Since I'm a noob & have a seriously greater risk of losing balls into water or other hazards, I play the cheap balls...specifically the TopFlite Distance Yellow. Those balls have a softer "feel" for me than when I've tested various Titleiest or other tour balls with the exception of the Calloway Warbird ball. It's also much easier for my eyes to track and/or find the yellow ball compared to the white that's the most common on a course. That and the yellow and occasional orange covered balls are blatantly obnoxious and fit my personality!