A few weeks back, Dean Snell from Snell Golf posted a video in which he offered to answer any golf ball questions MyGolfSpy readers might have. We’re excited that so many of you took the opportunity to submit questions.
In today’s video Dean sits down to provide answers. As we’ve come to expect from Dean, those answers take a no-nonsense approach blended with plenty of humor.
This one is a must watch for anyone who wants to learn more about the golf ball.
Tony is the Editor of MyGolfSpy where his job is to bring fresh and innovative content to the site. In addition to his editorial responsibilities, he was instrumental in developing MyGolfSpy's data-driven testing methodologies and continues to sift through our data to find the insights that can help improve your game. Tony believes that golfers deserve to know what's real and what's not, and that means MyGolfSpy's equipment coverage must extend beyond the so-called facts as dictated by the same companies that created them. Most of all Tony believes in performance over hype and #PowerToThePlayer.
| Driver Titleist TSi3 | 3-Wood Titleist TSi2 13.5° |
| 5-Wood Titleist TSi2 18° | 7-Wood Titleist TSi2 21° |
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7 years ago
Awesome , so many questions nishad and all answered a video from a man one can trust.
Awesome job mygolfspy.
From India with love
7 years ago
Excellent article very interesting and I learnt a lot . Changed my mind on a lot of miss leading information. Will try this ball .
7 years ago
http://www.fgm.com.tw/about.php here is one of many Asian Golf Ball companies that can make you golf balls, in fact they manufacture many of the balls for small OEMs, several which are/were sued by Titlist…
7 years ago
Tony-
While I love the back and forth of MGS on subjects like these, balls especially, I do wish you would take the discussion or actual testing to another level. Allow me to expand. As I listen to Dean I wish he would show us his lab with computer simulations and TrackMan data on ball performance. It could be he has enough “seat of his pants” experience to “know” what changes in dimple design do to ball flight. He might also know from his time at Titleist materials and all the mantle or core gobbledygook without the need to run simulations. So forgive me when I compare golf balls to generic drugs made in China. Seriously, some are fine or perhaps most are. I for one use Dollar Store shampoo while my wife uses $20-30 cocktails of magical potions bought at hair “design” boutiques. I can’t tell when she uses them or the days she runs out and uses mine. And then there is airplane design technology and Formula 1 car technology that computer simulate everything and test in zillion Dollar wind tunnels. Point is IndyCar is no comparison to F1 and small aircraft builders don’t have budgets equal to Boeing. At some point “either” we have reached diminishing returns or research matters.
Now MGS conducts testing and we all appreciate what you do. But then there’s always the guy who has an uncle who has smoked two packs a day since he was 16 and is healthy as an ox. Anecdotal evidence vs blind testing on large groups. Frankly I don’t buy either since my swing plane, swing speed and AOA are different than others so why do I care what others think or do? If I put 2,100 RPM’s on my drives with a 13 degree launch angle with a swing speed of 95 MPH why would I care what anybody else does let alone Dustin Johnson? Now I know MGS can’t duplicate my swing for it’s testing but I bet Titleist can in the lab. I bet they can also simulate wind, air pressure, humidity and temperature. Do they design balls to fly better into the wind or downwind? Or is none of this relevant since ball tech has reached an endpoint? So to conclude, I get your point Tony. I’m neither in agreement or in opposition. I think many of your readers and members want to believe Dean but we also don’t necessarily believe Titleist marketing. I think if given the choice most believe the guy with the most employees doing research on the best computers with budgets ample to test new ideas on Iron Byrons and TrackMans and with Pro’s who hit one ball after another as close to perfection that we mortals cannot. Tony you are in a tough spot. On one hand you are saying (in effect) Titleist is where Bayer Aspirin is with generics and if so why do we need MGS to test stuff? Or, a small shop can duplicate a tour ball out of its garage (like to actually see Dean’s lab) and who needs an R&D department with lots of people using expensive high tech stuff. If it’s the latter then why wouldn’t any manufacturer (Titleist) do everything to protect its intellectual property and the cost it took to produce it?
