Shepardspi Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Snell Golf should be ashamed…but proud. RTB Prime X in depth review. I cracked this ball on my 5th wedge shot under 100 yards during warm up. Average swing speeds with 60 degree 80-84 and Average 3 hybrid 94-99. Typically I play a pro v or avx, but I have a Maine mountain and seacoast golf trip coming up in May; 6 days, 6 courses and 7 total rounds. The weather might be ripping and I’m going to lose/ beat up some balls (16 handicap going into this season). Belgrade Lakes rocks could eat a dozen alone if you’re not accurate. Figure I realistically need 1.5-2.5 dozen, so I’m bringing 6 . I bought 10 cases of Snell Golf MTB Prime X for $200 at end of the year sale, an unbeatable deal and I’ve been wanting to try them. Figure I can use them as beaters if they suck and be supplied for the season if they’re good. Ive read great things about performance…and a few about durability. These balls feel exceptional in my opinion. Feel so so soft on full shots and still really solid on short handsy shots. In a perfect world I’d have this feel from 180 yards and firmer pro v feel when you need to get nippy from 40 yards over a bunker into a downslope. Tonight I took the Snells to the indoor club I am playing at this winter (trackman). I always warm up on a par 3 with 2 pins at 80 and 95 yards. Tonight I brought a couple sleeves of Snells for testing. These are perfect distances for full warm up shots on my 54 and 60. I generate solid spin and cut at the ball pretty hard, but have never damaged a ball. I checked the Shell ball after each swing and after swing 1 the outer layer had some indentation. Enough so that if I was not a somewhat bad golfer or was playing in a tournament I would change ball. I took 4 more swings all with the same result until I found a large crack on swing 5 and changed balls to finish my warmup. After my warmup I put a new snell back in play for some driver, hybrid and long irons shots. The ball once again felt exceptional and performed nearly identical to my preferred AVX. Launched a little higher and a little spinier, but marginal. While the ball held up better it still took a ton of damage relative to what I’ve experienced before. I have uploaded a few pictures of 2 snell balls after 5 wedge shots and a few iron/ hybrid shots. The balls did not seem to take damage on driver. I have also uploaded a shot of a Titleist AVX that has taken over 300 shots for comparison. I take roughly 500-600 full shots a week currently since November and have gamed 9 AVX the entire time. I have only had to retire one ball for chips/dents. I feel like I would go through 6 Snell balls a round on grass just from damage. A sand shot will scuff these. Excellent performing ball with atrocious durability. A lot to be proud of, but also a lot of work to do. Hopefully the new 2024 offerings address the one major issue of outer case durability. Shapotomous 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_APH Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 2 hours ago, Shepardspi said: Snell Golf should be ashamed…but proud. RTB Prime X in depth review. I cracked this ball on my 5th wedge shot under 100 yards during warm up. Average swing speeds with 60 degree 80-84 and Average 3 hybrid 94-99. Typically I play a pro v or avx, but I have a Maine mountain and seacoast golf trip coming up in May; 6 days, 6 courses and 7 total rounds. The weather might be ripping and I’m going to lose/ beat up some balls (16 handicap going into this season). Belgrade Lakes rocks could eat a dozen alone if you’re not accurate. Figure I realistically need 1.5-2.5 dozen, so I’m bringing 6 . I bought 10 cases of Snell Golf MTB Prime X for $200 at end of the year sale, an unbeatable deal and I’ve been wanting to try them. Figure I can use them as beaters if they suck and be supplied for the season if they’re good. Ive read great things about performance…and a few about durability. These balls feel exceptional in my opinion. Feel so so soft on full shots and still really solid on short handsy shots. In a perfect world I’d have this feel from 180 yards and firmer pro v feel when you need to get nippy from 40 yards over a bunker into a downslope. Tonight I took the Snells to the indoor club I am playing at this winter (trackman). I always warm up on a par 3 with 2 pins at 80 and 95 yards. Tonight I brought