Maxfli Tour X Review: The Only $29 Tour Ball

Maxfli’s Tour lineup is a 3-and-a-half (we’ll explain later) ball lineup that bridges the gap between tour use and consumer pricing.

The Maxfli Tour X is the firmest option in the lineup, built for the fastest swing speeds and maximum spin. It’s a four-piece, urethane-covered ball and the same one Ben Griffin has used to win multiple times on the PGA Tour.

It’s strange to see a current model golf ball that gets play on tour on sale at Dick’s where you can snatch four dozen for $119, but the entire Maxfli Tour lineup is the rare exception.

We ran Maxfli Tour X through our standard golf ball testing protocols, and the results make it easy to see why Maxfli Tour X has helped Griffin win on tour. But would it be a good fit for your game? 

How We Tested the Maxfli Tour X

We put the Maxfli Tour X through our published golf ball testing protocols using the SkyTrak ST Max launch monitor. That means human swings under strict bands for swing speed, impact quality, and delivery dynamics.

To see performance from tee to green, we test driver, 7-iron, and 50-yard wedge shots with each ball.

We tested 43 golf balls in total for 2026 then translated the raw data into 1-10 scores in the categories that matter most to your game. That lets you easily see how each ball stacks up to the field.

See the complete list of every golf ball we've tested or dive into the full Maxfli Tour X test data here.

Distance: 6.3/10

Maxfli Tour X finished 39th of 43 balls in our distance test. It totaled 236.8 yards from 136.9 mph ball speed. That ball speed number is in line with our full field's average, but total distance suffered because of a low 12.3-degree launch and a flat 19.1-yard apex. A faster swing than what we tested at should unlock more of the launch and carry this ball is capable of.

Stopping Power: 6.7/10

Stopping power might have been the biggest surprise of our Maxfli Tour X test. For a ball that’s designed to add spin, this was the one area where that trait didn’t reveal itself. Tour X’s mid-spin profile paired with a relatively flat trajectory led to 11.6 yards of roll.

If you don't need every approach shot to check up immediately, this isn't a real drawback. Or if you are looking for a ball to turn your ballooning ball flight into something more functional in the approach game, Tour X can help. But if you want have a neutral ball flight, Tour X didn’t prove to be the best option for stopping quickly on mid-range approach shots.

Wedge Control: 9.1/10

Maxfli Tour X is a short-game shot-maker’s dream. It finished 5th of 43 balls in our wedge control test thanks to a 50-yard spin rate of 7,703 RPM, the 2nd-highest of any ball we tested. The 31.4° launch angle gave it that sought-after high-spin, low-launch short game profile that unlocks short game creativity, and with just 2.1 yards of rollout from 50-yards

That makes Tour X a real weapon around the greens, and it makes it easy to see why it’s an appealing option for PGA Tour talent such as Ben Griffin, even though he doesn’t have to weigh the price factor.

If wedge spin and control are a priority in your golf ball selection, this is one of the best options we've tested at any price.

And to close the loop on that "three-and-a-half" ball Maxfli Tour lineup, there's a hybrid between the Maxfli Tour and Maxfli Tour X. It's the Maxfli Tour X LS, and it's designed to provide the same short game benefits of Maxfli Tour X, with the lower-spin long game profile of Maxfli Tour.

Accuracy: 7.6/10

There’s always more to the accuracy story than just the score, and that holds true for Maxfli Tour X two-fold.

First, there’s how it arrived at that middle-of-the-road number, then there’s how it actually impacts your game.

Let’s start with the testing results. Tour X averaged 162.5 RPM of sidespin in our driver test, which was just about average, even though the yards offline number was much higher than that sidespin result would suggest. That number can be influenced by face-to-path relationship from our human testing, which is why we rely more on sidespin than just pure dispersion from center.

The results were similar in our 7-iron test, with the sidespin number hovering just below the field average but the distance from center farther from the average.

All that boils down to one thing: it’s workable.

Whether or not that helps your game depends on your needs. If you’re looking for the straightest-flying option that can keep you in place as often as possible, then you might want to consider the lower-spin sibling, Maxfli Tour.

If you rely on a specific shot shape and want to work the ball in your preferred direction, then this is a feature, not a bug.

That’s the long-winded story that the simple 7.6 accuracy score itself doesn’t tell.

Value: 7.2/10

Your value score for Maxfli Tour X should be different from ours. Ours is simply a computation of how it performed in each category, and its price.

But if you value a workable ball more than a straighter-flying one, that value score goes up. If you have a faster swing speed, you’ll get more optimal distance from Tour X and that weakness becomes a strength as well. 

That’s when Tour X becomes an appealing option.

If you have an average swing speed and want a straight flying ball, then it’s pretty clear there are better options for your game.

For value-comparison's sake, Tour X’s most similar premium competitor, according to our test, is Callaway Chrome Tour. Chrome Tour finished about four yards longer off the tee and stopped two or three feet shorter in the approach game, and gave up ground to Tour X in the wedge game, for more that double the price (when you compare to Tour X’s bulk pricing).

Who Is the Maxfli Tour X For?

Maxfli Tour X is for the better player with faster swing speeds who wants top-tier wedge and short-game performance and a workable ball, and doesn't mind trading minor driving distance and a couple feet of stopping power.

If driver accuracy is already a question mark in your game, Maxfli's standard Tour model offers a straighter, more forgiving alternative from the same lineup. But for the player who wants to work the ball and has the swing speed to unlock what Tour X is built for, our data backs up why it has made a home in a PGA Tour winner's bag.