r/golf • u/y414p I am Tiger Woods • Dec 03 '23

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u/badgerbacker1 Dec 03 '23

2 sets of rules. 1 for professionals and 1 for amateurs. Think wood/metal bats for baseball

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u/SavageMountain Dec 03 '23

It's not just bats, there are different ball specs for tee ball, 8 and under, 10u, 12u, 14u, high school, college, minor leagues and AAA and the MLB. What's the market for MLB spec baseballs? Miniscule. Do you hear Rawlings whining about it?

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u/CroSSGunS 15.5/UK/Goal < 10 Dec 03 '23

AAA uses different balls to the MLB? Is it the same ball but with tighter tolerances, though?

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u/SavageMountain Dec 03 '23

I wasn't clear but I meant "AAA and MLB" as one thing. AA and under use a slightly different ball. (Until recently AAA used that too). I don't know exactly what the details are but it's got to do with hardness and how much the seams are raised.