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Ep. 5: The Story of the Golf Ball - 600 Years of Innovation

Ep. 5: The Story of the Golf Ball - 600 Years of Innovation

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Ever wonder how a simple golf ball shaped the entire game?

In this episode of Scrap to Scratch, Ryan Wimer (@MrFairways) traces the golf ball’s evolution, from hand-stitched featheries and gutta-percha to the rubber-wound Haskell and today’s multi-layer urethane designs. Along the way, he explores how each invention changed distance, control, and who could afford to play.

A story about innovation, accessibility, and how the smallest piece of equipment carries the biggest impact on the game.


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