a couple sleeves of Snells for testing. These are perfect distances for full warm up shots on my 54 and 60. I generate solid spin and cut at the ball pretty hard, but have never damaged a ball. I checked the Shell ball after each swing and after swing 1 the outer layer had some indentation. Enough so that if I was not a somewhat bad golfer or was playing in a tournament I would change ball. I took 4 more swings all with the same result until I found a large crack on swing 5 and changed balls to finish my warmup. After my warmup I put a new snell back in play for some driver, hybrid and long irons shots. The ball once again felt exceptional and performed nearly identical to my preferred AVX. Launched a little higher and a little spinier, but marginal. While the ball held up better it still took a ton of damage relative to what I’ve experienced before. I have uploaded a few pictures of 2 snell balls after 5 wedge shots and a few iron/ hybrid shots. The balls did not seem to take damage on driver. I have also uploaded a shot of a Titleist AVX that has taken over 300 shots for comparison. I take roughly 500-600 full shots a week currently since November and have gamed 9 AVX the entire time. I have only had to retire one ball for chips/dents. I feel like I would go through 6 Snell balls a round on grass just from damage. A sand shot will scuff these. Excellent performing ball with atrocious durability. A lot to be proud of, but also a lot of work to do. Hopefully the new 2024 offerings address the one major issue of outer case durability. Good recap - do you have a few photos you can share? Would love to see what it's like after a round or a before and after type deal. Do you think they just need a firmer outside or would that effect the performance too much? Quote as of Oct 5, 2024 (Past WITB) Driver: GT2 with Graphite Design AD CQ - check out the Driver Shootout! Wood: GT2 with Graphite Design AD CQ shaft (still love my Cobra F7's) Irons: T Series - T200 5 Iron T150 6-9 Iron Wedge: Toura Golf - A Spec 53,57 or SM10 45,49,53,57 degree wedges Putter: LINK! Full putter shootout incoming Balls: Vice Pro Plus Drip (Blue/Orange) Golf Bag: Ghost Anyday 5.0 Golf bag - Maverick colorway with MGS Logo Other: Vortex Anarch Rangefinder, searching for electric cart, Red Rooster The Root Glove and more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkyjudge Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 11 hours ago, Shepardspi said: Snell Golf should be ashamed…but proud. RTB Prime X in depth review. I cracked this ball on my 5th wedge shot under 100 yards during warm up. Average swing speeds with 60 degree 80-84 and Average 3 hybrid 94-99. Typically I play a pro v or avx, but I have a Maine mountain and seacoast golf trip coming up in May; 6 days, 6 courses and 7 total rounds. The weather might be ripping and I’m going to lose/ beat up some balls (16 handicap going into this season). Belgrade Lakes rocks could eat a dozen alone if you’re not accurate. Figure I realistically need 1.5-2.5 dozen, so I’m bringing 6 . I bought 10 cases of Snell Golf MTB Prime X for $200 at end of the year sale, an unbeatable deal and I’ve been wanting to try them. Figure I can use them as beaters if they suck and be supplied for the season if they’re good. Ive read great things about performance…and a few about durability. These balls feel exceptional in my opinion. Feel so so soft on full shots and still really solid on short handsy shots. In a perfect world I’d have this feel from 180 yards and firmer pro v feel when you need to get nippy from 40 yards over a bunker into a downslope. Tonight I took the Snells to the indoor club I am playing at this winter (trackman). I always warm up on a par 3 with 2 pins at 80 and 95 yards. Tonight I brought a couple sleeves of Snells for testing. These are perfect distances for full warm up shots on my 54 and 60. I generate solid spin and cut at the ball pretty hard, but have never damaged a ball. I checked the Shell ball after each swing and after swing 1 the outer layer had some indentation. Enough so that if I was not a somewhat bad golfer or was playing in a tournament I would change ball. I took 4 more swings all with the same result until I found a large crack on swing 5 and changed balls to finish my warmup. After my warmup I put a new snell back in play for some driver, hybrid and long irons shots. The ball once