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Golf Tips For Beginners
Titleist Logo Golf Balls - More Than Simply A Case Of Advertising
When you watch the golfing greats such as Tiger Woods have you ever wondered just how it is possible to generate so much energy when hitting the golf ball that it can be sent on its way with such tremendous height and speed? Well, in order to produce the energy required there are two factors which are brought into play, one of which is the construction of the golf ball.
There is a great deal which manufacturers can do to influence a golf ball's performance during manufacture and when you see players using such things as Titleist logo golf balls then this may not simply a case of "showing off". This said, golf balls also have to conform to standards which are laid down by the United States Golf Association (USGA) and these standards state, amongst other things, that a golf ball must be spherical in shape with a diameter of not less than 1.68 inches and a weight of not more than 1.62 ounces.
This is not the end of the story however and manufacturers have to supply the USGA with examples of all new balls before they are released for sale so that they can be thoroughly tested.
The USGA uses a very sophisticated robotic hitting machine known as the Iron Byron to test golf balls which, for example, tests to see that balls cannot travel at more than 250 feet per second (about 170 miles per hour) and that they cannot reach a distance of more than 280 yards, with a tolerance of not greater than 6 percent.
The purpose of such testing is simply to create a level playing field for professional golfers and to ensure that it is the skill of the golfer which is being tested in a game of golf and not simply a matter of which golfer has the ball that will travel farthest.
However, because of these rules, competition does exist between the manufacturers to exploit such things as tolerances to the limit and also to provide other capabilities (such as spin) which are not so heavily regulated. This means that such things as Titleist logo golf balls may well speak more to the performance of the ball than simply to its advertising capabilities.
While on the subject of golf balls, it is also worth taking just a moment to say a word about golf ball construction.
Golf balls have either a two or three part design and can be made from a variety of different materials. Cheaper golf balls are typically made from a form of synthetic rubber known as surlyn, while middle range balls are made out of synthetic balata which many more experienced golfers prefer because it makes the ball slightly softer and gives it greater spin. For beginners a two piece golf ball is often the best choice as it tends to have less spin and so produces fewer poor shots when you are still learning to control the ball.
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