dkoenig

Compression does matter but not necessarily for distance. Compression can cost you ball speed at all swing speeds, but that doesn't necessarily mean you lose distance. Distance is a combination of ball speed, launch, and backspin regardless of the clubhead speed applied to the ball. Higher ball speed is better but not necessarily at the expense of ideal launch and backspin characteristics. It is all about what fits you best. For me, I apply too much spin on every shot (driver to wedge... the putter is good though) so I am experimenting with lower spin alternatives and some of those are lower compression balls. I haven't been able to test it on a launch monitor yet, but I think there is a good chance I have better ball flight with the AVX than I would the the Pro V1X. The lower spin and launch should give me better distance and still have plenty of spin. Again, that is just me, others may benefit from the higher compression, higher launch and higher spin. At the end if the day, if you are trying to get your driver down the fairway 300 yards, it doesn't matter if when you get there you ball speed was a little lower because you hit a low compression ball.

I know you are looking for something today and Snell is out of stock but I would definitely recommend circling back and trying them when they are back in stock. They're a good price for a premium ball. Also, I wouldn't listen to the people saying, buy the cheap ball. Buy the best ball that fits your game, that you can afford and afford to lose. I've been on a quest to find a lower spinning ball myself. I like the Snell and I currently play the MTB black but I would benefit from less spin from driver to wedge and am looking for something that fits the bill. Problem is that pretty much leaves me with the AVX or the left dash proV1X. I also don't want to spend that much on a dozen balls if I can help it.