Besides the mad scientist Bryson spraying balls with water to see the effect of a wet ball with his Trackman, MySpy Golf apparently has information that mat finished balls don't shed water as well, and can lose distance. Since many of my rounds are "dew-sweepers" I'll be avoiding this finish.

Choice is what distinguishes us from totalitarian regimes. I prefer optic yellow to follow, especially on cloudy days in order for me to see the ball against the sky. So I'm in the same category of liking a ball not white. The purists can keep white - just can't figure out why they would complain about choices they don't need to make.

Glad you made a decision you like. ...Just not sure why mat green.... ;-)

I've always been a fan of the previous velocity ball and thought I'd just try a different colour. Green was my favourite of the choices. Never really thought about the cover not being as good as a standard finish.

I just can’t get pass having that white ball on the tee

The matte green is much easier to see than you might think. It does have a "glow" look especially in the early evening. I imagine the same effect happens in the AM but I'm not a morning person...

I’ve been playing the ProV1 since I got my T300 irons. I grabbed a box of the new Velocity in orange on a whim. Played a round today in the heat. My experience was similar to Alex. Good distance off the tee and I did notice significantly more rollout on the greens. I’m not a strong back spinner to begin with but the wedges produced more rollout than the ProV1. Softer feel and yes a little more pop off the putter face. I’m going to stick with them until I play the box out before I decide to make a permanent switch. The cost is obviously more user friendly.