On Par with Polara

We all know dimple are responsible for a golf balls trajectory. Here’s a refresher on designs’s evolution. The Featherie was probably the first golf ball. With a leather shell sewn by hand, turned inside out and stuffed with boiled feathers, only four or five could be made in a day. The gutta- percha ball was next, invented around 1850 when a professor in England received a sculpture from Asia wrapped in a tree gum.  He heated the gum and formed it into a ball that replaced the featherie.

Spring showers and summer storms create puddles and soft spots for balls to roll thru and collect mud. When mud sticks to a ball in these conditions, though, the rules prohibit cleaning the ball until you get to the green.

For the past year we have been developing and then testing the Polara Ultimate Spin Wedge. Elite golfers can generate enough spin for a one-hop-and-stop shot. For the rest of us we developed a wedge that can deliver pro levels of spin by increasing RPMs 40%. Production began in December with shipping starting in February.

In August we headed to the the Ohio Chapter of the Wire Association International and the Kennsington Golf Course in Canfield, Ohio to speak about the storied history of the Polara ball. Earlier in that morning golfers had an opportunity to test the Polara

Hitting a Ball Farther: Recent research has determined what physical attributes and training are most related to driving distance. Distance may be the best way to lower a golf score. Mark Broadie, author of “Every Shot Counts”, concludes that 

Bunkers are “prepared areas of sand with a few special restrictions that serve to maintain the challenge of playing from them.” While bunkers are not considered a hazard like water where a player gets penalized for going

Why You Should Not Keep Your Head Down: A Challenge for golfers is making solid contact with the ball. Only making contact with the top half of the ball, sends it low and short. When this happens, it’s all but guaranteed...

ShotLink records the trajectory of all tour Pro shots. We asked Peter Feng our data analytics guru to calculate what would happen if Pros played the Polara ball. If you follow the PGA you know that Bryce DeChambeau out drives

While a 300 yard drive may not be in the cards even on rock-hard fairways, minor swing adjustments can help get the most distance. Like horsepower for an engine, performance comes down to one main contributor club head speed. The general rule...

When to use a Texas Wedge A“Texas wedge” is using a putter or other low-lofted club from off of the green, rather than hitting a wedge. The term likely originated in the early 1900s where the dry Texas turf made it difficult to wedge

The most common miss recreational golfers suffer with their irons is falling short of their intended target. This is in part caused by overestimating their iron carry distances and, therefore, not taking near enough club. But there’s

Tips to a Perfect Divot: First – Strike the Ball-first and then the turf. Slow motion video of a pro’s iron shot will show the divot beginning on the target side of the ball. This is achieved when the club bottoms out after impact.