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

Quick answer

The Maxfli lineup at a glance

Model	Compression	Pieces	Cover	Best swing speed	Price/dozen
Maxfli SoftFli	~35 (low)	2	Ionomer	Under 90 mph	$19.99
Maxfli Tour S	~85 (mid)	3	Cast urethane	85–105 mph	$39.99
Maxfli Tour	~95 (mid–high)	3	Cast urethane	95–110 mph	$39.99
Maxfli Tour X	~100 (high)	4	Cast urethane	105+ mph	$39.99

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. Distribution stays in-house: Dick’s, Golf Galaxy, and dickssportinggoods.com — a shorter supply chain that anchors Dick’s at the $40 per-dozen price point.

The Tour line is manufactured by Foremost Golf in Yunlin, Taiwan — a contract OEM whose specialty is cast-urethane multi-layer construction, the same architecture used by every premium tour ball. Per MyGolfSpy’s Ball Lab, 100% of the sampled 2025 Tour and Tour S balls met USGA weight and diameter specifications — a step up from some earlier Foremost production runs. All four current models appear on the USGA Conforming Golf Ball List.

The 2025 refresh introduced a new high-flexural-modulus mantle layer across all three Tour models, designed to raise ball speed and reduce driver spin. The Tour X also moved to a reported 336-dimple polyhedron pattern, per Golf Monthly’s 2025 Maxfli Tour review. These are incremental updates rather than reinvention.

How each Maxfli model performs

Maxfli Tour — the balanced middle

The Maxfli Tour (~95) is the family’s middle ball: 3-piece, cast urethane, with an approximately 318-dimple polyhedron pattern. Manufacturer compression is 95; MyGolfSpy’s calibrated gauge measured it at approximately 85. The methodology gap is normal across measurement systems — the rank order across the Tour family is what matters for fitting.

MyGolfSpy’s Ball Lab gave the Tour a quality score of 85, calling visual consistency “near perfect” and compression consistency “above average.” Driver ball speed sits within a yard or two of premium tour balls. Greenside spin holds up against other 3-piece urethane balls in dry conditions; in wet wedge-face conditions, a Pro V1 keeps a small but real edge.

This is the right Maxfli pick if you swing 95–105 mph, want a versatile across-the-bag ball, and would rather skip the $58 per-dozen jump to a Titleist Pro V1 (~87).

Maxfli Tour S — the low-launch soft option

The Maxfli Tour S (~85) is the softest Tour-line ball: 3-piece, cast urethane, with a manufacturer compression of 85 that measured at approximately 82 on MyGolfSpy’s gauge — the closest agreement between specced and tested numbers in the lineup. The independent Ball Lab quality score was 89, the highest in the Maxfli family, earning MyGolfSpy’s Ball Lab Quality Award.

The “S” stands for soft, and the design emphasizes low long-game spin with a penetrating ball 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 driver spin or play windy courses. Greenside performance stays tour-tier because the cover is the same urethane formulation as the rest of the line. 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 (~100) is the only 4-piece ball in the family — high-energy core, dual ionomer mantle, cast urethane cover, and the reported 336-dimple polyhedron pattern introduced in 2025. Manufacturer compression is 100, which puts it in the same firmness territory as the Pro V1x (~97) and TaylorMade TP5x (~97). MyGolfSpy has not published a dedicated Ball Lab score for the Tour X yet.

Plugged In Golf’s testing identified the Tour X as the highest ball speed, highest launch, and highest spin model in the Maxfli lineup. On the LPGA, Lexi Thompson plays the Tour X — useful confirmation that the ball performs at tour swing speeds. The honest fit zone is 105+ mph driver, though some 100 mph swings compress it adequately on solid contact.

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 cover is durable — expect modest greenside spin and good distance retention.

At $19.99 per dozen, the SoftFli sits in the same value bucket as the Callaway Supersoft (~38) and TaylorMade Soft Response (~35). Treat it as a forgiving distance ball with moderate wedge bite — the ionomer cover sets that ceiling. Anyone scoring in the 80s whose strokes come from precise wedge stopping power should step up to the Tour S instead.

