This ball is quite long and feels good off the irons. Not buttery soft or rock hard.
I did not see a loss in distance compared to the Pro V1 with the driver. Irons were actually longer than with the Pro V1. However, around the greens Pro V1 and the like are still king.
This ball left me wantimg more "junk" on my chips and pitches. I expected the ball drop check and stop like the Pro V1 and ended up past the hole all day. As I adjusted to the reduced spin it was okay. Full shots responded well though into the greens.
Pretty resilient, played one ball for 18 holes and did not see any degredation in ball flight, or playing characteristics. Nailed it flush with a seven iron and peeled some cover off where the grooves hit, but that happens with better balls anyway. Ball was still playable.
I hope Golfsmith will post the specs for this ball for comparison.
Overall great ball, Tour level performance, mid level price.
More spin would come in at 5 stars, as is 4 stars.