I remember plating the Topflite Magna, Pinnacle Oversized golf balls back in the 90’s. I really enjoyed them and just found some Magda’s here recently and after some years of health issues I found them to help me a bit more in my game. Volvik Golf makes a Magma and Callaway reintroduced the Magna again back some years ago before switching the name to Super Soft Max. I have trouble finding either of the Callaway here in the States. Great video.

Great review . I've tried these for a few holes . They seem to get up quicker. I've yet to compare to my PROV X . I like the idea of the rough being just a tad shorter with the larger ball.

Intriguing ball video. Keep the great entertaining work Andy!

Interesting KZread. I watched this KZread and I got curios. I pulled out the micrometer and began to measure some golf balls. Here is what I found. Callaway CXB, Callaway Supersoft, Callaway HEX Diablo, Callaway Warbird, Callaway Chrome Soft X, TaylorMade Distance, TaylorMade Tour Response, Topflight XL, Niki, Noodle, Titleist Velocity measured 1.785 inch diameter.

Andy I've played both and I don't find any different expect with a fairway wood I seem to get my 3 wood higher in the air with the max which helps me in my older years

This is a re-work of the Callaway Magna ball which was introduced a year or two ago and then vanished...Not sure whether the quality of this ball is superior but, the size is identical...I wondered what happened to the Magna...Thought it was a good option when you play those tracks with impossible rough...The yellow ones were much easier to find than the standard size ball...

Great review and insight into the obvious pluses and minuses. You didn't say but I would assume that the max will not have much spin off a wedge and will bounce more on the green. That said the normal Supersoft doesn't spin much either which is obviously great on driver but not so good with a precision shot. Can't beat the price though.

Bought a box of these a month or so ago and for once I did feel the difference they did feel really soft off the face and I felt more comfortable putting now that I can see the ball is bigger I’m thinking that was a boost to my confidence in my short game and even hitting my 3 wood and hybrid that I’ve always struggled with I was stringing these balls very well with them.

Great ball when there is little wind . But put it in the bag when above 10pm !!!! Around the green and in the rough it’s awesome !!! It’s my go to ball now !! For last 6 months

If it’s easier or at least not worse on putting then it’s a winner because trying to hit a bigger ball will be easier than a smaller one. Just as using a bigger club head is. Greater surface area means more chance of sweet spot/ball contact. Will get some and try .

When the Americans came over to play in the open they didn't switch to the 1.62 ball because it was easier to manoeuvre, it was because the smaller ball stayed under the wind better on those windy links courses whereas the bigger ball ballooned up more. That would be my concern playing this larger ball into a strong headwind

Andy, you got me hooked on the Seed Golf Ball, which I really enjoy, the manufactures are killing us with their cost for their premium balls.

@Alan_Edwards

2 жыл бұрын

I tried the Seed 01 and it was a little too hard for me but a nice ball. Problem is at $35 a dozen they are not that great of a deal...especially once you factor in the shipping cost. If they were available locally I might try the O5. Too bad.

@aidanmcnamara7989

2 жыл бұрын

Agree. Seed balls are excellent for the price.

Played the Callaway Magna. Larger ball. I think it's great for the beginner but the niggle was, I should be playing the slightly smaller, normal size ball. I found the larger wasn't going as far with driver.

What do you use to track your shots in your videos?

Just like the Top Flite Magna before it, this Callaway is 3% larger diameter. It sits up higher in the fairway, a LOT higher in the rough, making it a LOT easier to hit/pitch/chip than a normal ball. It has less spin, making it much straighter on full shots. It's surprisingly easier to putt, because the larger size takes less of the break on the green. HOWEVER, a 3% larger diameter creates a 10% larger surface area, which means you will lose almost exactly 10% distance with every club.

@2Pi100

Жыл бұрын

But are you really hitting it that much shorter if you’re making better contact every time?

@cbcredit

Жыл бұрын

@@2Pi100 - Yes. There's no getting around the physics, you'll lose 10% distance on every club. But it's still really fun to play with an oversize ball, I highly recommend trying it.

@2Pi100

Жыл бұрын

@@cbcredit I guess my theory is if you’re consistently hitting it a groove thin you might see no loss in distance at all.