7 years ago
The video was awesome ! I have played Snell MTB balls for a over a year or so now and find them comparable and in some cases better than the pro V1 and pro V1x I will continue to play them until I find something better but I doubt it
Thanks again Dean for the honesty, hard work and great playing Ball
Richie B
7 years ago
Just a great watch and learn. I’d say most interesting was the logical fact (contrary to what everyone has heard over the years) a higher handicap player would benefit the most from multi layer balls.
7 years ago
I loved the video. Dean is a breath of fresh air in an industry where information is absorbed through global marketing executives. But I’ll tell you what, I could listen to Dean talk about anything other than golf. There is something about the northeastern accent that is soothing. If I could have anyone in gold read me a bedtime story, it would be Dean. Next would be Peter Kessler if Dean was busy or out of town.
7 years ago
I’ll be honest. When I saw that the video was about 22 minutes long, I figured that I would bail out of it part way through. I did not. This was a very interesting and very informative video. I learned a lot of stuff from it, especially about how the different balls react off the wedges, and why they do that.
7 years ago
Mr. Snell, Thank you for the straight-forward, honest answers on the golf ball aspect of the game…I love the Snell golf balls, keep up the great, honest work, CGG…
7 years ago
I really enjoyed the interview… interesting and informative., Thanks, Dean.
7 years ago
The thing I find so refreshing about Dean Snell is: here’s a guy who owns a golf ball company, yet he’s more than happy to share his knowledge about specifics of golf balls (which is unmatched) without trying to sell you something in the process. To me, the Snell MTB golf ball is a lot like Mizuno golf clubs; if so many pros weren’t paid to play the balls and clubs they use, they’d be playing Mizuno clubs (which many of the uncontracted players do) and hitting the Snell MTB.
7 years ago
I heard there were 19 Nike players who were without a ball contract when Nike folded up golf operations. 16 of those 19 played a Titleist this year WITHOUT a contract. Some will sign next year but it looks like Titleist is still the ball of choice when NO DOLLARS are being paid to play. Hmmmmmm.
7 years ago
Hmmmmmm…drinking the purple Kool-Aid are we?
7 years ago
By the gallon. Long history of blind devotion.
7 years ago
Of course, not many of these non-contracted players are going to order balls on the internet when they can walk into the pro shop where the tournament is being played and pick up a dozen balls. That said, always a bit skeptical when I hear someone say “I heard” this or that. With a handle like “#1 BALL FOR A REASON,” it’s easy to see where your loyalty lies. Hope they’re paying you enough.
7 years ago
My loyalty does lie with them. They have the best product and its easy to be loyal to that. PGA Tour Professionals can get free balls from any company. The companies would all love to have someone playing the product who is not getting paid. It would be fairly easy to verify who was on Nike’s ball staff and then see what ball they played this year. When they choose Titleist over Callaway, Taylor Made, Srixon, Bridgestone, Vice and Snell, you know what they think gives them the best chance of winning…. and thus the best ball.
7 years ago
Brooks Koepka switched for free…. US Open Champion.
7 years ago
Are you really this dense? Without a contract does not mean without compensation. Tee-up bonuses, win bonuses. Jesus…do you really not know how that works?
7 years ago
Titlest makes a great ball but chances are there is monet for them if they do well in event.
7 years ago
Tony- Again, I say… FREE. The tour pros can play any ball they want if they don’t have a contact and have nothing but performance incentives. That is my point! When they need to perform to get paid. A LARGE MAJORITY CHOOSE TITLEIST. It happens on the tours when they don’t have contracts and it happens at every event at every level of play (Pick any event.. US Girls Junior?). Some is marketing but people are not that dumb. Good players know what performs and they will play what performs best when it matters most (unless they are getting paid big money (see Bubba Watson). Are you that dense or do you just have a vendetta against Titleist?