again felt exceptional and performed nearly identical to my preferred AVX. Launched a little higher and a little spinier, but marginal. While the ball held up better it still took a ton of damage relative to what I’ve experienced before. I have uploaded a few pictures of 2 snell balls after 5 wedge shots and a few iron/ hybrid shots. The balls did not seem to take damage on driver. I have also uploaded a shot of a Titleist AVX that has taken over 300 shots for comparison. I take roughly 500-600 full shots a week currently since November and have gamed 9 AVX the entire time. I have only had to retire one ball for chips/dents. I feel like I would go through 6 Snell balls a round on grass just from damage. A sand shot will scuff these. Excellent performing ball with atrocious durability. A lot to be proud of, but also a lot of work to do. Hopefully the new 2024 offerings address the one major issue of outer case durability. You were hitting into a screen on a SIM when that ball cracked, correct? This happens frequently when there is a wall (especially a concrete or cinder block wall) behind the screen. I have had flat spots and large cracks develop on Titleist Pro V1x balls from hitting into sim screens, but never on a Snell ball. Quote DR - Callaway Paradym AI Smoke Max, Newton Motion 4-Dot shaft 4W - Titleist TSR2, Newton Motion 4-Dot FW shaft HYB - Sub 70 949X 21*, original HZRDUS Black 85-S shaft 7W (if played) - Titleist TSR, ACCRA TZ6 7S Irons - Cobra King Forged Tec X, KBS TGI graphite shafts Wedges - Edison 2.0, 47* (bent to 48*), 53* and 57* (bent to 58*), KBS TGI 100 Tour S Putter - Evnroll ER10 ""Outback” Mallet Ball - Maxfli Tour-X CG (2023) or Vice Pro Plus Bags - Vessel / Ghost stand bags Cart - MotoCaddy M7 Remote (without the remote) Spoiler Lots of short game practice has made this a strength; now the driver is causing problems! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbern Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 13 hours ago, Shepardspi said: Snell Golf should be ashamed…but proud. RTB Prime X in depth review. I cracked this ball on my 5th wedge shot under 100 yards during warm up. Average swing speeds with 60 degree 80-84 and Average 3 hybrid 94-99. Typically I play a pro v or avx, but I have a Maine mountain and seacoast golf trip coming up in May; 6 days, 6 courses and 7 total rounds. The weather might be ripping and I’m going to lose/ beat up some balls (16 handicap going into this season). Belgrade Lakes rocks could eat a dozen alone if you’re not accurate. Figure I realistically need 1.5-2.5 dozen, so I’m bringing 6 . I bought 10 cases of Snell Golf MTB Prime X for $200 at end of the year sale, an unbeatable deal and I’ve been wanting to try them. Figure I can use them as beaters if they suck and be supplied for the season if they’re good. Ive read great things about performance…and a few about durability. These balls feel exceptional in my opinion. Feel so so soft on full shots and still really solid on short handsy shots. In a perfect world I’d have this feel from 180 yards and firmer pro v feel when you need to get nippy from 40 yards over a bunker into a downslope. Tonight I took the Snells to the indoor club I am playing at this winter (trackman). I always warm up on a par 3 with 2 pins at 80 and 95 yards. Tonight I brought a couple sleeves of Snells for testing. These are perfect distances for full warm up shots on my 54 and 60. I generate solid spin and cut at the ball pretty hard, but have never damaged a ball. I checked the Shell ball after each swing and after swing 1 the outer layer had some indentation. Enough so that if I was not a somewhat bad golfer or was playing in a tournament I would change ball. I took 4 more swings all with the same result until I found a large crack on swing 5 and changed balls to finish my warmup. After my warmup I put a new snell back in play for some driver, hybrid and long irons shots. The ball once again felt exceptional and performed nearly identical to my preferred AVX. Launched a little higher and a little spinier, but marginal. While the ball held up better it still took a ton of damage relative to what I’ve experienced before. I have uploaded a few pictures of 2 snell balls after 5 wedge shots and a few iron/ hybrid shots. The balls did not seem to take damage on driver. I have also uploaded a shot of a Titleist AVX that has taken over 