jaayjay11 Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 Hey folks, what’s the best value golf balls out there. I want something that will perform but can’t afford Pro-V’s all the time. Rob Person 1 Quote Driver: Taylormade Tour Burner 9.5* 3 Wood: Callaway Diablo Irons: 3-PW Nike CCI Forged Wedges: Clevland CG15 52*, 56*, 60* Putter: Odyssey White Ice #9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_BNG Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 34 minutes ago, jaayjay11 said: Hey folks, what’s the best value golf balls out there. I want something that will perform but can’t afford Pro-V’s all the time. ‘24 Wilson Staff Model balls are buy 2 get 1 free right now and are now my go to ball. I sold my stock of left dash balls after finding a regular Staff Model ball and finishing my round with it. Ball speed monster, low spin off the driver, great spin off wedges, and feels amazing. I even had great spin today with some t100s as I await my t150’s. Combined with the Cobra Forged Tecs though they were a little low on spin with irons for me. Rob Person 1 Quote What is in my Ghost MGS anyday Maverick or Jones MyGolfSpy bag Driver: GT2 with an Aretera Alpha One Blue 55/4 shaft @ 44.75” or GD VF 5s @45” Fairway: F85 3 wood with a XPhplexx Agera X @ 42.5” F85 5 wood with a UST Elements Chrome 7F5 @ 41.5" TSR2 7 wood shaft TBD Driving Iron: Rapture 2-Iron Irons: Apex TiFusion 4-PW 2* flat with PX Hazrdus Gen4 Silver 75s Wedges: JP Camber 48 & 55 shaft TBD Putter: 2024 Phantom 5.5 @ 34” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardcoreLooper Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 I recently tested the Maxfli Tour X against the Pro V1 X, and I can't tell the difference. The Tour X is that good. And they're selling four dozen packs for $109. I'll be switching when I've run through all my Titleists. I didn't test the Tour or Tour S, as the Pro V1 X is the best ball for me according to Ballnamic. brogies, ctg44, Rob Person and 1 other 4 Quote What's in the bag: Driver - TaylorMade Qi10 - Mitsubishi Diamana 60g (S) 3 Wood - Callaway OG Big Bertha - RCH 90 (Firm) 5 Wood - Cobra Speed LD (L) Driving Iron - New Level NLU-01 5i - PW - Wilson Staff D7 Forged - Recoil 760 ( S ) 52* - Cleveland CBX 58* - Cleveland CBX Full Face 2 Putter - Ping Craz-e Bag - Sun Mountain 2.5 (Blue) Ball - Titleist AVX Instagram - @hardcorelooper Twitter - @meovino Facebook - mike.eovino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Person Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 If you are just wanting balls to play/lose, and dont care for performance preferences, I recommend hitting up websites like lostgolfballs or golfballnut etc for recovered balls. 2 hours ago, jaayjay11 said: Hey folks, what’s the best value golf balls out there. I want something that will perform but can’t afford Pro-V’s all the time. Welcome to MGS Northern Monkey 1 Quote WITB- Driver -Titleist 910D, 3w- Titleist 910F, 5hy/7hy- Titleist 910H, 6-PW - Stix , 52⁰, 56⁰, 60⁰ - Stix , Putter- AI-ONE DB / Lombardi Tour 34 custom Just an old newbie golfer, trying to learn and improve 1 club at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrek74 Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 Hey folks, what’s the best value golf balls out there. I want something that will perform but can’t afford Pro-V’s all the time. Maxfli Tour, Tour X, or Tour S. All day, every day.All the performance of the ProV's, but at a fraction of the cost.48 ball cube for $110 ($27.50/dzn).Always have wonderful results in Ball Lab, plus great performance at the bi-annual ball test.Sent from my SM-N986U1 using Tapatalk ctg44, Rob Person, brogies and 1 other 4 Quote Driver: STMax 230 10.5*, Stiff HZRDUS Smoke Blue RDX, 60g Fairways: 949x 3w / 5w, 15* / 18*, Stiff HZRDUS Smoke Red RDX, 70g Hybrids: 939x 4h, 21*, Stiff HZRDUS Smoke Red RDX, 80g Hybrid Irons: JPX923 Hot Metal Pro, 5-GW, UST Mamiya Recoil 95 F4 Wedges: S23, 54* & 60*, UST Mamiya Recoil 95 F4 Putter: Moment X Tour @ 35" & 71*, Super Stroke Pistol GT 2.0, White/Red Ball: Tour CG Technology: Anarch Rangefinder, V5 w/ Tags Shot