 |
| 150 Titleist Pro V1 V 1 ProV1 Golf Balls MINT AAAAA 2010 Model Priority Mail | |
 |
$300.00 Time Remaining: 1d 8h 55m Buy It Now for only: $300.00 |
| Titleist Pro V1 2012 120 USED Golf Balls Mint AAAAA 5A Quality Golfballs 10 DZN | |
 |
$300.00 Time Remaining: 12d 22h 45m Buy It Now for only: $300.00 |
| 120 Titleist Pro V1 Mint 2012 Used Golf Balls Mint 5A AAAAA Prov1 Golfballs | |
 |
$275.08 Time Remaining: 23d 7m Buy It Now for only: $275.08 |
| RARE MINT SCOTTY CAMERON CALIFORNIA DEL MAR 34MALLET PUTTER+FREE NEW GOLF BALLS | |
 |
$262.99 Time Remaining: 20d 23h 30m Buy It Now for only: $262.99 |
| 10 Dozen Titleist Pro V1X Mint 2012 Used Golf Balls Mint 5A AAAAA Prov1X | |
 |
$275.08 Time Remaining: 23d 44m Buy It Now for only: $275.08 |
| Titleist Pro V1 2012 120 USED Golf Balls Near Mint AAAA 4A Quality 10 DZN | |
 |
$270.00 Time Remaining: 13d 17m Buy It Now for only: $270.00 |
| Titleist Pro V1 2012 120 Refinished Used Golf Balls AAAAA Mint Quality 10 Dozen | |
 |
$260.00 Time Remaining: 12d 22h 30m Buy It Now for only: $260.00 |
| Bridgestone Tour B330 120 Used Golf Balls AAAAA MINT 5A Quality 10 Dozen | |
 |
$240.00 Time Remaining: 29d 22h 18m Buy It Now for only: $240.00 |
| 12 DZ 2010 OFFICIAL TITLEIST PRO V1X MINT GOLF BALLS | |
 |
$234.99 Time Remaining: 29d 12m Buy It Now for only: $234.99 |
| Titleist Pro V1 2008 120 Used Golf Balls Mint AAAAA 5A Quality Golfballs 10 DZN | |
 |
$225.00 Time Remaining: 29d 53m Buy It Now for only: $225.00 |
| Srixon ZURC 120 Used Golf Balls Mint AAAAA 5A Quality Golfballs 10 Dozen | |
 |
$225.00 Time Remaining: 29d 58m Buy It Now for only: $225.00 |
| 12 DZ 2010 OFFICIAL TITLEIST PRO V1 MINT GOLF BALLS | |
 |
$234.99 Time Remaining: 29d 3h 42m Buy It Now for only: $234.99 |
| 100 MINT Titleist Pro V1X 2012 AAAAA Used Golf Balls | |
 |
$222.50 (14 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 5h 22m |
| Titleist Pro V1 2010 120 Refinished USED Golf Balls Mint AAAAA 5A Quality 10 DZN | |
 |
$220.00 Time Remaining: 28d 23h 55m Buy It Now for only: $220.00 |
| Srixon Z Star 120 Used Golf Balls Mint AAAAA 5A Quality Golfballs 10 Dozen | |
 |
$220.00 Time Remaining: 28d 23h 55m Buy It Now for only: $220.00 |
| 12 Dz Official Bridgestone B330RX Mint golf balls | |
 |
$223.95 Time Remaining: 2d 2h 52m Buy It Now for only: $223.95 |
| 12 DZ OFFICIAL TITLEIST PRO V1X MINT USED GOLF BALLS | |
 |
$219.99 Time Remaining: 28d 22h 18m Buy It Now for only: $219.99 |
| 12 DZ OFFICIAL TITLEIST PRO V1 MINT USED GOLF BALLS | |
 |
$219.99 Time Remaining: 29d 1h 49m Buy It Now for only: $219.99 |
| 100 Titleist Pro V1 V 1 ProV1 Golf Balls MINT AAAAA 2010 Model Priority Mail | |
 |
$200.00 Time Remaining: 14d 8h 34m Buy It Now for only: $200.00 |
| Callaway Tour i s 120 Used Golf Balls AAAAA MINT 5A Quality 10 Dozen | |
