I got rid of the foam balls too. Went to Sports Chalet and got the plastic practice golf balls that look like "swiss cheese" and they work great. I like the low pro of the Align skids and they are very strong and do look good with my some what custom paint.

I actually found a LHS near my job with the G 3.5 sim on display and tried out the Axe CP on it. I did pretty good. It's a lot easier to fly something you don't care about crashing. I felt like a pro!