A peek inside Callaway's factory reveals the complex anatomy of high-end golf balls

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Perfecting pro-grade golf balls requires a delicate balance of chemistry and engineering—and a whole lot of rubber.

a golf ball made before the dawn of the 21st century, and there’s a good chance you’ll find a messy tangle of tightly-wound rubber bands hugging a hard rubber core. That springy mass compresses when a club smacks the ball and rebounds as it launches into the air. Modern versions function around the same basic principle, but they rely on a fully solid core made of carefully engineered rubber compounds wrapped in meticulously measured layers of thermoplastic and urethane.

Take, for example, Callaway’s Chrome Soft line of balls: The spheres promise relatively low spin and high speed off the driver and irons, which helps with distance without sacrificing control on wedge shots around the green. As the Callaway has churned out these high-end balls from its Chicopee, Mass., factory, it’s become one of the fastest growing golf ball manufacturers in the world.

 

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