A new building-wide environmental control system will ensure that when the weather changes, the ball doesn’t. I also read through the “about MGS Ball lab testing” link and I didn’t see anything that would explain there. I think without that context you’re leaving yourself open to the criticism of “another Callaway bash” until the rest of the series comes out (even though I personally have no doubts about the testing process employed by MGS!). With a bit more than 22 percent of our 2020 Callaway Chrome Soft sample set flagged as “bad” for one reason or another, there is room for improvement. The key element in play is that, unlike Chrome Soft where Callaway’s stated goal was to maintain compression, with Chrome Soft X, they’ve deliberately made the ball firmer. It’s firmer enough that having “soft” in the name is probably a misnomer, though Chrome Firm doesn’t have quite the same ring to it.

Absolutely gutted that the ball I’ve played for since it came out – the Chrome Soft X Truvis (White with Red) is no longer going to be made. Why??? Atlanta Drive Golf Club has signed the two-time Major winner to its roster ahead of January's TGL launch They knew the balls were bad, shipped them anyhow – not expecting to get caught. I can’t help but wonder if they also knew their drivers were out of specs and took the same gamble?!? Actually useful sample size is highly dependant on the shape of the probability curve. Manufacturers would (and golfers should!) expect the curve to be HUGELY skewed to the “pass” category. This is far from a normal distribution, this tightens the actual deviations. Which is why 36 balls is statistically significant, to a relatively tight confidence interval. e.g. more like 12-22% bad with 95% confidence It’s true that manufacturers sometimes leave details out of the marketing message – I don’t recall anyone being entirely transparent about low compression balls being inherently slower, for example. Instead, that becomes messaging around playing the right ball for your swing speed and misnomers like Soft Fast cores (it’s all relative, I suppose). It’s also true that as soon as the cover is urethane, everybody claims high greenside spin. There will be some variance there, and we can’t quantify it in absolute terms, but by cutting a ball and looking at the composition, we can easily tell whether those claims are likely to be true or not.

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It’s too soon to say but Callaway may have created its first legitimate tour-level retail ball in quite some time. If the market approves and the split moves closer to 60/40, you may see some special-edition Truvis models in the future. Very well done.. I would love to see this test on an “above average” ball and compare the numbers.. I think what you are doing is great, but you are misleading people by saying 16.67% of balls are bad when your sample size is 36 balls. While Chrome Soft X shared many of the same issues as Chrome Soft, perhaps its biggest liability in the market was that it wasn’t different enough from Chrome Soft. In a world of Pro V1x and TP5x and ZStar XV, Chrome Soft X didn’t compete. It has never been what golfers expect an X ball to be. It’s why Toulon says Callaway has under-indexed in sales of Chrome Soft X. That’s industry-speak for we don’t sell as many as we’d like.Depending on the severity – small defects can be no big deal, while larger ones can be the difference between hitting a fairway and being OB.

Extremely durable, resilient, and thinner cover material increases ball speed and creates lower spin on full shots, while maintaining high spin and control around the green.I got (2) dozen Chrome Softs in the basement .and I honestly don’t know what to do with them. I’d donate them to junior golfers but I don’t want to ruin their spirit. Our slower swinger got results in line with other soft balls, such as the Maxfli Revolution Low Spin and Srixon Soft Feel. We'll call it a win-win. Please Note: You may experience longer wait times on Mondays and Tuesdays. We appreciate your patience. A new state-of-the-art, four-story-tall mixer has been installed. It’s a crucial piece of equipment that should resolve the swirly core problem and other issues that occur as a result of materials being mixed improperly. A healthy percentage of golfers love the Callaway Chrome Soft. You don’t lay claim to +/-20% of the market with a product consumers hate.