Maxfli Golf Ball Review: Tour, Tour S, Tour X, and SoftFli, Honestly Reviewed

Quick answer

Maxfli Tour vs Tour S vs Tour X, side by side

Spin and flight notes come from the 2026 robot test, Today’s Golfer’s robot test (SoftFli) and Plugged In Golf’s launch-monitor review, all listed in Sources. The miss column is BallCaddie’s fitting read of that data.

What you’re actually getting

Maxfli has been a house brand of Dick’s Sporting Goods since February 2008, when Dick’s acquired it from TaylorMade. Dick’s sells the Tour line only through its own stores, Golf Galaxy, and dickssportinggoods.com, with no outside retailer in the chain, and has held it at $40 a dozen.

The Tour line is made by Foremost in Yunlin County, Taiwan, a contract factory that casts multi-layer urethane balls for several brands, the Wilson Staff Model among them. Per Ball Lab, every sampled 2023 Tour and Tour S ball, and every 2025 Tour ball, met USGA weight and diameter limits. Check your exact model on the USGA Conforming Golf Ball List before a sanctioned event.

The 2025 refresh added a stiffer (high-flexural-modulus) mantle layer that Maxfli says adds speed and distance. The Tour X also moved from 318 dimples to a 336-dimple polyhedron pattern, per its product page. Both are small updates to a build that otherwise carried over.

Maxfli Tour, Tour S, and Tour X compression

Three numbers, one per model. The Maxfli Tour S (~80) is the softest of the urethane trio, built for 85–105 mph swings. The Maxfli Tour (~94) carries a manufacturer-stated 95; Ball Lab’s gauge averaged 90 on the 2025 ball. The Maxfli Tour X (~102) is the firm four-piece for 105+ mph swings, Pro V1x/TP5x territory. The compression chart shows where each lands against the whole catalog.

How each Maxfli model performs

Maxfli Tour — the balanced middle

The Maxfli Tour (~94) is the family’s middle ball: 3-piece, cast urethane, with a 318-dimple polyhedron pattern. Manufacturer compression is 95; Ball Lab’s gauge averaged 90 on the 2025 ball, with individual balls running from 86 to 100. A 14-point spread inside one sample is wide, and Ball Lab graded the Tour’s compression consistency a C.

Ball Lab gave the 2025 Tour a quality score of 82 (B-minus) in its 2026 report, with 2 bad balls in 36 and compression consistency in the bottom quartile, and stopped short of a quality recommendation. In the 2026 robot test, driver ball speed was within about 1 mph of a Pro V1 at all three speeds, and wet full-wedge spin was 10,297 rpm, 4th of 48 and 84 rpm behind the Pro V1.

This is the right Maxfli pick if you swing 95–105 mph, want an all-around ball, and would rather skip the $57.99 per-dozen jump to a Titleist Pro V1 (~92).

Maxfli Tour S — the low-launch soft option

The Maxfli Tour S (~80) is the softest Tour-line ball: 3-piece, cast urethane, with a manufacturer compression of 85 that Ball Lab’s gauge averaged at 82 on the 2023 ball. That 2023 report scored it 89 on Ball Lab’s old scale and gave it a Quality Award. Ball Lab hasn’t re-scored the Tour S on its 2026 scale, so that 89 doesn’t compare with the Tour’s 82.

The design goes after low long-game spin and a flatter flight. Plugged In Golf’s launch-monitor review measured the Tour S producing the lowest ball flight in the Tour family — useful for golfers who balloon the driver or play windy courses. The 2026 robot test agreed: it had the lowest driver spin of the four Tour models at all three speeds. Its 35-yard pitch spun 5,513 rpm, 18th of 48 and ahead of every ionomer ball in the test. If you swing 85–105 mph and tend to launch the driver too high, the Tour S is the model to try first.

Maxfli Tour X — the high-speed 4-piece

The Maxfli Tour X (~102) is one of two 4-piece balls in the family, alongside the 2026 Tour X LS — high-energy core, dual ionomer mantle, cast urethane cover, and the 336-dimple polyhedron pattern introduced in 2025. Maxfli states 100 and the 2026 robot test’s gauge read 102, which puts it in the same firmness territory as the Pro V1x (~102) and TaylorMade TP5x (~98). Ball Lab’s last Tour X review, of the 2023 model, scored it 73 on the old scale, the database average at the time.

