Polara-branded products, such as intentionally-asymmetrical balls not approved for official tournaments, have been manufactured by several companies including Aero X-Golf Inc., which filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2017.

[3] The United States Golf Association refused to approve it for tournament play and, in 1981, changed the rules to ban aerodynamic asymmetrical balls.

[4] Market research performed by Golf Datatech found that roughly 28% of frequent golfers would be interested in playing a ball with benefits, even if it was nonconforming.

[9][10] Ken Hambleton backtracked after interviewing Felker, writing "The problem with the latest version of Polara... is that it works.

The "Ultimate Straight" Polara golf balls are designed for the golfer whose primary need is slice or hook correction.