In this episode, we interview the other Mike Jordan, the one you likely have not heard of…until now. Mike has had an extraordinary career in golf ball design and development. Below you will find a quick bio and our discussion topics on all things golf balls. We cut through a lot of misconceptions about compression, distance, the USGA rules governing golf balls, spin rates, core and cover materials and so much more. Mike has BS degree in Chemistry from Furman University. He Played football at Furman and did undergraduate chemistry research in inorganic chemistry, specifically the photoluminescence properties of organometallic compounds.   - He joined Titleist as a quality engineer in the late 90’s working at their Ball Plant II. This was a great place to start his golf ball journey as he learned every detail on how to make every piece of a golf ball.  He moved into R&D and Titleist about a year later. - In R&D he ended up leading all thermoplastic material and thermoplastic golf ball development, as well as a lot of work on improving the dual core materials and designs.   -He moved on to TaylorMade to lead their golf ball engineering and commercialization in the mid 2000’s. -Mike moved on from TaylorMade in 2009 but has been behind the scenes consulting for many brands you have heard of and production facilities you have not heard of ever since. -To date he is an inventor of 40 patents in the golf ball / golf process world. Support the show