First Outing With the Snell Get Sum

[HitAndGiggle]

Finally had great golf weather here this weekend. The wife and I and another couple scheduled 18 at Morgan Creek, a local course that I really like. I teed up my Snell Get Sums for the first time and enjoyed the ball. On the good side, they were very nice off the tee. They are as long as any ball I've played, and straight. I hit some drives pretty high and long, and several medium-height and long. Long for me is 220-260 range. The one things I wasn't sold on for these balls is how they came off my irons. I tended to hit them high, resulting in shorter distances. "Shorter" would be compared to the previous balls I played - the Velocity. They felt nice with the irons - not too hard at all. But, they do go plenty high. The greens were very hard on this course today and I didn't spin any shots backwards, which is unusual for me. I am curious to try the MTB soon to see how those compare off the irons. 

[Divotmaker77]

Have not played the Get Sum ball, but play the MTB now.  Been very impressed with it.  Compresses very well off my irons, great performance around the greens, could go on and on.  Would put it up against any other ball in the marketplace right now.

[gmohr]

12 hours ago, HitAndGiggle said:

Finally had great golf weather here this weekend. The wife and I and another couple scheduled 18 at Morgan Creek, a local course that I really like. I teed up my Snell Get Sums for the first time and enjoyed the ball. On the good side, they were very nice off the tee. They are as long as any ball I've played, and straight. I hit some drives pretty high and long, and several medium-height and long. Long for me is 220-260 range. The one things I wasn't sold on for these balls is how they came off my irons. I tended to hit them high, resulting in shorter distances. "Shorter" would be compared to the previous balls I played - the Velocity. They felt nice with the irons - not too hard at all. But, they do go plenty high. The greens were very hard on this course today and I didn't spin any shots backwards, which is unusual for me. I am curious to try the MTB soon to see how those compare off the irons. 

Thank you for the update and review.  I am looking to try the Get Sum and think I will order a trail pack.  Try both the Get Sum and MTB.

[RandallT]

Just purchased the Get Sums via the sponsor link, and will try those.

I recently won and played with the MTB's and am afraid I'll get hooked if I play them too much. wow, they felt great.

In fact, since I won them, I gave away a couple sleeves to older guys I was paired with at the course, and they were absolutely thrilled. Not sure they'll show up here on TST, but one guy thought he might join. He tried the MTBs on the back 9 and loved them (he was about a 10 capper). 

I felt like Santa Claus giving away free stuff (never done that before!), but the topic came up as we chatted through the round,  and these guys were really cool and interested in trying a new ball. Not sure he was just being nice, but he thought he was gonna make the switch he liked the way they felt so much!

[HitAndGiggle]

Disclosure statement: I changed my swing quite a bit over the winter and that, apparently, has resulted in higher shots - as I've learned on the range.

[HitAndGiggle]

The question in my mind is how the MTB (or any ball more like it) would compare with the Get Sum (or similar 2-piece) off the mid-irons. Will get me a doz MTBs and report back on my findings. I still am working through a couple dozen Project(a) balls and can balloon those with the mid irons like nobody's business - rocket launches into the clouds - haha...

[Denny Bang Bang]

On 3/13/2017 at 7:58 AM, RandallT said:

I recently won and played with the MTB's and am afraid I'll get hooked if I play them too much. wow, they felt great.

Getting hooked to a great performing ball, that comes at a great price, sounds like a great situation haha

On 3/13/2017 at 3:43 PM, HitAndGiggle said:

The question in my mind is how the MTB (or any ball more like it) would compare with the Get Sum (or similar 2-piece) off the mid-irons. Will get me a doz MTBs and report back on my findings. I still am working through a couple dozen Project(a) balls and can balloon those with the mid irons like nobody's business - rocket launches into the clouds - haha...

Glad to hear the weather has cleared up for you, and you're out playing.  If it's helpful, I didn't really notice the Get Sum ballooning when I tried them (I have with other balls in the past, e.g. Nike PD Soft).  I don't notice it with the MTB either.

As far as your question, I think some balls are designed to balloon a little more, to help golfers with lower swing speeds get a little more height, which translates to a little more distance.  I'm sure there are others who understand it better than me, who can maybe confirm, or give you better info on the differences in ball performance.

[HitAndGiggle]

14 hours ago, Denny Bang Bang said:

 

As far as your question, I think some balls are designed to balloon a little more, to help golfers with lower swing speeds get a little more height, which translates to a little more distance.  I'm sure there are others who understand it better than me, who can maybe confirm, or give you better info on the differences in ball performance.

Thanks Mr. Bang Bang. I've been mulling this over and realized I have a tendency to get the ball a little forward in my stance. So, that will be the first little adjustment as I work my way through my ball inventory.

[bm85]

I liked the Get Sum quite a bit. Just a straight up and down good ball, like some of the lower end Titleist.

I'm pretty interested in buying the MTB's now too. Pretty hooked on Chrome Softs feel, but I hate thinking the MTB is just as good, yet cheaper.

Plus they apparently redesigned the appearance. Originally that SNELL logo was a bit too bold for me, but now it looks sharp.

 

[Denny Bang Bang]

On 3/21/2017 at 7:04 PM, bm85 said:

I liked the Get Sum quite a bit. Just a straight up and down good ball, like some of the lower end Titleist.

I'm pretty interested in buying the MTB's now too. Pretty hooked on Chrome Softs feel, but I hate thinking the MTB is just as good, yet cheaper.

Plus they apparently redesigned the appearance. Originally that SNELL logo was a bit too bold for me, but now it looks sharp.

 

Yea, I'd put the Get Sum right there with an NXT Tour (which aren't exactly low end).  When I got the sample pack, I tested the Get Sum against an NXT Tour and the original Chrome.  There were no noticeable differences to me, other than the Chrome maybe grabbed the green a little better.

The new look of the MTB is a lot nicer than the original.  It's a great performing ball, and the only one I'll come out of pocket for at the moment.  It's worth giving it a try.

[HitAndGiggle]

A couple years ago when I played the NXT Tour I thought it felt surprisingly rock-like. Haven't it one in quite a while now. I didn't get a rock feeling from the Get Sum. I hit some very good drives with the Get Sum...