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| There are over 20M golfers in the United States, and over 1B golf balls are manufactured each year. Golf ball technology is quite complicated, requiring such diverse expertise as materials and aerodynamics. Early golf balls were solid wood spheres and then feather-filled leather balls. Many different technologies evolved during the 19th and 20th centuries ranging from rubber band wound balls covered in natural rubber to today's golf ball, which is most likely to be a solid rubber core surrounded by multiple layers of various thermoplastic or thermoset polymers. This talk will discuss that evolution and the material requirements that drive this industry. |
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Polymers in Sports
1:00 PM-2:00 PM, Sunday, April 6, 2008 Hilton New Orleans Riverside -- Grand Blrm C, Oral
Society Committee on Education |