Tracking. https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/65161-vortex-optics-rangefinders-2024-member-test/?do=findComment&comment=1089247 https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/66852-unofficial-review-tpi-virtual-assessment https://forum.mygolfspy.com/classifieds/ - DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE CLASSIFIEDS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coulter Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 Right now on the dicks sporting goods app you get $20 off an order of $100 or more. Those Maxfli tour balls are real cheap at that price! Rob Person, USMCSnyper, Shrek74 and 2 others 5 Quote I have a cobra rad speed driver, cobra fly z 3 and 5 wood, PXG 0311 P Gen 7 irons (4-GW), 54&58 degree Sub70 246 wedges, Tommy Armour #2 wide blade putter. When I’m playing to keep score I typically play the Maxfli Tour X. When just getting a round in with friends or scrambling I play whatever I might find on the course or might find at the bottom of my bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNMGA2023 Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 Kirkland. They are no longer what they were when they were first released a few years ago, but if you want to save some $ they are perfect! $27.99 for a two dozen box. They even come in vi-vis yellow now, which is a plus for me. Rob Person 1 Quote www.mgatour.com Chapter leader of the Twin Cities MGA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctg44 Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 27 minutes ago, MNMGA2023 said: Kirkland. They are no longer what they were when they were first released a few years ago, but if you want to save some $ they are perfect! $27.99 for a two dozen box. They even come in vi-vis yellow now, which is a plus for me. There are so many Kirkland balls in the woods, water, and deep rough at our course that they cannot possibly be worth playing. They simply are too inaccurate to go in my bag, and I'm nothing special as far as a golfer. I'd never spend that close to what the Maxfli balls cost to buy such a markedly inferior ball. Add in the empirical data from the MGS ball lab and I'm even more convinced that the Kirkland balls are a major failure of a product by Costco (1 of their few). If you combined the $20 off $100 last weekend with the normal 48 for $109 pricing, you could have gotten a set of the Maxfli Tour / Tour X / Tour S balls for $89 + tax, or just over $2 / ball. Yes, that's still more than the $1.26 a ball for the Kirklands, but $0.75 a ball isn't bad for the huge performance gains. DawgDaddy and Rob Person 2 Quote Titleist GT2 8° - 13-gram (+4-gram) rear weight - with Graphite Design Tour AD-VF 6S Stiff (-1/2)" Shaft - Set to B1 Callaway AiSmoke Triple Diamond - 15° 3-wood - Tensei AV Raw 80 Gram X Stiff shaft - Set to N/S Taylormade P-UDI 2 iron (2023) with Recoil Dart F5 shaft (+1/2") Toura Golf JCB-Cut Japan Forged Raw with AeroTech SteelFiber i125cw Shafts (+1/2") 4-PW Edison 51° (bent to 50°) / 55° / 59° (bent to 60°) wedges with AeroTech SteelFiber i125cw Shafts (+1/2") 4-PW Golf Pride ZGRIP Plus2 on all clubs Sik DW (2.0) C Series Putter in black finish (35") with Ping PP58 Cord (69° lie / 3° loft) Balls: Maxfli Tour or ProV1x Left Dash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNMGA2023 Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 3 minutes ago, ctg44 said: There are so many Kirkland balls in the woods, water, and deep rough at our course that they cannot possibly be worth playing. They simply are too inaccurate to go in my bag, and I'm nothing special as far as a golfer. I'd never spend that close to what the Maxfli balls cost to buy such a markedly inferior ball. Add in the empirical data from the MGS ball lab and I'm even more convinced that the Kirkland balls are a major failure of a product by Costco (1 of their few). If you combined the $20 off $100 last weekend with the normal 48 for $109 pricing, you could have gotten a set of the Maxfli Tour / Tour X / Tour S balls for $89 + tax, or just over $2 / ball. Yes, that's still more than the $1.26 a ball for the Kirklands, but $0.75 a ball isn't bad for the huge performance gains. Hold on....so because bad golfers