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The Eco Core is made of recycled automobile tires for its core, with a regular polymer cover. It does not come in sleeves, but is packaged in recycled cardboard in a "pizza box." Wilson claims the whole process uses 40% less materials and energy.

The ball is a two-piece distance ball. It is not a bad performer in terms of spin, trajectory, and distance, but the similarly-priced Wilson Profile and Wilson True balls perform better. Distance seems to be the drag on the Eco Core.

Unless you just have to be "environmentally savvy", the aforementioned substitute choices are better budget-priced golf balls. Both of them rate right up there with the best of the Titleist, Callaway, Srixon, Bridgestone, and Nike similar models.