Callaway Supersoft

[Hallsy]

Bought myself a dozen of the new Callaway Supersoft balls to try this weekend. Currently use the Hex Chrome but the local pro pointed these out to me. Its meant to be the softest ball on the market so if its quiet on saturday might try these against the Wilson Dx2 and hex chromes. Only a 2 piece but meant to be quite good around the green plus resilient so will post my findings. Anyone used them yet?

 

[ArnoldArmChewer]

I have never liked Callaway balls, they all seem firm to me, will await your critique with interest.

 

[Hacker Khan]

I was reading a feature in a golf mag the other day about the new balls for 2014. And it was quite funny as every manufacturer says that their ball has a new cover made out of yaks eyebrows or whatever, they all go longer but also have a softer feel and increased spin around the green.

It got to the stage where if a manufacturer would have said that their new ball felt like a rock, the softness is a waste of time as that is mostly in the mind and in a blind test I bet most people wont be able to pick out the difference in 'softness' between balls at roughly the same price. Plus the majority or golfers can't stop the ball on the green so that makes no difference, I would have bought it for sheer honesty.

 

[One Planer]

Is Callaways version of soft about the same as a Dunlop tour?

Always felt firm and clicky to me.

 

[Alex1975]

Yep, I feel the same about Callaway balls, they go in the garden...

 

[tugglesf239]

You cant beat an ice cold Warbird on a February morning.

Especially if it being thinned of a bladed 4 iron with a stiff shaft

Of the first tee

Ouchy

 

[In_The_Rough]

Be interesting to here how they go. I have used Callaway balls before with no problems. I would like to bet a large percentage of the people on here could not tell if they were hitting a Callaway ball or a Titleist/Srixon etc by feel alone if they did not know what ball they were hitting. Sound maybe but feel I doubt it. It was be a good experiment to do actually, I might consider that for my next research project

 

[Hacker Khan]

I would like to bet a large percentage of the people on here could not tell if they were hitting a Callaway ball or a Titleist/Srixon etc by feel alone if they did not know what ball they were hitting. Sound maybe but feel I doubt it. It was be a good experiment to do actually, I might consider that for my next research project

One of the mags, think it was Today's Golfer, did that a bit ago, 4 or 5 testers with different handicaps hit balls with the markings all sharpied out. And then made comments based on that. Was very interesting to see at the time which balls they felt were soft, as opposed to what they were supposed to think based on the marketing stuff.

 

[Deleted member 18121]

I'd rather hit a pebble on Hastings beach than I would hit another callaway ball. Hateful hateful hateful balls.

 

[In_The_Rough]

One of the mags, think it was Today's Golfer, did that a bit ago, 4 or 5 testers with different handicaps hit balls with the markings all sharpied out. And then made comments based on that. Was very interesting to see at the time which balls they felt were soft, as opposed to what they were supposed to think based on the marketing stuff.

Did not know that. I will have a look for it to see if I can find any tips. I know I would struggle to identify which ball was which and that is off my HCP, some of the higher handicaps just would not know which was which and I dare say a lot of low HCP wouldn't either. Only if you started introducing the really cheap and nasty balls they might bee able to tell from feel but even then I would not be shocked if they still could not tell the difference from feel, sure some might go further and some may sound different but from feel alone I bet there is not many who could.

 

[Hallsy]

Well these things are soft. All my playing partners commented while i chipped or putted how quiet off the clubface they were but on the putting side it sounds and feels like your hitting a rubber ball. To be honest i like a soft ball for putting but i couldnt get the feel at all with these. while putting and using the 7 iron from the fringe (one of my favourite shots) they fly off the club. From the irons i didnt notice the softness so much but i wasnt hitting the ball well at all today so will give them another go but from my initial findings they wont replace the chromes. :thup:

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I hate Callaway balls. I tour some of their tour I(x) and I(s) free and while they seemed to perform well in terms of distance and approaches into greens, once it came to chipping and putting I found them too hard. I've found all of their offerings are like this around the green

 

[Hallsy]

I didnt realise callaway balls were so disliked . Saying that ive only tried the chromes and supersoft but the chrome is definately my favourite ball at the moment.

 

[Essex_Stu]

The chrome is a very good ball, my second favorite behind the bridgestone 330RX i use.

 

[wonga]

The chrome is very good for me

 

[User20205]

I hate Callaway balls. I tour some of their tour I(x) and I(s) free and while they seemed to perform well in terms of distance and approaches into greens, once it came to chipping and putting I found them too hard. I've found all of their offerings are like this around the green

Sorry homie, I don't mean to single you out, but what a load of guff

Callaway balls perform no different for the handicap golfer to their equivalent. I also remember you saying the same about nike balls recently. I would place a substantial amount of cash on the fact you couldn't tell difference between premium balls in a blind test.


I've just bought a load of the new callaway sr (speed regime :thup balls, and I've got every confidence in them

It seems on here that the sensitivity of a golfer to detect the minute difference in ball performance or the buttery softness of a forged iron is in inverse relation to their actual ability

 

[In_The_Rough]

Sorry homie, I don't mean to single you out, but what a load of guff

Callaway balls perform no different for the handicap golfer to their equivalent. I also remember you saying the same about nike balls recently. I would place a substantial amount of cash on the fact you couldn't tell difference between premium balls in a blind test.


I've just bought a load of the new callaway sr (speed regime :thup balls, and I've got every confidence in them

It seems on here that the sensitivity of a golfer to detect the minute difference in ball performance or the buttery softness of a forged iron is in inverse relation to their actual ability

Agree. Just what I said in an earlier post on this thread. So much in fact I am going to use this for my next research project at college. Granted distances might vary between player but I would like to bet most cannot tell the difference.

 

[User20205]

Agree. Just what I said in an earlier post on this thread. So much in fact I am going to use this for my next research project at college. Granted distances might vary between player but I would like to bet most cannot tell the difference.

I did see you'd mentioned it, thought i'd just reinforce the point.

I think a lot on here think they should be able to tell the difference so convince themselves they can. Same goes for iron/wedge feel.

Anyone off 5+ who talks about 'buttery soft' or wedge spin rates should be sectioned IMO

 

[In_The_Rough]

People hear thing about various golf ball manufacturers and then when they hit one they think yes that is hard/soft/spin etc when if put to the test most could not tell. I know I couldn't and I am off 8

 

[harpo_72]

To be honest I don't care about the brands, I will try anything. As for that buttery feeling, sorry guys that comes from the shaft tip as well. Also how well you strike the ball, although there is stuff out their that is just horrible. I like a soft ball but I don't think the modern offerings are that good around the greens because they are developed for driver distance. Seriously how can a ball designed to be compressed with a 105mph+ be or feel soft with half swing chip etc.....
If you really want the ball to feel soft look at you clubs.