Plugged In Golf’s testing identified the Tour X as the highest ball speed, highest launch, and highest spin model in the Maxfli lineup. We fit it to 105+ mph drivers, where the 2026 robot test had it 2nd of 48 for total distance at 116 mph. It was also among the three fastest balls off the driver at the slow speed, so a 90–105 mph player who needs more height can use it too. For the single-model deep dive — including the Pro V1x comparison and the Ben Griffin tour-validation case — see our Maxfli Tour X review.

Maxfli SoftFli — the ionomer entry point

The Maxfli SoftFli (~35) is a different category of ball than the Tour line: 2-piece, ionomer-covered, ultra-soft at 35 compression, built for driver swing speeds under roughly 90 mph. The ionomer cover is durable, and greenside spin is modest.

At $19.99 per dozen, the SoftFli undercuts the Callaway Supersoft (~49) at $26.99 and the Wilson Duo Soft (~37) at $24.99. Treat it as a forgiving soft ball with moderate wedge bite. Anyone scoring in the 80s whose strokes come from precise wedge stopping power should step up to the Tour S instead.

Today’s Golfer’s 2026 robot test, 62 balls through an R&D swing robot with Loughborough University’s Sports Technology Institute, is the cleanest same-day read on the SoftFli. It finished 60th of 62 overall, a ranking that covers driver, iron and pitch shots, and the driver gap shrinks as swing speed drops: 9.3 yards of carry behind the Tour X at 114 mph, 5.5 yards behind the longest Maxfli at 93 mph, and 2.1 yards at 78 mph. That 78 mph row is the one that matters to the SoftFli’s buyer, and even there the two-piece StraightFli, which read 102 on the test’s gauge against the SoftFli’s 48, carried 161.3 yards to the SoftFli’s 159.2. At that speed the SoftFli buys feel and a price near $20 rather than yards. The ionomer cover shows up on the 40-yard pitch: 5,432 rpm against 6,028 for the urethane Tour X, and 2.3 yards longer on a shot you are trying to stop. Compression gauges do not convert between scales, so the catalog’s ~35 and Today’s Golfer’s 48 describe the same ball; it is the softest Maxfli on both.

The price depends on the seller. Checked October 4, 2026, the current SoftFli was $21.99 a dozen at DICK’S and Golf Galaxy, the 2023 model was $19.99 at DICK’S, and a 4-for-$60 sale brought the current ball to $1.25 each. Golftees.com had a new dozen at $19.99 on September 17, 2026.

Maxfli Tour vs Tour X

Both cost $39.99 and share a cast-urethane cover. They differ in construction, firmness and flight.

Plugged In Golf’s 2025 family review maps the line onto Titleist explicitly: the Tour S plays like an AVX, the Tour like a Pro V1, the Tour X like a Pro V1x, in feel and in flight. Its launch-monitor testing (TrackMan plus on-course rounds) found four things:

• The Tour X won everything measurable at speed: highest ball speed, launch, and spin of the family, off the driver and around the greens. Wedge shots ripped back “several yards” on full and partial swings.
• The Tour flew lower with less spin than the X, and its greenside bite measured the mildest of the three. The reviewer pointed it at players who want less spin and peak height than the X gives them.
• Feel tracks the compressions: Tour S softest, Tour in the middle, Tour X firmest, with a loud, solid strike sound off the driver the reviewer credited to the 4-piece build and 336-dimple pattern.
• Durability held up across the family: no significant cover damage through a full round plus wedge testing.

The 2026 robot test put numbers on that gap. Driver spin was within 40 rpm between the two at every speed, and the Tour X flew higher and finished 3 to 10 yards longer in total distance.

Ben Griffin switched to the Tour X after seeing ball-speed and control gains and spent the 2025 season inside the world top 50. That shows the design holds up at tour speed. For how consistent a retail dozen is, Ball Lab’s 82 for the Tour is the better guide, and the 2025 Tour X hasn’t been through Ball Lab yet.

Buy the Tour if your driver speed sits between 95 and 105 mph, your driver flight balloons or your wedges spin more than you can control, or you are leaving a Pro V1 on price. Buy the Tour X if your driver speed clears about 105 mph, you want maximum greenside spin, or you are leaving a Pro V1x. Under about 95 mph, skip both for the Tour S.