7 years ago
Using your logic, both Tiger and Rory chose TaylorMade because they’re unquestionably the best clubs on the market. That’s one argument. The other is that at their level, companies fit them to the nth degree and when the standard offering doesn’t get it done, they’ll build something special for them. And speaking of those guys, didn’t they both choose different balls (Rory after saying some reasonably harsh things about the Titleist ball he was playing falling out of the air).
Let’s talk about elite players – 5 of the current top 10 in the world are playing TaylorMade balls (and clubs too). Would they not be the type of golfers that play what performs best when it matters most? 4 of the Top 10 play Titleist. Would you suggest that they would be ranked lower if they also played TaylorMade? There’s a Srixon ball in there too. Would a Pro V1 catapult Matsuyama to the top spot?
I would assert that, given USGA restrictions and the reality that there hasn’t been any significant and quantifiable performance breakthrough since the solid rubber core, any ball company with actual R&D can be trusted to deliver a ball that performs for any player at any level.
The golf equipment world – even the ball portion – is commoditized, made further so by the number of one-offs PGA Tour specials on the USGA list, and so yes, guaranteed money (tee-up, finish, etc.) is almost always going to win out. Players get paid, Darrell survey numbers stay high. Win-Win. There are very few clubs and even fewer balls in play that don’t have some form of compensation attached. Tour Pros are mercenaries in polo shirts.
Do we agree that nobody spends more on tour with respect to the golf ball than Titleist?
Do you think they would still win ball counts if a competitor decided to outspend it?
Look at the history here, how many guys move from Titleist to other club/ball company as soon as there was a financial benefit? The big time guys go where their full bag deals take them, the B tier and beyond play what pays. This isn’t a knock on Titleist, it’s just how the damn tour works. To its credit, Titleist hasn’t been frivolous with full bag deals
-not to get too far off track, but with Nike out of the club biz and TM greatly restricted, it will be interesting to see what happens with bag deals moving forward…now back to my rant.
You seem to earnestly believe that nothing can touch a Titleist golf ball in terms of performance (one point of concession, I’m not sure Bubba’s ball can). I’ll point to the Top 10 as evidence to the contrary. But if you actually believe in the absolute across the board superiority of the Titleist ball, there’s no point in continuing the conversation. That mindset is, in fact, at the core of Titleist’s ball business. It’s built on the mythology that nothing else comes close. It’s the difference between believing you make the best ball and thinking you make the ONLY good ball.
TaylorMade had a similar attitude in the driver category. How’d that work out?
Amateur level…you cite junior girls. Ok. And I’ll show you the 75-year-old guy at my club who can’t hit it out of his shadow but buys nothing but Pro V1s because years of marketing (largely tour-driven) have convinced him it’s the best ball for his game. In both cases, there’s next to no actual evidence. And in my example, dude hasn’t tried another ball in 10 years. Loyalty is great, but when it’s based on conditioning it doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. That’s pretty much our fundamental belief around here.
As for me having a vendetta against Titleist. Not at all. I can point you to 3 recent stories on MGS that strongly suggest otherwise. In my job, I believe it’s important to separate people from products and products from marketing. I suppose you can wrap the 3 up under the heading of ‘company’.
I think I’ve told you this before, I personally believe the Pro V1x is the best ball for my game, but I’m not so dense as to believe that what’s true for me is true for everyone else. It’s also far from the only ball that performs well for me. I will also say I find the standard Pro V1 godawful…again, for my game, but that doesn’t mean I think it’s a bad ball.
If you’d like, I can go down the list of every Titleist product and tell you what I think as well as what our test results have shown (though those two are strongly correlated). That’s the product part.
Marketing…I find some of the arrogance around the ball both disingenuous and off-putting for sure, but bigger picture, I actually much prefer Titleist’s no nonsense approach (particularly on the club side) to many of its competitors. If marketing were the basis for my supposed vendetta, it’d be a while before I made it far enough down the list to worry about Titleist.
