“The new gold standard” – should you make the Callaway Chrome Soft your ball of choice?

Callaway is bold about the Chrome Soft.

They describe it as “the new gold standard for aspirational players who are looking for a Tour quality ball”.

It’s a big call so let’s take a closer look.

What do Callaway say?

“Every detail has been enhanced including the core, mantle, and cover formulation.

“Chrome Soft provides outstanding performance with faster ball speeds, a new seamless Tour Aero to optimize your ball flight, increased greenside control, and soft feel.”

Okay, let’s take it one at a time – how do they get fast ball speeds?

It starts with a new Hyper Fast Soft Core.

That core has been designed and engineered to generate the most speed from a golf ball and Callaway have also ensured its best ever compression and improved material properties.

How does that impact my shots?

Put simply, there is a consistently high ball flight allied with low spin.

Key to that is a new Seamless Tour Aero that improves the reliability of that shot shape.

This totally new and distinctly designed aerodynamic package matches the launch characteristics of the ball for an optimized flight window from impact to downrange landing.

The long game matters but so does the short game – how does it handle around the greens?

A key component of the ball is outstanding greenside control with soft feel.

It starts with yet another new function – the High-Performance Tour Urethane Soft Cover.

That creates softer feel for increased spin but just as importantly there is more consistent spin – and more bite on shorter shots.

Has it been rigorously tested?

Callaway’s precision technology provides consistent ball performance.

They say: “Each of our technologies are meticulously measured through our industry-leading manufacturing, with over 100 million proof points.”

That sounds pretty emphatic, then!

The Chrome Soft is available on Amazon here.

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