Golf Monthly UK – August 2019

TheCallawaySupersoftMagnaisan
intriguingalternativeinthecrowded
golfballmarket.Beingthreepercent
largerthanatraditionalballbutstill
conformingtotheRulesofGolf,itis
saidtobemoreforgivingandstableand
easiertolaunch.Wetesteditupagainst
the 2019 Srixon Z-Star ball to find out.

●Distance
TheGCQuadtoldustheSupersoft
Magnawasjustover1mphslowerin
termsofballspeedwithdriver,equating
tofiveyardsofdistance.Onthecourse,
thiswasexaggeratedbytheextraair
resistance,soinrealtermsitwas
between 10-15 yards shorter. On iron

Shouldyou

usealarger

golf ball?

Bentley Golf Centenary Collection

Whatisit?Thecollection,limitedto
just 100 sets,isinspiredbythenew
ContinentalGT,withdiamondknurling
onthegripsandgoldwoven into the
carbonfibrepanels.
GMverdictAtrulystunning
collectionprobablybestkept
safeondisplay,ratherthan
scuffedoutonthe course!
Price £12,000

THIS CAUGHT MY EYE...

M Y

ON-COURSE

REVIEWS

TitleistTS1driver

Anoticeablylightweight

optionthatproduces

higherlaunchandspin–

idealforlow-speed

players.Price£499

PingBlueprintiron

Butterysoftandcan

shapetheballon

demand.Stunninglooks

butlacksforgiveness.

Price£219 per club

EccoS-Liteshoe

Surprisinglycomfygiven

howlightweightitis,but

priceygiventhe

minimalisticdesign.

Price£160

shots,itwaslongerthantheSrixon,

thanksmostlytotheincredibly low spin

of 4,300rpm with a 7-iron.

●Ballflight

TheSupersoftMagnaisnoticeably

moredifficulttocurvethroughtheair.

Mishitsheldtheirlineandoftenstayed

inthefairway,whileerrantdrives with

the Srixon found the rough.

●Shortgame

TheSupersoftMagnaspunaround

300rpmlessona50-yardpitch,butout

onthecourse,thehigherflightactually

meantthestoppingpowerwassimilar,

especially when nipped cleanly.

●GMverdict

Ifyoustruggletokeepyourdrivesin

play,theSupersoftMagnaiscertainly

worthtrying.Dependingonyourswing

speed,itmaynotbeasfastoffthetee,

butitfeelssoftandat£25.99perdozen

offerssomegoodvalue.Plus,thelarger

sizemakesiteasiertofindintherough

if you do still manage to stray off line!

JOELÕS TEST REPORT

Alargerballis

saidtooffera

more stable flight