Maxfli vs Kirkland Signature V3

The closest value competitor is the Kirkland Signature V3 (~95), a 3-piece urethane ball that costs about $15 a dozen in the Costco warehouse ($29.99 for two dozen) and about $20 a dozen shipped from Costco.com ($39.99 for two dozen). The 2026 robot test’s gauge read the white ball at 94, level with the Maxfli Tour.

Kirkland wins on price by $20 to $25 per dozen. Maxfli wins on wedge spin, choice and access. In the 2026 robot test the white Kirkland spun a 35-yard pitch 4,324 rpm (40th of 48) against 5,513 to 5,850 rpm for the Maxfli Tour models. Maxfli also sells three compressions at one price, and you don’t need a Costco membership to buy them. For the full value-tier read, see our Kirkland Signature golf ball review.

Maxfli Tour vs Titleist Pro V1

Most Maxfli Tour buyers are weighing it against a Pro V1. The 2026 robot test measured both:

• Driver: The Pro V1 (~92) had about 1 mph more ball speed than the Maxfli Tour at all three speeds and carried 1 to 5 yards farther. At 86 mph the Pro V1 was the longest ball in the test for total distance (232.9 yards); the Tour was 41st of 48 (226.4).
• Iron spin: The Pro V1 spun the 7-iron about 150 to 420 rpm more than the Tour, depending on speed.
• Greenside: Close to level. On the wet full wedge the Pro V1 spun 10,381 rpm (3rd of 48) and the Tour 10,297 (4th). On the 35-yard pitch the Tour spun more, 5,630 rpm to 5,443.
• Durability: Plugged In Golf saw no significant cover damage on the Maxfli Tour balls through a full round plus wedge testing. We haven’t found a side-by-side wear test against the Pro V1.

The Pro V1 earns its price on consistency. 2026 Ball Lab scored it 93 with no bad balls in 36, and the Tour scored 82 with 2. If you score in the 70s and need every ball in the box to fly the same, that’s the reason to pay $57.99. For most amateurs, the extra $18 a dozen buys little you’d see on a scorecard.

The price math

Two dozen balls per season:

• Kirkland Signature V3 at ~$15 (warehouse price): $30/season. Costco membership required ($65/year).
• Maxfli Tour at $40: $80/season. No membership, three compressions in stock.
• Titleist Pro V1 at $57.99: $116/season. 2026 Ball Lab score of 93, the highest of the three.

Stepping up from Maxfli to Pro V1 costs $36/season. Stepping down to Kirkland saves $50/season if you have a Costco membership and can live with less wedge spin. The Maxfli middle is the safest pick when you want urethane wedge spin, a choice of compressions and no membership.

The mistakes that cost the most strokes

• Assuming the Tour X is too firm for a slower swing. In the 2026 robot ball test, the Tour X was among the three fastest balls off the driver at the slow swing speed, so firmness didn’t cost it ball speed. The trade-off shows up with irons: off the mid-speed 7-iron it flew higher than any ball in the test and finished last for total distance. If your irons already balloon, the Tour S is the safer Maxfli.
• Treating the SoftFli like a tour ball. Its ionomer cover spun a 40-yard pitch about 600 rpm less than the urethane Tour X in Today’s Golfer’s robot test.
• Buying single sleeves to “test.” A three-ball sleeve tells you very little. The 48-ball pack at roughly $120 works out to $2.50 a ball, cheap enough to test over full 9-hole rounds instead of six shots on the range.
• Letting the ball get cold. A cold ball gives up ball speed and yards whichever model it is, so store sleeves indoors and rotate two through a warm pocket below 50°F. Feel is where the Maxflis differ: the 102-compression Tour X turns harsh in the cold, while the Tour S and SoftFli stay softer to hit.

Which Maxfli fits your swing and your miss

Your miss matters as much as your speed. Of the 3,005 golfers who took the BallCaddie quiz between July 25 and October 26, 2026, 28% say their drives curve right with a fade or slice, and another 43% hit it mostly straight with a slight right turn. Only 10% say the ball balloons. The 2026 robot test’s write-up explains why that points to spin: with the driver, “low spin can be your friend as it will often result in straighter shots”. A lower-spinning ball curves a little less. It won’t fix the swing that starts the slice.

