The Callaway Golf Chrome Soft Event, from Chicopee, MA October 4 & 5, 2016

[Les Strokes]

Kudos Callaway for your generosity and hospitality. Well done team golfwrx

[Imp]

Thanks to all the guys from Callaway, treated us better than could have possibly expected - Proving Callaway is a first class,operation through and through!

 

Thanks also to the gentlemen from GolfWRX for the invitation to attend this fantastic event and the resulting lifetime's worth of memories that resulted.

 

Thanks also to my newfound friends who made up the "Lucky 6" invited to attend this event! It was great meeting, playing golf, and sharing a cold beverage with you! (And thanks for winning your rounds to earn us those drivers!)

 

Special shout out to Tyler with whom I shared a cart. That guy hits a ball so hard and far it leaves a con trail!

 

Okay what I am about to write I was reluctant to. But it is no BS. I hit the tee at 7:00 am this morning wth my good friend Joe, a pleasant 38 degrees and 1/4 of dew on every surface in sight. As I loved playing it yesterday, I put one of the GolfWRX TruVis pictured previously into play. The sucker loved me back, as Joe and I watched gobsmacked while my 8 iron shot landed softly, skipped once, and gently rolled about 3 feet before nestling itself down into the par 3 9th hole at Merrimack Valley Golf Club for the first ace I've ever made.

 

Ain't that the bomb?

That's awesome!! Congrats! So, next round is on you, right? :lol:

 

--kC

[rileyprather]

Thanks to all the guys from Callaway, treated us better than could have possibly expected - Proving Callaway is a first class,operation through and through!

 

Thanks also to the gentlemen from GolfWRX for the invitation to attend this fantastic event and the resulting lifetime's worth of memories that resulted.

 

Thanks also to my newfound friends who made up the "Lucky 6" invited to attend this event! It was great meeting, playing golf, and sharing a cold beverage with you! (And thanks for winning your rounds to earn us those drivers!)

 

Special shout out to Tyler with whom I shared a cart. That guy hits a ball so hard and far it leaves a con trail!

 

Okay what I am about to write I was reluctant to. But it is no BS. I hit the tee at 7:00 am this morning wth my good friend Joe, a pleasant 38 degrees and 1/4 of dew on every surface in sight. As I loved playing it yesterday, I put one of the GolfWRX TruVis pictured previously into play. The sucker loved me back, as Joe and I watched gobsmacked while my 8 iron shot landed softly, skipped once, and gently rolled about 3 feet before nestling itself down into the par 3 9th hole at Merrimack Valley Golf Club for the first ace I've ever made.

 

Ain't that the bomb?

 

No way!!! CONGRATS, BROTHER!! it was great playing with you yesterday!

[CheckJV]

I understand that 85% of serial killers have short thumbs and inaccurate handicaps.

 

Nice write up Mr. imp

[EaglesGolf99]

One term to describe the outting - First Class!

 

I'm not left speechless often, but I'm speechless!

 

A big, big, big shout out and HUGE Thank You to Team Callaway Cali, Team Callaway Chicopee, and the Golf WRX Team!

 

To quote my hilarious playing partner, "Muchas Gracias!"

 

-J.P.

[Imp]

I understand that 85% of serial killers have short thumbs and inaccurate handicaps.

:lol: :lol: Hey, waitaminute.

 

I offer up my GHIN to anyone who wants it and I post every round played with others. I even asked if they needed it. :lol: When you consider I shot 9 over, at an 11.5 index, that's not outside of the realm of possibility, especially when I mostly played the ball that doesn't yet exist. :lol: I mean, I missed just a few fairways... which gave me more opportunities. Heck, on 2 of those fairways I missed - my stats show I went negative yards (backwards) from hitting wood trying to make it out from behind trees... one knock barely missed my head when I tried punching out with a 6i. My short game though was my saving grace (and another rarity, but has improved this year). Ok. So I had a lot of hail marys and "let's see if this works" shots (which many did). :lol: Some call that.... luck? I call it... ok. Luck too. :lol:

 

--kC

[J13]

Thanks to all the guys from Callaway, treated us better than could have possibly expected - Proving Callaway is a first class,operation through and through!

 

Thanks also to the gentlemen from GolfWRX for the invitation to attend this fantastic event and the resulting lifetime's worth of memories that resulted.

 

Thanks also to my newfound friends who made up the "Lucky 6" invited to attend this event! It was great meeting, playing golf, and sharing a cold beverage with you! (And thanks for winning your rounds to earn us those drivers!)

 

Special shout out to Tyler with whom I shared a cart. That guy hits a ball so hard and far it leaves a con trail!

 

Okay what I am about to write I was reluctant to. But it is no BS. I hit the tee at 7:00 am this morning wth my good friend Joe, a pleasant 38 degrees and 1/4 of dew on every surface in sight. As I loved playing it yesterday, I put one of the GolfWRX TruVis pictured previously into play. The sucker loved me back, as Joe and I watched gobsmacked while my 8 iron shot landed softly, skipped once, and gently rolled about 3 feet before nestling itself down into the par 3 9th hole at Merrimack Valley Golf Club for the first ace I've ever made.

