Cute Dimples

Wilson Golf's newest generation of golf balls features Progressive Layer Control Technology, which company officials call the "building block system for cutting edge technologies" that deliver maximum distance and soft feel. The additional layers in the balls, Wilson said, accentuate secondary performance qualities such as spin and response.

The two-piece Wilson Staff Dx2 (Distance) and three-piece Px3 (Performance), said Wilson Golf Director of Research Bob Thurman, each feature PhD (Pan Head Dimple) aerodynamics, an advancement in dimple construction and design that delivers a more penetrating ball flight. The PhD dimple pattern, according to Wilson, features 312 dimples, each larger and almost 50 percent shallower than most standard dimples. This pattern, the company said, produces higher lift and tighter trajectories.

The Dx2 carries a suggested retail price of $27.99 per dozen, while the Px3 has a SRP of $34.99 per dozen.

The Px3 also features an advanced DuPont HPF inner layer as an additional Progressive layer, the company said, designed to promote higher spin on iron shots. The HPF polymer material, according to Thurman, is the result of an exclusive four-year partnership between Wilson and DuPont.

Originally developed as a highly resilient replacement for the rubber core, Thurman said HPF Polymer is extremely lively when used an inner cover. The high-velocity HPF mantle, Thurman said, maintains initial velocity with the softer cover and produces higher spin rates on iron shots.

"To deliver high spin and soft feel, our engineers employed very soft materials that traditionally would slow -- or deaden -- a ball's speed and distance," Thurman said. "Our Progressive Layering and advanced materials helped us to overcome these negative effects, enabling us to deliver desired spin and soft feel with no sacrifice in distance."

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