Equipment
Callaway releases its softest ball ever, the Supersoft
Callaway recently released a new golf ball, appropriately named Supersoft, which boasts a ball compression number of 38. The soft core and soft cover combine with HEX aerodynamics to produce a golf ball that reduces spin and adds distance.
Retail golf stores aren’t used to shelving golf balls with such a low compression number. Only the Wilson Duo golf ball holds up in comparison, with a compression number of 43 according to the PGA Compression scale. As a frame of reference, the Titleist DT Solo has a ball compression of 72 and the ProV1X’s number is 102.
“It’s easy to make a soft core, but it’s really difficult to make a soft core that is resilient, and we were able to do that with SuperSoft.” said David Bartels, Callaway Senior Directory, Golf Ball R&D. “Because the soft core is so resilient, it enables us to put a soft cover on it and still achieve really good ball speeds. The soft cover is great for feel and control around the green as well.”
The two-piece Supersoft ball has a core made of polybutadiene material and a cover made of trinomer blend material. The cover features a pattern of 332 geometries covering 100 percent of the surface area.
A dozen of SuperSoft Callaway golf balls sell for $19.99, and are available in both traditional white and optical yellow.
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Coolest thing for sale in the GolfWRX Classifieds (4/23/24): TaylorMade Qi10 Driver Ruby Red
At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals that all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.
It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.
Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, there is a listing for a TaylorMade Qi10 Driver Ruby Red.
From the seller: (@Gehly): “TaylorMade Qi10 Driver 9.0 Designer Series Ruby Red. Custom Mitsubishi Kai’li Red 60s (stiff) shaft, plays 46”. Great condition, head near mint (see pics). w/ Red/Black Golf Pride NDMC Midsize grip. No headcover for it. $545“
To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link: TaylorMade Qi10 Driver Ruby Red
This is the most impressive current listing from the GolfWRX BST, and if you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum you can check them out here: GolfWRX BST Rules
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- Sam Burns’ what’s in the bag accurate as of the RBC Heritage.
Driver: Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond S (9 degrees @10)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 7 TX
3-wood: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond T (15 degrees @16)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 8 X
Hybrid: Callaway Apex UW (21 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 8 X
Irons: Callaway Apex TCB ’24 (4-AW)
Shafts: Project X 6.5 (4-PW), True Temper Dynamic Gold X100 Tour Issue (AW)
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (56-14F @55), WedgeWorks Proto (60-T)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold S400 Tour Issue (56, 60)
Putter: Odyssey Ai-One #7S
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Align
Ball: Callaway Chrome Tour X
Check out more in-hand photos of Sam Burns’ WITB in the forums.
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- Will Zalatoris’ what’s in the bag accurate as of the RBC Heritage.
Driver: Titleist TSR2 (9 degrees, A1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Black 7 X (44.5 inches)
3-wood: Titleist TSi2 (15 degrees, A1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 8 X
Irons: Titleist T350 (3), Titleist T150 (4-PW)
Shafts: Nippon N.S. Pro Prototype G.O.S.T. 10 ST X (3), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (4-PW)
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (50-08F, 54-10S @55, 60-04T)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Putter: L.A.B. Golf Mezz.1 Max
Grips: Golf Pride Z-Grip Cord
See more photos of Will Zalatoris’ WITB in the forums.
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Jason Levi
Jan 30, 2014 at 1:42 pm
I hit THE ball with THE wedges, and shortcut iris with a lot of backspin I assume that this ball being so soft William have more backspin. Am I right?
Robert
Jan 29, 2014 at 4:09 pm
Funny how the article changed from DUO being softer than the Callaway. This changes my view of GolfWRX…. Im sure it has something to do with Callaway “deep pockets”. The Wilson DUO is still softer and better than the Callaway IMO.
Zak Kozuchowski
Jan 29, 2014 at 10:03 pm
Robert and fmgolf64,
As I stated previously, our original article got it wrong, mixing compression numbers from two different scales. The numbers in the current article reference the same scale, the PGA Compression scale, putting the balls on equal footing.
Remember, compression is just a number, and doesn’t necessarily correspond to more feel or more distance.
– Zak
fms64
Jan 30, 2014 at 7:55 am
I am just curious as to the “two different scales” you are referring to. The original article claimed only one. I find it hard to believe that Golf WRX measured the balls on two different devices. So which measurement device was used other than hexcaliber? Atti, ADC, Instron, Riehle?
Zak Kozuchowski
Jan 30, 2014 at 10:37 am
By different scales, we don’t mean actual measurement devices. We mean the “PGA Compression” and “Majestix” scales, which are different compression tests.
Here’s how PGA Compression is measured: Compression = 180 – (deflection in inches x 1000)
Deflection is obtained when applying a 200 pound load on the golf ball. Here’s an example when deflection is 0.100 inches
180 – (0.1 x 1000) = 80 PGA Comp
If you have any more questions, you can email me directly at [email protected]
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Jan 29, 2014 at 2:09 pm
Interesting that the original article noted that the Duo ball was 6 points softer than SuperSoft. Curious as to the reason for the editing???
TJ
Jan 15, 2014 at 2:23 pm
I understand that the ball we choose is not just based on swing speed, but is there a range of swing speeds that would benefit from this ball? I understand its for slower swing speeds but how slow is slow enough?
storm319
Jan 12, 2014 at 9:58 pm
The compression numbers listed in this article look to have been taken from the wrong column (MPI rather than AVG) of the gbt.org test results. AVG column shows actual compression results that are converted into a 100 point scale which comprises the MPI column.
Most manufacturers reference core compression rather than overall compression as it makes the ball seem softer than it actually is. Unfortunately, core compression is not as helpful as overall compression as we hit the entire golf ball and not the bare core.
Zak Kozuchowski
Jan 16, 2014 at 9:59 am
We’ve made a correction that puts the Wilson Duo and Callaway SuperSoft compressions on equal footing, the PGA Compression Scale.
– Zak
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Jan 29, 2014 at 4:23 pm
Exactly how did you measure for the “PGA Compression Scale”. There are a number of different methods of measuring compression (and you mentioned the handheld “Hexcaliber” device in the original article). What equipment did you use?
Jeff
Jan 12, 2014 at 7:29 pm
Just played this ball today and it’s very similar to the Wilson Duo. The difference is it doesn’t jump off the club face, especially on putts. Primarily for slower swing speed. Won’t find a better value from a Callaway ball.
Dalton
Jan 12, 2014 at 11:43 am
Will this play longer than women’s balls? Just thinking of how my mom always wants to drive our local course’s par 4.
Grog
Jan 15, 2014 at 11:47 am
She should hit it farther then….