Both of these balls are bought by people who want soft feel without paying urethane money, and both makers know it. Callaway's page says "exceptional soft feel, control, and spin from tee-to-green." Srixon's says "soft without compromise." Here is what each company prints, followed by what the independent testers measured.
The SheetWhat each maker publishes
| Srixon Soft Feel (14th generation, 2025) | Callaway Supersoft (2025) | |
|---|---|---|
| Compression, as published | 58 (Lady: 56) | Not published |
| Construction | 2-piece ionomer, gloss finish | Not stated on Callaway's page; MyGolfSpy's Ball Lab lists 2-piece ionomer |
| Core | "FastLayer Core", soft centre to firm outer edge | "HyperElastic SoftFast Core" |
| Cover | "Soft Thin Cover" | "Hybrid Cover"; material not named |
| Dimples | 338, "Speed Dimple" pattern | "HEX Aerodynamics" in TGW's retailer copy; no count on Callaway's page |
| Flight, per maker | "Mid-High" | "launch the ball higher" |
| Price per dozen, maker's site | $24.99 | $26.99 |
The table has one empty cell that matters. Srixon puts a compression number on its sheet. Callaway does not, on the product page, the yellow-ball page or the family page. The "38" that circulates for the Supersoft traces to an older Today's Golfer page, updated in 2017 with a test dated 2014, which lists it under the ball's technology rather than as a stated gauge reading.
The MeasurementWhat the gauges say the Supersoft actually is
| Who measured | Supersoft compression | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Today's Golfer, older page updated 2017 | 38 | The figure most sites still quote; listed under technology, not as a measurement |
| MyGolfSpy Ball Lab, 2023 model | 47 average | Balls in the sample ranged from 38 to 60; consistency graded "Poor" |
| Today's Golfer robot test, October 2025 | 41 | 2025 model |
| MyGolfSpy Ball Lab, August 2026 | 44 | Spread 40.3 to 53.8 across 36 balls from three boxes; overall "C grade—Not Recommended" |
| Srixon Soft Feel, any independent gauge | Not found | MyGolfSpy has not published a Ball Lab on it; its articles relay Srixon's 58 |
So every published reading puts the Supersoft below Srixon's 58, and MyGolfSpy's sample spread, 40 to 54 across three boxes, is why it grades the ball's consistency poorly. Srixon's number for the Soft Feel has moved too, from the 60 quoted for the tenth to thirteenth generations (Golf Digest in 2016, MyGolfSpy and Today's Golfer in 2023) to 58 on the fourteenth, but it is Srixon's own number, and Srixon prints it on the Amazon listing as well as its site. Nobody has put a gauge on it independently.
The RobotWhat the tests found
MyGolfSpy runs the largest robot test we know of that includes both balls, at Golf Laboratories in Scottsdale, 44 balls in 2025. Its published findings, by year:
| Finding | Soft Feel | Supersoft |
|---|---|---|
| Driver spin, low speed (2025) | Among the three lowest-spinning balls tested | Among the three lowest-spinning balls tested |
| Driver flight (2025) | Among the lowest flights, "ionomer offerings" | Among the lowest flights |
| Iron distance (2025) | Recommended for high-speed iron distance | Not singled out |
| Driver total distance, low speed, about 86 mph (2025) | Not singled out | 223.9 yards, third-longest of 44 |
| Driver distance, high speed (2025) | Not singled out | 312.7 yards, second-shortest of 44; 163 mph ball speed against 168 for the Chrome Tour Triple Diamond |
| Wedge spin, 35 yards (2025) | Not singled out | 4,381 rpm, described as low |
| Driver ball speed (2026) | One of "the four slowest balls in the test" | "The softest ball in the test ... was also the slowest" |
| Iron distance and flight (2026) | Named among the mid-speed iron distance leaders | Nominally second-fastest off the 7-iron at mid speed, inside an 18-ball statistical tie with the field spread under 1.5 mph; high iron flight |
| Wedge spin (2026) | 4,595 rpm, the highest-spinning ionomer ball in the test, 36th overall | Not singled out |
The 2026 results differ by club. Off the driver, both balls are slow, and the Supersoft is the slowest of all. Off the irons, both are near the front, the Soft Feel by name and the Supersoft nominally, inside a tie so tight the ranking barely means anything. MyGolfSpy credits the Supersoft's low-speed distance in 2025 to its low spin. Note that the 2025 result is total distance and the 2026 result is ball speed, so they do not add up to one verdict. What they support is narrower: if you swing fast, neither ball is the one for the driver; if you swing slowly, the Supersoft's speed claim has one measured result behind it.
