Through it all, for the vast majority of us, discount golf balls roll and fly just as straight.

And they are certainly a lot less painful to leave in the woods or send to a watery grave!  

And, like the rest of its golf equipment family, golf balls are engineered, patented, and marketed more than any other type of sporting equipment. 

And just like all the other types of golf equipment, there’s a definite marketing suggestion that a higher engineered more expensive ball will improve your game.

With golf balls technology has been the name of the game.

With so many types of golfers and golf swings on courses today, technology has tried to provide for all levels of players.

For the lower handicapper or better player a specific type of golf ball will add an element of confidence and performance that will enhance their game to a certain degree. But for most of, a bit of technology combined with good wholesale golf balls will fit our golf game nicely.

Let’s take a look at some of the inner and outer workings of the golf ball so you’ll have an understanding of the technology as you combine the material information with a good price on golf balls.

The driving force (no pun intended… I think) behind golf ball manufacturing is to create spin and distance. Golf ball technology has advanced now to give you three basic choices in the construction: two piece, three piece, and multi-layer. Certainly straight forward enough. Two piece golf balls are simply the outer layer and the core. The simplicity of this design allows for a harder core which will result in more distance (assuming you get the ball airborne) but, will impart less spin on the golf ball.

Three piece balls add a layer of wound rubber between the core and the outer skin. This has the affect of softening the blow between the club head and the ball. This provides a better feel and more spin, but a bit less distance.

Multi-layer balls are just that. Without going into the physics of ball flight, the short answer is that multi-layer golf balls is technology’s answer to providing, distance, spin, and feel into one ball. And if you haven’t concluded by now, the more layers you opt for the more you’ll probably pay. 

Play Good Golf!

Jeff O'Brien