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I play Snell MTB Black.  They feel great off the driver, they don't over spin on my iron shots and I really like how they feel off the putter.  If I am playing a Captain's Choice, I will use the MTB X for a few more yards, more shot shaping with irons, I just have to be aware of spin on the greens.

:ping-small:       Driver:  G410 LST 9 +1 Flat w/Tour AD DI 6X Orange

:taylormade-small:  3 Metal:   M2 13 degree w/Tour AD DJ 7X Orange

:titelist-small:          Hybrid:  818 21 

:mizuno-small:        4-PW:  MP 20  w/Dynamic Gold X100

:mizuno-small:        Wedges: 50-54-58: Mizuno MP T20 w/DG S400

:whitlam-golf-1:    Putter:  Joseph SS303 w/Super Stroke Fatso 5.0

:Snell:  Ball:  MTB Black

:1590477705_SunMountain: C130 S    🇺🇸    :skycaddie:

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6 minutes ago, Gman24 said:

I play Snell MTB Black.  They feel great off the driver, they don't over spin on my iron shots and I really like how they feel off the putter.  If I am playing a Captain's Choice, I will use the MTB X for a few more yards, more shot shaping with irons, I just have to be aware of spin on the greens.

I am right there with you. Love Snell MTB  Black/X. It feels like these balls jump off the driver/irons. Can’t beat the price ordering in bulk either if you go in with a couple buddies. 
 

 

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 :ping-small:  G410 Plus, w/ X stiff 75 g Project X Evenflow Black shaft driver / :cobra-small: Radspeed w/ Smoke RDX Blue 70S shaft

 :cobra-small: Big Tour 3 wood/ 5 wood w/ Fujikura X F3 60S shaft

 :cobra-small: 4 Hybrid w/ Project X Catalyst 80S shaft

:cobra-small: Copper MIM Tour Irons w/ KBS $ Taper Balck 120S shaft

:cobra-small: Snakebite 50, 54, and 58 wedges w/ KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 125S shaft

:scotty-small: Newport 2.5 putter

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Can't beat the price for performance.  I usually save all my number 3 balls and give them to other people randomly to help support spreading the word for Snell.  

:ping-small:       Driver:  G410 LST 9 +1 Flat w/Tour AD DI 6X Orange

:taylormade-small:  3 Metal:   M2 13 degree w/Tour AD DJ 7X Orange

:titelist-small:          Hybrid:  818 21 

:mizuno-small:        4-PW:  MP 20  w/Dynamic Gold X100

:mizuno-small:        Wedges: 50-54-58: Mizuno MP T20 w/DG S400

:whitlam-golf-1:    Putter:  Joseph SS303 w/Super Stroke Fatso 5.0

:Snell:  Ball:  MTB Black

:1590477705_SunMountain: C130 S    🇺🇸    :skycaddie:

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Snell is a great ball for the price.  No problem continuing to play them.  

  • Driver _ Ping G400 Max
  • Woods _ Ping G410 3 & 5 | Cleveland Launcher XL HALO 7
  • Hybrid _ Titleist 818 H1 5 
  • Irons _ Titleist T300 6-GW
  • Wedges _ Titleist SM9 52F & 56S
  • Putter _ Odyssey Dual Force Rossie 2 or Rife Two Bar Hybrid
  • Distance _ Bushnell Phantom 2 GPS | Precision Pro NX7 Pro
  • Ball _ Titleist Pro V1 yellow
  • GHIN _ HCP floats between 8 & 12

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I have played both and find they perform very similar for me.  (MTBx and Maxfli Tour)  At full price it would be Snell they are a better value.  However, Dicks has been discounting the Maxfli balls.  Currently they are buy 1 get one free so they are under $20 a dozen.  Don't see how you could get a better ball for the money.  There have been other promos at 2 for $40 and 2 for $50.  