300 shots for comparison. I take roughly 500-600 full shots a week currently since November and have gamed 9 AVX the entire time. I have only had to retire one ball for chips/dents. I feel like I would go through 6 Snell balls a round on grass just from damage. A sand shot will scuff these. Excellent performing ball with atrocious durability. A lot to be proud of, but also a lot of work to do. Hopefully the new 2024 offerings address the one major issue of outer case durability. Nice write-up! If you have photos to share, that would be great! I purchased 3 dozen Snell MTB Prime X during the MGS collab sale. So I'll be giving some a test run once the weather warms up and I can get to a course consistently. I'll be sure to add my thoughts to this thread also! Quote WITB (link to detailed post here): Driver: LTDx 9* (ProjectX BlueSmoke Stiff) Fairway metals: 3W TSR2 14.25* (ProjectX BlueSmoke Stiff) | 5W Gen4 0341XF (Mitsubishi Tensei Blue 75 S) Hybrid: 4H Gen4 0317XF (Mitsubishi Tensei Blue 75HY S) Irons: 659 CB 5-AW (Project X Rifle 6.0) Wedges: 286 54* & 58* (KBS Tour 120 S) Putter: DF3 OFFICIAL MEMBER REVIEW HERE ‘24 Ball: pro drip: red & blue | Tour S Pushcart: 4.0 | '23 MGS Clicgear 4.0 Pushcart Tester | Link here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shepardspi Posted February 26 Author Share Posted February 26 2 hours ago, funkyjudge said: You were hitting into a screen on a SIM when that ball cracked, correct? This happens frequently when there is a wall (especially a concrete or cinder block wall) behind the screen. I have had flat spots and large cracks develop on Titleist Pro V1x balls from hitting into sim screens, but never on a Snell ball. I was hitting on a sim but there is no wall behind it or anything hard. it is on a professional trackman sim at a club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shepardspi Posted February 26 Author Share Posted February 26 40 minutes ago, jbern said: Nice write-up! If you have photos to share, that would be great! I purchased 3 dozen Snell MTB Prime X during the MGS collab sale. So I'll be giving some a test run once the weather warms up and I can get to a course consistently. I'll be sure to add my thoughts to this thread also! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shepardspi Posted February 26 Author Share Posted February 26 14 hours ago, Shepardspi said: Snell Golf should be ashamed…but proud. RTB Prime X in depth review. I cracked this ball on my 5th wedge shot under 100 yards during warm up. Average swing speeds with 60 degree 80-84 and Average 3 hybrid 94-99. Typically I play a pro v or avx, but I have a Maine mountain and seacoast golf trip coming up in May; 6 days, 6 courses and 7 total rounds. The weather might be ripping and I’m going to lose/ beat up some balls (16 handicap going into this season). Belgrade Lakes rocks could eat a dozen alone if you’re not accurate. Figure I realistically need 1.5-2.5 dozen, so I’m bringing 6 . I bought 10 cases of Snell Golf MTB Prime X for $200 at end of the year sale, an unbeatable deal and I’ve been wanting to try them. Figure I can use them as beaters if they suck and be supplied for the season if they’re good. Ive read great things about performance…and a few about durability. These balls feel exceptional in my opinion. Feel so so soft on full shots and still really solid on short handsy shots. In a perfect world I’d have this feel from 180 yards and firmer pro v feel when you need to get nippy from 40 yards over a bunker into a downslope. Tonight I took the Snells to the indoor club I am playing at this winter (trackman). I always warm up on a par 3 with 2 pins at 80 and 95 yards. Tonight I brought a couple sleeves of Snells for testing. These are perfect distances for full warm up shots on my 54 and 60. I generate solid spin and cut at the ball pretty hard, but have never damaged a ball. I checked the Shell ball after each swing and after swing 1 the outer layer had some indentation. Enough so that if I was not a somewhat bad golfer or was playing in a tournament I would change ball. I took 4 more swings all with the same result until I found a large crack on swing 5 and changed balls to finish my warmup. After my warmup I put a new snell back in play for some driver, hybrid and long irons shots. The ball once again felt exceptional and performed nearly identical to my preferred AVX. Launched