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...chance to enjoy the game more quickly. The clubs used for driving and for long fairway shots are still known as "woods," but they strike truer now because they are made of metal. And the balls have been redesigned as well. Early last year Wilson Sporting Goods hired Gail Jonkouski, a former NASA engineer, to design a golf ball that would fly farther and straighter than balls then in use. With the help of a computer, Jonkouski rearranged the dimples on the balls to reduce air friction...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On The Seventh Day He Played | 5/8/1989 | See Source »

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