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2023 Callaway ERC Soft Golf Ball

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What do you look for in a golf ball? Is it distance? Soft feel? Accuracy? Maybe a urethane cover?

Undoubtedly, you are sitting there nodding your head “YES!”, just like the hopeless golfing addicts which we all are, so, what if I told you that Callaway has a ball which checks all those boxes?

What if I told you it is only $39.99? Do I still have your attention?

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Nice. I know a few guys that love the ERC. I'm sure they'll be excited for these.
 
Haven’t played this style of Callaway ball what was the pricing previously to this update?
 
Interesting release. Would really enjoy an article or video breaking down each Callaway ball and its performance.
 
Golfers Anonymous said:
Haven’t played this style of Callaway ball what was the pricing previously to this update?
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The original came out back in early 2021 and it was priced at $34.99
 
My ball for the last 2 seasons, I look forward to giving the newest iteration a run. I’ve never been a huge wedge spin guy, but I will take what I can get if the ball can help.
Had loved the two colors previously so I guess I will have some purple this year as well. Thanks for the write up @Jman
 
I’ve played a few of these I found and it seems like a pretty decent ball. 400 rpm is a big difference from one generation to the next.

This is the most confusing segment of golf balls to me.
 
Nice write up @Jman - I agree with @obedt above and reading that is also my main question.

Is there a way that not even just that there could be someone with a slower swing speed do a video comparison with the different balls, not just Callaway, but these new softs balls that are coming out. They have been so interesting as I learn more about golf balls the more I realize I don't know about them. I think a lot of us in the non tour market would really appreciate seeing a lot of the different balls and their performance capabilities for us not at the top of the game as we search for our 2023 ball of choice.

Purple and Slate (charcoal) were also my wedding colors, which has me very interested in that ball just because of the color similarity and it would match my full suit when out on the course.
 
Cool to see this ball get updated. Played the OG version of it and liked it. Pretty cool with the Reva version. A lot will be happy with the update and the Reva addition!
 
And this is why I don't end up playing the Supersofts even when I'm feeling too cheap to buy tour balls. For just a little bit more I can get better greenside performance and TT.
 
Oh baby. There’s almost no reason not to try this especially early in the season with the conditions we will see
 
Hawk said:
I’ve played a few of these I found and it seems like a pretty decent ball. 400 rpm is a big difference from one generation to the next.

This is the most confusing segment of golf balls to me.
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400 RPM is huuuuuuuuuuuge for sure.

I think it’s an interesting spot in golf ball, that 30-40.00 range has got a chance to be extremely popular, and some. Range have dug in pretty well there. This moving to the new GRIP Urethane coating seems to really be throwing down the gauntlet in that area.
 
Hawk said:
I’ve played a few of these I found and it seems like a pretty decent ball. 400 rpm is a big difference from one generation to the next.

This is the most confusing segment of golf balls to me.
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I played them when they first came out because of my thoughts on Triple Track. I went away from them when that alignment came to Chrome Soft. Yet my lowest round of the year last year was shot with ERC, so I might have to give them a try again.
 
What other competitors do they have in the segment this sits in, Q-star Tour?
 
I really am excited that this one now is getting clearly differentiated from SuperSoft besides just 3-piece vs 2-piece.
The cover differentiator now should really let it stand on its own.
 
BuckNasty said:
What other competitors do they have in the segment this sits in, Q-star Tour?
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I am not sure.
Q-Star Tour has a urethane cover. Tour Speed does as well.

This is pretty different and I am not sure it really has a segment. Cover modifiers are not often found across the board, so I would probably say it is its own segment.
 
Definitely intrigued by the GRIP Urethane cover. I thought the original was a solid ball for my game and with the improvements detailed in the review in the 2023 version, I will certainly give them a try.
 
Golfers Anonymous said:
Haven’t played this style of Callaway ball what was the pricing previously to this update?
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I’ve got some (last release) with your name on them next time we tee it up.
 
Jman said:
I really am excited that this one now is getting clearly differentiated from SuperSoft besides just 3-piece vs 2-piece.
The cover differentiator now should really let it stand on its own.
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I thought the covers have been different all along. Might be an update to the cover but when we went to the Grandaddy in 2018 they discussed this ball and it was never a surelyn cover which is what SS is.
 
The cover development is a welcome addition to an already good ball. I gave this ball a run for a minute when it first came out. I loved it off the tee. More spin on approach and in the short game will have a lot more people looking at it.

Thanks, @Jman.
 
Very excited for these, felt like I was in my own thread for a bit on the last ones once I latched onto to these balls last year. Triple Track, good price, and performance that matched up pretty well with my game.

Very excited to see how they compare and like what they did with the Reva color ways.
 
ttucliffhanger said:
I thought the covers have been different all along.
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They have, though the new SuperSoft does use a hybrid blend much more similar. But, there is a bigger story now that the average consumer will cling to and we will see it here, anytime the word urethane is used, even in a coating/hybrid.
 
Jman said:
They have, though the new SuperSoft does use a hybrid blend much more similar. But, there is a bigger story now that the average consumer will cling to and we will see it here, anytime the word urethane is used, even in a coating/hybrid.
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Your statement was just a little confusing. Thanks for the clarification.
 
Sox_Fan said:
Definitely intrigued by the GRIP Urethane cover. I thought the original was a solid ball for my game and with the improvements detailed in the review in the 2023 version, I will certainly give them a try.
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It’s not a urethane cover, fwiw. The GRIP Urethane coating is part of the hybrid cover equation, but it’s not a true urethane cover.
 
@Jman. Great write up this golf ball has always interested me.

Which player this this golf ball for? A player who wants a soft feeling golf ball with more tour like qualities at a cheaper price?

If you were a consumer how would you know if you were ready to make the step from an ERC Soft to the Chromesoft family (obviously a fitting would tell you too).
 
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