 

Ain't that the bomb?

 

Wow congrats!!!!! Guess the Truvis works lol

[TylerSheanCG]

Gentlemen,

 

Wanted to say thank you again for joining us for our event in Chicopee. I really enjoyed hanging out and getting to know you guys, while taking in some golf ball awesomeness!

 

To my main man Lavone - CONGRATS ON THE HOLE IN ONE!!! Really enjoyed playing the Orchards with you and Riley.

 

Will be reaching out soon to each of you!

[Sean2]

Sorry I missed it...look at my signature. :-)

[rileyprather]

Gentlemen,

 

Wanted to say thank you again for joining us for our event in Chicopee. I really enjoyed hanging out and getting to know you guys, while taking in some golf ball awesomeness!

 

To my main man Lavone - CONGRATS ON THE HOLE IN ONE!!! Really enjoyed playing the Orchards with you and Riley.

 

Will be reaching out soon to each of you!

 

Thanks for letting me hit the Sub Zero!

[Hot Rod 71]

Gentlemen,

 

Wanted to say thank you again for joining us for our event in Chicopee. I really enjoyed hanging out and getting to know you guys, while taking in some golf ball awesomeness!

 

To my main man Lavone - CONGRATS ON THE HOLE IN ONE!!! Really enjoyed playing the Orchards with you and Riley.

 

Will be reaching out soon to each of you!

 

Welcome to the forum!

[marrigo]

Couple of additional random thoughts and tidbits from the trip:

• I always assumed the material for the core was delivered pre-made, but they actually combine raw ingredients onsite. When combining the core ingredients they have to monitor and maintain a narrow temperature range to be sure the chemical reaction that occurs results in the proper core composition.
  
• The QA/QC at the plant was impressive. Ball's can be rejected at just about every stage of the process; no way a bad ball will make it through. Balls that end up with a cosmetic flaw during painting become practice and x-out balls (i.e. they have exactly the same playing characteristics as regular balls).
  
• They make their own cover molds onsite using specialized equipment to cut the hex dimples into the mold.
  
• The dual cores are chemically fused to each other and become a single two layer core.
  
• A significant milestone that Callaway has been able to achieve is the ability to create a ball with a very soft core that also maintains high ball speed. There are other balls out there with very soft cores, but ball speed suffers significantly.
  
• Injection molding of the cover on a soft core presents significant challenges; inject a thicker material with too much force and the core deforms; inject a thinner material and cover isn't uniform. This is a primary reason why soft core balls with urethane covers have only recently been introduced.
  
• The logo's are always oriented the same; they have a machine that optically orients the ball based on the dimple pattern and the <Chrome Soft> label is printed at a 45 degree angle to the seam.
  
• ~30% of the Chrome Soft balls sold are the Truvis. They've become so popular that they had to add equipment and they still can't keep up with demand (Truvis pattern is painted on with different equipment).
  
• We were all treated incredibly well by the Callaway team and this was a trip that none of us will soon forget.
  

[tbowles411]

Sorry I missed it...look at my signature. :-)

Sean! You did a total bag switch!

[Sean2]

Sorry I missed it...look at my signature. :-)

Sean! You did a total bag switch!

 

It kinda snuck up on me Tommy. It took a year to get to this point. :-)

[easyyy]

Couple of additional random thoughts and tidbits from the trip:

• I always assumed the material for the core was delivered pre-made, but they actually combine raw ingredients onsite. When combining the core ingredients they have to monitor and maintain a narrow temperature range to be sure the chemical reaction that occurs results in the proper core composition.
  
• The QA/QC at the plant was impressive. Ball's can be rejected at just about every stage of the process; no way a bad ball will make it through. Balls that end up with a cosmetic flaw during painting become practice and x-out balls (i.e. they have exactly the same playing characteristics as regular balls).
  
• They make their own cover molds onsite using specialized equipment to cut the hex dimples into the mold.
  
• The dual cores are chemically fused to each other and become a single two layer core.
  
• A significant milestone that Callaway has been able to achieve is the ability to create a ball with a very soft core that also maintains high ball speed. There are other balls out there with very soft cores, but ball speed suffers significantly.
  
• Injection molding of the cover on a soft core presents significant challenges; inject a thicker material with too much force and the core deforms; inject a thinner material and cover isn't uniform. This is a primary reason why soft core balls with urethane covers have only recently been introduced.
  
• The logo's are always oriented the same; they have a machine that optically orients the ball based on the dimple pattern and the <Chrome Soft> label is printed at a 45 degree angle to the seam.
  
• ~30% of the Chrome Soft balls sold are the Truvis. They've become so popular that they had to add equipment and they still can't keep up with demand (Truvis pattern is painted on with different equipment).
  
• We were all treated incredibly well by the Callaway team and this was a trip that none of us will soon forget.
  

 

 

Great post.

 

Love the Chrome Soft. LOVE THEM! Feel around the greens and as long as anything I play. Just cant say enough.

 

Ohh you have to practically scrap them off cart paths to get a scuff mark on them. Durable as they come.

 

 

Thanks to Callaway showing some WRX'ers a great time.

