ABSTRACT
The development of new materials in the golf ball industry over the past few years has fueled a virtual explosion of new product offerings that are transforming the game. No longer is there a clear choice between either a wound ball giving feel and control or a durable but hard two piece ball. Construction (i.e. simply wound versus 2-piece) no longer dictates performance. The critical design parameters are not whether the core is wound, solid, liquid filled, or balata or Surlyn covered but rather the hardness, thickness, and dynamic mechanical properties of the cover, the flexural properties of the ball, and size of the ball.
