While premium golf balls can cost over $50 \/ \u00a350 per dozen, the Supersoft typically retails for around half that.<\/p>\n
The Supersoft is available in a variety of different colors, patterns, and alignment aids.<\/p>\n
The Supersoft cover is impressively hard-wearing. You\u2019ll probably lose one before it wears out.<\/p>\n
With a compression of just 41, the Supersoft is one of the softest golf balls on the market. Lots of golfers are attracted by the idea of a \u2018soft\u2019 golf ball, although our testing revealed softness can come at the expense of performance \u2013 read why you should stop buying \u2018soft\u2019 golf balls here<\/a>.<\/p>\n It\u2019s easy to see why the Callaway Supersoft is so popular, but the question remains: how does it perform?<\/p>\n Callaway Supersoft: performance test<\/p>\n To find out whether the Callaway Supersoft merits its popularity, we tested it against 61 other golf balls \u2013 from budget two-piece models<\/a> to the most expensive tour-level balls<\/a> \u2013 using a $100k swing robot.<\/p>\n This machine delivers exactly the same strike every time, which means the only variable in our test was the ball itself.<\/p>\n We tested every ball across five different shot types to get a complete picture of performance:<\/p>\n 114mph\u00a0driver\u00a0\u2013 PGA Tour average speed<\/p>\n 93mph\u00a0driver\u00a0\u2013 LPGA Tour and typical male club golfer<\/p>\n 78mph\u00a0driver\u00a0\u2013 average female club golfer speed<\/p>\n 80mph 7-iron\u00a0\u2013 club golfer average<\/p>\n 56\u00b0 wedge\u00a0\u2013 hitting a 40-yard pitch shot<\/p>\n Ball speed: 160 mph (ranked 53rd) No surprises here \u2013 the Callaway Supersoft clearly isn\u2019t built for big hitters.<\/p>\n At higher swing speeds, two-piece balls like this simply can\u2019t keep up with premium three-, four-, and five-piece models. The top 18 balls for carry distance at this speed were all multi-layer tour balls, while the shortest six were all two-piece.<\/p>\n Golfers who generate too much spin may be intrigued by the fact that the Supersoft delivered the second-lowest spin rate of every ball tested, but fast swingers looking to reduce spin would be better served by the likes of the Titleist Pro V1x Left Dash and Titleist AVX, which generated similarly low spin but substantially more carry distance.<\/p>\n Driver \u2013 93 mph swing speed<\/p>\n Ball speed: 132.3 mph (51st) It was a similar story at average swing speeds. The Supersoft was the lowest-spinning ball of all 62 models tested but didn\u2019t deliver much to shout about in terms of ball speed or carry distance.<\/p>\n The Titleist Velocity and TaylorMade Distance were within 150 rpm of spin and delivered a little more carry distance.<\/p>\n Driver \u2013 78 mph swing speed<\/p>\n Ball speed: 112.5 mph (47th) At slower swing speeds, the Callaway Supersoft performed much better \u2013 ranking 19th of 62 balls for carry distance.<\/p>\n It was the lowest-spinning ball by more than 100 rpm, which means it could be a good option if you\u2019re a slow swinger who generates too much spin.<\/p>\n Less spin will also mean less curvature on your shots, which will appeal to those battling a slice or hook.<\/p>\n Ball speed: 108.4 mph (44th) If you\u2019re looking for more distance on your irons, the Callaway Supersoft delivers. It was the second-longest ball with a 7-iron \u2013 more than seven yards longer than some premium golf balls.<\/p>\n But there\u2019s a catch.<\/p>\n The Supersoft\u2019s spin is extremely low, with only the Titleist Velocity generating less spin. The low spin, combined with a shallow descent angle, means shots will roll out more on landing. That\u2019s not ideal if you\u2019re trying to hit and hold a green.<\/p>\n If you want more balance between iron distance and stopping power, balls like the Seed SD-02, Maxfli StraightFli, Bridgestone e12 Speed, and TaylorMade TP5x were all within 2.5 yards of the Supersoft and all had significantly higher spin rates and steeper descent angles.<\/p>\n Spin: 5,500 rpm (51st) If you\u2019ve come this far, you probably won\u2019t be shocked to hear that the Callaway Supersoft was one of the lowest-spinning balls when it came to a 40-yard pitch shot.<\/p>\n It flew higher than most, which gave it a respectable descent angle, but it still won\u2019t be as easy to control on short shots as many other balls.<\/p>\n It was generally premium balls that excelled for spin on the wedge shot, though the Titleist Tour Soft \u2013 another two-piece ball \u2013 delivered 6,075 rpm, ranking 6th of all 62 balls for wedge spin.<\/p>\n The bottom line: Should you buy the most popular ball on Amazon?<\/p>\n It\u2019s easy to see why the Callaway Supersoft sells by the truckload. It\u2019s from a trusted brand, it feels good, it\u2019s affordable, and it comes in every color under the sun.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a good fit for slower swingers, beginners, and high-handicappers who want a soft feel, straight flight, and consistent performance without breaking the bank.<\/p>\n However, if you swing it with more speed, want extra control into greens, or rely on wedge spin to save pars, you\u2019ll quickly run up against its limitations.<\/p>\n For those players, balls like the Wilson Staff Model X, Srixon Z-Star Diamond, Vice Tour, or even the Bridgestone e12 Speed will offer more versatility and better all-round performance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We put the Callaway Supersoft \u2013 Amazon\u2019s best-selling golf ball \u2013 through its paces on a $100k swing…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":212483,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[443],"tags":[49,48,622,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-212482","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-golf","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-golf","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212482","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=212482"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212482\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/212483"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=212482"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=212482"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=212482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Another](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/robot-test-2025-driver-shot-2.jpg\")
Driver \u2013 114 mph swing speed<\/p>\n
Carry distance: 266.6 yards (50th)
Spin: 2,424 rpm (61st)<\/p>\n
Carry distance: 206.5 yards (47th)
Spin: 2,334 rpm (62nd)<\/p>\n
Carry distance: 160.8 yards (19th)
Spin: 2,060 rpm (62nd)<\/p>\n![\"We](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/robot-test-2025-compression.jpg\")
Irons (7-iron at 80mph)<\/p>\n
Carry distance: 159.7 yards (2nd)
Spin: 3,881 rpm (61st)
Descent angle: 44.4\u00b0 (56th)<\/p>\n![\"We](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/robot-test-ping-wedge.jpg\")
Wedges (40-yard pitch shot)<\/p>\n
Peak height: 7.8 yards (7th)
Descent angle: 38\u00b0 (5th)<\/p>\n