When it comes to a woman’s swimsuit, we all know that a two-piece is better than a one-piece. When it comes to a golf ball, until this new product, we’d never really seen a golf ball with more than 3 or 4 pieces, but if the woman’s swimsuit rules holds true for golf balls as well, then this new TaylorMade 5-piece ball should be mind-blowingly awesome.
Sergio & Goosen Both Playing Penta
That’s right, TaylorMade has golf’s first 5-piece golf ball, called The TaylorMade Penta TP has been officially added to the list of Conforming Balls for the USGA and while we won’t be able to get our consumer hands on it until the first of December, it looks like it WILL be making an appearance a lot earlier than that. In fact, we’ll actually be able to see it in action next Thursday at the PGA Championship at Hazeltine as both Retief Goosen and Sergio Garcia have been given the ball a heck of a lot earlier than release date to get their hands on it, and get it some TV time.
Penta Fixes 5 Key Areas of Your Golf Game
Word on the block is, the Penta, which obviously represents 5, and the 5 pieces that make up the ball, also represents TaylorMade’s desire to improve your golf game in some key areas…yes, 5 key areas! They claim it will help with the driver, long-irons, middle irons, short irons and partial wedge shots. So basically, your entire golf game, except putting.
More on the Penta TP
Whatever the case may be, here’s a bit more on this new, revolutionary ball:
“The cover of the Penta TP is made of a soft urethane material to promote a high-spin rate, but lower trajectory on wedge shots and pitches for more control. The outer mantle layer, which can be found directly under the white cover, is the most-easily compressed…The middle mantle layer is semi-firm, and TaylorMade designed it to be compressible on shots with a ball speed between 120 and 140 mph (mid-irons). According to a TaylorMade memo, the inner mantle is designed to create high-launching, low-spinning shots with a ball speed between 140 and 160 mph (long irons)…Encased under all those layers is the core, which is made from an extremely fast, low-compression material that only the fastest swingers will be able to activate.”
In a word…Awesome. Keep your eyes peeled when Sergio and Goosen get on the tee-box or greens coming this week, you might just spot a glimpse of the new Penta TP!
(image via Golf.com)