 |
$199.99 Time Remaining: 29d 22h 20m Buy It Now for only: $199.99 |
| Callaway iX 120 Refinished Used Golf Balls AAAAA 5A MINT Quality 10 Dozen | |
 |
$199.99 Time Remaining: 29d 22h 20m Buy It Now for only: $199.99 |
| 12 Dz Official Bridgestone B330S Mint golf balls | |
 |
$209.95 Time Remaining: 2d 2h 52m Buy It Now for only: $209.95 |
| 12 Dz Official Taylormade TP LDP Red Mint golf balls | |
 |
$206.95 Time Remaining: 2d 2h 52m Buy It Now for only: $206.95 |
| 12 Dz Official Taylormade TP LDP Black Mint golf balls | |
 |
$206.95 Time Remaining: 17d 1h 7m Buy It Now for only: $206.95 |
| 300 Strata Mix MINT AAAAA Used Golf Balls | |
 |
$187.54 Time Remaining: 24d 1h 52m Buy It Now for only: $187.54 |
| Nike One Tour 120 Used Golf Balls Mint AAAAA 5A Quality Golfballs 10 Dozen | |
 |
$190.00 Time Remaining: 29d 1h 5m Buy It Now for only: $190.00 |
| Callaway Tour iz 120 Used Golf Balls AAAAA MINT 5A Quality 10 Dozen | |
 |
$190.00 Time Remaining: 29d 22h 20m Buy It Now for only: $190.00 |
| 100 Mint Callaway Tour is Used Golf Balls Super Close Out sale | |
 |
$198.95 Time Remaining: 20d 2h 24m Buy It Now for only: $198.95 |
| 100 Mint Callaway Tour ix Used Golf Balls Super Close Out sale | |
 |
$198.95 Time Remaining: 20d 23h 20m Buy It Now for only: $198.95 |
| 100 Mint Callaway Tour iz Used Golf Balls Super Close Out sale | |
 |
$198.95 Time Remaining: 20d 23h 20m Buy It Now for only: $198.95 |
| 100 Srixon ZStar Mint Used Golf Balls | |
 |
$188.99 Time Remaining: 19d 22h 41m Buy It Now for only: $188.99 |
| Nike One Tour 120 Refinished USED Golf Balls Mint AAAAA 5A Quality 10 Dozen | |
 |
$188.00 Time Remaining: 29d 1h 5m Buy It Now for only: $188.00 |
| 300 Titleist Mix Near MINT Golfballs Used Golf Balls | |
 |
$167.99 Time Remaining: 12d 23h 34m Buy It Now for only: $167.99 |
| Titleist Pro V1 2010 120 Used Golf Balls Near Mint AAAA 4A Quality Golfballs | |
 |
$180.00 Time Remaining: 29d 50m Buy It Now for only: $180.00 |
| Bridgestone E7 120 Used Golf Balls AAAAA MINT 5A Quality 10 Dozen | |
 |
$180.00 Time Remaining: 29d 22h 18m Buy It Now for only: $180.00 |
| Bridgestone E6+ 120 Used Golf Balls AAAAA MINT 5A Quality 10 Dozen | |
 |
$180.00 Time Remaining: 29d 22h 18m Buy It Now for only: $180.00 |
| Callaway HX Tour 120 Used Golf Balls Mint AAAAA 5A Quality Golfballs 10 Dozen | |
 |
$180.00 Time Remaining: 29d 22h 20m Buy It Now for only: $180.00 |
| Callaway HX Tour 120 Refinished USED Golf Balls Mint AAAAA 5A Quality 10 Dozen | |
 |
$180.00 Time Remaining: 29d 22h 20m Buy It Now for only: $180.00 |
| Titleist Pro V1 2010 Refinished 120 Used Golf Balls Near Mint AAAA 4A Quality | |
 |
$179.99 Time Remaining: 28d 3h 21m Buy It Now for only: $179.99 |
| 12 DZ 2010 TITLEIST PRO V1 NEAR MINT USED GOLF BALLS | |
