Srixon Soft Feel golf balls get more distance and less spin for 2025
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Srixon's updated Soft Feel golf ball offers a softer feel and straighter flight at an affordable price point.
The ball features a new core design that increases ball speed while maintaining a low compression for a softer feel at impact.
Available in various colors, including matte options, the Soft Feel caters to golfers seeking both performance and visual preference.
Gear: Srixon Soft Feel golf balls (2025)
Price: $24.99 per dozen
Specs: Two-piece, Surlyn-covered balls in white, yellow, pink, matte orange, matte green and matte red
Who it's for: Golfers who want a soft feel and the moment of impact, reduced spin and a mid- to high-flight.
What you should know: Srixon modified the core of Soft Feel for 2025 to give this two-piece ball more speed while retaining its low compression and feel.
The deep dive: While elite golfers like Hideki Matsuyama, Shane Lowry, Brooks Koepka and U.S. Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley opt for Srixon's premium Z-Star, Z-Star Diamond and Z-Star XV balls, with a $49.99 price tag per dozen, those balls are simply out of reach for many players. Plus, they all have high compression and can feel overly hard to moderate and slower-swinging players.
Srixon's Soft Feel balls, however, have always been made for budget-conscious players who want a ball that feels soft at impact and that flies straight, and with the updated version for 2025, the Japanese brand has tried to deliver more of that.
At the heart of the Soft Feel balls is an updated, gradational FastLayer core. It is softer in the center and gradually gets firmer toward the edges, so while it is one piece of rubber, it behaves like a core that has lots of layers. That means it can be compressed more easily and give more ball speed to a wide range of players. At the same time, the overall compression, 58, is significantly lower than Srixon's tour balls, so it will feel and sound softer when golfers hit it.
The 338-dimple cover pattern is designed to reduce drag, and the ball's soft core reduces overall spin, so Soft Feel should create less side spin and decrease the severity of hooks and slices, so golfers should hit straighter shots off the tee.
Soft Feel has been designed with a thin Surlyn cover, so it will not provide the level of greenside spin golfers can achieve with the urethane-covered Z-Star balls, but the material is durable and should hold up well throughout your round.
In addition to being available in white and yellow, Soft Feel will be available in matte orange, green and red for players who like a high-visibility option. A Soft Feel Lady version, with a 56 compression and even higher launch, is also available in white and pink.
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