{"id":17466,"date":"2013-05-19T19:34:06","date_gmt":"2013-05-19T18:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/labs.100x100.net\/mygolfway\/review-callaway-hex-chrome-golf-ball\/"},"modified":"2014-09-01T09:33:18","modified_gmt":"2014-09-01T07:33:18","slug":"review-callaway-hex-chrome-golf-ball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/labs.100x100.net\/projects\/mygolfway\/en\/review-callaway-hex-chrome-golf-ball\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Callaway HEX Chrome+ golf ball"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Callaway<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Logo<\/a>May 19, 2013 –<\/strong> Since April there\u2019s a new golf ball in the shops. The last spherical product of the multinational Callaway Golf<\/a><\/strong> belongs to the HEX Chrome family, its called the HEX Chrome+<\/a><\/strong>, and it comes with the claim of providing a Tour distance and Tour feel at a price that is\u2026 affordable.<\/p>\n

As soon as he tried it, Pablo Larrazabal<\/strong> put it straight into play in the European Tour<\/strong>, which says a lot in its favour. A Tour performance ball which delivers high ball speeds to achieve maximum distance when the speed with your club head is mid to high, and especially with the driver.<\/p>\n

It is a ball with a four-piece construction whose double mantle unlocks stroke distance by increasing speed and reducing the spin off the tee, while the soft TPU cover promotes the Tour-level control and feel demanded by Tour players.<\/p>\n

\"\"Callaway Golf also says that the HEX Chrome+<\/strong> is the fastest golf ball ever designed by the company, thanks to its large core of a single piece and the dual-mantle system designed in unison to create more ball speed with the longer clubs, without generating excessive spin.<\/p>\n

We tested the new Callaway golf ball in the practice range and then we played several holes at Terramar CG<\/a><\/strong> (Sitges, Spain) with Toni Alc\u00e1zar<\/strong>, professional of El Doctor Golf<\/a><\/strong>. The first thing he said as he picked one up was: “This ball feels good. It\u2019s got an adherent cover. It feels sticky when you touch it with your hand.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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Long Approach: <\/strong>“Although the feel of the approach from 60m seems to be a little hard, but the truth is that it stops on the green spectacularly well. Really, it is surprising that it has such a good \u2018brake\u2019. I’m used to premium golf balls that usually have a somewhat softer feel than this, but at the end the performance as it falls onto the green is equal or better.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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Mid Approach: <\/strong>“In the approach from 25-30m, at the third bounce the ball stops dead. And that still surprises me. Compared to my usual ball, this new one seems to perform better.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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Short Approach: <\/strong>“And in the approach close to the green it\u2019s fine, like any other Tour golf ball. It feels a little harder than the others but it works well. It is also quite resistant to abrasion.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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With the driver:<\/strong> “Although it feels a bit harder with the short game and responds like a soft ball, the feel with the driver is like a premium ball. It feels soft and pleasant. It takes off with a high trajectory, and it controls well, with very regular behaviour. I like it!”<\/em><\/p>\n

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With mid irons:<\/strong> “With my 6 and 7 irons I think the feeling is spectacular, very good, really pleasant, and it feels very controlled. The flight trajectory is even slightly high, but the truth is that the feeling of impact is magnificent. The touch is soft like any other high performance golf ball. And on the other hand, it has given me a lot of distance. I hit it with the 6 iron when I was 150m from the pin and when we walked to the green I saw that I\u2019d made a carry of 170m, which is amazing.”<\/em><\/p>\n

“I was again surprised, because just before I\u2018d hit the same shot, just as well, with my usual ball, and it was about 10 metres shorter. This confirms that this new ball gives me more distance, especially with the irons. <\/em>When the ball tends to come out with a trajectory a little higher, the tendency is to have a lot of control but a loss of some metres, and with this one it really doesn\u2019t happen like that. The ball went out long and strong, so that\u2019s very good.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Toni Alcazar, professional of El Doctor Golf.<\/p><\/div>\n