KevinE Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Played twice this weekend...High heat (over 100 heat index) and humidity. I will say this emphatically, the Snell MTB's durability was much greater than mine. Don't know how you Southern boys do it all summer long. Glad the temps here in New England are modifying this week. 3 Quote Spoiler Spoiler Spoiler Driver JGR 9.5 R Flex Adila 65 3 Wood XR RFlex Fujikura Evolution 5 Wood XR R Flex Project X 5.5 7Wood Speedline LP R Flex Matix HD Radix 5.1 Irons 4 thru A Wedge J-15 CB R Flex NS Pro Wedges 56 CG 15 XE! 65 Putter ER 5 Hatchback Ball NXT Tour S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edingc Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Rain ruined my chance to play Sunday, so I finally got to get out an play nine holes this morning with the MTB-X. Some quick thoughts as someone who has been playing the MTB Black all season before today: The MTB-X definitely feels firmer. I actually like it more this way. Off the driver it just feels better for me. Seemed to be lower spin off driver, though I didn't put too many good driver swings on it. I did have two 250+ drives, which isn't above or below average for me. I say it's slightly lower spin because my mishits seemed a little better than with the MTB Black. Probably slightly less spin than the MTB Black on full iron shots. Had a couple that took a big bounce before settling down about 5-8 yards from the ball mark. Had a surprising amount of spin around the green on chips and pitches with my 54 degree wedge. Visible spinning and slowing on a 45-yard pitch into No. 9 green. Durability seems fine. I hit parts of five trees, a couple tree roots, but no cart path or gravel. There are a few marks on the ball (played all nine holes with it), but it will easily go another nine or more holes. I did wipe a little of the Optic Yellow finish off with a full 54 degree, but no damage to the cover that I could really feel. Overall, very happy with the ball. The MTB-X will be gamer for the foreseeable future as I now have 3.5 dozen to play with thanks to @yungkory! 6 Quote Unofficial WHS Handicap: 6.7 / Anti-Cap: 12.8 (Last Updated Oct. 13, 2022) Driver: Callaway Epic Max LS (9°), 45.75", Fujikura Motore X F1 6X | Club Champion Fitting 3 Wood: Cobra RadSpeed Big Tour (14.5°), 43", Fujikura Motore X F1 7X 20° Hybrid: PXG 0211 (2020 Model), 40.25", Mitsubishi Tensei AV RAW White 90X 4 Utility: Cobra KING Utility (2020 Model), 38.5", UST Mamiya Recoil 110 F5 5-PW: Ben Hogan PTx Pro, 37" 7 Iron, Aerotech SteelFiber i125cw Stiff | Club Champion Fitting 50°, 54°, 58°: Edel SMS, V Grind, Nippon Modus 125 Wedge| Official Review Thread Putter: L.A.B. Golf DF 2.1, 36", 68°, Black with Custom Sightlines, BGT Stability Tour, L.A.B. Press II 3° | Unofficial Review Grips: Star Sidewinder, Undersized with Custom Tape Build-Up Ball: Snell MTB-X Optic Yellow Tracked By: Shot Scope H4 Bag: Personalized 2020 Sun Mountain Sync Riding On: CaddyTek Caddylite EZ V8 | Unofficial Review WITB? | 2022 Reviewer Edel SMS Wedges | 2021 Reviewer Maxfli Tour and Tour X Balls | 2020 Participant #CobraConnect Challenge | 2019 Reviewer Callaway Epic Flash Driver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shankster Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Stage 2 live. Having some problems getting some other pictures loaded. More to come. Enjoy!! A few other stage 2’s I see. Take a peak!