The cute little indentations that you see all over the golf ball are the Golf Ball Dimples. Do they serve any practical purpose or just as a decoration? Well, the truth is that a golf ball that is designed with dimples does more to the game of golf. It travels more yards compared to the ones with no dimples. Aerodynamics plays a key role in this. A smooth golf ball flies like a bullet but has no lift while a ball with dimples spins and climbs up into the sky. The dimples create turbulence around the ball making it slide through the air more easily. The dimples help reduce the drag. A smooth ball generally travels around 130 yards whereas the one with dimples travels around 290 yards. The combination of life and drag properties of the ball as well as its speed, launch angle and spin rate make it perfect for golf.
The size, shape and the distribution of dimples on the surface area influence the ball’s performance. Patterns of dimples include random patterns to formal rows to interstitia
The size, shape and the distribution of dimples on the surface area influence the ball’s performance. Patterns of dimples include random patterns to formal rows to interstitia