 |
$189.95 Time Remaining: 28d 5h 54m Buy It Now for only: $189.95 |
| 12 DZ 2010 TITLEIST PRO V1X NEAR MINT USED GOLF BALLS | |
 |
$189.95 Time Remaining: 28d 7h 12m Buy It Now for only: $189.95 |
| 100 Callaway Tour is Mint Used Golf balls | |
 |
$177.99 Time Remaining: 22d 7h 29m Buy It Now for only: $177.99 |
| 300 Mint Yellow Mix AAAAA Used Golf Balls Mixed Brands | |
 |
$185.20 Time Remaining: 4h 35m Buy It Now for only: $185.20 |
| Bridgestone E7 Refinished 120 Used Golf Balls Mint AAAAA 5A Quality Golfballs | |
 |
$175.00 Time Remaining: 29d 22h 18m Buy It Now for only: $175.00 |
| 300 Nike Mix MINT Golfballs Used Golf Balls BULK Mint | |
 |
$153.99 Time Remaining: 11d 1h 3m Buy It Now for only: $153.99 |
| 96 MINT AAAAA TITLEIST PRO V1 2010 MODEL GOLF BALLS FIRST QUALITY | |
 |
$179.99 Time Remaining: 2d 21h 19m Buy It Now for only: $179.99 |
| 100 TITLEIST PRO V1 392 MINT GOLF BALLS Free Shipping | |
 |
$179.99 Time Remaining: 6d 46m Buy It Now for only: $179.99 |
| Callaway Tour iz 120 Used Golf Balls Near Mint AAAA 4A Quality 10 Dozen | |
 |
$170.00 Time Remaining: 27d 22h 51m Buy It Now for only: $170.00 |
| Srixon Z UR 120 Used Golf Balls Mint AAAAA 5A Quality Golfballs 10 Dozen | |
 |
$170.00 Time Remaining: 29d 58m Buy It Now for only: $170.00 |
| 12 DZ TITLEIST PRO V1X NEAR MINT USED GOLF BALLS | |
 |
$179.95 Time Remaining: 7h 7m Buy It Now for only: $179.95 |
| 100 Srixon Z Star X Mint golf balls | |
 |
$179.95 Time Remaining: 20h 46m Buy It Now for only: $179.95 |
| 12 DZ TITLEIST PRO V1 NEAR MINT USED GOLF BALLS | |
 |
$179.95 Time Remaining: 27d 6h 6m Buy It Now for only: $179.95 |
| 100 Nike One Tour Mint AAAAA Used Golf Balls | |
 |
$168.99 Time Remaining: 6d 19h 59m Buy It Now for only: $168.99 |
| Bridgestone E6 120 Refinished USED Golf Balls Mint AAAAA 5A Quality Golfballs | |
 |
$166.00 Time Remaining: 29d 22h 18m Buy It Now for only: $166.00 |
| Titleist PRO V1x 2011 100 Near Mint AAAA Used Golf Balls | |
 |
$168.95 Time Remaining: 22d 7h 15m Buy It Now for only: $168.95 |
| Titleist NXT Tour 120 Used Golf Balls MINT AAAAA 5A Quality Golfballs 10 Dozen | |
 |
$166.00 Time Remaining: 29d 54m Buy It Now for only: $166.00 |
| Nike One Platinum 120 Refinished USED Golf Balls Mint AAAAA 5A Quality 10 Dozen | |
 |
$166.00 Time Remaining: 29d 1h 5m Buy It Now for only: $166.00 |
| 100 Callaway Tour ix Near Mint AAAA Used Golf Balls | |
 |
$164.99 Time Remaining: 19d 1h 17m Buy It Now for only: $164.99 |
| 100 Srixon ZStar Near Mint AAAA Used Golf Balls | |
 |
$162.99 Time Remaining: 19d 22h 41m Buy It Now for only: $162.99 |
| Bridgestone E6 120 Used Golf Balls AAAAA MINT 5A Quality 10 Dozen | |
 |
$160.00 Time Remaining: 29d 22h 18m Buy It Now for only: $160.00 |
| 110 AAAAA MINT TITLEIST PRO V1 GOLF BALLS | |