want to play a cheap ball because they know they'll lose them...that makes the balls inaccurate? I honestly thought your post was sarcasm when I first read it. I find more Pro V1's than any other ball and it isn't even close...that doesn't make it a bad ball, it's just played by bad players with money at my course. DawgDaddy and Rob Person 2 Quote www.mgatour.com Chapter leader of the Twin Cities MGA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctg44 Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 33 minutes ago, MNMGA2023 said: Hold on....so because bad golfers want to play a cheap ball because they know they'll lose them...that makes the balls inaccurate? I honestly thought your post was sarcasm when I first read it. I find more Pro V1's than any other ball and it isn't even close...that doesn't make it a bad ball, it's just played by bad players with money at my course. I just know that I find far too many Kirklands compared to any other ball at our club's 2 courses to trust them myself. The only other balls I see with any frequency like this are the Srixon Softfeel balls they use as a default "free" ball that they give away with goodie bags for Monday tournaments. Rob Person 1 Quote Titleist GT2 8° - 13-gram (+4-gram) rear weight - with Graphite Design Tour AD-VF 6S Stiff (-1/2)" Shaft - Set to B1 Callaway AiSmoke Triple Diamond - 15° 3-wood - Tensei AV Raw 80 Gram X Stiff shaft - Set to N/S Taylormade P-UDI 2 iron (2023) with Recoil Dart F5 shaft (+1/2") Toura Golf JCB-Cut Japan Forged Raw with AeroTech SteelFiber i125cw Shafts (+1/2") 4-PW Edison 51° (bent to 50°) / 55° / 59° (bent to 60°) wedges with AeroTech SteelFiber i125cw Shafts (+1/2") 4-PW Golf Pride ZGRIP Plus2 on all clubs Sik DW (2.0) C Series Putter in black finish (35") with Ping PP58 Cord (69° lie / 3° loft) Balls: Maxfli Tour or ProV1x Left Dash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Person Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 Legato balls are gaining traction lately. Good price on amazon too for them Northern Monkey 1 Quote WITB- Driver -Titleist 910D, 3w- Titleist 910F, 5hy/7hy- Titleist 910H, 6-PW - Stix , 52⁰, 56⁰, 60⁰ - Stix , Putter- AI-ONE DB / Lombardi Tour 34 custom Just an old newbie golfer, trying to learn and improve 1 club at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elight Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 I did a big thread on this last year and tested a bunch. I ended up liking the Hammer Control as a super-cheap option and the Q Star (not Tour) as a mid-cheap option. That said, this year I'm playing the Maxfli Tour S as I think it's worth the extra $1/ball compared to those other options. Rob Person 1 Quote PXG 0211 driver, 5w, 6i-PW, GW, SW; Titleist H1 4h; Odyssey White Hot mallet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Person Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 If anyone I'd interested, golfballs.com has Callaway soft balls on clearance for 21.99 per dozen! https://www.golfballs.com/callaway-supersoft-price-drop.html?promo=PRINTED&trk_msg=19L4G15U2DHK142M5UAFOC9BOC&trk_contact=PE1I8E09AP3AUUURKQKS2D3D6O&trk_sid=UM0M2TFHBEA9Q1HKQQR4I34CQC&trk_link=0T9SFIR5MOM4V7EP6TVEK2GBK8&t=mailer_callawayballdeals6424&utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Callaway+Supersoft+Price+Drop+w-th+Free+Text+Personalization&utm_campaign=callawayballdeals+-+6%2f03%2f24&utm_content=callawayballdeals+-+6%2f03%2f24 Northern Monkey 1 Quote WITB- Driver -Titleist 910D, 3w- Titleist 910F, 5hy/7hy- Titleist 910H, 6-PW - Stix , 52⁰, 56⁰, 60⁰ - Stix , Putter- AI-ONE DB / Lombardi Tour 34 custom Just an old newbie golfer, trying to learn and improve 1 club at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcrueda91 Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 It depends on what you consider a value golf ball. If you are looking for value urethane golf balls, I recommend any of the Maxfli Tour golf balls. I personally play with the Maxfli Tour S and love it. They usually cost $109.98 + VAT for a 48-pack. I highly recommend them. If you are looking for something even cheaper that's still a urethane ball and you don't have a high swing