Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this episode of Innovation, Joe King tells the full story of the golf ball. It starts in the 1400s with the feathery, a leather pouch stuffed with boiled goose feathers that cost more than a golf club, moves through the 1848 gutta-percha ball and the strange discovery that scuffed balls fly better than smooth ones, and lands in the modern arms race of cores, mantles, covers, and dimple patterns. Along the way you'll learn the actual physics: why backspin generates lift like an airplane wing, why a smooth ball goes nowhere, and what each layer inside a premium ball is engineered to do.
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🏌️ Watch our deep dive on the history of putters: youtu.be/-BdAWe8fJVQ
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In this episode of Innovation, Joe King tells the full story of the golf ball. It starts in the 1400s with the feathery, a leather pouch stuffed with boiled goose feathers that cost more than a golf club, moves through the 1848 gutta-percha ball and the strange discovery that scuffed balls fly better than smooth ones, and lands in the modern arms race of cores, mantles, covers, and dimple patterns. Along the way you'll learn the actual physics: why backspin generates lift like an airplane wing, why a smooth ball goes nowhere, and what each layer inside a premium ball is engineered to do.
⛳ Get the iON+ golf ball now (Buy 3 get 1 Free): pg1.performancegolf.com/ion-plus/media/pdp?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ball-history&utm_content=description#offer
🏌️ Watch our deep dive on the history of putters: youtu.be/-BdAWe8fJVQ
📺 Subscribe: youtube.com/@PerformanceGolfZone
