Golf balls have a shelf life so that would be tough.
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This got me thinking. What is the Actual shelf life of a golf ball?
at what age do they start to lose something?
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Golf balls have a shelf life so that would be tough.
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Really if you have a golf ball stored in its original box in a controlled temp, what would go bad on it to change/effect its performance?
To me its less about going bad and more about small degradation. Ever pick up an old pencil and the eraser is rock hard? While that might be an extreme case, I think it exists to a certain extent.
More importantly I would bet on the fact that a golfer is giving up and sacrificing performance in 5 year old products.
We were told on our tour of R&D at Callaway, about 2-3 years worth of shelf life before you would start to see noticeable differences.
So the box of old Tour Balatas I have in the garage are probably toast.
So the box of old Tour Balatas I have in the garage are probably toast.
They’ll probably be fine if your freeze them, and then warm them back up by dropping in some boiling water first.
Doesn't the eraser get hard because it's exposed to the air? The ball's case is hardly exposed to the air.I think the pencil scenario makes sense to me. I can see the core becoming brittle over time and changing the performance of the ball. But I still wonder if the OEM's even know what the actual rate of degredation is, or even a ballpark figure.