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newballcoach Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 Just got to post my 2nd stage as well. Had a great experience testing this ball, I hope you all enjoy reading about it. I'm always happy to answer any questions you might have! These testers did some great work, go check it out! 4 Quote WITB Driver- PING G400 LST w/ Project X Evenflow Black Fwy- TM Aeroburner 16.5HL Irons- Callaway Steelhead XR (3-PW) Wedges- Callaway MD3 (50,54,58) Putter- Cleveland TFI Satin Cero Ball- Snell MTB-X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GC70 Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 I just got my Stage 2 up! 2 Quote Atmos Blue 6S Atmos Red 7S Atmos Blue 8S Apex CF19 4-AW C-Taper Lite S SM7's RAW 50F - 54S - 58M - 62M Nike 006 Paul Casey Proto (Oven) Nike 006 Rory Proto (Oven) Pro V1 / Z-Star Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tehuti Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 I will try to post mine today.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 1 Quote PXG 0211 12° driver w/Project X Cypher R flex shaft KE4 TC 16° 4 wood w/Kuro Kage Black 60g shaft Z355 22° 7 wood w/Miyazaki Jinsoku shaft KE4 TC 19° 3 hybrid w/UST Proforce V2 Black shaft KE4 TC 22° 4 hybrid w/UST Proforce V2 Black shaft KE4 TC 25° 5 hybrid w/Mitsubishi Tensei CK Blue shaft Lazrus 27° 6 hybrid w/Lazrus graphite shaft PXG 0211DC irons 7-PW w/Project X Cypher graphite shafts CBX2 50° wedge M-Series+ 56° wedge w/UST Recoil 660 graphite shaft Huntington Beach Soft Premier 10.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tehuti Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 I will try to post mine today.Sent from my iPad using TapatalkDone.Sent from my iPad using MyGolfSpy 1 Quote PXG 0211 12° driver w/Project X Cypher R flex shaft KE4 TC 16° 4 wood w/Kuro Kage Black 60g shaft Z355 22° 7 wood w/Miyazaki Jinsoku shaft KE4 TC 19° 3 hybrid w/UST Proforce V2 Black shaft KE4 TC 22° 4 hybrid w/UST Proforce V2 Black shaft KE4 TC 25° 5 hybrid w/Mitsubishi Tensei CK Blue shaft Lazrus 27° 6 hybrid w/Lazrus graphite shaft PXG 0211DC irons 7-PW w/Project X Cypher graphite shafts CBX2 50° wedge M-Series+ 56° wedge w/UST Recoil 660 graphite shaft Huntington Beach Soft Premier 10.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josmi15 Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 My Stage 2 is up .... i tried copying 2 Video URL's from YOUTUBE over, and i failed. I even had my teenager try to do it. it was of me sticking it on the Island Green .... can't ya just picture it! Also a decent knee knocker to save par on 18......... 1 Quote Titleist 917D2 10.5 Ben Hogan GS53 3 Wood Cobra Fly-Z Hybrid 18.5 Titleist 816 H1 23 PING G30 5-PW Cleveland RTX 3.0 50/10 V-MG Cleveland RTX 3.0 54/14 V-FG Cleveland RTX 3.0 58/12 V -FG EVNROLL ER-3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edingc Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 Love reading the stage two reviews, guys! Thanks for all of your work in testing this ball. I don't want to pollute the thread with too many of my thoughts since I'm not an official reviewer, but I've played 36 more holes with the MTB-X and really, really like it. Seems to be very long off of the tee for me, and today I actually ripped back a wedge a few feet. I never do that. 5 Quote Unofficial WHS Handicap: 6.7 / Anti-Cap: 12.8 (Last Updated Oct. 13, 2022) Driver: Callaway Epic Max LS (9°), 45.75", Fujikura Motore X F1 6X | Club Champion Fitting 3 Wood: Cobra RadSpeed Big Tour (14.5°), 43", Fujikura Motore X F1 7X 20° Hybrid: PXG 0211 (2020 Model), 40.25", Mitsubishi Tensei AV RAW White 90X 4 Utility: Cobra KING Utility (2020 Model), 38.5", UST Mamiya Recoil 110 F5 5-PW: Ben Hogan PTx Pro, 37" 7 Iron, Aerotech SteelFiber i125cw Stiff | Club Champion Fitting 50°, 54°, 58°: Edel SMS, V Grind, Nippon Modus 125 Wedge| Official Review Thread Putter: L.A.B. Golf DF 2.1, 36", 68°, Black with Custom Sightlines, BGT Stability Tour, L.A.B. Press II 3° | Unofficial Review Grips: Star Sidewinder, Undersized with Custom Tape Build-Up Ball: Snell MTB-X Optic Yellow Tracked By: Shot Scope H4 Bag: Personalized 2020 Sun Mountain Sync Riding On: CaddyTek Caddylite EZ V8 | Unofficial Review WITB? | 2022 Reviewer Edel SMS Wedges | 2021 Reviewer Maxfli Tour and Tour X Balls | 2020 Participant #CobraConnect Challenge | 2019 Reviewer Callaway Epic Flash Driver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newballcoach Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 3 hours ago, edingc said: Love reading the stage two reviews, guys! Thanks for all of your work in testing this ball. I don't want to pollute the thread with too many of my thoughts since I'm not an official reviewer, but I've played 36 more holes with the MTB-X and really, really like it. Seems to be very long off of the tee for me, and today I actually ripped back a wedge a few feet. I never do that. I've loved to have your insight to be honest. Cool to have a forum member checking in with us as we go through our reviews. The more the merrier I think! 1 Quote WITB Driver- PING G400 LST w/ Project X Evenflow Black Fwy- TM Aeroburner 16.5HL Irons- Callaway Steelhead XR (3-PW) Wedges- Callaway MD3 (50,54,58) Putter- Cleveland TFI Satin Cero Ball- Snell MTB-X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wedgie Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 I am putting the Snell I received with the green whatever stuck to it in play tomorrow for my final round of testing. We will see how long it lasts and the stage 2 review will be up by Thursday. 2 Quote Wedgie Driver - XXIO X Driver 9.5 - Launcher Turbo 2 hybrid - F9 One Length 3-L - ER 1.2 Top Flite Gamer Play Right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveP043 Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 (edited) Another Stage 2 review up. Thanks for everyone who's keeping up with these, it makes it fun as a reviewer to know that y'all are watching and reading. Thanks to MGS for giving us this opportunity, and to Snell for sending us the golf balls. Now I'm going to read the other reviews, I wanted to finish my own before I read what the other guys are saying. Edited July 30, 2019 by DaveP043 5 Quote Irons Titleist AP2 714, KBS Tour S, 3 flat Rogue SubZero, GD YS-Six X 52, 56, and 60 wedges B60 G5i putter Right handed Reston, Virginia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edingc Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 22 hours ago, DaveP043 said: Another Stage 2 review up. Thanks for everyone who's keeping up with these, it makes it fun as a reviewer to know that y'all are watching and reading. Thanks to MGS for giving us this opportunity, and to Snell for sending us the golf balls. Now I'm going to read the other reviews, I wanted to finish my own before I read what the other guys are saying. After playing the MTB-X for 72 holes now, I think I would have written a nearly identical review. I like the MTB Black, but love the firmer feel and better iron spin of the MTB-X. My first ball lasted 29 holes before I donated it to the forest, and there was no noticeable damage despite smacking quite a few trees. My second ball has now seen 24 holes of play and is showing a little more wear and scuffs. I took two healthy 54 degree wedge swings during my last round and definitely took some of the Optic Yellow finish off. 1 Quote Unofficial WHS Handicap: 6.7 / Anti-Cap: 12.8 (Last Updated Oct. 13, 2022) Driver: Callaway Epic Max LS (9°), 45.75", Fujikura Motore X F1 6X | Club Champion Fitting 3 Wood: Cobra RadSpeed Big Tour (14.5°), 43", Fujikura Motore X F1 7X 20° Hybrid: PXG 0211 (2020 Model), 40.25", Mitsubishi Tensei AV RAW White 90X 4 Utility: Cobra KING Utility (2020 Model), 38.5", UST Mamiya