People…not a fan of the legal guys for obvious enough reasons, but I understand they have a job to do. Also wasn’t impressed when a white coater approached the owner of MGS at the PGA Show and suggested he leave their booth (petty anger of the Kirkland test), but for the most part I don’t have anything negative to say about the people I know and occasionally work with at Titleist. In fact, while they haven’t always been fruitful, I would classify the overwhelming majority of my interactions with Titleist people as positive, and some of the ones that I wouldn’t classify as friendly conversations, I have no issue with because there was a level of direct honesty that you don’t often encounter in this business.
Loosely related note – on my side of the business, there’s no advantage to holding a grudge. From time to time we have disputes with people (and by extension businesses), but I’m happy to answer my phone the next day and move in a positive direction, but not when conditions are attached.
The company…it’s not cut and dry. As I said, I appreciate how they handle the club business – at least far as performance claims and even performance and fitting philosophy is concerned – though the drivers do lag behind. I’ve been nothing but impressed in my dealings with the FJ team. It’s a great group that has provided us with outstanding educational opportunities that have helped make us better at what we do. Nothing but respect, gratitude, and appreciation for the team and its products.
The negative – As I said in my previous comment, I have personally encountered 2 instances where representatives of Titleist have made a point to discredit the contributions of former employees for work that previously not in dispute. From the perspective of a guy who has worked hard to help companies build really cool things (both at MGS and elsewhere), I find the thought of having my contributions minimized or trivialized because my career takes me down a different and perhaps competitive path particularly distasteful, and I suspect many can relate to that.
7 years ago
Tony- I think you are again missing my point in favor of trying to win a debate. My point was simply that when players are not paid (Tiger and Rory are being paid / 16 Nike Staffers played Titleist without getting a contract of any kind / Girls Juniors don’t get paid) it is very interesting to see what they choose. They know what performs and they choose what best suits their game. I would certainly think Matsuyama is thrilled with the ball he plays. Its actually one of my favorite balls as well. I don’t doubt the Rory can keep the TM ball in flight while it might drop out of the sky for a mere mortal like me. There is always an example of someone who performs better with some particular product. I like the large assortment of products available to test. I’m simply saying Titleist DOMINATES market share and it isn’t all hype. I’ll try to answer more later.
7 years ago
Tony- Another interesting article I read on Golf Spy or Golf WRX this year was one that said 9 PGA Tour Professionals were using the Mizuno 900 iron and were not under contract. That carries a lot of weight too. Everyone wants a little cash but some sell their game to the highest bidder. Others will forego an ultra premium contract to just play what is best for their game. In the late 1990’s, Hal Sutton found the clubs he liked best (Ben Hogan) and then arranged a deal to play them. He tried many brands and really didn’t care if he had a contract or not. He had enough money but he wanted to perform. That makes an impression.
7 years ago
Thanks Dean for taking the time to provide some honest answers to questions a whole lot of us have. It was very informative and in simple terms that almost all weekend golfers, regardless of handicap, could understand. I look forward to trying your ball in the future.
7 years ago
Very candid video. We golfers can only chime in with highly anecdotal data. I played Vice balls this spring on a Florida golf vacation with fair results. I went back to ProV1X’s most of the summer and consider them the ball to beat. But the last month on the recommendation of my fitter have been playing the TM 5-piece ball. Again anecdotal but I really like the ball. Nice ball flight and spin and distance appears superior. This winter I will pony up for new sticks as I’ve worn my Mizuno’s out like bald tires and will put several balls on a flightScope to see what goes where.
7 years ago
How close is the tolerance for the center of gravity for each golfball.
What is the best test to find the center of gravity for each golfball?
7 years ago
Most informative question and answer session.. I appreciate his business ethics and the way they go to market and it would seem they are in it for the long stay.. If I ever run out of the balls I presently own I will buy some of their balls.. and the best they have to offer at that.. Great job..
7 years ago
Wow.. Dean, and MGS .. THANK YOU!!!! Really informative and fun to watch ;)
I’m one of those higher handicappers who wants to improve his short game but didn’t think spending more $ on a better ball was worth it yet … … thanks so much for the very clear explanations of just why it IS so important for me to have a better-performing ball now!!
