Equipment
Wilson Golf launches new raw, unpainted Staff Model R golf ball
Wilson Golf has introduced its all-new Staff Model R golf ball featuring a first-of-its-kind raw, unpainted cover aimed to provide aerodynamic consistency and pure, precise ball flight to the intended target.
The Staff Model R is designed for PGA Tour professionals and low handicap players and contains a 4-piece maximum-velocity construction that bids to deliver long-distance and a thin urethane cover designed to promote maximum spin for greenside control.
The ball’s key feature is a raw unpainted cover, which aims to provide ultimate precision, accuracy and reliability, and speaking on the new addition, Bob Thurman, Vice President Wilson Labs said
“Staff Model R is unpainted as the dimple cross-section geometry and the pattern of dimples on a golf ball are critical aerodynamic elements that affect the flight performance of the ball in terms of trajectory, distance and directional stability. These dimples are a mere 0.004-0.007 inches deep and super sensitive to the level of paint on the ball.”
Further, discussing the unpainted cover, Thurman noted
“Our internal testing shows that tour quality balls on the market can drift offline as much as +/- 25 feet on a 200-yard 5 Iron shot. The Staff Model R ball’s urethane cover has been left completely unpainted, creating a nearly perfect aerodynamic surface that can be relied on to deliver the ball to its intended target.”
The Staff Model R ball is finished with a modern Staff Model stamp and is available now at Wilson.com and select retailers for $44.99.
Neal Shipley was the first to admit that he enjoyed his food while in college. But since his days at Ohio State, he’s slimmed down and earned a PGA Tour Card.
That hasn’t stopped him from having fun with his wedge stampings, though it’s led to some misunderstandings.
On the 54 (degree), we have ‘Big Fudge,'” Shipley told GolfWRX. “It was supposed to be ‘Big Fridge,’ so this happened a little while ago. ‘Big Fridge’ was a nickname between my college teammates and I, with ‘fridge’ meaning stomach, a big stomach.
“We told the Ping guys to put … ‘Big Fridge’ on it, and I think maybe some bad cell service or something, and they thought I said ‘fudge,’ so they put fudge on it.”
On Shipley’s 50-degree he also continues the food theme, this time with his go-to order at the “Golden Arches,” and his stamping “DONS 7.”
“The number 7 meal, the two cheeseburger meal, that was my McDonald’s order, back when I would have McDonald’s frequently,” Shipley shared.
At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals who all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.
It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.
Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, @raw10628 has a L.A.B. DF3 putter and Masters putter cover up for grabs.
From the listing: “Some great items here today, time to thin out and make room for next set of gear. All prices include shipping.
LAB DF3 Purple 33.5” 68° lie with TPT – $725. LAB Masters release DF3 cover – $150.”
To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link. If you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum, you can learn more here: GolfWRX BST Rules
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JP
Nov 18, 2020 at 11:21 am
Can’t wait to start using these once they hit budgetgolf for $15.99…
DoYouReally?
Nov 17, 2020 at 3:04 pm
I’d like to take a guess here that Wilson does not have the technology to produce a tour caliber ball but relying 100% on its Taiwanese vendor.
dixiedoc
Nov 18, 2020 at 9:25 pm
Test it against a Pro V 1 and see what happens
Rob
Nov 17, 2020 at 10:03 am
$50 for a Wilson ball made by Foremost in Taiwan… LOL!
stanley
Nov 17, 2020 at 9:58 am
would love to see a review on this