1. The Legendary History of
Golf Balls

2. How Golf Balls Were First Developed
As early as 1550
Golf started in Scotland
First balls used were wooden
Large nuts, and small rocks were also used if wooden balls were not available

3. Feather Golf Ball
1600s
Handcrafted ball made with goose feathers tightly packed into a horse or cow hide sphere
Makers would boil the feathers, and stitch the ball around the feathers
The feathers dried and expanded inside of the leather sphere, which made this ball hard
Very expensive

4. Gutta Percha Ball 1848 Made from the hardened sap of a gutta tree
Easily made in a mould
Could be repaired by reheating
Cheap to make
Could not fly as far as feather balls, so in 1880 patterns were added to the outside of the ball

5. Rubber Core Ball
1898
Spherical ball with notches that was solid rubber, and wrapped in rubber thread
Hit farther than the gutta ball
In 1905 William Taylor made the first ball with uniform dimples

6. Modern Golf Ball
2 Piece balls consist of a plastic outer layer and a rubber core (casual golfer)
3 Piece balls consist of a plastic/ synthetic outer layer with a middle layer of rubber thread, and an inner core made of either gel or hard rubber
All balls have dimples of some kind but the pattern depends on the manufacturer

7. The Taylor 5 Layer Ball The Ball of the Future Soft Urethane Cover
The firm and fast Outer Mantle
semi-firm and fast Middle Mantle
soft, fast Inner Mantle
extremely soft, low-compression core
The Ball of the Future