a little higher and a little spinier, but marginal. While the ball held up better it still took a ton of damage relative to what I’ve experienced before. I have uploaded a few pictures of 2 snell balls after 5 wedge shots and a few iron/ hybrid shots. The balls did not seem to take damage on driver. I have also uploaded a shot of a Titleist AVX that has taken over 300 shots for comparison. I take roughly 500-600 full shots a week currently since November and have gamed 9 AVX the entire time. I have only had to retire one ball for chips/dents. I feel like I would go through 6 Snell balls a round on grass just from damage. A sand shot will scuff these. Excellent performing ball with atrocious durability. A lot to be proud of, but also a lot of work to do. Hopefully the new 2024 offerings address the one major issue of outer case durability. Few photos of Snell ball after 5 swings and a couple comparison photo of Titleist AVX after 300+ swings. jbern 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shepardspi Posted February 26 Author Share Posted February 26 11 hours ago, GolfSpy_APH said: Good recap - do you have a few photos you can share? Would love to see what it's like after a round or a before and after type deal. Do you think they just need a firmer outside or would that effect the performance too much? I think the ball would easily compete with other top balls if the outer shell was durable. If I can’t play at least a full round with one ball cause damage it doesn’t really fly. I’d spend more on balls from damage than I would if I just hit my normal couple Titleist into the lake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscipleofPenick Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 I also bought two dozen of these, and I took them to hit on a sim. Just a net, no wall behind them. I noticed the wedge shots put a little fuzz on the ball but no marks or damage from irons or woods. I am hoping they hold up a bit better than @Shepardspi showed when I take them to the course. If not save them for my bad days or a course with a ton of water. jbern 1 Quote Take Dead Aim Driver: PXG 0211 10.5* Fairway: Titleist 917 F3 15* Hybrid: Adams Idea Pro Boxer Gold 18* Irons: MacGregor MT-86 Pro Wedges: Vokey 50/54/58 Putter: SeeMore X2 Costa del Mar Ball: Srixon Z-Star Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkyjudge Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 18 minutes ago, Shepardspi said: Few photos of Snell ball after 5 swings and a couple comparison photo of Titleist AVX after 300+ swings. I have seen cracks MUCH larger than that in ProV1x and ProV1x left dash balls which had been hit only a few times into the screen on my local SIM*. In fairness, I have also seen similar damage to smell, OnCore, and Maxfli balls, but no big cracks in these brands’ balls. * I also had two Titleist balls split in half when hitting into the SIM screen with a cinder block wall behind that screen. Quote DR - Callaway Paradym AI Smoke Max, Newton Motion 4-Dot shaft 4W - Titleist TSR2, Newton Motion 4-Dot FW shaft HYB - Sub 70 949X 21*, original HZRDUS Black 85-S shaft 7W (if played) - Titleist TSR, ACCRA TZ6 7S Irons - Cobra King Forged Tec X, KBS TGI graphite shafts Wedges - Edison 2.0, 47* (bent to 48*), 53* and 57* (bent to 58*), KBS TGI 100 Tour S Putter - Evnroll ER10 ""Outback” Mallet Ball - Maxfli Tour-X CG (2023) or Vice Pro Plus Bags - Vessel / Ghost stand bags Cart - MotoCaddy M7 Remote (without the remote) Spoiler Lots of short game practice has made this a strength; now the driver is causing problems! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkyjudge Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 32 minutes ago, Shepardspi said: I was hitting on a sim but there is no wall behind it or anything hard. it is on a professional trackman sim at a club. There has to be a wall or backstop of some sort behind the screen or the screen would just flop around. Even in stores such as Golf Galaxy, Dick’s, PGA Tour Superstores, etc there are always hard surfaces (e.g. walls) behind the screens. I have seen dozens (possibly scores) of cracked balls in the local Golf Galaxy store, and at an indoor golf venue about 18 miles away from me where they have the Trackman system. My point is that ANY brand of golf ball will crack when hit enough times into a SIM screen. I have seen this happen with