Gear: Srixon Soft Feel golf balls (2023)
Price: $22.99 per dozen
Specs: Two-piece golf ball with Surlyn cover
Available: Feb. 16
Who They’re For: Players who don’t want to spend a lot of money on golf balls but want a soft feel and distance off the tee.
The Details: Srixon updated the Z-Star, Z-Star XV and Z-Star Diamond golf balls for 2023 and loaded them with premium features. Major winners such as Hideki Matsuyama, Keegan Bradley and Graeme McDowell use them, but with a price tag of $47.95 per dozen they might be out of reach for many golfers.
For value-minded players, Srixon offers an updated version of the Soft Feel ball. This is the 13th version of Soft Feel, and it remains true to its mission: to provide distance along with the soft feel at impact that many players like.
At the heart of this two-piece ball is a large FastLayer core that is soft in the center and gradually grows firmer toward the perimeter. Srixon said the core’s gradient firmness allows it to compress and snap back into shape quickly for a better transfer of energy, which can produce more distance.
The cover was designed with Srixon’s Speed Dimple pattern, which consists of 338 dimples arranged to create more stability and reduce drag, so the Soft Feel will hold its line through the wind more efficiently and produce a piercing flight.
The Soft Feel comes in soft white and tour yellow, while the Soft Feel Brite is available in bright red, orange and green matte finishes.