speed, I suggest the Kirkland Performance golf balls (Costco's brand). This is perhaps the cheapest urethane golf ball on the market at $35 + VAT for 2 dozen. Although I wouldn't recommend it for a tournament or something serious, it is a cheap alternative that still has a urethane cover. USMCSnyper 1 Quote JCR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KC Golf Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 Srixon Fathers Day 2 for 1 is on! Yay. Just loaded up on my Srixon Z Star Diamonds! A sweet deal! Best value in golf balls! All the Z Stars are on sale if you like the other ones. Quote TSR 3 9.0 Autoflex 405x - Official Tester 2024 TSi 3 15.0 GD Tour AD - DI 6S Stiff Utility 2 Iron 18.0 - Nippon NS Pro 650GH Stiff / TS3 21 Hybrid Tensei AV Blue 65 HY Stiff 4 - 9 101T Irons - KBS Tour Lite Stiff - Official Tester 2023 Vokey SM9 46 F - 10 BV105 Stiff Vokey SM9 52 F - 12 Nippon NS Pro 950 Stiff Vokey Forged (Japan) 56 M - 10 DG S200 MG3 60 - 12 - Nippon NS Modus3 Tour 105 Stiff Champions Choice Newport 2+ Button Back - 35” / Pistolini Plus Z-Star Diamond Players 4 bag Official Tester - 2021 & Current Club Sensor User Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndySP Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 Adding to the group that supports the Maxfli Tour/Tour X as best budget. They are not as durable as the Srixon ZStar/XV Bridgestone BX or ProV1/x; but they are without a doubt in the same neighborhood in performance. I also have found that the Srixon, Bridgestone and Titleist balls are maybe slightly longer or better in the wind for me. All of them perform great around the greens and have similar feel off the putter. I’d personally stay away from Kirkland unless you are a low-spin player. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk USMCSnyper and jcrueda91 2 Quote g430 lst TS2 20* hybrid, New Level PF-2: P-7; 902: 6-5 hi-toe 51* and 57* M Craft IV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcrueda91 Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 (edited) I've never tried the Srixon golf balls. I have a 115mph swing speed with my driver, which Srixon would you recomend to try out??? Edited June 10 by jcrueda91 Quote JCR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I like to hit bombs Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 44 minutes ago, jcrueda91 said: I've never tried the Srixon golf balls. I have a 115mph swing speed with my driver, which Srixon would you recomend to try out??? In that range, i would try the Z-Star XV first. jcrueda91 1 Quote Driver: G430 10k 3W: Sim2 Max 5W: Stealth Max 4H: Sim 2 5H: TSR2 6-7i: Zx5 Mkii 8-P: Zx7 Mkii 48, 54, 58 SM10 Lab Mezz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcrueda91 Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 12 minutes ago, I like to hit bombs said: In that range, i would try the Z-Star XV first. Amazing thanks , I'll let you know when I try them. Quote JCR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tylerjames Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 I would say the maxfli tour x or the snell 3.0 or 4.0 Quote Driver: Cobra Darkspeed x- ventus 6x velocity shaft 3wood : TSR 2+ irons: mizuno 923 hot metal pro vokey wedges 48-52-60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byrnzee Posted June 26 Share Posted June 26 Going to echo what a lot of others have said with the Maxfli Tour X. Just recently bought the 48-pack and put them into play this past weekend. Great feel all around the course and didn't lose a single ball in two rounds! Quote Current WITB: Bag: MV2 Golf Bag Driver: TSR2 9.0º,Ventus Blue Velocore 6S Fairway: TSR2 3 wood 15º,Ventus Red Velocore 7S Driving Iron: U505 2-iron, Graphite Design Tour AD DI-85S Irons: P7CB (4-PW), Nippon Modus Tour 120S (testing in progress) Wedges: 50.09 SB, 54.11 SB, 58.11 SB Putter: Ai-ONE Jailbird Mini DB 35" Ball: Tour X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chisag Posted June 26 Share Posted June 26 21 minutes ago, Byrnzee said: Going to echo what a lot of others have said with the Maxfli Tour X. Just recently bought the 48-pack and put them into play this past weekend. Great feel all around