Callaway Chrome Soft Golf Ball Review
What’s new? How much does it cost? And how does it perform? Jack Backhouse brings you the low down on the Callaway Chrome Soft Golf Ball
The Callaway Chrome Soft has been Callaway’s number one ball for the club golfer in their lineup, but this year, it comes back redesigned and better than ever, so how did we find them? Find out in our Callaway Chrome Soft golf ball review.
NCG SUMMARY
This is the Chrome Soft you know and love, but it’s better. It’s lost that spongey soft feel but has kept its spin around the greens with a new core and a new cover.
The lowest compression of Callaway’s tour balls this is the most usable tour golf ball that more average swing speed golfers can use.
PROS
- Higher trajectory
- Love the visual technology available.
- Ideal iron spin for control into the greens
CONS
- Expensive
Callaway Chrome Soft Golf Ball Review: First Impressions
You Chrome Soft enthusiasts are going to notice a lot of changes in the 2024 version of the ball. A new white paint job, redesigned numbers, new red paint shading of the number, the Callaway Chevron is now on the ball, and there is a new dimple pattern. Do not panic; however, this is still the golf ball you have loved for the last 2 years
NCG Verdict
Like all of the balls Callaway have released this year, the 2024 Chrome Soft is a completely new ball when compared to its predecessor. The four-piece ball has a new rubber core, which can more accurately be built to the correct compression, a new custom dimple pattern that makes this ball fly higher with less spin and a new urethane cover that spins harder on shorter shots around the green.
We start our ball test with a mid-length pitch shot of around 50 yards, and compared to the Chrome Tour X I tested, it launches a little higher and spins a little less, but it still offers plenty of spin and control for the average mid handicapper. I really like how spinny the new Urethane cover feels on these shots; it really feels like your grooves are gripping the ball.
With a 7 iron, again, it spins less than the Callaway Chrome Tour X golf ball (which it is supposed to do) and, therefore, goes a bit further for me. The spin is still above 6000 rpm, which is great, as this is what’s going to help me stop the ball on the green with my irons. I’m naturally a low launcher of the ball, so I need all the help Callaway can offer me regarding peak height.
It’s the driver where I see the benefit of the new high trajectory technology. A 30-yard peak height with a driver is solid for me and is higher than I achieved with the other balls in the test. I do have a right fade bias at the moment, which is likely adding spin and reducing carry, but I am actually pleased with how consistent the shots I hit are.
One thing I must add is how much better this ball feels on the greens with the putter and around the greens on short chip shots than the 2022/23 model. I found the old ball felt too soft and weird off the putter’s face, and that has been drastically improved in the new ball.
This is a great ball and is going to go straight into the bag of all the Chrome Soft die-hard players, so you should absolutely get out and try it. It is the most usable tour ball for the average golfer with its low compression, so it might really suit your game. Callaway offers 360 Triple Track, regular Triple Track, and new TruTrack visual technology on this ball to help you hole more putts.
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Callaway Chrome Soft Golf Ball Review: The Details
Available: Now
RRP: £55
Colours: White / Yellow / Tru Trak / Triple Track / 360 Triple Track
More information: Callaway Website
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Jack Backhouse
Jack is a PGA Golf Professional who specialises in coaching, teaching golf to beginners and top-level amateurs for 10+ years. He also loves his golf equipment and analysing the data of the latest clubs on the market using launch monitors, specialising in blade irons and low-spinning drivers despite having a chronically low ball flight.
Although Jack has no formal journalism training, He has been reading What's In The Bag articles since he started playing at 12 and studying golf swings since his dad first filmed his swing to reveal one of the worst over-the-top slice swings he reckons has ever been recorded, which set him off on the path to be a coach. His favourite club ever owned was a Ping G10 driver bought from a local top amateur with the hope that some of the quality golf shots would come with it (they didn't), and worst was a Nike SQ driver he only bought because Tiger was using it.
Jack is a member of Sand Moor Golf Club and regularly gets out on the golf course to prepare for tournaments. Jack uses a TaylorMade BRNR Mini driver, a half set of TaylorMade P7MB irons, MG4 wedges and a TaylorMade TP Reserve putter.
