JFish350 Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 I was listing to Inside the Ropes on the PGA channel on XM radio yesterday and they had the owner of Snell Golf on, I believe his name is Bob Snell but not positive. Anyway, Apparently he was with Titleist and started the Taylor Made golf ball division. So Im thinking he may have a clue what he's doing. Has anyone used their golf balls and if so how were they? How do they compare to the bigger name guys, Titleist, Callaway, Taylor Made, Srixon. Thanks Quote Sub 70 949 D 9* HZRUDS 60G 6.5 smoke RDX shaft. Sub 70 949X 4 wood ALDILA ABV 65-S shaft Sub 70 699 Pro 4-AW Sub 70 3 utility 19* Callaway 56 and 58 wedge. OG White Hot #1 putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnosil Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 4 minutes ago, JFish350 said: I was listing to Inside the Ropes on the PGA channel on XM radio yesterday and they had the owner of Snell Golf on, I believe his name is Bob Snell but not positive. Anyway, Apparently he was with Titleist and started the Taylor Made golf ball division. So Im thinking he may have a clue what he's doing. Has anyone used their golf balls and if so how were they? How do they compare to the bigger name guys, Titleist, Callaway, Taylor Made, Srixon. Thanks His name is Dean Snell and the Snell balls are typically rated as some of the best balls in the industry. There have been lots of articles on the main MGS site about snell balls: https://mygolfspy.com/?s=snell You can find reviews and opinions on the forum as well: https://forum.mygolfspy.com/search/?q=snell&quick=1&updated_after=any&sortby=newest&search_and_or=or&search_in=titles The biggest questions about the ball in recent times are: They have had limited availability in recent years so supply is a question the ball plant that was making their balls in the past was bought by TM so the supply and quality of the balls from the new manufacturer (if they can't use the TM plant) is unknown. 3 Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: TS3 15* w/Project X Hzardous Smoke Hybrids: 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 24* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype Irons: TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite Wedge: 54/12D, 60/8M w/:Accra iWedge 90 Graphite Putter: mFGP2 Backups: TM-180, Milled Collection RSX 2, Bellum Winmore 787, Directed Force 2.1 Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFish350 Posted March 18 Author Share Posted March 18 Thanks , appechiate the info. I did order a dozen so I'll give them a whirl and what happens. 1 Quote Sub 70 949 D 9* HZRUDS 60G 6.5 smoke RDX shaft. Sub 70 949X 4 wood ALDILA ABV 65-S shaft Sub 70 699 Pro 4-AW Sub 70 3 utility 19* Callaway 56 and 58 wedge. OG White Hot #1 putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Melvin Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 21 hours ago, JFish350 said: Thanks , appechiate the info. I did order a dozen so I'll give them a whirl and what happens. Just a FYI, you probably ordered the "Get Sum" ball which is his cheaper ball. It looks like they start re-orders for his MTB Tour Ball in April from the website. I have been using them for quite some time and really like them. 1 Quote Will Melvin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony@CIC Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 I've used both the MTB X and the MTB Blacks and liked both balls. However, because of inventory issues I have switched to Vice. Because my wife and I golf on average 5 times a week we generally order 5 doz pack. Once he get's his supply back up I wouldn't mind going back - especially for the MTB Blacks. I'm all for supporting the 'small' guys in golf. Just curious, @JFish350in the recent past he's talked about new models. Did he disclose any info on the podcast? 