Titleist, Srixon, Bridgestone, Callaway, OnCore, Maxfli, and YES, ALSO SNELL, balls. However, there is no way that a Snell (or any other) golf ball should crack like that after only 5 hits! However, I have had it happen to two ProV1x left dash balls the first time I used them (I called Titleist and sent one of those balls back to them and never heard back. This is the other one (it was hit just once!): Quote DR - Callaway Paradym AI Smoke Max, Newton Motion 4-Dot shaft 4W - Titleist TSR2, Newton Motion 4-Dot FW shaft HYB - Sub 70 949X 21*, original HZRDUS Black 85-S shaft 7W (if played) - Titleist TSR, ACCRA TZ6 7S Irons - Cobra King Forged Tec X, KBS TGI graphite shafts Wedges - Edison 2.0, 47* (bent to 48*), 53* and 57* (bent to 58*), KBS TGI 100 Tour S Putter - Evnroll ER10 ""Outback” Mallet Ball - Maxfli Tour-X CG (2023) or Vice Pro Plus Bags - Vessel / Ghost stand bags Cart - MotoCaddy M7 Remote (without the remote) Spoiler Lots of short game practice has made this a strength; now the driver is causing problems! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkyjudge Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 (edited) Incidentally, I have been playing in two indoor SIM leagues for 7 or 8 years, and I have never seen one golf ball last anywhere near 300 hits. The owner of the one place where I play on the SIM (a PGA Professional) tells all of us who play there to change golf balls at least once a month or after about 4 or 5 nine hole rounds on the SIM. 20 minutes ago, funkyjudge said: Edited February 26 by funkyjudge Quote DR - Callaway Paradym AI Smoke Max, Newton Motion 4-Dot shaft 4W - Titleist TSR2, Newton Motion 4-Dot FW shaft HYB - Sub 70 949X 21*, original HZRDUS Black 85-S shaft 7W (if played) - Titleist TSR, ACCRA TZ6 7S Irons - Cobra King Forged Tec X, KBS TGI graphite shafts Wedges - Edison 2.0, 47* (bent to 48*), 53* and 57* (bent to 58*), KBS TGI 100 Tour S Putter - Evnroll ER10 ""Outback” Mallet Ball - Maxfli Tour-X CG (2023) or Vice Pro Plus Bags - Vessel / Ghost stand bags Cart - MotoCaddy M7 Remote (without the remote) Spoiler Lots of short game practice has made this a strength; now the driver is causing problems! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shepardspi Posted February 26 Author Share Posted February 26 40 minutes ago, funkyjudge said: There has to be a wall or backstop of some sort behind the screen or the screen would just flop around. Even in stores such as Golf Galaxy, Dick’s, PGA Tour Superstores, etc there are always hard surfaces (e.g. walls) behind the screens. I have seen dozens (possibly scores) of cracked balls in the local Golf Galaxy store, and at an indoor golf venue about 18 miles away from me where they have the Trackman system. My point is that ANY brand of golf ball will crack when hit enough times into a SIM screen. I have seen this happen with Titleist, Srixon, Bridgestone, Callaway, OnCore, Maxfli, and YES, ALSO SNELL, balls. However, there is no way that a Snell (or any other) golf ball should crack like that after only 5 hits! However, I have had it happen to two ProV1x left dash balls the first time I used them (I called Titleist and sent one of those balls back to them and never heard back. This is the other one (it was hit just once!): Fair enough I'm sure there is a wall somewhere behind it but the balls can't make contact with it. The impact screen is anchored and the some kind of heavier mat/ screen behind the main one to deaden the impact. My point more that the balls do not contact anything beyond screen that would crack them. I have damaged plant of others types of golf balls in my life but never a new one like the Snells. Also no hate for Snell, I think the product would be superb if it weren't for this. Maybe the other 117 balls I have will hold up better especially on grass, the feel is wonderful. funkyjudge 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkyjudge Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 9 minutes ago, Shepardspi said: Fair enough I'm sure there is a wall somewhere behind it but the balls can't make contact with it. The impact screen is anchored and the some kind of heavier mat/ screen behind the main one to deaden the impact. My point more that the balls do not contact anything beyond screen that would crack them. I have damaged plant of others types of golf balls in my life but never a new one like the Snells. Also no hate