Maxfli vs Kirkland Signature V3.5

The obvious value-tier competitor is the Kirkland Signature V3.5 at $16.99 per dozen — a 3-piece urethane ball with a catalog-stated compression of 90. (Independent MyGolfSpy testing on the latest Kirkland Performance+ measured firmer numbers; specs vary by version.)

Ball	Price/dozen	Compression	Cover	Where to buy
Kirkland Signature V3.5	$16.99	~90	Urethane	Costco only
Maxfli Tour S	$39.99	~85	Urethane	Dick’s / Golf Galaxy
Maxfli Tour	$39.99	~95	Urethane	Dick’s / Golf Galaxy
Maxfli Tour X	$39.99	~100	Urethane	Dick’s / Golf Galaxy

Kirkland wins on absolute price by about $23 per dozen. Maxfli wins on three things: open retail availability without a Costco membership, three compression options at one price, and consistent stock (Kirkland sells out for months at a time). For the full value-tier read, see our Kirkland Signature golf ball review.

Maxfli Tour vs Titleist Pro V1

The Pro V1 comparison is what most buyers run in their head when they pick up a Maxfli sleeve. Honest read of the data:

• Driver: Robot testing on the Pro V1 (~87) and Maxfli Tour shows ball-speed differences under 2 mph at most swing speeds — about 2–4 yards of carry.
• Iron spin: Both produce tour-level mid-iron spin because both use cast urethane covers. Differences sit inside the measurement margin.
• Greenside: The Pro V1 keeps a small consistency edge on wet wedge faces. In dry conditions, the gap closes to single-percent margins.
• Durability: Pro V1 cover scuffing takes longer to show — expect to swap a Maxfli Tour a hole or two earlier under heavy wedge use.

The Pro V1 is the better ball if you score in the 70s and your scoring shots are 60-yard wedges to tucked pins in damp morning conditions. Outside those conditions, the $58 versus $40 sticker gap is a real margin that rarely flips a scorecard for most amateur players.

The price math

Two dozen balls per season:

• Kirkland Signature V3.5 at $17: $34/season. Costco membership required ($65/year).
• Maxfli Tour at $40: $80/season. No membership, three compression options.
• Titleist Pro V1 at $58: $116/season. Best-in-class greenside consistency.

Stepping up from Maxfli to Pro V1 costs $36/season. Stepping down to Kirkland saves $46/season if you have a Costco membership and the firmer ball fits your swing speed. The Maxfli middle is the safest pick when you want urethane performance with fit flexibility and no membership friction.

The mistakes that cost the most strokes

• Playing the Tour X with an 85 mph driver. 100 compression at that swing speed leaves the core under-activated — you lose distance. The Tour S or SoftFli is the honest answer.
• Treating the SoftFli like a tour ball. Greenside spin is moderate by design — the ionomer cover sets that ceiling regardless of how the ball is marketed.
• Buying single sleeves to “test.” A three-ball sleeve at $12 tells you almost nothing. The 48-ball bulk pack at roughly $120 lowers per-ball cost enough that a 9-hole test on the course beats a six-shot range test.
• Ignoring weather. Below 50°F, drop one compression tier. The Tour and Tour X lose carry in cold conditions — the Tour S handles it better, and the SoftFli is cold-weather forgiving by design.

Which Maxfli is right for you

Use BallCaddie’s primary fitting axis — swing speed mapped to ball compression — to narrow the four-ball Maxfli family to one pick:

• Under 85 mph: SoftFli. Two-piece ionomer is the honest answer; the Tour S will not compress fully enough to earn its price.
• 85–95 mph: Tour S. Soft feel, low-launch design, urethane greenside spin without overspending.
• 95–105 mph: Tour. Balanced 3-piece, the family’s most versatile ball.
• 105+ mph: Tour X. Firmer compression and 4-piece architecture earn their keep at this swing speed.

For the framework behind those bracketed picks, see the golf-ball compression chart and how to choose a golf ball for your swing speed.

The next step

If you want a fit narrowed against your actual numbers — swing speed, typical miss, greenside priority, budget — run the BallCaddie fitting quiz. It scores all four Maxfli models against your profile alongside the rest of the ball catalog. Sign-in is required to see your full match, but the quiz itself takes about two minutes. If a $20 SoftFli is the right pick, that is what you will get.

