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Here we go again, another Premium golf ball....

 

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XXIO is introducing its version of Premium golf.....

 

XXIO Premium Golf Balls deliver the epitome of golf luxury with impressive looks and cutting-edge technologies.

 

Perfect for moderate swing speed golfers, XXIO Premium Golf Balls offer a three-piece, lower compression design for unequalled distance, enhanced feel, and improved spin.

 

Do we need another high priced ball?

 

 

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Cobra F8(10.5*) w/Mitsubishi Tensei CK Blue Regular; 3-4W(14.5*) & 5-6W(17.0*)w/Mitsubishi Tensei CK Blue Regular; Tour Edge CBX119 22* Hybrid; Ben Hogan PTx 5-PW w/Recoil 460 graphite shafts; Ben Hogan TKt Gw(49*) SW(53*) LW(57*) all w/UST Mamiya Recoil 460 ES regular shafts. Lamkin grips with Arccoss tracking sensors. Putter: Tommy Armour Impact #3 33”. Bag: Cobra Ultralite Cart Bag(Peacoat/Silver).

Driver: image.png.6ba1c8a254ad57aa05e527b74c2e04ba.png0311 XF 10.5* w/Project X Cypher 40 gram Senior shaft or 0811 XF 12* w/Evenflo Riptide CB Senior shaft

Fairways:  image.png.80321f01fc46450b6f428c7daf7b3471.png0211 5W & 7W w/ Evenflo Riptide CB  regular shaft and Tour Edge E521 9W w/Fubuki HD50 regular shaft

Hybrid: None in bag at the moment

IronsTitleist T300 5-PW w/Fubuki MV Senior graphite shafts w/Golf Pride Tour

Wedges: Edison forged 49*, 53* and 57* wedges with KB PGI Senior shafts(80 grm).

Putter: 33” Evnroll ER6R or  ER2 or Bellum Winmore Model 707,   or Nike Method Core Drone  w/Evnroll Gravity Grip

Bag: Vice cart bag(Black/Lime). 

Ball: Snell MTB Prime X, Maxfli Tour/S/X CG, Titleist Pro V1x or Titleist TruFeel

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21 minutes ago, fozcycle said:

Do we need another high priced ball?

Nope....

Remember though XXIO is a subsidiary of Cleveland/Srixon so this is a way for them to sell 'premium' to their moderate swing speed market who've been guided away from 'soft'.

Driver:  :PXG: 311XF Gen5, Tensei CK Pro Orange, S flex

Fariway:  :PXG: 311XF Gen6 3-Wood, Tensei Blue 55g R flex

Hybrid:   :PXG: 211, 3H Project X Evenflow H, 80g, 5.5

              :titleist-small: TSR2 4H, Tensei Blue R (Forum Tester)

Irons:  :titleist-small: T200 2023, Tensei Blue R (Forum Tester), 5-GW

Wedges:   :cleveland-small: CBX2 Zipcore  52*, 56* Project X Catalyst Spinner Graphite Shaft

Putter: :EVNROLL: ER2 Murdered Out

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Xxio has had a premium ball on the market for several years.

options aren’t bad. What/who does it hurt that another high premium ball is on the market? Honma has/had one as well.

It’s don’t like, want, need or can’t afford a high end car, watch, suit, house do you buy it? Probably not. Who cares if another high end ball or a dozen high end balls come out. No one is forced to buy them. 

Xxio is a high end brand so it would make sense their ball is considered high end. They are one of if not the top brands in Asian market and have been that way for a number of years

Driver: PXG 0811 X+ Proto w/UST Helium 5F4

Wood: TaylorMade M5 5W w/Accra TZ5 +1/2”, TaylorMade Sim 3W w/Aldila rogue white

Hybrid: PXG Gen2 22* w/AD hybrid

Irons: PXG Gen3 0311T w/Nippon modus 120

Wedges: TaylorMade MG2 50*, Tiger grind 56/60

Putter: Scotty Caemeron Super Rat1

Ball: Titleist Prov1

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I always get confused when people are concerned that there's too many choices.

We're all different. We have different budgets, different swings, different courses that we play on, different likes/dislikes, different ways of acquiring new gear... another option that may be right up someone's alley isn't a bad thing. 

No one ever complains when Toyota comes out with another car model, or upgrades a package on an existing model. 

In my  :wilson_staff_small:  carry bag:
:mizuno-small: ST-X 10.5* Kai'li Blue R Flex
:mizuno-small: ST-Z 15* Kai/li Blue R Flex
:mizuno-small: ST-Z 4h Linq Blue R Flex
:cleveland-small: Launcher 5h
:cleveland-small: Launcher CBX 6i-PW
:cleveland-small: CBX 54* & 58*
:cleveland-small: Huntington Beach #10
:bridgestone-small: e12 Contact
CURRENTLY TESTING - Mizuno Long Game

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1 hour ago, russtopherb said:

I always get confused when people are concerned that there's too many choices.

We're all different. We have different budgets, different swings, different courses that we play on, different likes/dislikes, different ways of acquiring new gear... another option that may be right up someone's alley isn't a bad thing. 