the course and didn't lose a single ball in two rounds! ... My playing 36yr old pard who just qualified and played in the Arizona State Amateur Championship has only played ProV1's since high school. I gave him a sleeve of the new Maxfli Tour X when they first came out last winter and he switched to them full time. Like others and even at his +2 level, he can't tell the difference other than the price. On 5/31/2024 at 9:01 AM, MNMGA2023 said: Hold on....so because bad golfers want to play a cheap ball because they know they'll lose them...that makes the balls inaccurate? I honestly thought your post was sarcasm when I first read it. I find more Pro V1's than any other ball and it isn't even close...that doesn't make it a bad ball, it's just played by bad players with money at my course. ... The Kirkland can be less accurate because they spin much more than other premium balls. If you slice, side spin will be accentuated and therefore they can be less accurate. That said, if you have a slow swing speed and can use the extra spin to keep the ball in the air longer and hit the ball reasonably straight, it is a great value ball. My straight hitting 82 yr old playing pard picked up about 10 yds with the Kirkland V3's and is very happy with them. Byrnzee 1 Quote Driver: Qi10 10.5* ... AutoFlex Dream 7 SF405 Fairway: Qi10 5 wood ... Kai'Li Blue 70r Hybrids: G430 Hybrid 22*... Alta Hy70r Irons: P770 5-pw ... Steelfiber i80r TP UDi 4 ... Steelfiber i80r Wedges: MG3 46*/50*/54* MG4 58* ... Steelfiber i95r Putter: Custom 5.1 (no alignment) 33" Ball: '24 TP5x/Maxfli Tour X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byrnzee Posted June 26 Share Posted June 26 4 minutes ago, chisag said: Like others and even at his +2 level, he can't tell the difference other than the price. Totally agree with this take. It feels just like the top balls on the market for a fraction of the price. Great to hear validation from a player of his caliber! Quote Current WITB: Bag: MV2 Golf Bag Driver: TSR2 9.0º,Ventus Blue Velocore 6S Fairway: TSR2 3 wood 15º,Ventus Red Velocore 7S Driving Iron: U505 2-iron, Graphite Design Tour AD DI-85S Irons: P7CB (4-PW), Nippon Modus Tour 120S (testing in progress) Wedges: 50.09 SB, 54.11 SB, 58.11 SB Putter: Ai-ONE Jailbird Mini DB 35" Ball: Tour X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bens197 Posted June 26 Share Posted June 26 I've been incredibly fond of the Srixon Z stars. Wait, those are $50/dozen. Srixon offers frequent buy 2 get 1 free deals through the year which makes them more affordable. They aren't priced as low as some of the other great deals and I understand that may not be what you're looking for. If you can time it, these are outstanding when you can get them for the lower price. Quote PING G400 LST Mitsubishi Tensei White 60X TaylorMade SIM2 3 wood Fujilkura Ventus Blue 7-X Titleist U505 2 Tensei 1K Black 85 X Titleist T100 4-P Nippon Modus 3 120X PING S159 50-S 55-H 59-T DG X100 L.A.B. MEZZ Max Broom Accra 47" 79.5* Srixon Z-Star XV Currently testing the 2024 PING S159 wedges… https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/63483-testers-announced-ping-s159-wedges/ Was testing, still loving the 2023 Titleist T100 Irons 4-P https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/60456-titleist-t-series-irons-2023-forum-review/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkyjudge Posted June 26 Share Posted June 26 1 hour ago, Byrnzee said: Going to echo what a lot of others have said with the Maxfli Tour X. Just recently bought the 48-pack and put them into play this past weekend. Great feel all around the course and didn't lose a single ball in two rounds! I love the Maxfli Tour X balls and have been playing the last two generations of those balls (I still play them ALMOST exclusively). I also found the Volvik 4-piece Urethane cover S4 balls for $30/dozen on Amazon and gave a dozen of them a try. I wish that I had purchased more than one dozen of those Volvik S4 balls, because they are now up to $37/dozen when they are available at all. Byrnzee 1 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...
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