There are roughly 800 million golf balls produced annually around the world. It’s estimated that around 300 million are lost or discarded each year. Even though Tiger Woods is under contract from Nike, he prefers to use a Titleist putter.
1) The reason for the dimples on a golf ball is to make it lighter?
2) The first golf balls were made out of leather?
3) Golf balls in the early 20th century had a liquid core?
4) The first trackable ball was used in the 70’s?
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1) Fake…it helps reduce the resistance to the wind.
2) Fake…they started out as wood in the 14th century. By the 15th century, leather made its appearance filled with animal hair.
3) Fact…and the fluid was caustic that caused numerous eye injuries to kids who dissected them.
4) Fact…in 1973, but were banned from competition.
