Rickochet
Classic case of marketing trumping common sense. The extra 13 rpm around the green isn't going to save you.
Par4QC
So true. A lot of my friends are just getting into golf or have always sucked, but they all want to know how to make the ball back up like the pros. I tell them its actually quite easy, there are 2 methods, A) hit it like the pros do or B) hit something solid behind the green and it will come back. The other factor in spinning a ball is course conditions, but nobody ever seems to want to hear that part. Our fairways are not what they play on and our greens aren't cut like that either, the ball is NOT going to do that on 99.8% of public courses.
On great course with nice tight fairways and good greens, I can still zip on once in a while, but it takes work. I have a natural advantage, extreme shot height, works way more consistently than trying to judge the spin. I just use height to my advantage 99.9% of the time. You can do it with any ball, though as to be expected, some (rocks) will still have a touch more roll out.
