In ranked rounds, not tournaments, it does give the gimme option, and for hacks it is 10ft. So, you can use the gimme option in ranked rounds. That's all I am going to say about that.
I have started to lesson the backspin, now to get the ball to stop where I would like it. I looked in threads for spin on calloways, but (a) there are so many, and (b) they almost all talk about calloway (s)...I can't get these calloway (s). I am figuring it out...but will probably hit through these calloways and then go with taylor made.