Recoil 110 F5 5-PW: Ben Hogan PTx Pro, 37" 7 Iron, Aerotech SteelFiber i125cw Stiff | Club Champion Fitting 50°, 54°, 58°: Edel SMS, V Grind, Nippon Modus 125 Wedge| Official Review Thread Putter: L.A.B. Golf DF 2.1, 36", 68°, Black with Custom Sightlines, BGT Stability Tour, L.A.B. Press II 3° | Unofficial Review Grips: Star Sidewinder, Undersized with Custom Tape Build-Up Ball: Snell MTB-X Optic Yellow Tracked By: Shot Scope H4 Bag: Personalized 2020 Sun Mountain Sync Riding On: CaddyTek Caddylite EZ V8 | Unofficial Review WITB? | 2022 Reviewer Edel SMS Wedges | 2021 Reviewer Maxfli Tour and Tour X Balls | 2020 Participant #CobraConnect Challenge | 2019 Reviewer Callaway Epic Flash Driver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveP043 Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 2 hours ago, edingc said: After playing the MTB-X for 72 holes now, I think I would have written a nearly identical review. I like the MTB Black, but love the firmer feel and better iron spin of the MTB-X. My first ball lasted 29 holes before I donated it to the forest, and there was no noticeable damage despite smacking quite a few trees. My second ball has now seen 24 holes of play and is showing a little more wear and scuffs. I took two healthy 54 degree wedge swings during my last round and definitely took some of the Optic Yellow finish off. I'm still on the fence as to which one I prefer. I have three of the MTB X balls left, and about two dozen of the Black, so at some point I'll be back to playing the Black exclusively. That's when I'll really decide whether I miss the added spin in my irons with the X, or whether I prefer the slightly reduced spin with the Black. 4 Quote Irons Titleist AP2 714, KBS Tour S, 3 flat Rogue SubZero, GD YS-Six X 52, 56, and 60 wedges B60 G5i putter Right handed Reston, Virginia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxEntropy Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 On 7/30/2019 at 9:11 AM, DaveP043 said: Another Stage 2 review up. Thanks for everyone who's keeping up with these, it makes it fun as a reviewer to know that y'all are watching and reading. Thanks to MGS for giving us this opportunity, and to Snell for sending us the golf balls. Now I'm going to read the other reviews, I wanted to finish my own before I read what the other guys are saying. Nice review! I like the idea of using both the Black and the X depending on course (green) conditions. 1 Quote Driver: Epic Speed 9* (set -1) MMT 70X 3W: RAZR Fit TourAD something or other 3H, 4H: Tour B JGR 19*, 23* Recoil 780ES 4-AW: Tour B JGR HF2 Modus3 Tour 105 SW: Zipcore Black Satin 54* LW: Zipcore Black Satin 58* Putter: Stroke Lab Marxman Bag: BigMax Dri Active Lite Ball: TP5x Pix Pushcart: BigMax iQ+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gchester33 Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 Stage II review is up including some graphs showing performance differences between the MTB-X and Chrome Soft. And by differences I mean, a lack of differences really. Wish I could have said I loved the ball and think everyone should play it, but I did not see any observable improvements when using the Snell. Still stand behind Snell as a company and what they're doing but I think unless you're an incredibly consistent ballstriker (i.e. not me) and have a high swing speed (> 100 mph) then I can't imagine you'll see a measurable difference. But hey, YMMV. Thanks MGS for letting me do this again! 