This video explains the difference between value and premium golf balls, specifically the Callaway golf balls available. Including Chrome Soft, Chrome Soft X, Supersoft & ERC Soft.
These are all high performance or popular balls, but you might be confused as to which one will be the right fit for your game. Thomas Campbell, Director of Instruction & Ian Mackenzie-Olson, teaching professional from Swing Lab Performance Golf put the golf balls through a testing and comparison formular to explain the difference in each ball.
The Chrome Soft X is the most used ball on tour and is trusted by Jon Rahm, Xander Schauffele and many other tour professionals. The Chrome Soft, with its urethane cover, offers tour-quality control and short game spin. Both Chrome soft options are priced slightly better than many other premium golf ball brands.
The ERC Soft is an advanced three-piece construction Built for long distance with soft feel, a new ‘Hybrid Cover’ made with a PARALOID Impact Modifier helps to enhance its short game performance, while the Supersoft delivers that incredibly ‘mushy’ soft feel at impact that so many golfers love. It also offers brilliant distance and is a great option for the price conscious golfer.
Premium or Value Balls which do you prefer?
Swing Lab Performance Golf is a high-performance golf training facility that opened in February 2023. We are located in Lakeville, Minnesota and utilize top of the line technology to revolutionize the way golfers improve their game. Our technology includes Trackman, Quintic, Zen Green Stage, Putt View & Swing Catalyst. We also offer club fitting services for all the major manufacturers including Callaway, TaylorMade, Titleist, Mizuno, Cobra & Srixon / Cleveland Golf come see us to gain some distance, improve your dispersion or to make more putts.
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12 Comments
Great test and thanks for the data! I think it would be interesting to see the same test at different swing speeds and with 50 yard pitches as well.
The driver numbers are worthless for comparison. The launch angle is very different, which means the peak height, spin, and total distance will be different. Without a consistent dynamic loft at impact, you can’t draw conclusions on what ball is best, other than “feel”.
Good stuff fellas!
Nice timing was looking to try some callaway chrome soft. Any chance to add the CSX-LS in another video together with RCT as baseline?
Any insights on durability vs proVs?
Use the pxg ball
Thanks guys great content, Thomas is the most efficient golfer I've seen on utube,no doubt in my mind, I called him the smash factor King ive caught many video from thomas on utube from the establishment in Minnesota,,, which to me the smash factor could be the most important number on that board!!
should have someone that swings like a human, 90-100 do the same test
Gave up a ball that finally got me over the 300 yd drive milestone (downhill) because it couldn't hold greens. I crushed my bud the last two times out so it was the right decision. 😎
I like videos like these but there is always one constant. No matter who does the video anytime they are testing the golf balls out, they always swing harder when it comes to the more expensive ball. Almost guaranteeing that it performs better than the lower budget balls.
That’s the biggest thing Thomas, consistency without a doubt
Give me a break, guys. 1) What about golfers with less than professional swing speeds? Your test is applicable to what 5% (probably way less) of golfers. Few if any high swing players would even consider Supersoft or ERC. So who is this video directed at? 2) What about the consistency of balls within a model. A recent test of the Supersoft showed very poor consistency. 3) In your description you state that "The Chrome Soft X is the most used ball on tour…" That beggars belief.
I think ball testing indoors is probably only good for quantifying drivers. Everything else needs to be on course as the external variables (quality of lie) reduce the difference between balls, a therefore what real difference is there between balls. Players need to know what the ball characteristics would help their game by scenarios. An extra 5-7 yards driving distance means little compared to keeping a ball on the green from 50 yds on the fairway which diminishes in rough as any difference in spin is lost through contact in rough.