All Day Golf – Golf clubs are used to hit a golf ball.

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Article by Rael Zieve

Golf clubs are used in the sport of golf to hit a golf ball. Originally falling into three broad categories namely.

Woods:

Originally with wooden heads and used to propel the ball for long distances from a tee or fairway. They have varying degrees of loft (angle of club face relative to ground).

Now used with titanium or composite heads.

Irons:

Originally with metal heads also with varying degrees of loft.

Putter:

Used to propel the ball short distances along the ground with optimum accuracy, usually on the putting green.

Various clubs are designed with the face of the club head, also called the “clubface”, having differing loft (the angle between a vertical plane and the clubface when the club is at rest).

It is loft that makes a golf ball leave the ground on an ascending trajectory, not an upward direction of swing: with the exception of the tee shot, the club actually hits the ball in a horizontal or slightly downward motion.

The impact of the clubface compresses the ball. Grooves on the clubface impart a counterclockwise (from a parallel view of the swing) spin, known as backspin, on the ball, that when combined with the rebounding effect of the ball, give it lift.

Typically, the greater the loft, the higher and shorter the resulting ball trajectory. With a few exceptions, golf clubs are labeled by a number; lower numbers denote progressively longer shaft lengths and lower clubface lofts.

While the variation of clubs can differ greatly between golfers, a set can have no greater than 14 clubs and generally consists of three woods, two wedges, a putter, and eight irons (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 irons, plus a pitching wedge). Some players opt to avoid some of the more difficult-to-hit longer irons in favor of higher-lofted “fairway” woods and extra “utility” wedges. In part, this reflects a pattern of design of clubs in which club manufacturers have reduced the lofts of the irons so that they can be used from longer distances. In effect, today’s 3-iron has a loft that is equivalent to a 2-iron of years ago.

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Golf Ball Technology by Knetgolf

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Golf Ball Technology

Knetgolf.com is the world’s largest internet retailer of premium used and recycled golf balls. With over 200 different types to choose from in different grades, Knetgolf offers a rich variety when choosing your recycled ball. But what about the science behind the golf ball? 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

The business of golf balls is not open ended, as 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 manufacturers work within as they vie technologically for sales and market share. 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.

Golf Ball Structure

Golf ball structures break down broadly into two basic categories: wound golf balls, which are the all too familiar conventional golf ball structure we all grew up with, and the solid golf ball which made its appearance in the 1980s. Ever since Bridgestone introduced the popular two-piece Altus golf ball back in Japan back in 1982, solid balls have achieved rapid penetration. Solid golf ball structure is now at the peak of its popularity, accounting for 95 percent of all golf balls sold in the Japanese market.

Wound golf ball structure is a direct descendant of the Hasket ball, invented in 1898. Solid golf ball structure on the other hand, has evolved from the one-piece golf ball that was first invented in 1966. Until recently, the general opinion among golfers has been that solid balls produced a hard feel upon impact, and that they offered poor spin control and over all performance. However, with the development of golf balls made of urethane resins, the ratio of professionals using solid balls at the 2000 US Open reached a striking 30 percent.

As such examples indicate, golf balls have evolved and are being improved in ways that increasingly meet golfers’ needs. Learn more about the Evolution of Golf Ball Construction.

Golf Balls, Golf Balls and more Golf Balls

There are more than 1,500 different kinds of golf balls that have been approved by the R&A and USGA. In addition, there are a large number of unproved golf balls available on the market as well. A typical golfer today can easily find a golf ball that has made the kind of progress expressed above.

The real message is that golfers should take the intuitive to try new golf balls, rather than staying with the same old golf ball experience. Today’s golf balls are different, no doubt about it, so take advantage of the technologies that are available to improve your golf game. By this — is meant simply that by experimenting with some of the many different golf balls available today, one may discover golf balls that more closely fit the style of your golf play.

The R&A and the USGA…

The R&A is golf’s world rules and development body and organizer of The Open Championship. It operates with the consent of more than 125 national and international, amateur and professional organizations, from over 110 countries and on behalf of an estimated 28 million golfers in Europe, Africa, Asia Pacific and The Americas (outside the USA and Mexico).

The United States Golf Association (USGA) is the game’s governing body in the United States and Mexico.

Golf Ball Rules

Yes, when it comes to the game of golf, the golf ball rules! However, that’s not quite what we mean when we say Golf Balls Rules.

With the rapid advancement of golf ball technology, there must be a limit to how technologically advanced one can make a golf ball. The USGA has set several guidelines regulating the construction and design of golf balls. To be recognized and approved by the USGA, a golf ball must meet the following standards:

Golf Ball Weight:
According to the USGA Rules of Golf, the weight of the golf ball shall not be greater than 1.620 ounces avoirdupois (45.93 gm).
The heavier the ball (to a point) the less it can be slowed downs by air resistance and therefore the further it would tend to fly. Hence the majority of the manufacturers produce golf balls with the maximum allowed weight of 1.620 oz./ 45.93 g.

Golf Ball Size:
According to the USGA Rules of Golf, the diameter of the ball shall not be less than 1.680 inches (42.67 mm).
A smaller golf ball will generally fly further than a larger one given the weight is equal. The reason for this is: having a smaller diameter ball means less air resistance. Moreover, the majority of the manufacturers produce golf balls with the minimal diameter of 1.680 inches / 42.67 mm.

Spherical Symmetry of the Golf Ball:
Golf balls must not be designed, manufactured or intentionally modified to have properties which differ from those of a spherically symmetrical ball.

Golf Ball Initial Velocity:
The initial velocity of the ball must not exceed the limit specified when measured by the USGA.

Golf Ball Overall Distance Standard:
Overall Distance Standard for golf balls is on file with USGA.
For the most part, all balls sold in the United States meet the above criteria and earn a place on a document known as the United States Golf Association (USGA) Conforming List — which includes many hundreds of models of golf balls.

As you can see, the technology and process behind the seemingly-simple golf ball is complex.

That tiny ball you hold in the palm of your hand is the product of centuries of experimentation and testing. Makes you appreciate it a little more, doesn’t it?

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A History of the Golf Ball, by Knetgolf

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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.

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Golf Putting Lesson – Putting – Repairing Ball Marks

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Golf Putting Lesson #29 – Putting – Repairing Ball Marks

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Golf Putting Lesson – Putting FAQ’s – Line on the Ball

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Golf Lesson #4 – Sunken Ball in Bunker

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In this 4th episode of “Minute w/ the Maestro”, watch as your HOST “Ana Rodriguez Larreta” explains how to hit a sunken ball bunker shot. Check back often to see more great golf tips using our Sweet Wood Hickory Shafted Irons, Putters and other fine luxury products.

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Golf Putting Lesson – Putting FAQ’s – Roll on the Ball

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Mr Bean – Golf ball ice cream

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OFFICIAL MR BEAN. Mr Bean hits his golf ball into a child’s icecream. He won’t break the rules of crazy golf so continues with his round, destroying the little boy’s snack in the process. From Tee Off Mr Bean.

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