4 Quote Driver: Callaway Rogue - Project X HZRDUS Yellow, 6.0, 63g Fairway: Callaway Epic 3 wood, Rogue MAX stiff, 75g 4-6 Iron: Mizuno JPX-850 - Project X 5.5 7-PW: Mizuno JPX-850 Forged - Project X 5.5 Wedges: Mizuno MP-T5 (50, 54), Ping Glide 2.0 Stealth 60 ES Putter: Odyssey Marxman, Currently tested and kept Golf Pride Tour SNSR Contour Pro 140cc grip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wedgie Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 Stage 2 is up. Let me know if you have any questions? Like Dave I'm going to dive into the others and see if we are all alike or all over the place. 3 Quote Wedgie Driver - XXIO X Driver 9.5 - Launcher Turbo 2 hybrid - F9 One Length 3-L - ER 1.2 Top Flite Gamer Play Right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josmi15 Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 BumpSent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Quote Titleist 917D2 10.5 Ben Hogan GS53 3 Wood Cobra Fly-Z Hybrid 18.5 Titleist 816 H1 23 PING G30 5-PW Cleveland RTX 3.0 50/10 V-MG Cleveland RTX 3.0 54/14 V-FG Cleveland RTX 3.0 58/12 V -FG EVNROLL ER-3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinE Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Read all the reviews. I think there was honesty in all. I like the praise of the X but also how some found faults and short comings. I think the variety of comments gives validity and honesty to the reviews. Again, i thoroughly enjoyed doing my part of the testing. Enjoyed reading the phases and the different methods of testing by my fellow testers. To my northern friends enjoy the rest of the golf season. To my southern friends, you lucky #@$%@*&) enjoy your never ending golf season. 8 Quote Spoiler Spoiler Spoiler Driver JGR 9.5 R Flex Adila 65 3 Wood XR RFlex Fujikura Evolution 5 Wood XR R Flex Project X 5.5 7Wood Speedline LP R Flex Matix HD Radix 5.1 Irons 4 thru A Wedge J-15 CB R Flex NS Pro Wedges 56 CG 15 XE! 65 Putter ER 5 Hatchback Ball NXT Tour S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edingc Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Maybe it's the yellow finish showing more damage, but I will say those who do not like to play balls with any visible blemishes will go through these pretty quickly. This ball has 34 holes on it. I'm not generally gentle to balls, often hitting a lot of trees, but the last 27 holes this ball played have been pretty clean by my standards. Definitely a good amount of flaking and damage of the yellow cover. The damaged areas don't feel like a scuff, however. I'm going to keep playing this one until it's donated to a lake or forest, but others might not. Distance-wise, I averaged 248 off the tee during my last nine holes. I've noticed more markedly more distance with the MTB-X than the Black in general since switching. 4 Quote Unofficial WHS Handicap: 6.7 / Anti-Cap: 12.8 (Last Updated Oct. 13, 2022) Driver: Callaway Epic Max LS (9°), 45.75", Fujikura Motore X F1 6X | Club Champion Fitting 3 Wood: Cobra RadSpeed Big Tour (14.5°), 43", Fujikura Motore X F1 7X 20° Hybrid: PXG 0211 (2020 Model), 40.25", Mitsubishi Tensei AV RAW White 90X 4 Utility: Cobra KING Utility (2020 Model), 38.5", UST Mamiya Recoil 110 F5 5-PW: Ben Hogan PTx Pro, 37" 7 Iron, Aerotech SteelFiber i125cw Stiff | Club Champion Fitting 50°, 54°, 58°: Edel SMS, V Grind, Nippon Modus 125 Wedge| Official Review Thread Putter: L.A.B. Golf DF 2.1, 36", 68°, Black with Custom Sightlines, BGT Stability Tour, L.A.B. Press II 3° | Unofficial Review Grips: Star Sidewinder, Undersized with Custom Tape Build-Up Ball: Snell MTB-X Optic Yellow Tracked By: Shot Scope H4 Bag: Personalized 2020 Sun Mountain Sync Riding On: CaddyTek Caddylite EZ V8 | Unofficial Review WITB? | 2022 Reviewer Edel SMS Wedges | 2021 Reviewer Maxfli Tour and Tour X Balls | 2020 Participant #CobraConnect Challenge | 2019 Reviewer Callaway Epic Flash Driver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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