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title: "What sport and games things are made of"
description: "6 sport and games objects broken down component by component, with the reason behind each material choice."
url: https://atoneplace.net/made-of/sport/
site: "At One Place"
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# Sport and games — what they are made of

6 sport and games objects, broken down.

| Object | Made of |
| --- | --- |
| Tennis ball | A pressurised hollow shell of vulcanised rubber, covered in a glued-on wool and nylon felt. |
| Golf ball | A moulded polybutadiene rubber core inside an ionomer or urethane cover, dimpled all over. |
| Soccer ball | Polyurethane outer panels over a laminated fabric backing, wrapped around a latex or butyl bladder. |
| Basketball | A pebbled composite or leather cover over nylon winding and a butyl rubber bladder. |
| Cricket ball | A cork core tightly wound with wool yarn, cased in four pieces of dyed leather with a stitched seam. |
| Bowling ball | A dense shaped weight block inside a filler, wrapped in a polyester, urethane or reactive resin coverstock. |

- [Tennis ball](https://atoneplace.net/made-of/tennis-ball/) — A pressurised hollow shell of vulcanised rubber, covered in a glued-on wool and nylon felt.
- [Golf ball](https://atoneplace.net/made-of/golf-ball/) — A moulded polybutadiene rubber core inside an ionomer or urethane cover, dimpled all over.
- [Soccer ball](https://atoneplace.net/made-of/soccer-ball/) — Polyurethane outer panels over a laminated fabric backing, wrapped around a latex or butyl bladder.
- [Basketball](https://atoneplace.net/made-of/basketball/) — A pebbled composite or leather cover over nylon winding and a butyl rubber bladder.
- [Cricket ball](https://atoneplace.net/made-of/cricket-ball/) — A cork core tightly wound with wool yarn, cased in four pieces of dyed leather with a stitched seam.
- [Bowling ball](https://atoneplace.net/made-of/bowling-ball/) — A dense shaped weight block inside a filler, wrapped in a polyester, urethane or reactive resin coverstock.