Driver - Ping G410 Plus 10.5 - Ping Tour 65 Stiff

4 Wood - Callaway Rogue - Project X Evenflow blue 6.0

Hybrids - Titleist 818 H2 -  3(c-1) and 4(c-4) - Tensei CK Blue 70 stiff

Irons - Callaway Apex  CF 16 5-AW - True Temper XP 95 Steel Stiff

Wedges - Ping Glide 54 SS, 58 TS

Putter - Edel e1 Torque balanced

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I was playing the Snell MTB -X ball and really liked it, when MGS sent out the email about the Mafli tour x ball was on sale at Dicks awhile back I decided to try them and some odd reason I feel like I can control the Maxfli ball little bit better then the snell ..I feel like the snell was longer but I just felt like I couldn't control it.... might just be me though.

:cobra-small: Speedzone Driver Tensei AV Blue or  :ping-small: G400 SFT 10. KBS TD 50 Category 3 shaft 

:cobra-small: King Speedzone Black Yellow Fairway 3 wood Tensei AV Blue 65 

:cobra-small: F9 SpeedBack Black Grey Fairway 5 Wood   :Fuji: ATMOS Tour Spec Blue 7 shaft

:titelist-small: T300 4i-GW - Tensei AV Blue AM2 Regular Flex  or :mizuno-small: JPX 900 Hot Metal 5 - GW Project X Lz 4.5 Regular Flex Graphite 

:ping-small:   Glide 2.0 SS Wedges 54 & 58 

:taylormade-small: TP Red White Ardmore Putter - BGT Stability Tour Black shaft 

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But truthfully I dont think you could go wrong with either.. 

:cobra-small: Speedzone Driver Tensei AV Blue or  :ping-small: G400 SFT 10. KBS TD 50 Category 3 shaft 

:cobra-small: King Speedzone Black Yellow Fairway 3 wood Tensei AV Blue 65 

:cobra-small: F9 SpeedBack Black Grey Fairway 5 Wood   :Fuji: ATMOS Tour Spec Blue 7 shaft

:titelist-small: T300 4i-GW - Tensei AV Blue AM2 Regular Flex  or :mizuno-small: JPX 900 Hot Metal 5 - GW Project X Lz 4.5 Regular Flex Graphite 

:ping-small:   Glide 2.0 SS Wedges 54 & 58 

:taylormade-small: TP Red White Ardmore Putter - BGT Stability Tour Black shaft 

:918457628_PrecisionPro:Precision Pro NX7 range finder 

:cobra-small: Ultralight Cart Bag 

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I have played both. Both preformed well for me shot 2 of my best rounds with Snell but Maxfli has been very consistent. Honestly they are two very good golf balls so whatever is on sale is what I’m using.


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5-Wood:  :Sub70: Pro (18*) 

Irons :  :ping-small: i210 4-PW

Wedges:  :cleveland-small:  RTX-4 50* and 54* RTX-3 *58

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Ball:  MAXFLI TOUR 

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I have been playing snell for 2 years now and absolutely love them, I also have played vice pro plus this winter in Arizona. I used the same ball for 3 rounds and performance never dropped. Although once I brought it up, I shanked the ball into a pond.  So my advice would be snell or vice, and don't get cocky!

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On 5/9/2020 at 10:14 AM, Erik-M said:

I have been playing snell for 2 years now and absolutely love them, I also have played vice pro plus this winter in Arizona. I used the same ball for 3 rounds and performance never dropped. Although once I brought it up, I shanked the ball into a pond.  So my advice would be snell or vice, and don't get cocky!

Love Snell so far, going to try Vice soon and then stick with whatever ball I pick for the foreseeable future.

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I played the Snell MTB-X this weekend, and it was a little wet but the carry off the tee seemed as good as my Bridgestone B XS. The spin on the greens were as good as well, I actually got a couple to spin back on some 40-60 yard pitch shots. I was very impressed. 

