of The new (est) gold standard in golf balls now comes in a medium gray box.
Arguably of greater interest than the case color is that Callaway has launched a third model in the Chrome Tour franchise: the Chrome Tour Triple Diamond.
If you’re at all familiar with Callaway’s metalwood lineup, you’ve likely already put together that the Chrome Tour Triple Diamond is a lower-spinning version of the Callaway Tour in Chrome and, thereby, it is reasonable to assume that it represents the company’s response to Pro V1x Left Dash.
Why Chrome Tour Triple Diamond?
Some of you may remember it as part of the Tour in Chrome launched, Callaway held a series of challenges where golfers hit the Chrome Tour back-to-back with their golf ball of choice. Using easy-to-understand metrics like ball speed and greenside spin, Callaway’s goal was to show players that its new Tour offering outperformed the competition.
To be sure, neither speed nor spin (or even both in combination) represent the entirety of a golf ball’s performance, but if you can point to any advantage, you have a pretty good shot at convincing players to at least try the balls.
Maybe that’s why Callaway’s golf ball market share is consistently above 20 percent.
Callaway says several thousand golfers took the challenge and its golf balls won roughly 80 percent of the time.
Where Callaway lost more than he gained was when he had to go hole after hole with Titleist Pro V1x Left Dash.
As most of you know, the Left Dash is Titleist’s lower version of the Pro V1x. It tends to be a bit faster than the stock Pro V1x as well and while, like everything else, golf ball distance depends on the golfer, it is often one of, if not the longest, absolute balls on the market.
About Chrome Tour Triple Diamond
The story here is simple. Triple Diamond of the Chrome Tour is a faster and lower-end version of Chrome Tour. It offers the same four-piece (double-jacket) construction as the other Chrome Tour balls along with a new dimple pattern designed to optimize flight.
That last part is always a little vague as ever optimization is code for limited to USGA distance limits.
Regardless, with compression targets some stronger points than Chrome X tourthere’s no reason to think the Chrome Tour Triple Diamond won’t be the fastest ball in Chrome’s tour lineup off the tee and among the fastest on the market.
“It’s fast. It’s really fast,” says Eric Loper, Senior Director, Research and Development-Golf Ball at Callaway Golf.
Triple Diamond vs. LS
Callaway has offered low-spin variants before. Prior to the launch of the Chrome Tour, the Chrome Soft X LS filled the low-speed space in Callaway’s lineup. While the CX LS was lower revving than the Chrome Soft X, it wasn’t particularly low revving in the competitive pack.
According to Callaway, The Chrome Tour Triple Diamond is not a new LS. It’s a real low-spin alternative to Left Dash.
Reality check
WHEREAS Left dash has become extremely popular among golfers, Titleist insiders will tell you it remains a distinct option.
For the target audience, there really hasn’t been anything else like it on the market, but if there’s one liability with Left Dash, it’s that the green spin can be missing.
For the most part, we should expect the same to be true Triple Diamond of the Chrome Tour. Callaway says it’s fast, but isn’t making any claims about green spin. I expect greenside spin rates to be competitive with Left Dash, but I don’t expect to see any significant separation.
To sum it up: The Callaway Chrome Triple Diamond is for players looking for low spin across the bag, those looking for distance at the expense of feel, or the player who needs to get the spin down to hit their preferred flight window.
If that’s you, Callaway thinks it has your new golf ball.
The Callaway Advantage
As part of its commitment to precision technology, Callaway bills its golf balls as more durable than comparable flagship offerings. The specifics of the claim revolve around what Callaway calls “smooth aero tour,” which is a bit of marketing on the technology it uses to polish golf ball covers.
The important part to understand is that no matter what anyone claims, every golf ball has a coating. It is the inevitable consequence of the joining of two cover moulds. The process results in some extra urethane remaining where the patterns join. The typical process is to smooth or polish the coating to remove the flash.
While some manufacturers unquestionably polish more accurately and consistently than others, over- or under-polishing can lead to inconsistencies in flight.
Remember when sewing the golf ball off the top was a thing?
Callaway’s the process uses a more holistic approach to flash removal. Instead of polishing the seam and only the seam, he polishes more of the ball which he says gives a more uniform result.
Price and availability
of Callaway Chrome Tour Triple Diamond will be available in white and Triple Track Versions. Retail price is $54.99 for a dozen.
Retail availability begins January 31st.
For more information, visit CallawayGolf.com.
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