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Polybutadiene
Polybutadiene is a synthetic polymer rubber material that serves as the chief ingredient used in the manufacture of golf ball Cores. Polybutadiene is a resilient material that is also widely used in...
Zinc Diacrylate
Compounds such as Zinc Diacrylate are added to the polybutadiene mixture during the manufacture of golf ball cores. Zinc Diacrylate is used to increase chemical Cross-linking. Ideally, the goal is a...
Compression
Compression can affect the speed, spin and trajectory of a shot. But compression is just one design element of many. Just knowing the compression of your golf ball will not tell you anything about its...
Core
The Core is the center-most component in a golf ball's construction. Broadly speaking, the aim in designing a golf ball core is to return a tremendous amount of energy when a force is applied to it....
RCT Golf Balls
Developed by Titleist Golf Ball R&D engineers, Radar Capture Technology (RCT®) significantly enhances the capture of golf ball launch data in an indoor environment. RCT works through radar reflective...
Smash Factor
The degree to which club speed is converted to ball speed is called Smash Factor (also referred to as Transfer Efficiency). Generally, on well struck shots using a driver, the ball speed will exceed...
Ball Speed
Ball Speed is the speed at which the ball leaves the club face along its initial path. While club speed is important in producing ball speed, it is not considered a true “launch condition” because...
Coefficient of Restitution (COR)
Coefficient of Restitution (COR) quantifies the efficiency of a collision. In golf, this relates to the energy transfer when a clubface impacts the golf ball. A clubface with a higher COR correlates...
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