At the beginning of this year, I was convinced I had settled on the Taylormade Project (a) as my gamer. I like the ball flight, and how it feels coming off my putter. My only complaint is that given my swing and the greens at my club, it tends to run out a bit too much if my shot actually lands on the green. As a result, I had picked up the habit of playing to land short of the green and letting it run up. This, in turn, left many shots short when the course has been wet.
In late January, I decided to buy a test pack of Snell MTB's. Similar distance off the tee and ball flight as the TPa, but the MTB Black seemed to hold the green better. I did not notice many differences between the Black and Red, but I tended to score better with the Black. The only issue was that the MTB Black was not available in yellow (which I prefer as it's easier for me to see). Then Snell went and announced not only the MTBx to replace the Red, but that they were going to offer the Black in yellow in April. So, I ordered another test pack and it got here yesterday. I'm hoping to test out both the Black and the X next week.
In the meantime, I happened to find a yellow and black Callaway ChromeSoft Truvis in the woods on my course. At first, I just used it to putt, and I was generally pleased but not overly impressed. Then I decided to test it in full play. Once again, good off the tee and I like the ball flight. Another thing I especially like about it is that it's easy to pick a spot on the ball to focus upon during the swing. I found it to be somewhere between the TPa and the MTB Black in terms of holding the green.
Now, to further complicate the issue, when I finally received my new irons, I talked my club pro into throwing in a free dozen balls. I thought he was going to give me a dozen of the Truvis. Instead, he asked me to try the Mizuno RBx. He said if I didn't like them, he'd swap any I had left over for whatever I wanted. Darn him!! I played the RBx this week, and it is as long off the tee as the others, offered great ball flight, and held the greens as well as the MTB Black. Great! Now I have yet another ball to consider! It just does not come in yellow, as far as I know.
So here's what I'm facing. I started the year convinced I had found THE ball. Now I have to choose between the Mizuno RBx, Snell MTB Black, Snell MTBx, Callaway ChromeSoft Truvis, and the Taylormade Project (a)! I'm leaning toward the MTB Black, then the Mizuno RBx, followed by the Truvis, but I've gotten to the point where I've confused myself. On the plus side, all of the balls perform decently, given my swing. I guess I should be happy that it's a good problem to have.
In late January, I decided to buy a test pack of Snell MTB's. Similar distance off the tee and ball flight as the TPa, but the MTB Black seemed to hold the green better. I did not notice many differences between the Black and Red, but I tended to score better with the Black. The only issue was that the MTB Black was not available in yellow (which I prefer as it's easier for me to see). Then Snell went and announced not only the MTBx to replace the Red, but that they were going to offer the Black in yellow in April. So, I ordered another test pack and it got here yesterday. I'm hoping to test out both the Black and the X next week.
In the meantime, I happened to find a yellow and black Callaway ChromeSoft Truvis in the woods on my course. At first, I just used it to putt, and I was generally pleased but not overly impressed. Then I decided to test it in full play. Once again, good off the tee and I like the ball flight. Another thing I especially like about it is that it's easy to pick a spot on the ball to focus upon during the swing. I found it to be somewhere between the TPa and the MTB Black in terms of holding the green.
Now, to further complicate the issue, when I finally received my new irons, I talked my club pro into throwing in a free dozen balls. I thought he was going to give me a dozen of the Truvis. Instead, he asked me to try the Mizuno RBx. He said if I didn't like them, he'd swap any I had left over for whatever I wanted. Darn him!! I played the RBx this week, and it is as long off the tee as the others, offered great ball flight, and held the greens as well as the MTB Black. Great! Now I have yet another ball to consider! It just does not come in yellow, as far as I know.
So here's what I'm facing. I started the year convinced I had found THE ball. Now I have to choose between the Mizuno RBx, Snell MTB Black, Snell MTBx, Callaway ChromeSoft Truvis, and the Taylormade Project (a)! I'm leaning toward the MTB Black, then the Mizuno RBx, followed by the Truvis, but I've gotten to the point where I've confused myself. On the plus side, all of the balls perform decently, given my swing. I guess I should be happy that it's a good problem to have.