No one ever complains when Toyota comes out with another car model, or upgrades a package on an existing model. 

Exactly. Options and various prices isn’t bad for golf or any consumer market. There’s a market for Ferrari’s and another for sedans. Neither of those consumers get mad when rolls Royce or Bentley have a new product.

 

Driver: PXG 0811 X+ Proto w/UST Helium 5F4

Wood: TaylorMade M5 5W w/Accra TZ5 +1/2”, TaylorMade Sim 3W w/Aldila rogue white

Hybrid: PXG Gen2 22* w/AD hybrid

Irons: PXG Gen3 0311T w/Nippon modus 120

Wedges: TaylorMade MG2 50*, Tiger grind 56/60

Putter: Scotty Caemeron Super Rat1

Ball: Titleist Prov1

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Has anyone tried them?

Is anyone going to try them?


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Driver: image.png.6ba1c8a254ad57aa05e527b74c2e04ba.png0311 XF 10.5* w/Project X Cypher 40 gram Senior shaft or 0811 XF 12* w/Evenflo Riptide CB Senior shaft

Fairways:  image.png.80321f01fc46450b6f428c7daf7b3471.png0211 5W & 7W w/ Evenflo Riptide CB  regular shaft and Tour Edge E521 9W w/Fubuki HD50 regular shaft

Hybrid: None in bag at the moment

IronsTitleist T300 5-PW w/Fubuki MV Senior graphite shafts w/Golf Pride Tour

Wedges: Edison forged 49*, 53* and 57* wedges with KB PGI Senior shafts(80 grm).

Putter: 33” Evnroll ER6R or  ER2 or Bellum Winmore Model 707,   or Nike Method Core Drone  w/Evnroll Gravity Grip

Bag: Vice cart bag(Black/Lime). 

Ball: Snell MTB Prime X, Maxfli Tour/S/X CG, Titleist Pro V1x or Titleist TruFeel

Using Shot Scope X5 and Pinned Rangefinder

 

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14 minutes ago, fozcycle said:

Has anyone tried them?

Is anyone going to try them?


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I’ve played previous versions and have a buddy that was playing the last one until late last year.

i won’t be trying these but the previous versions were top notch balls.

Driver: PXG 0811 X+ Proto w/UST Helium 5F4

Wood: TaylorMade M5 5W w/Accra TZ5 +1/2”, TaylorMade Sim 3W w/Aldila rogue white

Hybrid: PXG Gen2 22* w/AD hybrid

Irons: PXG Gen3 0311T w/Nippon modus 120

Wedges: TaylorMade MG2 50*, Tiger grind 56/60

Putter: Scotty Caemeron Super Rat1

Ball: Titleist Prov1

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The more premium golf balls the better.  More choices mean a better chance to find a ball that works for you.

For those that don’t want to pay the premium price, if there are too many premium balls on the market some of them may end up on discount at a price point you are happy with.

Driver - Ping G410

Woods - Callaway Rogue 5 wood

Hybrid - Titleist TS2 21 degree

Irons - Taylormade P790 5-PW

Wedges - Taylormade MG3 50, 54, 58, SM9 60

Putter - Mizuno Black Carbon BC3

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I watched the video and it was interesting that a part of testing a new ball was to cut it open.  Good work MGS.

Driver - Ping G410

Woods - Callaway Rogue 5 wood

Hybrid - Titleist TS2 21 degree

Irons - Taylormade P790 5-PW

Wedges - Taylormade MG3 50, 54, 58, SM9 60

Putter - Mizuno Black Carbon BC3

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I watched the video and it was interesting that a part of testing a new ball was to cut it open.  Good work MGS.

Never thought of doing that before I read the test. I've since cut up enough 'found' balls to wear out my pvc cutter. Those cheaper balls ...oh my ... The differences in quality were eye opening.


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Cobra Speed Zone 6-GP/Recoil ESX 460 F3 Shafts 

:titelist-small: SM7 54* Wedge

:ping-small: Glide 3.0  60* Wedge

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On 10/4/2019 at 2:35 PM, fozcycle said:

Has anyone tried them?

Is anyone going to try them?


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No, I'm holding out for the soon to be released Ping-Flite 🙂.  I'm fine with a growing market and selection of balls; premium, tour, or otherwise. If nothing else, it usually benefits we consumers at the checkout counter 👍. It's only been recently (since joining MGS) that I've started paying attention to ball selection and narrowing down what I play.  I really hadn't noticed any significant differences playing the popular mid to upper end balls - but now starting to see some minor differences.

What I'd love to know is the background on all these premium balls.  Watching the interview with Adam and Dick Snell, it sounds like many come from the same handful of overseas factories. If that's the case, how significant a difference is there between them.  These may very well be made at the same facility as Homna's?

