Nowadays, golf balls are characterized as 2-piece, 3-piece, etc in reference to the varying layers of rubber materials that make up the core of the ball. The covers are typically made of either urethane or surlyn. One of the age old questions, along with “are we alone in the universe?” and “what happens after life?”… [Continue Reading “What Are Golf Balls Made Of?”]
The golf club industry is extremely competitive. Immense research and development coupled with ever-growing production costs quickly swallow profits. We estimate that for the most successful golf companies, total profit is less than 4.5% of the cost of a golf club. That is a very slim profit margin. It is no wonder many companies have… [Continue Reading “3 Golf Companies That No Longer Manufacture Clubs”]
With each new product release, every golf company seems to tote about the revolutionary technology their product features. Manufacturers are always promising these new advancements will revolutionize the industry. If every clubbed delivered on their promises, we would all be shooting a lot less out on the golf course. How many of these “advancements” actually… [Continue Reading “6 Golf Clubs That Influenced The Industry”]