for Snell, I think the product would be superb if it weren't for this. Maybe the other 117 balls I have will hold up better especially on grass, the feel is wonderful. I hope so! Quote DR - Callaway Paradym AI Smoke Max, Newton Motion 4-Dot shaft 4W - Titleist TSR2, Newton Motion 4-Dot FW shaft HYB - Sub 70 949X 21*, original HZRDUS Black 85-S shaft 7W (if played) - Titleist TSR, ACCRA TZ6 7S Irons - Cobra King Forged Tec X, KBS TGI graphite shafts Wedges - Edison 2.0, 47* (bent to 48*), 53* and 57* (bent to 58*), KBS TGI 100 Tour S Putter - Evnroll ER10 ""Outback” Mallet Ball - Maxfli Tour-X CG (2023) or Vice Pro Plus Bags - Vessel / Ghost stand bags Cart - MotoCaddy M7 Remote (without the remote) Spoiler Lots of short game practice has made this a strength; now the driver is causing problems! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTH1 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 my brother loves snells, but has nowhere near your swing speed, been playing them for years with no adverse effects. Quote TSR2 driver 10 Cobra ltd fairways 3 and 7 Cobra forged tec irons 5-P Callaway wedges 54 and 58 TaylorMade del monte 7 face balanced putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shapotomous Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 I have played a couple outdoor 9 hole rounds this winter with snells i bought in december. These were not the batch they advertised with the quality warning for high speed players. Temps were in the 40's although these balls were kept inside prior to playing and i rotated through 3 balls that were in my pocket with a hand warmer. I noticed a small round spot that looked like the paint separated at a few dimple edges on 2 of the 3. This was on clean driver hits that landed in the fairway. My driver ss tops out this time of year at about 98. It wasnt on every drive or all over the balls, just one spot. It was enough that i would take it out of play if it wasnt a mid winter round just to keep my swing familiar. I wondered if this was the issue they had with the bad batch of balls they discounted. Quote Modern Bag: G410 LST 10.5*, Hzrdus Smoke RDX 6.5 Flex; 915F 3w, Diamana S+ 70 S flex; Mavrik 18* 5w; JPX 919 HM Pro 4i; JPX 900 Forged 5 - PW, PX LZ 6.0; Edison 2.0 49*, 53*, 57* KBS Tour 120 S; Heppler Fetch; Ball - MTB-X; Bag - Jones MyGolfSpy Edition! Shot Scope H4, MG600 Rangefinder Classic Bag: Driver - Persimmon; 3w - Speed Slot; 5w - Tour Block; 3 - pw - Dynapower; sw - Ram Tom Watson; putter - bullseye standard or flange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkyjudge Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 (edited) I just cracked another ball on the HD Golf SIM last night (it started with some significant abrasion on the cover this time). This was a 2023 Maxfli Tour ball (not an X or a S, just the standard Maxfli Tour). This was only the 3rd or 4th 9-hole round, plus a couple of 20-30 minute practice sessions where I used this ball, and I ALWAYS alternate between two balls when I play on the SIM. First time I have ever seen this type of damage to a Maxfli Tour ball (any version and any year’s model). Edited February 28 by funkyjudge Quote DR - Callaway Paradym AI Smoke Max, Newton Motion 4-Dot shaft 4W - Titleist TSR2, Newton Motion 4-Dot FW shaft HYB - Sub 70 949X 21*, original HZRDUS Black 85-S shaft 7W (if played) - Titleist TSR, ACCRA TZ6 7S Irons - Cobra King Forged Tec X, KBS TGI graphite shafts Wedges - Edison 2.0, 47* (bent to 48*), 53* and 57* (bent to 58*), KBS TGI 100 Tour S Putter - Evnroll ER10 ""Outback” Mallet Ball - Maxfli Tour-X CG (2023) or Vice Pro Plus Bags - Vessel / Ghost stand bags Cart - MotoCaddy M7 Remote (without the remote) Spoiler Lots of short game practice has made this a strength; now the driver is causing problems! