ERC Soft is Callaway's premium soft ball, pairing a Hyper Elastic SoftFast Core with a hybrid cover and a GRIP urethane coating over what remains fundamentally an ionomer-class ball rather than a full cast-urethane cover. The 2025 version continues to carry Triple Track's high-visibility parallel-line alignment pattern, a feature that has become as much a selling point for the model as its distance performance.
A genuinely soft, forgiving strike with high launch and strong carry across swing speeds; short-game spin trails true urethane balls by a clear margin, so it stops less aggressively on firm greens.
Best for mid-to-low swing speeds who value soft feel, easy launch, and low driver spin over maximum greenside control; faster swingers or better players chasing precise wedge spin should look elsewhere in Callaway's lineup.
Plentiful in recycled-ball bins thanks to strong retail volume and Callaway's broad distribution — one of the easier premium-soft models to find cheap secondhand.
Reading is one thing — feeling it off the face is another. Book a bay and hit a sleeve before you buy anywhere.
