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Dissection of a featherie golf ball
(This article examines the construction and ingredients used to make a contemporary/replica featherie golf ball. This ball was not made in the exact same way that balls of the 1700s and 1800s were, although there are similarities. For more information on other contemporary featherie ball replicas, please see Contemporary Featherie Ball-makers.) In the early 2000s and perhaps the mid- to late-1990s, the Featherie Golfe Company Ltd. of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, sold feather
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Kelly Leonard: a clubmaker's clubmaker
Kelly Leonard (at center in white shirt) displaying a wide range of his beautiful long-nosed hickory clubs at the 2023 Oddball. Kelly...
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Apr 14, 20244 min read


Elmer Nahum on how to master the featherie swing
Elmer Nahum’s interest in golf history preceded his interest in woodworking. Both interests led him to write a remarkable and influential...
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Mar 30, 20244 min read


Denny Olson on how to master the featherie swing
Denny Olson was first introduced to hickory in 2011 by his long-time friend and golf partner Mark Larson, who had gathered some "common"...
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Mar 16, 20242 min read
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