"Currently, balls are made in two or three parts. A two-piece ball is made of rubber and plastic, and is mostly used by the casual golfer. These balls last a lot longer than the three-piece balls the pros use and hence make up 70% of all golf ball production. A three-piece ball consists of a plastic cover, windings of rubber thread, and a core that contains a gel or liquid (sugar and water) or is solid."
"The three-piece golf ball consists a core of gel, tightly wound rubber threads and hard plastic on the outside." "The inside of the two-piece golf ball is made out of rubber and the outside of the golf ball is made out of plastic." So there it is. Craig L. Prahl, CET Fire Protection CH2MHILL Lockwood Greene 1500 International Drive Spartanburg, SC 29304-0491 Direct - 864.599.4102 Fax - 864.599.8439 CH2MHILL Extension 74102 [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of George Church Sent: Monday, September 10, 2012 12:29 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Golf Ball Commodity Class Take Chris with you. He may have to take it home, but their oven is already trashed..... George L. Church, Jr., CET Rowe Sprinkler Systems, Inc. PO Box 407, Middleburg, PA 17842 877-324-ROWE 570-837-6335 fax [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Matthew J. Willis Sent: Monday, September 10, 2012 8:21 AM To: 'Charles Thurston'; [email protected] Subject: RE: Golf Ball Commodity Class About 40 years ago I placed one in our oven. When my mother pre-heated this old gas box, the ball expanded very quick and bounced around the inside of the oven creating damage. Later I cut one open and found the inside to be basically lots of tight wound rubber bands around a hard rubber "super ball". Not sure what they are made of now, but I hear there is a golf course up the street here. I could go ask if I can come in to conduct testing... R/ Matt -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Charles Thurston Sent: Friday, September 07, 2012 4:27 PM To: Matsuda, Richard Subject: Re: Golf Ball Commodity Class Hello Richard, 40 years ago We used to coat em in lighter fluid, THEN hit em down the street when I lived in Arlington, Tx Friday, September 7, 2012, 4:03:45 PM, you wrote: > Heck, it's Friday afternoon so I'll take a "swing" at this. > I have to agree with Steve and Chris...probably some kind of plastic. > If not Group A, then Group B or Group C would make it Class "fore" or Class 3. > What I'd really like to do is go out to the driving range and try > burning a bucket of balls to see how big a fire I get...hit a few and > burn a few. > I love this forum...not only for the technical interpretations, but > also for the interesting topics offered for discussion. > Hope y'all have a great weekend. > rick > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Steve > Leyton > Sent: Friday, September 07, 2012 2:54 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Golf Ball Commodity Class > Chris, et al: > The reason that nobody went there is that it was so obvious you don't > get credit for even the slightest measure of creativity. > Most, but not all golf balls these days are two piece. The center > of them is generally rubber and the exterior is a type of plastic. > I would say - from what I've read on manufacturer's sites and the web > at large, that this would be a Group A. > Steve Leyton > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bobby > Gillett > Sent: Friday, September 07, 2012 12:41 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Golf Ball Commodity Class > Thank you. I was figuring minimum four and after looking I can base it > on that or "the next level up" and not be way out of wack - and > provide my basis in my scope. That way if its something else once they > do their homework, it can be adjusted. > Thanks, > Bobby Gillett > Sr. Project Manager > Key Fire Protection, Inc. > (731) 424-0130 office (731) 424-9285 fax > (731) 267-4853 cell > www.keyfireprotection.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Cahill, > Christopher > Sent: Friday, September 07, 2012 2:34 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Golf Ball Commodity Class > Clearly Fooooooour! Sorry had to go there. And I assume you and I > are the only ones working because no one else jumped on that. > I'm thinking free flowing plastics? But reading the definition I have > a hard time believing they will block the flue. A pile though may > create a smothering effect. I'm sticking with plain old plastics > because it's an 'and' on block the flue and smother. > Chris Cahill, PE* > Senior Fire Protection Engineer, Aviation & Facilities Group Burns & > McDonnell > 8201 Norman Center Drive > Bloomington, MN 55437 > Phone: 952.656.3652 > Fax: 952.229.2923 > [email protected] > www.burnsmcd.com > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bobby > Gillett > Sent: Friday, September 07, 2012 1:59 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Golf Ball Commodity Class > Anybody ever do rack storage of packaged Golf Balls? I am working on a > budget and trying to come up with the commodity class. > Thank you, > Bobby Gillett > Sr. Project Manager > Key Fire Protection, Inc. > (731) 424-0130 office (731) 424-9285 fax > (731) 267-4853 cell > <http://www.keyfireprotection.com> www.keyfireprotection.com > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum -- Best regards, Charles mailto:[email protected] _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum
