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Conference 7.286::golf

Title:Welcome to the Golf Notes Conference!
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Created:Tue Feb 15 1994
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2129
Total number of notes:21499

1103.0. "What does the center of a TITLEIST ball contain?" by PINION::FANTASIA () Fri Oct 26 1990 16:08

    Does anyone know what is contained in the center of a "Titleist"
    Golf ball?  My son's class is entered in a contest and this is
    a question they must answer for early next week.
    
    Any help here would be appreciated.  My wife asked the pro shop in
    Marlboro.  The pro shop called the manufacturer, and their response
    was that it was a secret and they indicated that they would only
    release that information for medical reasons  They also warned about
    opening the balls as they claim that the ball is under pressure and
    could cause injury.
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1103.1tour or DT...???CSS::GORDONFri Oct 26 1990 16:5012
    Depends on which Titleist ball you look at....
    
    The Titleist Tour ball has a liquid center and I can believe they
    wouldn't tell what the liquid is.....
    
    However the Titleist DT ball has a solid center which is a
    solid rubber ball.......
    
    the liquid center ball could be dangerous to cut open, but the
    DT ball shouldn't be too bad or dangerous...
    
    
1103.2also....CSS::GORDONFri Oct 26 1990 16:554
    in .1 I forgot to mention that the only "under pressure" should
    be the liquid center balls center which is frozen before the windings
    are put on. Both balls centers are wound with yards/miles of elastic
    and cuts fairly eaisly if you can get through the cover material...
1103.3Contents of ball with liquid centerPINION::FANTASIAFri Oct 26 1990 18:196
    Thanks for the quick response.  I believe the specific ball the
    question is about has a liquid center.  If anyone has more specific
    information about the liquid and what it is, that would be helpful.
    
    					Thanks again,
    					Frank
1103.4Inquiring minds want to know...NHASAD::BROUILLETTEThink powder...Sun Oct 28 1990 20:061
    What kind of class is this question being asked in?
1103.5Unravelling elastic poses danger?TEAOFF::TUFTSMon Oct 29 1990 16:188
    Some of those balls are so tightly wound with miles of elastic, that
    removing the cover and releasing all that energy can cause the elastic
    to unravel so fast and with so much force they can injure someone.  I
    didn't realize they still constructed them that way. I know the older
    type of Titliest used to cut very easily with a club and kids would
    peal the cover off to get at the elastic.
    
    Sharon
1103.6GOLF magazine has article recently on golf ballsAKOV11::BREENMon Oct 29 1990 17:125
    very quickly GOLF magazine did have an article this year about balls
    and their construction - I will try to see if I still have it.  Perhaps
    someone else has it handy.
    
    bill
1103.7CATTS::MCGRATHTue Oct 30 1990 01:147
A couple of years ago I was sitting on an airplane watching the 
wings being de-iced.  Out of interest I asked one of the flight
attendants what it was they were spraying on the wings.  She responded
that she didn't know but would see if she could find out.  She came
back a few minutes later and pronounced proudly, "It's chemicals."

I don't suppose that "It's chemicals." would win your son any prizes, eh?
1103.8a shot of brandy maybe???CSS::GORDONTue Nov 06 1990 12:574
    re: .0
    
    so...for curious minds...what was the answer???
    
1103.9Water and Corn starchWALTA::LENEHANstick-emTue Nov 06 1990 13:2112
    
    
    
    	Hi,
    
    
    Rumor has it, a 3 piece balata ball contains water and corn starch...
    The didn't specify a brand name though.
    Eunhwa found an article in Golf Digest.
    
    
    	Walta
1103.10The answer with many thanks.PINION::FANTASIAThu Nov 08 1990 16:2913
    Hello and thanks to all those that responded.  The correct answer was
    that mentioned in .9.   The answer that was given to be correct was
    water and corn starch. 
    
    In response to what type of class this was for:  It was the Sixth grade
    class in Hudson, MA.  Apparently cable channel 61 has a contest  for
    students of various schools on their show called the "Sports Plan".
    The first school that calls in with the correct answer wins a prize. 
    The prize is usually something like a T-Shirt or baseball cap.
    
    						Thanks Again
    						Frank