From the outside, golf balls look simple — dimpled, urethane-covered orbs designed to fly through the air toward their intended target. Of course, the engineering actually is a lot more complicated ...

What you need to know: The TaylorMade TP5 and TP5x multilayer urethane-cover balls use a new microcoating technology that changes the way golf balls are painted to ensure consistency.

TaylorMade wants you to know that the reason your golf ball flew offline might not be entirely your fault. OK, it probably is, but we’ve all hit golf shots that get up in the air and then do something ...