Pro V1x’s only for me - I buy 4 dozen this time of the year on their 4 for 3 personalization promo. That pretty much lasts me the season along with the couple sleeves or couple dozen I win in different club events.
1 Like
Dean Snell worked for Titleist at one time (I think during initial development of the ProV1), then was with TaylorMade for about 14 years before starting his own company.
I’d be interested to understand exactly how they differed. I went from ProV1 to Snell, and never noticed even a little difference, but I’m not a “device” guy in general.
1 Like
If I remember correctly, he was one of the lead engineers on it and basically had to figure out how to use urethane in ball production.
It’s interesting, golf balls have basically become a manufacturing challenge and not a design challenge… it’s more about what people can make at scale now than it is any leaps in technology.
Snell MTB-X is my ball. I play the MTB-Black when it’s colder because I feel like like it compresses better in the cold.
1 Like
FWIW one of the best golf ball tests I ever read/studied.
Pro V1x left dash. I need the lowest spinning ball I can find. Between promotions and my teacher giving me a box to test, I have nine dozen of these things so they’d better work because I’ll be using them for the next few years.
1 Like
been playing srixon for years, love them
2 Likes
Snell MTB-X for the last 3.5 years. I tried TP-5"s, Pro-v’s…no better performance for the crazy price. I did game the Snell Black for a month but the spin on the greens was not as much as the MTB-X so I went back. It was a softer compression and I thought it would give me more distance with my slower swing speed but it was miniscule. I have settled the ball issue for me and am thankful that Dean Snell is doing the DTC thing so we can get tour level balls at a reasonable price.
3 Likes
I just did the 4 dozen for 3 with the Prov1x- enhanced alignment.
I only use the alignment on occasion but its nicer than just the arrow or drawing my own line in my opinion.
I can not tell much of a difference between most of the balls I use, the chrome soft I mentioned are a little too soft for me especially putting. I can certainly tell when I am hitting a top flight, or a pinnacle when it pings off your club like a ping pong ball and hollow crack it makes lol
I was able to get 2 dozen Maxfli Tour X for $55 and then another $10 off so seemed like too good a deal to pass up. Still have a box of ProV1x and Z Star XV from last year so that should hold me for quite awhile.
1 Like
I play the Bridgestone Tour B RX. I am 70 and a 13 HC. For years I played the NXT Tour, the performance and price ($25) were spot on for me. When they discontinued that I went to the RX. I tried the e5 and e6 but prefer the RX. The RX gives me the best combo of distance off the tee, good iron play and around the green. They feel good off the putter. I played about 4 dz of Snell MTB, still have a bx unopened. Good all around ball just not as far as the RX. I also play the Vice Pro which is very close to the RX. I like it because not many people play it so … Price point on the RX and Vice are close but I don’t lose a lot of balls so $30-$34 per dozen is OK. I tried the old Callaway iS ball, but I found that the Callaways seem to have too much spin off the tee. Great around the greens tho. If you haven’t tried the Bridgestone, I recommend you buy a dozen and give it a go. Buying a sleeve really depends on whether your swing is having a good day or not. A dozen is a better evaluation whether the ball works for you.
1 Like
Nice!
Yeah, I hit a box of the Bridgestone last year (the b x for my swing) and really liked them…
I lose less balls as the season progresses, and now have a simulator to play on…
I’m not sure what I’ll do this season… if I miss the early season deals, I’ll probably just stick to snell.
Well I like ‘cheap’ performance gains and balls that work well for you can get that for you and add to confidence which is also important. How many times did you need that extra yard to clear a bunker? Or borderline distance whether to lay up or go for it? I like to go for it, mainly because it feels good when it works!! LOL.
1 Like
Plus the guys I play with are younger and hit the snot out of the ball and I like to stay in the same zip code. So any distance I can squeeze, I will take it.
1 Like
I’m with you… free distance from playing the right ball makes sense… I’m just cheap!
I swing pretty hard before hurting my back, but need around 307 in carry to break my least favorite par five at my home course… I’m slowly talking myself into some new Bridgestone.
I played Callaway’s, then moved to Bridgestone…then to Srixon last year. Based on this forum I’m trying out Snell’s this year. Honestly…I’ve never felt much difference…so I focus more on price point for similar quality/design. What is more important to me is just playing the same ball…not as much which it is. I’m a 12…so there’s that.
This year, I’ve also moved to a yellow ball vs white to try it out…my 46 yr old eyes aren’t what they used to be…
2 Likes
The Snells are a very straight flying golf ball. I hit lasers on a rope with them when striking the ball well, especially with the driver. That part I very much like.
I can get them to spin back if I need to with the wedges-mid irons and check with the mid-long irons. I have no issues with that kind of responsiveness and performance.
The biggest drawbacks, for my game, are responsiveness on and around the green AND distance. The distance part surprised me because I felt like I was hitting rockets with the driver last year, but my changing balls aligned with a new driver, so results I saw could very much be attributed to tuning in my swing and the new driver.
If you feel the MTBX and ProV1 you can feel a difference in firmness. It’s slight, but it’s there. I’ve found the Snells do not check around the greens the way I would like a ball to. They’re very much a bump and runners ball whereas the ProV1 can hop and stop much easier.
Distance-wise my results on Trackman shocked me a little. With the Mizuno JPX 921 Forged 6 iron I was fit into I was flying the 6 iron 221 with the ProV1. With the Snells I was flying it 203. That’s not a small difference.
With Driver I was carrying the ProV1 296 - total 323. With the Snell I was getting 282 carry, 306 total. Again, not a small difference.
The MTB-X is a really good ball and well worth the price, but competing like I do it’s not worth giving up that much distance and greenside performance for me.
3 Likes
Barry, I understand they make great gifts. I’ll email you our address… 
2 Likes
That’s interesting. I tend to spin the ProV1 too much and lose distance compared to the MTBs. 
2 Likes
I’d love to hear more on the difference in your testing. I struggled looking for a ProV1x replacement last year and ended up loving snell MTBx which I haven’t noticed any significant differences between the two. Was it off the tee? iron? spin vs distance, etc?
1 Like