 |
$160.00 Time Remaining: 2d 2h 45m Buy It Now for only: $185.00 |
| 60 Mint AAAAA Srixon Z Star Used Golf Balls | |
 |
$157.19 Time Remaining: 17d 4h 37m Buy It Now for only: $157.19 |
| 100 Titleist PRO V1 PROV1 MINT USED GOLF BALLS | |
 |
$169.99 Time Remaining: 7d 1h 8m Buy It Now for only: $169.99 |
| 100 Titleist Pro V1 2010 Mint Used Recycled Golf Balls AAAAA | |
 |
$169.99 Time Remaining: 9d 1h 27m Buy It Now for only: $169.99 |
| Titleist Pro V1 2008 120 Used Golf Balls Near Mint AAAA 4A Quality Golfballs | |
 |
$160.00 Time Remaining: 13d 45m Buy It Now for only: $160.00 |
| Nike One Tour D 120 Used Golf Balls Mint AAAAA 5A Quality Golfballs 10 Dozen | |
 |
$160.00 Time Remaining: 29d 1h 5m Buy It Now for only: $160.00 |
| Nike One Platinum 120 Used Golf Balls Mint AAAAA 5A Quality Golfballs 10 Dozen | |
 |
$160.00 Time Remaining: 29d 1h 5m Buy It Now for only: $160.00 |
| Srixon Z UR 120 Used Golf Balls Near Mint AAAA 4A Quality Golfballs 10 Dozen | |
 |
$160.00 Time Remaining: 29d 1h 41m Buy It Now for only: $160.00 |
| Titleist PRO V1 2011 100 Near Mint AAAA Used Golf Balls | |
 |
$168.95 Time Remaining: 18h 26m Buy It Now for only: $168.95 |
| Titleist PRO V1 2011 100 Near Mint AAAA Used Golf Balls | |
 |
$168.95 Time Remaining: 22d 5h 42m Buy It Now for only: $168.95 |
| Titleist PRO V1x 2011 100 Near Mint AAAA Used Golf Balls | |
 |
$168.95 Time Remaining: 22d 7h 36m Buy It Now for only: $168.95 |
| 100 Callaway Tour iz Mint Used Golf balls | |
 |
$167.99 Time Remaining: 23h 21m Buy It Now for only: $167.99 |
| Bridgestone E5 120 Refinished USED Golf Balls Mint AAAAA 5A Quality Golfballs | |
 |
$155.00 Time Remaining: 29d 22h 18m Buy It Now for only: $155.00 |
| 12 Dozen Bridgestone B330RX Near Mint golf balls | |
 |
$165.95 Time Remaining: 2d 2h 52m Buy It Now for only: $165.95 |
| 100 AAAA AAAA+ Titleist Pro V1 V 1 HIGH GRADE near mint Golf Balls | |
 |
$149.00 Time Remaining: 2d 19h 29m |
| 300 MINT Pinnacle Mix Used Golf Balls Free Tees 25 Dozen | |
 |
$161.50 Time Remaining: 24d 4h 30m Buy It Now for only: $161.50 |
| 12 Dozen Bridgestone B330S Near Mint golf balls | |
 |
$160.95 Time Remaining: 2d 2h 52m Buy It Now for only: $160.95 |
| 300 Near MINT Strata Mix Golfballs Used Golf Balls | |
 |
$130.66 Time Remaining: 23d 22h 3m Buy It Now for only: $130.66 |
| 96 TITLEIST PRO V1 GOLF BALLS MINT AAAAA FIRST QUALITY | |
 |
$159.99 Time Remaining: 18h 37m Buy It Now for only: $159.99 |
| 50 Titleist Pro V1 2012 MINT Refinished Golf Balls | |
 |
$124.99 Time Remaining: 24d 13h 12m Buy It Now for only: $124.99 |
| 100 Nike One Tour Near Mint AAAA Used Golf Balls | |
 |
$149.99 Time Remaining: 17d 4h 53m Buy It Now for only: $149.99 |
| Titleist PRO V1x 2010 100 Near Mint AAAA Used Golf Balls | |
 |
