It sounded very much like my gamer, Vice Pro, off all my clubs. One thing I will say is that I think the MAXFLI logo is a bit large with everything else going on with this ball. The Numbers - 20 out of 20 When I did my driver test it performed as well as my gamer. Distances were very close and it held up against the Pro V1x as well. I am not sure you could get closer numbers than this. Carry, ball speed launch angle. Apparently I have a very boring swing! On The Course - 16 out of 20 The picture above describes golf in Iowa in April. I was able to get out on my home course a couple of times and managed to finagle my way on a golf trip to Jacksonville, Florida for 4 days of golf. Thank goodness. Off the Tee – This ball equals my gamer off the tee - there may have been a little more height on a few shots, but depending on the conditions that day, it performed great. Approach – My weakness - I would love to say that it could tell it spun more or held the greens more - but I really struggle hitting greens so this wasn't a good test for me. Around the Green – I am a bump and run guy, with my 8 iron, and it reacted as I assumed it would and felt the same as my gamer. I chipped in a couple of times in Florida so it didn't really throw me off using the Maxlfi Tour. Putting – This is where the deductions come in for me. There is a lot going on - using my current putter, with the lines and dots and such. I thought it would help on shorter putts to use the alignment on the Maxfli, but it didn't. It made me stand over putts longer to make sure it was lined up right, instead of just hitting the putts. Out of the 2 rounds I used it compared to my gamer, I saved 1 putt. But I also chipped in twice that round, so I am throwing that out! The Good, The Bad, the In Between- 16 out of 20 I have no issues with the performance of this ball, it is quality and holds up as well as any other ball I have played. For me it was just the time I spent standing over the putts and my thought process when the line weren't "lining" up in the fairway on approach shots. It's Pointing The Wrong Way! A little disconcerting for me standing over a 180 yd shot with my hybrid when I am facing bunkers on each side and water on the right! I think I got in my head a little bit with this one. And was overthinking it. Play it or trade it? 15 out of 20 Would I play these balls? Probably not....just don't work for me. I can honestly say I may use them in a best shot scenario where I already know the line that someone has shown me, but on a daily basis I don't think I will play them. Of course I will play them til the two dozen that were provided for me are gone or I give them to someone else to give them a shot - would be interested in knowing their thoughts. Reading the other reviews on here, I think we are 50/50 split on them. Conclusion I appreciate being selected to do this review and the process was a lot of fun. The Maxfli Tour Align is a quality ball. $40 per dozen - and only at Dick's Sporting Goods makes it that much harder for me to get my hands on them IF I was going to use them on a daily basis. That, and the mind mess I get standing over a putt looking at those arrows, I just can't pull the trigger. Thanks again to MyGolfSpy for the opportunity. Final Score 87 out of 100

Date 02/19/2024 Course Name Pelican Hill Gross Score 78 Course Handicap 0 Gross Strokes over/under par 8 Net Score to Par 8 Net Score 78 Net Birdies or better 3 Longest Drive 222 SIM Round? SIM The problems persist.....drives are short. Hitting hybrids into greens. System will not read my putter, have been using someone elses....

Date 02/07/2024 Course Name Stone Canyon Gross Score 72 Course Handicap 0 Gross Strokes over/under par 0 Net Score to Par 0 Net Score 72 Net Birdies or better 4 Longest Drive 235 SIM Round? SIM Dag gum it! Was cruising along -3 on the front and went 3 over on 8 and 9. Ho hum back nine to finish even. Putted well - guy I was playing with went -7 and I was just trying to hang in....still distance issues, a little better.