7 years ago
Dean – This is the way to market golf balls. I have played your tour ball and it is excellent. May I suggest that when you release your newer versions that you reduce the size of your logo on the ball by 30% or so. It is a fine looking logo and I am sure that a bit more white space around it would make it look even better and more elegant. But my actual reason for requesting / suggesting this is that I am one who prefers to not see any markings or alignment aids on my ball when I am putting. I like the way your ball putts. For the most part, it comes off the face of the putter at a speed that suits my intuition of how a ball should react to the speed of the stroke but even a bit more lively would be nice. That said, you already have an excellent golf ball. Keep up the good work.
7 years ago
Thanks Dean, this was a very informative video. You answered many questions very direct and to the point. I play both GetSum & MTB balls…….don’t change them if you don’t need to.
7 years ago
Very informative video. Thanks to Dean and Tony!
7 years ago
Very informative piece… will share it with my friends. Thanks for taking the time to educate us.
7 years ago
QUIT SCREWING AROUND! We (myself included) have watched advertisers, read countless of articles, and have determined the equipment makes all the difference to one’s success on the course. We purchase a new driver every three years, buy new irons every 5. Is it possible these balls are really any different, and can make a difference?
The answer is yes, I began playing Snell’s two years ago, and can honestly say Dean’s no bs approach is admirable. After my very first purchase I’ve shaved 5 strokes off my game. No new driver, putter, or irons. I’m not going to deny, I play other balls that I may find or receive as a gift, but when in a tournament, or money on the line Snell’s beat them all .
I would strongly recommend giving Dean a try, you will not be disappointed.
Thank you Dean for taking the time to answer our questions. (And can’t wait to get my MTB/American Flag balls).
Thank you for setting up MGS! Keep up the great work!
7 years ago
I have been touting the MTB to all my friends for the last couple years..and to a person they have switched to Snell..amazing ball at amazing price designed by the best guy in the business..this ball sells itself..what more could a person ask for?? Thanks again MGS and especially to Dean..I won’t ever switch…
7 years ago
Very informative and candid presentation.
Thanks.
7 years ago
I love Dean! Having met him & spent some time on the golf course with him, he’s a riot. Very intelligent & witty humor. If you ever get a chance to spend some time with him and his team at Snell Golf, do so … you won’t regret it.
7 years ago
That cleared up a lot of myths with solid info.
7 years ago
I appreciate what Snell is doing and do truly believe the MTB is a really good ball. I have found a number of them over the last couple years and based on the good reputation they already have, I’ve tried them alongside my ProVs without noticing much difference around the greens. (I am a 7.8 index with shorter distance–225-235y average off the tee. My game is from 130y and in.)
I understand that Titleist has a huge overhead and a great public reputation in golf, generally speaking, but particularly pertaining to their ProV1/x balls. I also realize that we who play ProVs pay a big premium as a result of that reputation, R&D, advertising, marketing, Tour staff, traveling circus, etc. I believe they have built a fantastic brand image. That takes time, and money. They are committed to quality. I don’t believe they are selling junk at any level of their business, be it balls, clubs, or accessories. However, I don’t argue that they are overpriced. (They actually do that on purpose. It helps support their top shelf image.)
But, my question to you is, are they the gold standard for other golf ball manufacturers. Are they the guys you all shoot to be as good or better than? You didn’t want to get into Titleist on the video, but the reality is, they are the elephant in the room. You may have your reasons for not liking them, but be honest, take your personal feelings out of the equation and just compare all Tour level balls as they are today. Who do YOU think makes the best Tour ball, next to Snell?
Thoroughly comprehending golf ball design as you do, I am sure you are fully aware of the pros and cons of every Tour-level ball out there, from a technical perspective. Leave marketing out of it and just be honest.
Again, let me say, The MTB has proven to be a very good ball IMO. I love the idea of it being as good as a ProV for half the price. When I find one in good condition out on the course I feel like I hit the jackpot.
