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[GOLF EQUIPMENT]

WILSON STAFF® MODEL R GOLF BALLS

윌슨사의 스태프 모델 R 골프볼

esigned directly with Wilson cover promoting exceptional spin result in balls with poor, uneven
Advisory Staff members and for greenside control. The ball’s key paint coverage and pooling of paint
Dwith direct feedback from feature is a raw unpainted cover, in these shallow dimples,” said
the game’s best players, Wilson which provides next level precision, Frank Simonutti, Global Director
Sporting Goods announced their accuracy and reliability. of Golf Ball Innovation. “This can
new, revolutionary Staff Model R golf significantly affect the trajectory and
ball. A true Tour-inspired ball, the “Staff Model R is unpainted as the the directional stability of the flight
Staff Model R features a first-of-its- dimple cross-section geometry and of the ball. By eliminating the paint,
kind raw, unpainted cover to ensure the pattern of dimples on a golf ball we were able to eliminate all of the
aerodynamic consistency and pure, are critical aerodynamic elements short comings attributed to the paint
precise ball flight to the intended that affect the flight performance process used on all golf balls.“
target. of the ball in terms of trajectory,
distance and directional stability. According to Thurman, under a
The Staff Model R is designed for PGA These dimples are a mere 0.004-0.007 black light, it is very easy to observe
Tour professionals and low handicap inches deep and super sensitive to inconsistencies and paint pooling in
players striving to carve out fairways the level of paint on the ball,” said the dimples. “Our internal testing*
and attack pins. The Staff Model R Bob Thurman, Vice President Wilson shows that tour quality balls on the
ball features a 4-piece maximum- Labs. market can drift offline as much as
velocity construction that delivers +/- 25 feet on a 200-yard 5 Iron shot.
long distance and a thin urethane “The painting process can frequently The Staff Model R ball’s urethane

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