$150.95 Time Remaining: 22d 7h 15m Buy It Now for only: $150.95 |
| 12 Dozen Taylormade TP LDP Red Near Mint golf balls | |
 |
$157.95 Time Remaining: 2d 2h 52m Buy It Now for only: $157.95 |
| 12 Dozen Taylormade TP LDP Black Near Mint golf balls | |
 |
$157.95 Time Remaining: 20d 23h 16m Buy It Now for only: $157.95 |
| Titleist Pro V1 201260 USED Golf Balls Mint AAAAA 5A Quality Golfballs 5 DZN | |
 |
$147.36 Time Remaining: 13d 1h 16m Buy It Now for only: $147.36 |
| GOLF BALL CUDAHYS PURITAN MINT MESH SQUARE DIMPLE RARE GREEN PRINT SQUARE | |
 |
$150.00 Time Remaining: 29d 8h 59m Buy It Now for only: $150.00 |
| 300 Mint Pinnacle Gold AAAAA Used Golf Balls 25 Dozen | |
 |
$154.88 Time Remaining: 10d 5h 48m Buy It Now for only: $154.88 |
| 100 Srixon Z Star Tour Mint Used Recycled Golf Balls AAAAA | |
 |
$154.99 Time Remaining: 7d 8h 22m Buy It Now for only: $154.99 |
| 96 AAAA Near Mint Titleist Pro V1 2010 used golf balls BLOW OUT | |
 |
$154.99 Time Remaining: 18d 3h 44m Buy It Now for only: $154.99 |
| Srixon Tri Speed 120 Used Golf Balls Mint AAAAA 5A Quality Golfballs 10 Dozen | |
 |
$145.00 Time Remaining: 29d 58m Buy It Now for only: $145.00 |
| 100 Bridgestone Tour B330 S Near Mint Used Recycled Golf Balls AAAA | |
 |
$152.99 Time Remaining: 8d 8h 55m Buy It Now for only: $152.99 |
| Titleist PRO V1 2010 100 Near Mint AAAA Used Golf Balls | |
 |
$150.95 Time Remaining: 22d 5h 42m Buy It Now for only: $150.95 |
| Titleist PRO V1 2010 100 Near Mint AAAA Used Golf Balls | |
 |
$150.95 Time Remaining: 22d 5h 42m Buy It Now for only: $150.95 |
| Titleist PRO V1x 2010 100 Near Mint AAAA Used Golf Balls | |
 |
$150.95 Time Remaining: 22d 7h 36m Buy It Now for only: $150.95 |
| 118 MINT AAAAA+ CALLAWAY TOUR i z GOLF BALLS FIRST QUALITY | |
 |
$149.99 Time Remaining: 2d 20h 21m Buy It Now for only: $149.99 |
| 100 Callaway Tour iz Mint Used Recycled Golf Balls AAAAA | |
 |
$149.99 Time Remaining: 8d 8h 30m Buy It Now for only: $149.99 |
| 72 Titleist PRO V1 PROV1 MINT USED GOLF BALLS | |
 |
$149.99 Time Remaining: 20d 13h 27m Buy It Now for only: $149.99 |
| Callaway Tour iX 120 Used Golf Balls AAAA Near Mint 4A Quality 10 DZN | |
 |
$140.00 Time Remaining: 27d 23h 42m Buy It Now for only: $140.00 |
| Nike One Platinum 120 Used Golf Balls Near Mint AAAA 4A Quality Golfballs | |
 |
$140.00 Time Remaining: 28d 3h 4m Buy It Now for only: $140.00 |
| Callaway Tour i 120 Used Golf Balls Near Mint AAAA 4A Quality Golfballs 10 Dozen | |
 |
$140.00 Time Remaining: 29d 22h 20m Buy It Now for only: $140.00 |
Mint Golfballs
Thanks for visiting. We"ve got some great Mint Golfballs information for you, so please browse around. If you"re looking for a particular Mint Golfballs product, we"ve found Ebay to be a great source. A few auctions are listed for your convenience.
