An 18 hole journey exploring "Why we love golf!" in response to Malcolm Gladwell's avowed hatred of golf. Billy McGee and Drew Tambling share golf stories, golf history, golf culture, golf science, and evolution from Portland Oregon.
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An 18 hole journey exploring "Why we love golf!" in response to Malcolm Gladwell's avowed hatred of golf. Billy McGee and Drew Tambling share golf stories, golf history, golf culture, golf science, and evolution from Portland Oregon.
Hole #4 Billy and Drew explore how Golf is a Ball Game and unique from other games, in that the evolution of the ball was a critical element to the evolution of the game itself. Learn about the original wooden golf balls pre 15th century and the origin of the featherie- the first "modern golf ball" in 1603. Then discover how the Hindu God Vishnu is connected to the Guttie - first natural rubber golf ball made of gutta-percha. The episode ends with the introduction of the India-Rubber Ball the Haskell or "Bouncing Billy" then we break for Part 2 following the golf ball space race of the early 20th century.
The snippet featuring Malcolm Gladwell comes from "A Good Walk Spoiled" Episode 1 of Season 2 of Revisionist History Podcast produced and owned by Pushkin Industries.
18 Opportunities Podcast on Golf
An 18 hole journey exploring "Why we love golf!" in response to Malcolm Gladwell's avowed hatred of golf. Billy McGee and Drew Tambling share golf stories, golf history, golf culture, golf science, and evolution from Portland Oregon.
