Over the last few years, I have lost some clubhead speed and got trapped into the soft ball trap for the past several months with dire consequences to my game. I started playing two types of "softies" which were supposed to be for us older guys who could only push their driver to around 90 mph and still be reasonably sure of getting into the middle of the fairway. These softies were playable for the most part but they just killed me when I needed to score. The balls were nothing more than no-spin rubbery things around the green on chips and pitches and from 125 yds on in I had to resort to a lot of bump and run action instead of attacking the pin when the pins were tucked on ridges and on the corners of my greens. I gave up when I came to realize even further that these balls gave me absolutely no feedback of my irons. Good shot, bad shot, so-so shot. They all felt the same. I play here in Texas where wind is my constant enemy. This past week I went and got me a box of ProV1x balls. Back on track again!!!! Even though I am only swinging at 90 mph, the ProV1x is getting the job done for me. Feedback from my irons, a demon into this Texas wind, and when I try to stick it from 85 yds with my sandwedge, the ProV1x hangs on like a cat with it's claws out.

 Off to golf!!!!!