mghtx. Going by your post, I doubt you have ever tried the TopFlite Gamer balls. They are excellent balls for the $20 price. NOT hard at all, but rather soft in fact. They are also one of if not the Higherst spinning NON tour quality balls you will find. And while I do play ONLY Tour quality balls most of the time. IF I HAD to play a cheaper ball, I'd be playing the TopFlite Gamer ball. It's better than ANY non tour balls I"ve tried. In the FALL, when it's easy to lose $40 tour balls in the fairways under the leaves, playing the Gamer ball isn't a bad idea at all. I really doubt YOU would notice much difference compared to a Tour ball other than some more run-out on your approach shots and pitch shots.