What is the difference between Surlyn®, balata, and urethane?
Surlyn® (manufactured by DuPont®) and urethane are the two main materials used in golf ball covers today. Surlyn® is a synthetic, highly resilient, durable material that is used in the majority of golf balls in the industry. This material provides for a golf ball that will stand up to the durability test that the avid golfer demands, while allowing many different options for spin & distance combinations. For example, the Laddie X is a Surlyn®-covered golf ball that provides moderate spin rates and controllability. In contrast, the Surlyn®-covered Lady iQ 180 is a golf ball with extraordinary distance properties. This versatile cover material in correlation with the core composition allows for the many variations that are found throughout the entire line of Precept golf balls. Balata is the cover material associated with wound golf balls. While once a natural material, balata has since been replaced by a synthetic material. Precept does not offer a balata-covered golf ball for two prima