@tonys9923

Жыл бұрын

You say it is 10 percent shorter, but if it surface area is ten percent bigger, then presumably the middle is a 10% bigger target area, so you are likely to hit it better aren't you?

My dad quit playing when TopFlite stopped making the Magna. I never played them. I am a dyed in the wool Titleist guy.

@injuredtabletennisplayer1474

2 жыл бұрын

Me too, left Pro V’s too many times and the 2nd half dozen of the experiment become ‘water hole balls’ or ‘1st tee driver ball’ when I’ve not warmed up.

@whackmanandbobbin

2 жыл бұрын

Those were good balls.

@thrillkillcult999

2 жыл бұрын

Why do you like titelist golf balls? We're you fit into a titelist ball? Brand loyalty means jack squat when it comes down to final score. I sense a "fanboy" attitude here 🤣😂

@maysball

2 жыл бұрын

@@thrillkillcult999 for now the Prov1 fits my game very well. However I just one a box of Srixon Z star Xv's I am going to give em a whirl. I play Hogan Icon blades too I suppose that's going to cause you to judge my choices too. LOL!!!!

@stevenc9207

Жыл бұрын

Why would you be so brand loyal? Just play the ball that works best for your game, not a ball because you like the commercials or image. That's just silly

I tried these for a while my Drives were the same but on the fairway my irons hit sweet more straighter, putting I recommend take the pin out. But it’s an OK ball!

Dear Pat. Interesting review. Incidentally, I thought you were superb in Coronation Street. Glad you've kept yourself busy after leaving.

Andy maybe you need to flip your ‘initial concern’ of the larger the ball the smaller the hole on its head. Look at it from a different angle in that if you were to conduct a controlled test whereby you had the regular super soft ball v the super soft Max ball in a putt out in the scenario whereby the ball burns the edge of the hole or lips out. Then surely more of the larger balls are going to drop in the hole due to friction and gravity acting on a larger mass and surface area. 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️just a thought.

@TheAverageGolfer

2 жыл бұрын

Love that thought process!

@marybetheby5184

2 жыл бұрын

Now I have to buy a box just because of that comment..I will send you the bill.🤣

@michaelclements2775

2 жыл бұрын

@@marybetheby5184 😳😂😂

@julianaguilar4134

2 жыл бұрын

I had the same concern but you just changed my mind didn't think about it that way.

@marybetheby5184

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelclements2775 If that saved me 3 or 4 more dropped putts per round I would be so close to par at my course. Definitely need to give em a shot.I already use supersoft the last 4 years.😎

Thanks for the informative video. As I use a huge variety of pond balls😁 , I've found the best for me are usually the Callaway's or the Srixon's. OT question...... Is the black headed wedge a Ping Stealth 2.0 ? Love that club.

I play in Asia where they change the ball for putting. So this might be a win, win situation,

Top Flite had the Magna back in the 90's with the same size. This is basically just a new version. It didn't really take off then, I'd expect similar results this time too 🤷‍♂️

@bc454irocz89

Жыл бұрын

Yeah i remember that

I played a couple of rounds with one I found in the rough. I'm a high handicapper, so probably not consistent enough to notice any difference in the way it played. But it was a genuine PITA to get in and out of the ball washer on the back of my golf cart (buggy to those of you on the other side of the pond). Possible, but really tight.

@TheAverageGolfer

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂 I never thought of that Dean!

@marklwest7089

2 жыл бұрын

I had the same experience! I threw it out since it didn’t fit. 🤣

Maybe just use them to practice putting, some specific drills. That way when using normal sized balls, it visually increases the size of the cup.

I have played both.. I would choose the British ball every time for putting. Indeed it is better in every way unless you get in buried in the rough- where it settles down even more.

very interesting i do believe that confidance is a big part of the game and any thing that improves that has to be worth looking at

@TheAverageGolfer

2 жыл бұрын

Confidence is everything in golf

top flite had a ball back in the 90s called the magna that was a bigger ball

Reminds of the topflight magna of the early 2000s. Same idea but it didn't really take off. Might chance a dozen out of curiosity

@TheAverageGolfer

2 жыл бұрын

Yep same idea

@tomb9658

2 жыл бұрын

I did well with the Top Flight Magma during those days.

