Our club like most I am sure have used many different ball brands over the past 10 years. From Nittaku, Butterfly, Stiga, DHS and several other brands. Several months ago we purchased our first Gewo Select Pro 40+ 3 Star for our members to try. After a few weeks we all had switched from several of the brands we were using to the Gewo as we needed replacement. The surface grip seems to hold up even better than the Nittaku as well as the life. Needless to say we are very pleased and will continue to use them for all our play.