:taylormade-small: STEALTH 2+ 10.5* FUJIKURA VENTUS TR BLACK 6X

:srixon-small: ZX MKII 3W 15* Project X HZRDUS Smoke Blue RDX U.S.A. 8TX

:taylormade-small: Stealth+ 19 Mitsubishi Tensei Pro White 1K 85TX

:srixon-small: ZX7 4-PW KBS $Taper 130 BLACK PVD

:cleveland-small: RTX 6 Zipcore 50/54.10 Full Project X 6.0

:ping-small: GLIDE 4.0 60.10S DYNAMIC GOLD TOUR ISSUE S400

:EVNROLL: ER2v MIDLOCK 40”

:maxfli: TOUR X

 :918457628_PrecisionPro:NX9 with Slope 

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8 minutes ago, cjeffs12 said:

I played the Snell MTB-X this weekend, and it was a little wet but the carry off the tee seemed as good as my Bridgestone B XS. The spin on the greens were as good as well, I actually got a couple to spin back on some 40-60 yard pitch shots. I was very impressed. 

It's my Go-To ball of choice.

Driver: :callaway-small: Rogue ST Max (10.5* set at -1 and neutral) -- Mitsubishi Tensai Blue 55g R shaft

Fairway: :callaway-small: Rogue ST Max 3 wood (16.5*) and Heaven Wood (20*)-- Tensai Blue 55g R shaft

Hybrids: :callaway-small: Rogue ST Max 5H (23*)--Tensai Blue 55g R shaft

Irons:  :callaway-small: Apex CF19 6-9, PW, AW -- KBS Tour Graphite  TGI 70 shafts R +1/2 inch 3* upright

Wedges: Edison 53* and  57* KBS PGI 80 Graphite +1/2 inch 2* upright

Putter: L.A.B. DF 2.1 -- BGT Stability shaft

Ball:  Maxfli TourX...Golf Bag: :ping-small: Pioneer...Shoes: :footjoy-small: Hyperflex... Glove: Red Rooster Feather

 

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14 minutes ago, CarlH said:

It's my Go-To ball of choice.

I can see why, for the price and performance I may continue to play it. 

:taylormade-small: STEALTH 2+ 10.5* FUJIKURA VENTUS TR BLACK 6X

:srixon-small: ZX MKII 3W 15* Project X HZRDUS Smoke Blue RDX U.S.A. 8TX

:taylormade-small: Stealth+ 19 Mitsubishi Tensei Pro White 1K 85TX

:srixon-small: ZX7 4-PW KBS $Taper 130 BLACK PVD

:cleveland-small: RTX 6 Zipcore 50/54.10 Full Project X 6.0

:ping-small: GLIDE 4.0 60.10S DYNAMIC GOLD TOUR ISSUE S400

:EVNROLL: ER2v MIDLOCK 40”

:maxfli: TOUR X

 :918457628_PrecisionPro:NX9 with Slope 

:SuperSpeed:

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6 hours ago, cjeffs12 said:

I can see why, for the price and performance I may continue to play it. 

The price interested me, but the performance is what kept me.  Had it not performed up to my expectations, I would have gone back to the Taylor Made TP5 I played before.

Driver: :callaway-small: Rogue ST Max (10.5* set at -1 and neutral) -- Mitsubishi Tensai Blue 55g R shaft

Fairway: :callaway-small: Rogue ST Max 3 wood (16.5*) and Heaven Wood (20*)-- Tensai Blue 55g R shaft

Hybrids: :callaway-small: Rogue ST Max 5H (23*)--Tensai Blue 55g R shaft

Irons:  :callaway-small: Apex CF19 6-9, PW, AW -- KBS Tour Graphite  TGI 70 shafts R +1/2 inch 3* upright

Wedges: Edison 53* and  57* KBS PGI 80 Graphite +1/2 inch 2* upright

Putter: L.A.B. DF 2.1 -- BGT Stability shaft

Ball:  Maxfli TourX...Golf Bag: :ping-small: Pioneer...Shoes: :footjoy-small: Hyperflex... Glove: Red Rooster Feather

 

My Photography can be seen at Smugmug

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What does everyone think of Tony saying not to play matte golf balls in the most recent podcast?  The Maxfli golf balls would fall in that category and now I am questioning my choice.  MTB-X might become my ball until MGS finds something wrong with it.  I am not going to buy in bulk until this year's golf ball test is released.  