2 Quote Left Hand orientation SIM 2 D Max with Fujikura Air Speeder Shaft Cobra Radspeed 3W/RIptide Shaft 410 Hybrids 22*, 26* Cobra Speed Zone 6-GP/Recoil ESX 460 F3 Shafts SM7 54* Wedge Glide 3.0 60* Wedge O Works putter V3 NX9-HD - 4 Wheel EZGO TXT 48v cart - too many shoes to list and so many to buy And BAG Boy Golf Balls: Vice Pro Plus 2020 Official Tester Beginning Driver Speed - 78 2019 Official Tester 410 Driver 2018 Official Tester C300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFish350 Posted March 19 Author Share Posted March 19 1 hour ago, Will Melvin said: Just a FYI, you probably ordered the "Get Sum" ball which is his cheaper ball. It looks like they start re-orders for his MTB Tour Ball in April from the website. I have been using them for quite some time and really like them. Correct, I did order the Get Sum. I play Srixon VX now but they cost is creeping up in the Titleist, Callaway range. I went to Srixon cuss they were less expensive and for my game and mind perform the same as a Pro V1 etc etc. If the Get Sum doesn't feel right I'll try the MTB. Quote Sub 70 949 D 9* HZRUDS 60G 6.5 smoke RDX shaft. Sub 70 949X 4 wood ALDILA ABV 65-S shaft Sub 70 699 Pro 4-AW Sub 70 3 utility 19* Callaway 56 and 58 wedge. OG White Hot #1 putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFish350 Posted March 19 Author Share Posted March 19 1 hour ago, tony@CIC said: I've used both the MTB X and the MTB Blacks and liked both balls. However, because of inventory issues I have switched to Vice. Because my wife and I golf on average 5 times a week we generally order 5 doz pack. Once he get's his supply back up I wouldn't mind going back - especially for the MTB Blacks. I'm all for supporting the 'small' guys in golf. Just curious, @JFish350in the recent past he's talked about new models. Did he disclose any info on the podcast? He was being interviewed by the guys on "Inside the Ropes" Carl Peterson on Sirius XM radio. They pretty much stuck to the roll back the USGA & R&A are proposing. I was working so I may have missed if mentioned it but I don't think brought up any new info. I'm with you and supporting the DTC guys. I play Sub 70 clubs as well. Quote Sub 70 949 D 9* HZRUDS 60G 6.5 smoke RDX shaft. Sub 70 949X 4 wood ALDILA ABV 65-S shaft Sub 70 699 Pro 4-AW Sub 70 3 utility 19* Callaway 56 and 58 wedge. OG White Hot #1 putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony@CIC Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 38 minutes ago, JFish350 said: Correct, I did order the Get Sum. I play Srixon VX now but they cost is creeping up in the Titleist, Callaway range. I went to Srixon cuss they were less expensive and for my game and mind perform the same as a Pro V1 etc etc. If the Get Sum doesn't feel right I'll try the MTB. The 'blacks play similar to Pro V and the MTB-X like Pro V1X. Lots of info in the past on the HQ blog site comparing the balls 2 Quote Left Hand orientation SIM 2 D Max with Fujikura Air Speeder Shaft Cobra Radspeed 3W/RIptide Shaft 410 Hybrids 22*, 26* Cobra Speed Zone 6-GP/Recoil ESX 460 F3 Shafts SM7 54* Wedge Glide 3.0 60* Wedge O Works putter V3 NX9-HD - 4 Wheel EZGO TXT 48v cart - too many shoes to list and so many to buy And BAG Boy Golf Balls: Vice Pro Plus 2020 Official Tester Beginning Driver Speed - 78 2019 Official Tester 410 Driver 2018 Official Tester C300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyBonzo Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 I have played the MTB-X a bunch. It’s a great ball. Low driver spin and good feel. I played some of my best golf with that ball. Highly recommend. 1 Quote Working at getting better ... and very slowly getting there. Rogue ST Max LS 9* ( MotoreX F1 6-S) Rogue ST Max 3 & 5 Woods ( MotoreX F3 7-S) Paradym X 4 Hybrid ( MotoreX HB 7-S) TS2 23* Hybrid ( MotoreX HB 7-S) Pro 223 3-5 (KBS Tour Lite S) RTX6 Zipcore 46.5* / RTX Zipcore 53* mid and 58* mid wedges (KBS High Rev 125) Sigma G Shea 35" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bekgolf Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Love the MTB Black. It reminds me of the Taylor Made TP Red which was one of my favorite balls ever. I'm pretty sure that Dean was the guy behind designing the TP Red. 1 Quote Tour Edge Exotics Callaway Cleveland Odyssey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIgregb Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Mark me down as another Snell fan, I've played the MTB-X as my daily ball for a few years peppering in others as deals come up. With the supply chain issues and price increases over the last few, however, I've stocked up on Maxfli's Tour-X because I got much better prices late fall/early winter and they, too, are good balls. But Dean is an impressive guy who makes a really good product. He's also very responsive to questions. Several years ago, I had a question about whether I needed to use something other than a magic marker for identification because I noticed that the paint was coming off under the spot as the marker wore off. He got back to me right away letting me know that they were working on a small paint issue but that the paint coming off would not affect ball performance. Pretty cool! BTW, I just noticed that there's a banner on his website talking about a new ball line-up coming in about 10 days. Can't wait! 1 Quote Rogue ST Max LS w/ Motore X F3 55R shaft ZX 5 Wood & 7 Wood w/Evenflow Riptide 5.5 shaft JPX919 Hot Metal 5-GW w/Project X LZ 5.5 shafts SM9 54D & 58M deg wedges White Hot OG #1 Putter w/Stroke Lab shaft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscipleofPenick Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Dean Snell has a lot of history in the industry, as stated above, he knows what he's doing. I want to try the Black, but the MTB-X is probably my favorite X ball out of what I've tested. Quote Take Dead Aim Driver: PXG 0211 10.5* Fairway: Titleist 917 F3 15* Hybrid: Adams Idea Pro Boxer Gold 18* Irons: Titleist 714CB 4-PW Wedges: Vokey SM5 & SM6 50/54/58 Putter: SeeMore X2 Costa del Mar Ball: Srixon Z-Star Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deepred Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 I believe the new balls are being made by Foremost in Taiwan. They also make the Maxfli and Wilson balls which always score very high in quality tests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CampagnoloBob Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Dean Snell was one of the primary men behind the original Titleist Pro V1, and later worked at TaylorMade. At TaylorMade he developed many of their initial tour quality balls including the 5 piece Penta (precursor to the TP5). In 2015 he started Snell Golf where he designs his own Snell golf balls (MTB, MTBx) but outsourced the manufacturing to Nassau in S. Korea (now owned by TaylorMade). Last year he felt that he would be allowed to continue the manufacturing relationship with Nassau given his history with TaylorMade. He has an enhanced MTB/MTBx line of golf balls that will be officially announced within the next several weeks (early April). I guess we'll find out if he will be allowed to continue the manufacturing relationship with TaylorMade Nassau or if he had to find a new manufacturer. That said, one of the key difference between Snell Golf and other DTC companies is that he does all the ball engineering himself and has Snell employees in the ball plants overseeing the manufacturing and quality control. I have played bot the MTB and the MTBx and find them to be excellent and comparable to previous generations of Pro V1 and Pro V1x. We'll all learn more in the next several weeks. Hope that helps... 2 Quote Driver: PXG 0311 Gen 5 3 Wood: Callaway Rogue ST 3HL Callaway Rogue ST Heavenwood Hybrid: Callaway EPIC SuperHybrid 4 Irons: PXG Gen 5 T/P Combo set (5-AW) Wedges: PXG Sugar Daddy (54*/58*) Putter: Scotty Cameron Phantom X 5S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
storm319 Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 11 hours ago, Deepred said: I believe the new balls are being made by Foremost in Taiwan. They also make the Maxfli and Wilson balls which always score very high in quality tests. What is this based on? Quote 915D3 909F2 690.CB Vokey SM5 iWi D66 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deepred Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 I wrote “I believe “ because of cannot find where I read that now. Search engines are really becoming quite useless. Since Snell was big footed by TM there really isn’t another company that meets Snell’s quality standard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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