Side by SideClaim beside measurement
| Maker says | Measured |
|---|---|
| Callaway: "designed for increased ball speed" | Callaway does not say increased over what. Slowest ball in MyGolfSpy's 2026 test off the driver; nominally second-fastest off the 7-iron, inside a statistical tie |
| Callaway: "control, and spin from tee-to-green" | Low driver spin, which is what most golfers want; 4,381 rpm on a 35-yard wedge in 2025, described as low |
| Srixon: "soft without compromise" | One of the four slowest balls off the driver in 2026; among the iron distance leaders the same year |
| Srixon: cover "provides more greenside spin" | Srixon does not say more than what. 4,595 rpm on the 2026 wedge test, the highest-spinning ionomer ball but 36th overall |
| Srixon: compression 58 | No independent gauge published |
None of this makes either ball bad. Golf Digest's 2026 Hot List gives both a silver, at "$25", and describes the Supersoft's feel as "pillowy" and the Soft Feel as "soft feel without distance loss." Golf Monthly called the 2021 Supersoft "unbelievable value" and the 2023 Soft Feel "an ideal ball for those who like a good quality softer ball at a competitive price." Both trail the leading urethane balls for greenside spin, and both keep driver spin low, which is what most of their buyers want.
The PickWhich one, for whom
Soft Feel costs two dollars a dozen less at the makers' own prices, prints its compression on the sheet and the listing, and is the one MyGolfSpy names for iron distance and the higher-spinning of the two on the wedge test. The 14th generation also comes in a Lady version at 56 and in three Brite colours.
Supersoft if your driver speed is on the slow side and you want the yards the low-speed robot found in 2025, or if you want the softest thing on the shelf and can live with the sample variation Ball Lab keeps finding. It is also the one with the most independent data behind it, which is a strange kind of recommendation, but a real one: you know more about its flaws than about the Soft Feel's.
What neither is: a ball for a fast swinger with the driver, or for anyone who chose it for urethane-level spin. If that is you, the compression chart is where the makers' published numbers for the whole market sit side by side, and soft versus distance balls covers the trade you are actually making.
RelatedNearby decisions
If the reason you are here is a slow swing, golf balls for slow swing speeds covers the whole low-compression field, and the ball speed chart will tell you whether you are actually in that group. If it is budget, balls under $25 a dozen is the list both of these sit on.
FAQQuick answers
Which is softer, the Srixon Soft Feel or the Callaway Supersoft?
The Supersoft, by every independent gauge. Srixon publishes 58 for the Soft Feel. Callaway publishes no number, and the readings taken on the Supersoft are 41 (Today's Golfer, 2025), 44 (MyGolfSpy, 2026) and 47 (MyGolfSpy, 2023 model).
What compression is the Callaway Supersoft?
Callaway does not publish one. The 38 quoted everywhere comes from a 2017 review of an older generation. Independent readings on the 2023 and 2025 balls are 47, 41 and 44, with MyGolfSpy's 2026 sample of 36 balls ranging from about 40 to 54.
Which goes further?
It depends on your speed. In MyGolfSpy's 2025 robot test the Supersoft was third-longest of 44 balls at low driver speed and second-shortest at high speed. In 2026 both balls were among the four slowest off the driver, while off the irons the Soft Feel was named among the distance leaders and the Supersoft was nominally second-fastest inside a statistical tie. MyGolfSpy also recommended the Soft Feel for high-speed iron distance in 2025.
Do these balls spin around the green?
Less than a urethane ball. On MyGolfSpy's wedge tests the Supersoft spun 4,381 rpm in 2025, described as low, and the Soft Feel 4,595 rpm in 2026, the highest of the ionomer balls but 36th overall. They are two-piece ionomer balls; that is the trade.
Is the Srixon Soft Feel 58 or 60 compression?
Srixon listed 60 for the tenth through thirteenth generations and lists 58 for the fourteenth, the 2025 ball, with the Lady version at 56. No independent gauge reading has been published for either.
Which is cheaper?
The Soft Feel, by two dollars a dozen at the makers' own prices: $24.99 against $26.99 in September 2026. Golf Digest lists both at $25 on its 2026 Hot List, and street prices move.