Driver - Ping G410 Plus 10.5 - Ping Tour 65 Stiff

4 Wood - Callaway Rogue - Project X Evenflow blue 6.0

Hybrids - Titleist 818 H2 -  3(c-1) and 4(c-4) - Tensei CK Blue 70 stiff

Irons - Callaway Apex  CF 16 5-AW - True Temper XP 95 Steel Stiff

Wedges - Ping Glide 54 SS, 58 TS

Putter - Edel e1 Torque balanced

Indianapolis

5.5 Index

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2 hours ago, mooremikea said:

What does everyone think of Tony saying not to play matte golf balls in the most recent podcast?  The Maxfli golf balls would fall in that category and now I am questioning my choice.  MTB-X might become my ball until MGS finds something wrong with it.  I am not going to buy in bulk until this year's golf ball test is released.  

Maxfli isn't exclusively matte, they make traditional finish balls as well.

Matte finish never appealed to me anyway. Knowing they don't perform as well when wet it just another reason to avoid them IMHO.

I'm about due to buy another 4-5 dozen Snells - but like you I'm also waiting for the MGS study to come out. I'm hoping/expecting them to say MTB's are comparable to Pro V1's - but Pro V1 has the edge in consistency. I've seen earlier studies from other sources that suggested no one has better consistency than Titleist tour level balls (others may be equal, but not better). We'll see...

I’ve been playing Snell MTB Blacks as long as they’ve been sold. I never tried the MTB-X because I did try and didn’t like the MTB Red, a little too much spin. But I just ordered a dozen MTB-X to try, shouldn’t skip them because of MTB Red.

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  • Titleist TSR2 16.5º HZRDUS Red 60 CB 6.0 & TSR2 21º HZRDUS Black 4G 70 6.0 w Lamkin UTx Midsize
  • Mizuno JPX923 HMP 4-GW, T22 54.12WS, T22 58.04DC w Lamkin ST+2 Hybrid Midsize
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I'd go with Snell based solely on reputation, results, and motivation. Maxfli is a budget brand that may perform well but I wouldn't trust them to be as consistent without a track record. 

 

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Driver: :cobra-small: Speed Zone 9* HZRDUS Smoke Yellow Shaft

3 Wood: :cobra-small: King Speedzone 13.5* HZRDUS Smoke Black Shaft

2 & 3 Hybrids: :cobra-small: Speedzone Recoil 480 ESX Shaft

Irons: :cobra-small: Speedzone 5-GW Recoil 460 ESX Shafts

Wedges::callaway-logo-1: PM Grind 54* & 58*

Putter: :odyssey-small: Dual Force Rossi II

Ball: Whatever I find in the woods

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I was among the testers last year for the MaxFli Tour and Tour X balls. Here is the link to mine and the other testers reviews. 

At last years PNW Golf Spy Meet-up, @Thin2wingave me a sleeve of MTX-Black to try (he was among the Snell testers).  For me, it was a complete toss-up between the two and both fit my game as well as ProV1's.  I find the ProV1 (ProV1x), like Bridgestone tour balls, to be a bit more durable.  That seems a trivial difference except that I'll bet more golfers swap balls due to marring than anything else. To be fair, I have limited play with the Snell and would love to hear from those who play them how they compare in the durability department.

So in answer to your question, from a tried and true "best bang for the buck consumer" like myself, it is really hard to beat the $19.99/dozen sale price DSG offers on the MaxFli Tour and Tour X.  If not on sale, I'd probably give the nod to Snell simply based on its pedigree.

 

: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)

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