Last fall I tested 7 golf balls to see which was the best for me. I am 74 and carry a 7.9 index. I just wanted to see if I needed to change away from the pro v1x. I tried Bridgestone B330 and S, TP5 and X, ProV 1 and left dash and just for kicks I put the AVX in for the test. The suggestion from the Titleist rep was to try the AVX because I told him I wanted more feel. I hit shots from 150 with every ball and recorded how many hit the green, how fast they stopped and if I missed the Green was it the swing or a mishit ball. I did the same from 125 and from 100. I then moved to 75 and to 50 and then green side rough. I also hit sand shots. I went back to the tee box and hit all of the balls from the tee. Measured fairway shots only. Finally went to the putting green and spent time with 25 foot, 15 foot, 10 foot and 5 foot putts. The results ended up surprising to me....I felt the AVX and kept distance, accuracy and control in all phases of the game. It just took me about a week going late every evening to do this on the same hole with two different golf balls each time.
I enjoyed the test and learned that I needed a lower flight ball that I could still get good spin with and good feel around the greens. The AVX and the left dash ended up being my two favorites but I got a quicker feel with the AVX with my putter and shots around the green, wedges, lob shots from the rough and knock downs came off easier and with more touch so I went with the AVX and lowered my index by one complete shot.