@peterd5496

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheAverageGolfer Had to pull it out my bag to check, Callaway released the magna(larger size) in 2020ish. I bought a box for my dad, who liked them and found them easier to hit. He's in his 80's

@cloudyview

2 жыл бұрын

*Late 90's. Callaway bought Spalding, which had all of the Top Flite patents, etc.

love your swing

I remember that my dad got the dunlop 65 and he loved the smaller size and I believed it was back in the 1960s

I found one and used it on the back 9 and shot my lowest 9 ever and have to buy a box ( the cheaper balls don't seem to get lost as quick either)

I found one, and hit it, definitely felt different. Also, found two super soft ball, same brand, different weight?!

So a quick question if you do not mind sir. What is your swing speed?

@stevec8352

2 жыл бұрын

He carries his 7-irons 170yds. Don't know why he considers himself a slow swinger.

I never once saw the actual markings on the ball. What ball are you speaking of the Callaway super soft?

Tried these and I felt like I was trying to hit a softball. Ball felt heavy hitting it, I guess due to more mass in size. Did not fit my game at all. Sticking with Wilson Dou.

the yellow one is so easy to find in the rough,sits up

@erniesteele3164

Жыл бұрын

I just bought a dozen MAX yellow and I'm going to play them in 2 days with my regular group. Looking forward to it.

Ive have and used these. I HATE them. Shorter wedge and wood shots. Longer iron shots. Makes consistent club choosing way more difficult.

Wilson Staff makes a golf ball called the Zip which is zero compression and plays great..The cost is around $ 29.99 for 24 balls...Great balls for beginners and high handicapers....Preform well off the tee and on the putter...Irons shots work well also...Used them when I started playing then went to a 3 piece ball from Wilson...Breaking News...

@scoobytime3763

2 жыл бұрын

Wilson Zip. Terrible ball and lose alot of distance. Cheap. And plays cheap.

I would suspect that the forces that cause a 1.68 size ball to lip out (larger size vs the cup's diameter ) would be reduced on a 1.62 ball. The .06 differential allows the ball to be already in the bottom of the cup. Same thinking regarding the 1.73 ball vs the 1.68 ball.

May be easier to find in the rough😁

Cut your break on the green in half 😎

I always think the Costco, Kirkland balls look small at address, maybe an optical illusion.

It should spin less, think of it like a tire. How many less revolutions a semi or Lowrey tire spins to go a mile vs the revolutions a car tire spins to go the same mile, its a huge difference in just one size up in a car!!

I can see where the larger ball would have an advantage in the rough. Putting I don't think so. I love the regular super softs. Best value on the planet. No Max for me.

Look at the strange clouds in the background ☁️ 🧐

I tried them last year.... they are to big to fit in the ball washer s... that is when I found out max is not max soft.... it’s max size....

Don’t want to make the hole any smaller than it already is 😁

Tried these awhile ago when they were magna, found them very straight,soft but lost a bit of distance and around the green they didn’t spin they just rolled. I’m pretty decent around the green one of my better parts of my game so i didn’t like them for that reason and a bit too soft for me. Gave them to my mate his old dad tried them absolutely loves em plays the new ones now.

Carl Bunch is right. Larger ball = more surface area = more drag = less distance. Scientific fact and claims to the contrary have already been discounted.

When you stoop so low for a golf lesson of an unknown 🤦😂

I played these for 3 rounds . With the centre being higher they are easier to hit. But could not make a putt. As soon as I switched back I made 30% more putts

Great vids recently but what's happened to Sunday nights and the Andy & Hannah channel? More specifically where is Penny?

@TheAverageGolfer

2 жыл бұрын

We have just been really busy with this main channel and found it really difficult to get time to film, I also really miss it!

@keithstannard2872

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheAverageGolfer Look forward to seeing them again when you can fit them in

I thought it was 1974 when 1.68 was universal ?

@TheAverageGolfer

2 жыл бұрын

Nope standardised is 1990 👍

@keithharris6442

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheAverageGolfer OK, cheers

Magna balls are back...

Man that’s an ugly swing. Yet it has a nice flight

interesting

Callaway are the worst balls I have tried…I have played many brands, most consistent are Titleist, even the low spin velocity are great.

I can see the idea that high handicappers who have trouble getting the ball in the air might benefit, but I'd be concerned about putting.

First... never tried a max ball

@TheAverageGolfer

2 жыл бұрын

Me neither until today !

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Americans 🤦😂