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golf2Much Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 (edited) I'm going to give Snell a pass for this first iteration of MTB Prime golf balls. Having to find new manufacturing capability (multiple sources so they don't get caught again), changing design and materials all while bring a get their new balls to market during COVID is definitely a challenge. During my 2023 search for my new golf ball, I tried the first lot of MTB Prime balls. From playing these balls for several months, I liked the overall performance (driver distance, feel around the green, etc.). As a 14 handicap, one of my last rounds in the 70's was using the MTB Prime ball. Like many however, I saw some cover durability issues. Here are a OnCore and Snell MTB ball with roughly the same number of rounds on them. I think these have about four rounds on each. My driver clubhead speed is in the mid 70's, I'm pretty straight and tend not to lose too many golf balls. So, I'll get 4-6 rounds with a single ball (I tend to ride a ball until I lose it or it's given it's all and is ready to be removed from play). Given Snell's quality past, I have to trust that they have isolated the source for the cover durability issues in the first batch and put steps in place to ensure it doesn't happen again. It will be a while before I get through the three dozen I purchased this past fall (even with the durability issues) and look forward to buying the upcoming 2024 versions to test out. Edited February 28 by Golf2Much Quote Ping G430 Max driver 10.5 degrees with an Alta Quick45 gram senior shaft Callaway Epic 3 wood, Project X Evenflow Green 45 gram senior shaft Callaway GBB Epic Heavenwood, with a Mitsubishi Diamana 50 gram senior shaft Ping G 20.5 degree 7 wood, with a stock Alta 65 gram senior shaft Ping G 26 degree hybrid, stock Alta 65 gram senior shaft Callaway Paradym X irons, 7-AW with Aldila Ascent Blue 50 graphite shafts Edison wedges: 50, 55 and 60 degree, KBS Tour Graphite A flex shafts Putters: L.A.B. Direct Force 2.1 putter, 34.5" long, 67 degrees lie MSG Tester: Shot Scope LX+ Rangefinder MGS Tester: Callaway Paradym X Irons MSG Tester: Titleist Long Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheetahOdoyle Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 On 2/26/2024 at 11:11 AM, Shepardspi said: I was hitting on a sim but there is no wall behind it or anything hard. it is on a professional trackman sim at a club. On 2/28/2024 at 3:52 PM, Golf2Much said: I'm going to give Snell a pass for this first iteration of MTB Prime golf balls. Having to find new manufacturing capability (multiple sources so they don't get caught again), changing design and materials all while bring a get their new balls to market during COVID is definitely a challenge. During my 2023 search for my new golf ball, I tried the first lot of MTB Prime balls. From playing these balls for several months, I liked the overall performance (driver distance, feel around the green, etc.). As a 14 handicap, one of my last rounds in the 70's was using the MTB Prime ball. Like many however, I saw some cover durability issues. Here are a OnCore and Snell MTB ball with roughly the same number of rounds on them. I think these have about four rounds on each. My driver clubhead speed is in the mid 70's, I'm pretty straight and tend not to lose too many golf balls. So, I'll get 4-6 rounds with a single ball (I tend to ride a ball until I lose it or it's given it's all and is ready to be removed from play). Given Snell's quality past, I have to trust that they have isolated the source for the cover durability issues in the first batch and put steps in place to ensure it doesn't happen again. It will be a while before I get through the three dozen I purchased this past fall (even with the durability issues) and look forward to buying the upcoming 2024 versions to test out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheetahOdoyle Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 (edited) On 2/26/2024 at 12:37 PM, Shepardspi said: Fair enough I'm sure there is a wall somewhere behind it but the balls can't make contact with it. The impact screen is anchored and the some kind of heavier mat/ screen behind the main one to deaden the impact. My point more that the balls do not contact anything beyond screen that would crack them. I have damaged plant of others types of golf balls in my life but never a new one like the Snells. Also no hate for Snell, I think the product would be superb if it weren't for this. Maybe the other 117 balls I have will hold up better especially on grass, the feel is wonderful. I crack about 4 balls per winter indoor season. Always chalked it up to not losing them like you do outside and two players (I usually play with a friend) hitting the same ball over and over. Edited May 28 by CheetahOdoyle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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