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Cover
The Cover is the outer-most layer of a golf ball. In premium golf balls including the Titleist Pro V1®, Pro V1x®, and Pro V1x Left Dash, the cover is Urethane Elastomer - a soft yet tough, synthetic...
Golf Ball Paint
The paint on a golf ball is about much more than aesthetics. Paint precision is a major focus in the golf ball manufacturing process because anytime you put a layer on the golf ball, aerodynamics are...
Ionomer
Ionomers are hard, durable plastics that are used in golf ball manufacturing. Ionomer blends are used to form casing layers in premium, tour-played golf balls (Titleist models include Pro V1®, Pro...
Dimples
Dimples are patterns of shallow indentations, typically spherical in shape that are applied to the surface of the golf ball cover. Golf ball scientists and engineers use dimples to optimize the...
Urethane Elastomer
Urethane Elastomer is a soft yet tough, synthetic polymeric material that is used to form the covers on premium, tour-played golf balls. There are two different types of urethane covers – cast...
Concentricity
In golf ball manufacturing, Concentricity is a measurement of the centeredness of each layer in the golf ball's construction. Concentricity impacts performance because the greater the concentricity of...
Thermoplastic
Once formed, materials that are thermoplastic can be melted and reshaped/reused. In golf ball manufacturing, this term applies to Urethane Elastomer, a soft yet tough, synthetic polymeric material...
Thermoset
Once formed, materials that are thermoset can not be melted and reshaped/reused. In golf ball manufacturing, this term applies to Urethane Elastomer, a soft yet tough, synthetic polymeric material...
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