Gear: Wilson Staff Model golf balls
Price: $40.99-$49.99 per dozen
Specs: Four-piece construction with a cast urethane cover
Available: Pre-order April 20
For the past several seasons, Wilson has focused most of its attention in the golf ball category toward the creation of softer-feeling, low-compression products like the Staff Duo Soft+ and the Staff Duo Professional. Now the Chicago-based company is shifting gears, offering a new ball and a new way of getting it.
The Wilson Staff Model golf ball was created with better players in mind and with the help of Wilson’s tour players like Gary Woodland, Brendan Steele and Kevin Streelman. It’s a four-piece ball that features a synthetic rubber core that is encased in a dual-mantle system. The inner mantle is designed using the same soft, DuPont-created HPF material found in the Wilson Staff Duo Urethane ball, while the firmer outer mantle is made from an ionomer material. Working together, the core and dual-mantle system help to create more ball speed, especially with woods and long irons, for increased distance.
Wilson designed the Staff Model ball with a soft, cast urethane cover. The material can easily be gripped by the grooves in wedges and short irons for more spin and better control around the green.
Instead of buying the balls in stores, Wilson is offering the Staff Model balls exclusively on its website, Wilson.com, as part of its new Baller Box program.
In essence, it is a subscription service. Golfers enter how many dozen balls they want to be delivered each month, subscribe for either three, six or 12 months and then select from the free customization options. The more balls you buy each month, the lower the price per dozen, from $49.99 per dozen for a one-month trial to $40.99 per dozen when you buy a 12-month subscription.