Lobster shells have recently been introduced into the golf market. That's right, Professor David Neivandt at the University of Maine has made many prototypes of golf balls that have a core made of lobster shells. The special thing about these new golf balls is that they are biodegradable and they only take about three weeks to decompose. These golf balls fly very similar to normal golf balls with irons, but with the driver the lobster core balls only fly 60 to 70 percent of the distance of the normal ball. These golf balls are more designed for use on cruise ships or at driving ranges that are on lakes or near the ocean. I would love to see them design a golf ball that is biodegradable and still performs like a regulation golf ball. I am not sure how big the market is for supplying golf balls to cruise ships and ranges on lakes and oceans. I would love to see this product take off. I feel like if the demand is there for this type of product, the biodegradable golf ball with find its place in the golf industry.
