Are premium golf balls like the Pro V1 worth it for average golfers?

The consensus across the reviewers we read is that premium urethane balls deliver measurable greenside spin and feel benefits, but specialist-community threads on r/golf repeatedly note that high handicappers who lose several balls per round may be better served by a low-compression or value ball. The performance gap matters most for players who can consistently find their ball and who score well enough to benefit from added short-game control.