I think this video will help your brand in the long run. You seem like a straight shooter, not a marketing guy. I hope to see many more MTBs being played. I may even try a box myself the next time I don’t have $48.99 in my pocket and I need balls. I’m confident they will perform as I expect.
7 years ago
I will also throw in this. Along with Vice, all the rave reviews seems like price is the main point. It’s a good business model. I played Snell, good balls, but I wonder if the enthusiasm would remain the same if Snell and Vice start selling their balls at $45 to $48 a dozen.
How easy would it be for Titleist or TM to come in and aquire or change up their business model. I don’t think they would do it due to cannibalism and the protection of retailers, but what if Titleist started a direct to consumer model. Hell, they have 4 for 3 deals that come out to be just $5-$6 more than Snell and Vice. Without the wait as well. If I could, I would like to ask Dean this question in the next Q&A, if there will be a next one.
7 years ago
I wholeheartedly agree with your point. A large portion of the discussion always centers around price. If both balls were within a few dollars of each other, I suspect Titleist would dominate preference because they are the ball everyone is trying to be “as good as”.
7 years ago
Does the amount dimples make a lot of difference? What’s the maximum performance for dimples? Did Titleist got that number down? Just curious about dimples on the golf balls are designed.
7 years ago
This guy has forgotten more about golf balls and than most of us will ever know……..great interview
7 years ago
True. However, the thought that he was THE designer of the PROV1 is not correct. “Sources” tell me he was one of 12 on a team that worked to develop the PROV1 and has his name on 1 of 88 patents involved in the PROV1 ball. Hmmmm.
7 years ago
No hmmm about it. Your sources are 100 percent wrong. That’s 100 percent WRONG.
7 years ago
I’m all ears. What was your role or contribution in terms of the number of other people who worked on the project and the number of patents specifically attributable to you?
7 years ago
Your sources are telling you what they want you to believe. Look, I don’t fault you for this, you only know what you’re told, and Titleist has a reputation of taking care of its staffers like you (right up until they don’t…which is why we run across so many bitter former staffers), but I have sources (and they go well beyond Dean Snell), so let me tell you what basically everyone who isn’t obligated to tow the company like has to say on the matter.
First. Do you know what the V in in Pro V1 stands for? I do. And do you know whose idea it was? I do.
1 Patent? Holy Christ. It’s really easy to track down the NUMEROUS (and more recent than you’d think) Acushent patents with Dean’s name on them. Stop regurgitating and do the most minute amount of homework. Did you know his name appears on patents (plural) issued well beyond when he left Titleist?
What I find most interesting is that Dean’s contribution to the development of the Pro V1 was basically settled history right up until the day he started his own company.
I have an industry buddy who was in the courtroom during the litigation with Callaway. When I told him about the letter we received from Titleist’s legal counsel telling us that Dean had no significant role in the creation of the Pro V1, he laughed…before proceeding to tell me how Titleist argued in court (part of the public record) that they couldn’t possibly have stolen anything from Callaway because that guy over there (Dean) came up with the idea.
I think everyone should find it interesting that you heard he was 1 of 12, while Titleist legal basically painted him as the guy who got coffee for the real engineers. Apparently, sources inside Titleist can’t agree on how insignificant they’d like claim Dean’s role was.
It’s rewriting of settled history for no other purpose than to diminish the contributions of a former employee who just happens to be undercutting their price point at a time when sales are down. That part of the story borders on pathetic. And the thing is, it’s not isolated to Dean Snell. The moment David Neville joined Callaway I had Titleist insiders telling me – and hostilely so – that he made no significant contribution during his time with Titleist. Different guy. Same story…again, pathetic.
Nobody questions the fact that Titleist makes a good ball, but it’s not the only good ball…not by a long shot. Its insitance to the contrary is just silly, but it’s the company’s persistent need to discredit the contributions of former employees that, in my opinion, most diminishes it as a brand.
