I would like to consider myself a bit of a golf ball snob. I've been playing callaway golf balls for over 7 years. And I've tried them all. I have also tried some of the latest balls from the competition. Here's my take.
W O W! THE NEW BALLS ARE AMAZING!
First of all. They're longgggg in every way possible. I reached areas off the tee I've never been before. Driver and fairway woods are easily 10-20 yards longer than last years chrome soft x balls. Irons shot are about 10-12 yards longer.
Hitting wedges and short iron approach shots.....make me feel like Phil Mickelson! The control around the greens is crazy good. Hit a hard wedge and you are rewarded with a ball that checks next to where it landed. Hit a softer shot coming in and the ball releases and rolls perfectly nicely.
My putter loves this ball. Nice little click at impact. And then the ball just wants to go to its home. Ha!
I tried the tp5x after hearing about how long it was. But for me and my slightly above average swing speed, I could never really compress the tp5x very well. In cold weather the tp5x feels like I'm trying to compress a rock. And because I couldn't compress it, I always came up short on distances.
Titleist balls are good. But I love the new callaway ball! Chrome soft x balls compress sooooo easily and feel buttery smooth on every shot. The new balls are easily longer off the tee than the prov1's.
U can immediately tell there's a big difference in the 2018 ball compared to last year. The cover is extremely durable. Also, THE BALL FLIGHT IN THE WIND IS AWESOME! The ball doesn't move sideways is crosswinds. Extremely stable.
So what's the downside? It can't be songs of wine and roses throughout this whole review can it? Just one complaint, I need a bigger garage to store a pallet of these balls. I certainly don't want to let my Sunday playing partners to get their hands on these balls. I want this to be my secret weapon.
I thought last year was an “epic” golf year for my game. But with this new ball I'm gonna go rogue on my friends and do some serious damage to their wallets! Thanks callaway for making a perfect golf ball!
I have to go soak my fingers now. That's a lot of typing on my phone.