[tbowles411]

Couple of additional random thoughts and tidbits from the trip:

• I always assumed the material for the core was delivered pre-made, but they actually combine raw ingredients onsite. When combining the core ingredients they have to monitor and maintain a narrow temperature range to be sure the chemical reaction that occurs results in the proper core composition.
  
• The QA/QC at the plant was impressive. Ball's can be rejected at just about every stage of the process; no way a bad ball will make it through. Balls that end up with a cosmetic flaw during painting become practice and x-out balls (i.e. they have exactly the same playing characteristics as regular balls).
  
• They make their own cover molds onsite using specialized equipment to cut the hex dimples into the mold.
  
• The dual cores are chemically fused to each other and become a single two layer core.
  
• A significant milestone that Callaway has been able to achieve is the ability to create a ball with a very soft core that also maintains high ball speed. There are other balls out there with very soft cores, but ball speed suffers significantly.
  
• Injection molding of the cover on a soft core presents significant challenges; inject a thicker material with too much force and the core deforms; inject a thinner material and cover isn't uniform. This is a primary reason why soft core balls with urethane covers have only recently been introduced.
  
• The logo's are always oriented the same; they have a machine that optically orients the ball based on the dimple pattern and the <Chrome Soft> label is printed at a 45 degree angle to the seam.
  
• ~30% of the Chrome Soft balls sold are the Truvis. They've become so popular that they had to add equipment and they still can't keep up with demand (Truvis pattern is painted on with different equipment).
  
• We were all treated incredibly well by the Callaway team and this was a trip that none of us will soon forget.
  

 

 

Great post.

 

Love the Chrome Soft. LOVE THEM! Feel around the greens and as long as anything I play. Just cant say enough.

 

Ohh you have to practically scrap them off cart paths to get a scuff mark on them. Durable as they come.

 

 

Thanks to Callaway showing some WRX'ers a great time.

When I played the old ones and even the Chrome+, I literally didn't scuff one. They were really good.

[tbowles411]

Sorry I missed it...look at my signature. :-)

Sean! You did a total bag switch!

 

It kinda snuck up on me Tommy. It took a year to get to this point. :-)

Sweet! My son asked for a new bag just today! He's researching!

[Anser]

Played the soccer ball for the first time this weekend and really like it.

 

A buddy gave me one he found and I was hooked. I love watching it roll on putts.

 

I have trouble seeing the ball and I think it helps me a lot.

[Imp]

Added to my collection, along with good company...

 

 

 

:)

 

--kC

[rileyprather]

The driver has landed!! I cannot believe the generosity of the Callaway crew. I loved the WRX wedge so much that I traded my RTX 2.0s in to complete the set! Thanks again guys! This XR16sz is sweet!!

[CheckJV]

Sub Zero very nice. Love the black and blue paint.

[Carolina Golfer 2]

Just saw this thread. What a great trip and great recap by everyone.

[RVAUSMC]

Awesome posts and so cool of Callaway....

 

I knew there was a reason I did a total bag switch this summer...........

[Hot Rod 71]

Awesome posts and so cool of Callaway....

 

I knew there was a reason I did a total bag switch this summer...........

 

We need to get together and play. Our all Cally bags would like kinda cool on the same cart.

[skmcclure]

Great thread guys. I think the WRXers have probably more than paid off their trip in positive advertising for Callaway and the Callaway guys treated the WRXers like friends instead of customers. Really above and beyond, IMHO.

 

I have a full Callaway bag now and the Truvis Chrome soft is my favorite ball. They really seem to be doing things right and really know how to treat people.

 

Congratulations to both sides.

[WrY11]

Sounds like a fantastic experience. I don't know if it is weird that I enjoyed reading this whole thread, but it was well worth it. Pretty cool you got to see the whole golf ball fabrication process. I may have to try some of these Truvis Chrome balls!

[rileyprather]

Just wait till the new Chrome Soft hits in early 2017...especially if you're a ProV user.

[EaglesGolf99]

Just wait till the new Chrome Soft hits in early 2017...especially if you're a ProV user.

 

Still haven't hit it yet. Gotta get it in play.

[Gauchograd99]

Just wait till the new Chrome Soft hits in early 2017...especially if you're a ProV user.

 

To quote River Song from "Dr. Who" (yeah, my wife and I are nerds too...), "Spoilers, dear."

 

... so give us all the spoilers you've got. :)

 

(kidding of course, I know there are NDA's in place)

[Chef Otto]

Nice trip and write up guys.......

I grew up in Springfield and this brings back some good memories. A friends dad worked in the Spalding ball plant and supplied us with bags of blemished balls.

I would pick out the Tour Editions and give the rest away. The Orchards looks to be in much better condition then the last time I played it in 86. I had a office in downtown Springfield and my happy hour rotation was The Fort (had a personal boot behind the bar) Smiths Billards and The Mardi Gras.

 

I was a Callaway ball fan for a long time but they lost me when the SR line came out so I have been a v1x guy since. I tried the Supersoft but did not like it. This fall in the cooler weather I have been trying the Truvis and like it. Curious to see how it feels in the heat next summer but it has a chance to become my gamer.