For deeper dives on the inputs this review pulls from:

• 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 three urethane compression options at one $39.99 price — Tour S (85), Tour (95), Tour X (100) — manufactured by Foremost in Taiwan.
• MyGolfSpy Ball Lab scored the Tour at 85 and the Tour S at 89, both above database average, with 100% USGA conformance in the sample.
• The SoftFli is a separate category — 2-piece ionomer at $19.99 per dozen, built for sub-90 mph swing speeds rather than a low-budget tour ball.
• Kirkland Signature V3.5 is cheaper at $16.99 and Costco-only; Maxfli is the better fit-flexibility buy at $23 more per dozen.
• Pro V1 holds a measurable greenside-consistency edge in wet conditions; the Maxfli Tour closes the gap to a few yards on the driver and a few percent on iron spin for $18 less.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Maxfli Tour as good as a Pro V1?

Independent MyGolfSpy Ball Lab testing scored the 2025 Maxfli Tour at 85 out of 100 — above the market average. Manufacturer-stated compression is 95; MyGolfSpy’s calibrated gauge measured it at approximately 85, a touch softer than a Pro V1. Driver performance lands within a few yards. The honest gap is greenside-spin consistency under pressure and cover durability — both narrower than the per-dozen price gap, which is the right framing for most mid-handicap golfers.

Who makes Maxfli golf balls?

Maxfli is owned by Dick’s Sporting Goods, which acquired the brand from TaylorMade in February 2008. The 2025–2026 Tour line (Tour, Tour S, Tour X) is manufactured by Foremost Golf Manufacturing in Yunlin, Taiwan — a contract OEM specializing in cast-urethane multi-layer balls. MyGolfSpy’s Ball Lab notes Foremost has historically had occasional weight-tolerance issues, but the current Tour samples conformed to USGA specifications at 100% in their published testing.

What is the difference between the Maxfli Tour, Tour S, and Tour X?

All three are urethane-covered and priced identically at $39.99 per dozen. The Tour S is a 3-piece, 85-compression ball aimed at moderate swing speeds (85–105 mph) with the softest feel and lowest launch in the family. The Tour is a 3-piece, 95-compression mid-fast option for 95–105 mph swings. The Tour X is the only 4-piece in the line at 100 compression with a reported 336-dimple pattern, built for swings above roughly 105 mph.

Are Maxfli golf balls approved for tournament play?

Yes. All current Maxfli models appear on the USGA’s Conforming Golf Ball List and meet the size, weight, and initial-velocity standards required for USGA and R&A competition. MyGolfSpy’s 2025 testing of both the Tour and Tour S reported that 100% of the sample conformed to USGA weight and diameter limits — a step up from some of Foremost’s earlier production. Brand or price is not a factor under the Rules of Golf; conformance is the only requirement.

Is the Maxfli SoftFli good for slow swing speeds?

Yes — the SoftFli is a 35-compression, two-piece ionomer ball designed for driver swing speeds under roughly 90 mph. At that speed, a low-compression core compresses fully, returning energy you would lose against a firmer ball. Greenside spin is modest because of the ionomer cover, but feel off the putter is soft and the price is honest at $19.99 per dozen. Treat it as a forgiving distance ball with moderate wedge bite — appropriate for beginners, seniors, and slower swingers.

Is Maxfli better than Kirkland Signature?

Different bets. The Kirkland Signature V3.5 lists at $16.99 per dozen with a catalog-stated compression of 90 — firmer and cheaper, but only available with a Costco membership and in a single specification. Maxfli’s Tour line gives you three urethane compression options (85, 95, 100) at $39.99 per dozen across the board, sold openly at Dick’s and Golf Galaxy. Kirkland wins on absolute price; Maxfli wins on fit flexibility and retail access.

Where can I buy Maxfli golf balls?

Maxfli is a house brand of Dick’s Sporting Goods, so the full line is stocked at Dick’s, Golf Galaxy, and dickssportinggoods.com. Bulk 48-ball packs typically retail near $120 — roughly $30 per dozen — when promotional pricing is active. The Tour line is rarely discounted below that bulk price, and the SoftFli stays at $19.99 per dozen most of the year. The Tour models are not sold at Costco, PGA Tour Superstore, or major DTC golf retailers.