A History of the Golf Ball, by Knetgolf
Knetgolf.com is the world's largest internet retailer of premium used and recycled golf balls, carrying over 200 different types of balls. But how did these balls come to be? What is their history?
The common golf ball has undergone many upgrades and enhancements throughout its long life. With the first recognizable form of the game of golf being played in Scotland in the early 1400's, the golf ball has had nearly 600 years to evolve.
The evolution of the golf ball highlights the major changes in the game of golf and depicts important golf landmarks during the long evolution of the game. The development of the golf club, the golf course, and the rules of the game were affected by the evolution of the golf ball itself. The balance (and debate) between technology and tradition is as old as the game of golf itself. One can even argue that when it comes to golf, yesterday's technologies are today's traditions.
Today, 50 million golfers worldwide play 900 million rounds on some 25,000 golf courses each and every year. Clearly, the game of golf has become incredibly popular, and the resulting industry is big business.
Four Stages in the Evolution of the Golf Ball
Although it is likely that the very first golf balls were nothing more than round rocks or pebbles, there are four distinctly recognizable stages in the evolution of the golf ball:
Wooden Golf Balls
There is no question that the first games of golf, as we know it today, were played using wooden golf balls. Wooden golf balls were the first man made golf balls, and although information is scant, it would be a pretty safe bet to assume that a wooden golf ball had some rather interesting playing characteristics.
Harboring their roots in the early 1400's on the Eastern Coast of Scotland, these original wooden golf balls were inefficient at best and likely made of hardwoods such as Beech or Boxroot. Wooden clubs were the golf club of choice, which in conjunction with the wood balls would have made your friendly game of golf a rather jarring experience.
Wooden golf balls were used up until the seventeenth century, when the feathery ball was invented.
Feathery Golf Balls (Feather Stuffed Leather Covered Golf Balls)
The first "real" golf ball was known as a "feathery"golf ball. Basically, the feathery was a leather sack filled with boiled goose feathers, then stitched up and painted. Feathery golf balls were expensive to make easily damaged and only the privileged few could afford to use them.
Although the era of the feathery golf ball may have started in the early 1400's and run until the late 1840's, it is believed that it was in 1618 that a new type of golf ball was created by handcrafting a cowhide sphere stuffed with goose feathers. The feathery golf balls were manufactured while the leather and feathers were still wet, and as the leather shrunk while drying, the feathers expanded to create a hardened, compact ball. The Feathery was then painted and sold, often for more than the price of a golf club.
The time-consuming processes involved in creating a Feathery golf ball ensured that the price was out of reach of the masses. Though expensive, this type of ball had great flight characteristics and made the wooden ball virtually obsolete. For some three centuries the Feathery was the standard, only to be replaced with the advent of the Gutta Percha ball.
Amazing longevity when you consider that:
It took a bucket of boiled goose feathers to make a single Feathery golf ball.
A skilled Feathery golf ball maker could only produce about four of them in a day.
It was virtually impossible to make a truly round Feathery golf ball.
A player may have gotten as few as 2 rounds out of a Feathery golf ball.
If gotten wet, the Feathery golf ball would come apart.
It's hard to imagine being able to keep any type of golf ball dry during a round of golf on the Scottish links.
Gutty Golf Balls
It wasn't until 1848 that Rev. Dr. Robert Adams began creating golf balls out of Gutta Percha "Gutty". The Gutty golf ball was created from the dried sap of the Sapodilla tree. It had a rubber-like feel and was formed into ball shapes by heating it up and shaping it while hot.