7 years ago
Tony -I will touch back again later but I’m short on time (Going to the LPGA Event in Indy today). I do not doubt he has many patents and I have not done research on this. I would still question as to how many are involved in the making of the Pro V1 golf ball? I would like to know Dean’s take on his level of input on the Pro V1. I’m sure any ball company has a team of people working on a ball project and even saying it was his “idea” really means nothing. I had been calling for a 2 piece balata covered ball since the late 1980’s and only recently have companies really began to expand the urethane (formerly balata) covers into solid core (Strata / ProV1) and 2 piece or price point balls (Project A / Duo Urethane). Just because I have had the idea, does not mean I am the inventor or the main impetus behind the product. Dean might have been. I have heard the opposite. I would like his take.
7 years ago
Great insight on ball design, takes the BS out of marketing. Bought my first box of MTB and very impressed, mostly with the feel as close to balata sensation as I have experienced. Will be purchasing more and look forward to next generation.
7 years ago
Been thinking about trying Snell MTB balls for a while now and this information & honesty from Dean has just sold me on them!
Glad that they are now available in Australia for a decent price. ⛳️
7 years ago
Thanks Dean!
7 years ago
Great video on Snell approach to golf ball manufacture and promotion. However, why does Dean down
play a two piece ball in the video, yet his company sells two balls ? Thanks.
7 years ago
He answers that pretty clearly. If you like higher launching balls from inside 100 with very little spin, 2 piece is your ball. Guys that play bump and runs, etc.
7 years ago
Great video, thanks. Appreciate the honesty of the information and making it understandable. It’s encouraged me to try the Snell MTB.
7 years ago
Hi Dean
Great insight into the myths of what we should use in a golf ball for us who believe in all the hype from the major ball companies.
Dean how can we get your Golf Balls in Australia?
I would love to try them for sure.
7 years ago
A breath of fresh air! Dean Snell is a man of honesty and integrity.
7 years ago
Fascinating! A straightforward lecture on golf balls. Now, I don’t fish for golf balls, but we all certainly come across them, and I wager most of us consider a golf ball to be impervious to water. So, how long does it take for water to affect a golf ball’s performance? And how long for it to dry out? Good stuff Dean. Thank you.
7 years ago
Would love to try Snell but postage to Australia is over the top. Very honest approach from Dean….Mike.
7 years ago
if anybody could compress any core, then what is his suggestion on which tour caliber balls to play for brands that offers 2 models with a soft and a hard one? (prov1 prov1X TP5 TP5X)
7 years ago
Well said I am in my 70s and you have healed me so much to clear the myths. Now all I have to do is find a retailer here in New Zealand so I can buy some of your golf balls regards Peter Hoffman NZ
7 years ago
Thank you Dean. A lot of insight into golf ball design. Stuff I certainly didn’t know.
7 years ago
Great video, excellent information. Prototype MTB, I’m ready!
7 years ago
Very well done.
7 years ago
Great video!! I always thought the lower compression golf balls would add distance to my drives. Thanks for clearing that up, Dean!
7 years ago
Watch and learn. Very interesting video.
7 years ago
Great video!
7 years ago
Thank you Dean Snell…this was a great video
7 years ago
I appreciate his insight and sharing his expertise with us. He made some points that I’ll be taking to heart. And, based on this alone, I’ll be ordering some balls just to help them out.
7 years ago
Great video
7 years ago
Best video in ages. Great info.
7 years ago
Terrific video, very informative. I’d love to know when the new MTB balls will be available and to know if I can become a product tester to provide feedback.
7 years ago
Brilliant and insightful – well done both
7 years ago
Great video. Very up front about the truth in golf ball design and how all the various elements actually work, rather than the PR nonsense from other manufacturers. I’m a big fan of the Snell balls and will continue to be in the future. Keep up the good work Dean.
7 years ago
Wow, this was a great, myth-busting video. I especially like the discussion on durability and not scuffing to the cover layer on the urethane ball. I skipped an MTB off the cart path early in the round on the weekend and played with it through the whole round. I didn’t notice any drop in performance. In fact, only missed one green after that.
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Amarjot
7 years ago
Awesome , so many questions I had and all answered in a single video from a man one can trust.
Awesome job mygolfspy.
From India with love