 

:ping-small: G410 Plus, 9 Degree Driver 

:ping-small: G400 SFT, 16 Degree 3w

:ping-small: G400 SFT, 19 Degree 5w

:srixon-small:  ZX5 Irons 4-AW 

:ping-small: Glide 2.0 56 Degree SW   (removed from double secret probation 😍)

:EVNROLL: ER5v Putter  (Evnroll ER5v Official Review)

:odyssey-small: AI-One Milled Seven T CH (Currently Under Product Test)

 

 

 

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Interesting but its probably just a rebranded Srixon ball, which isnt a bad thing.

"I suppose its better to be a master of 7 than to be vaguely familiar with 14." - Chick Evans

Whats in my Sun Mountain 2.5+ stand bag?

Woods: Tommy Armour Atomic 10.5* 

Hybrid: Mizuno MP Fli-Hi 3H

Irons: Mizuno T-Zoid True 5, 7 and 9-irons

Wedge: Mizuno S18 54* and Top Flite chipper

Putter: Mizuno Bettinardi A-02

Ball: Maxfli Tour X

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59 minutes ago, fixyurdivot said:

No, I'm holding out for the soon to be released Ping-Flite 🙂.  I'm fine with a growing market and selection of balls; premium, tour, or otherwise. If nothing else, it usually benefits we consumers at the checkout counter 👍. It's only been recently (since joining MGS) that I've started paying attention to ball selection and narrowing down what I play.  I really hadn't noticed any significant differences playing the popular mid to upper end balls - but now starting to see some minor differences.

What I'd love to know is the background on all these premium balls.  Watching the interview with Adam and Dick Snell, it sounds like many come from the same handful of overseas factories. If that's the case, how significant a difference is there between them.  These may very well be made at the same facility as Homna's?

 

You have to find out who is doing the design or if the brand is just buying a generic design from the factory and rebranding it.

Driver: PXG 0811 X+ Proto w/UST Helium 5F4

Wood: TaylorMade M5 5W w/Accra TZ5 +1/2”, TaylorMade Sim 3W w/Aldila rogue white

Hybrid: PXG Gen2 22* w/AD hybrid

Irons: PXG Gen3 0311T w/Nippon modus 120

Wedges: TaylorMade MG2 50*, Tiger grind 56/60

Putter: Scotty Caemeron Super Rat1

Ball: Titleist Prov1

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On 10/4/2019 at 7:31 AM, russtopherb said:

I always get confused when people are concerned that there's too many choices.

We're all different. We have different budgets, different swings, different courses that we play on, different likes/dislikes, different ways of acquiring new gear... another option that may be right up someone's alley isn't a bad thing. 

No one ever complains when Toyota comes out with another car model, or upgrades a package on an existing model. 

There is actually very good research and documentation that too many choices can be a bad thing. 

 

https://www.coglode.com/gem/choice-paradox

Driver: Callaway Paradym Triple diamond 10.5 Ventus black TR 6x

3 wood ; Callaway Paradym triple diamond 15 degree, Ventus black TR 7x

Apex UW 19 degree, Ventus black TR 8x

Utility Iron: Mizuno Pro Fli Hi 4 utility, Ventus blue HB 90X

Irons: Callaway Apex MB 5-PW, KBS $ taper 130x

Wedges: Callaway Jaws Raw 50, 54, 58, KBS $ taper 130x

Putter: Wilson Staff TM22, hand torched, KBS cutter putter shaft, Super stroke Pistol GT 1.0

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2 minutes ago, Quigleyd said:

There is actually very good research and documentation that too many choices can be a bad thing. 

 

https://www.coglode.com/gem/choice-paradox

Not really relevant here. Balls are in different price ranges, have different performance, some aren't available where you are, etc. Too many variables to be concerned about too many ball choices being a "bad thing".

In my  :wilson_staff_small:  carry bag:
:mizuno-small: ST-X 10.5* Kai'li Blue R Flex
:mizuno-small: ST-Z 15* Kai/li Blue R Flex
:mizuno-small: ST-Z 4h Linq Blue R Flex
:cleveland-small: Launcher 5h
:cleveland-small: Launcher CBX 6i-PW
:cleveland-small: CBX 54* & 58*
:cleveland-small: Huntington Beach #10
:bridgestone-small: e12 Contact
CURRENTLY TESTING - Mizuno Long Game

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9 minutes ago, russtopherb said:

Not really relevant here. Balls are in different price ranges, have different performance, some aren't available where you are, etc. Too many variables to be concerned about too many ball choices being a "bad thing".

True. I did zero in on just part of your statement. I do find it a little relevant though. I  see confusion every day though. I work in golf retail and it is crazy the number of people that come in with no idea what golf ball is what. 

 

I do agree, I like options. 

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Driver: Callaway Paradym Triple diamond 10.5 Ventus black TR 6x

3 wood ; Callaway Paradym triple diamond 15 degree, Ventus black TR 7x

Apex UW 19 degree, Ventus black TR 8x

Utility Iron: Mizuno Pro Fli Hi 4 utility, Ventus blue HB 90X

Irons: Callaway Apex MB 5-PW, KBS $ taper 130x

Wedges: Callaway Jaws Raw 50, 54, 58, KBS $ taper 130x

Putter: Wilson Staff TM22, hand torched, KBS cutter putter shaft, Super stroke Pistol GT 1.0

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