The arrival of the gutta percha ball or "gutty", as it was called, revolutionized the game of golf and allowed its spread to the masses. The gutty period lasted from 1848 until the late 1890's. A mere blink of an eye when compared to the feathery, but the Gutty had a much greater impact on the game of golf, due to its affordability, playability and durability.
The first Gutty golf balls were hand made, formed smooth and wore three coats of paint. But then it was discovered that brand new guttys had more of a tendency to duck than those gutties scuffed up from play. Hence the practice of nicking the balls with a hammer. That's right, almost by accident, it was discovered that golf balls with improperly smoothed surfaces often flew straighter and further than their smooth counterpart.
Thus the "Hand Hammered Gutta Ball" was formed. These golf balls were hammered with a consistent pattern throughout with a sharp edged hammer. Dimples were incorporated into the iron molds that followed. Less paint was also discovered to be beneficial, and paint application was reduced from three to two coats.
Learn more about Golf Ball Dimple Shape, Alignment and the Dimple Effect.
Handmade Gutty Balls soon gave way to metal presses which in turn made golf affordable for the lower income golfer. Golf truly became the sport for the masses. "The Bramble" design, with its minute bulges resembling a Brambleberry, became the most popular design of the Gutta Percha era golf ball. The Brambleberry pattern was even carried over into a few brands of the more recent rubber core golf balls.
Rubber Core Golf Balls
The advent of the rubber core golf ball changed the face of the game of golf as we knew it. This new design was invented in 1898 by Coburn Haskell in association with the BF Goodrich Company. This new and unique golf ball construction and design featured a solid rubber core, high tension rubber thread wrapped around the core, and a Gutta Percha cover.
The more modern rubber core golf ball replaced the gutty in 1899. However, the rubber core golf ball of the day did not meet with immediate success. Golfers complained that while the rubber cored golf balls were longer off of the tee they were far too lively on and around the greens. Once Walter Travis won the U.S. amateur golf championship while playing with one, the gutty ball soon became obsolete.
This new breed of golf ball also featured a much larger variety of outer designs for improved airflow. The mesh, reverse mesh and Bramble designs gave way to the dimple pattern first used in 1908.
Exhaustive golf ball design testing has been done with a multitude of different cores. At one point, a small sac of water was substituted for the rubber core. Steal, lead and glycerin were tried to no avail. Eventually, most golf ball manufacturers settled on one form of rubber or another. The composition of the rubber used is a closely guarded trade secret. Rubber thread was wound around the rubber core, as tightly as possible and a cover of Balata was applied.
Continued Evolution of Golf Ball Design
Today, two piece solid Syrlin covered balls are more popular with amateur golfers, as they tend to be more durable than Balata. Syrilin golf balls are longer and straighter as well. Many pros however, are still devoted to the soft and lively Balata balls, since they can get the distance needed and prefer the added spin for control.
Currently golf ball technology has reached new levels of design. Still closely guarded, top golf ball manufacturers such as Callaway, Titleist, Pinnacle, Nike and others compete within a multi million dollar year industry for their due market share.
There is no question that the application of hi-tech science and technology has lead to the high-performance golf ball and the game of golf we play today.
Golf Ball Design and the USGA
The business of golf balls is not open ended, the characteristics of golf balls are strictly governed by rules. These rules determine such things as:
Golf ball weight
Golf ball size
Maximum initial velocity
Spherical integrity and symmetry
Combined carry and roll of the ball
These and other characteristics make up the framework that today's golf ball manufacturer's work within as they vie technologically with each other. The expression "a golf ball is a golf ball is a golf ball", simply does not apply. What appears to be just a small round object is in fact the product of many current leading-edge technologies.
Knetgolf carries over 200 different types of golf balls, in most brand names and in mint condition. You can get 50-80% off factory price. Check it out!
This week until Tuesday, get 25% off all your favourite golf balls at Knetgolf.com, using promo fall25.
Interested in winning 20 dozen of your favourite golf ball? Go to http://www.facebook.com/pages/Knetgolfcom/112741842767 for more info
twitter; www.twitter.com/knetgolf
Golf World at A Glance; www.knetgolf.tumblr.com
About the Author