Three of those picks come straight from the robot data:

• The Tour S works below 90 mph. The 2026 robot test ran its slow-speed driver at 86 mph and named the Tour S its Great Buy there. It finished 8th of 48 for total distance at that speed.
• The Tour X is for height, and it can climb too much with irons. Off the mid-speed 7-iron it flew higher than any ball in that test and finished last for total distance. If your irons already climb, stay with the Tour S or Tour.
• Skip the Tour X LS if you’re fighting a slice. The robot test measured the 5th-highest driver spin of 48 balls at both 86 and 116 mph, and both Dick’s and Golf Galaxy showed it out of stock when we checked on October 4, 2026. The Maxfli Tour X review covers the X LS too.

Start from your swing speed, then adjust for your miss. The golf-ball compression chart shows every ball’s number, and how to choose a golf ball for your swing speed walks through the speed side.

Is there a Maxfli ball selector?

Maxfli publishes no fitting quiz of its own. Titleist, Callaway, TaylorMade, Bridgestone, Srixon, and Vice each run a selector; Maxfli is Dick’s house brand, so its tool lived on the retailer’s site. Golf Galaxy’s Golf Ball Assistant fit you across every brand the store stocks, Maxfli included, and if you searched “Maxfli ball selector,” that tool is probably what you were looking for. It was no longer available when we checked on October 4, 2026: its old address opened Golf Galaxy’s golf ball buying guide instead of the quiz, and the same address on the Dick’s site opened the home page.

As MyGolfSpy described it in March 2025, the tool asked what ball flight you want, how you’d describe your spin control, and what look you prefer. It skipped swing speed and feel, and it only recommended what Dick’s and Golf Galaxy stock, so Vice, Snell, and Kirkland were not in the field.

The Maxfli-only sort is the miss-and-speed table above. The question neither answers is whether a $39.99 Maxfli beats the $58 ball you play now, or whether something beats both at your price. That needs cross-brand scoring, which is what the fitting quiz in the next section does.

The next step

The table above sorts one brand. The BallCaddie fitting quiz asks your swing speed, your miss, your flight, and what you want from wedges, then scores all five Maxfli models against the rest of the ball catalog. It takes about 90 seconds. Your fitting report is free; your #1 ball is paid. If a $20 SoftFli is the right pick, that is the ball you’ll see.

Related reading:

• Golf ball compression chart — every ball’s calibrated compression number, with tier breakdowns by swing speed.
• How to choose a golf ball for your swing speed — the methodology behind the four-model Maxfli decision tree above.
• Kirkland Signature golf ball review — the direct value-tier competitor, with the full Costco-only versus Dick’s-availability tradeoff.
• Urethane vs. ionomer golf balls — why the SoftFli plays differently than the Tour line despite being from the same brand.
• Best value golf ball in 2026 — full ranked list of urethane and ionomer balls under $40 per dozen.

Key takeaways

• The 2025–2026 Maxfli Tour line is four urethane options at one $39.99 price — Tour S (80), Tour (94), Tour X LS (97), Tour X (102) — with the Tour S, Tour and Tour X made by Foremost in Taiwan. The Tour X LS was out of stock when we checked on October 4, 2026.
• 2026 Ball Lab scored the 2025 Tour 82 (B-minus) with 2 bad balls in 36. The Tour S’s 89 comes from the 2023 report on the old scale, so the two numbers don’t compare.
• The SoftFli is a separate category — 2-piece ionomer at $19.99 per dozen, built for sub-90 mph swing speeds. It finished 60th of 62 in Today’s Golfer’s robot test.
• Kirkland Signature V3 is cheaper at about $15 to $20 and Costco-only; the Maxfli Tour models cost $20 to $25 more per dozen and spun a 35-yard pitch about 1,200 to 1,500 rpm more in the 2026 robot test.
• The Pro V1’s edge is build consistency (2026 Ball Lab 93 against 82) plus a few yards off the driver. Wet wedge spin was within 84 rpm in the robot test, and the Maxfli Tour costs $18 less.

Sources

• MyGolfSpy, 2026 golf ball test
• Plugged In Golf, 2025 Maxfli Tour X, Tour and Tour S golf ball review
• Today’s Golfer, Maxfli golf balls, robot tested