380 to 422 for all the top sellers
2006-06-06 19:41:37
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answered by Doug 7
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384 was the standard a few years back, I believe it is still pretty similar. It will vary by some according to manufacturer. I found the following on the web.
The number of dimples on a golf ball varies, depending on the manufacturer and may even be different for different models made by the same manufacturer. The dimples are usually the same size as one another, but some golf balls have several different sizes of dimple on the same ball. Any number between 300 and 500 dimples is reasonable, and 336 is a common number. Not just any number will do. Golf balls are usually covered with dimples in a spherically symmetrical way, and for many values of N, it is impossible to cover the golf ball uniformly without gaps. Symmetry is important or the ball will wobble or its flight will depend on which part of the ball is forwards or sideways as the ball spins. You can get an idea of how to space dimples uniformly around a sphere by thinking about the "platonic solids" -- the tetrahedron, cube, octahedron, dodecahedron and icosahedron, and placing a dimple at the corners of an inscribed platonic solid. Variations on this theme give the corners of Buckminster Fuller's geodesic domes, and also the possible symmetrical locations of dimples on a golf ball.
2006-06-06 17:33:42
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answered by midlifecrisis5600 3
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According to the 2000 edition of the always interesting Harper's Index Book (Volume 3), the average number of dimples on a golfball is 415.
Related factoid:
Amount Americans spent on golf clubs in 1998: $2,430,000,000
(Warning: though the Harper's Index is a fun reference, the link below will load up a 143 page PDF file, so click below at your own risk!)
2006-06-06 16:28:45
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answered by NotAnyoneYouKnow 7
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336
2006-06-06 16:18:27
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answered by crutnacker 5
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a whole lot. All those dimples are sooo cute.
2006-06-06 17:08:57
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answered by ✠TotalTechMasta✠ 4
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516 on average, I think.
2006-06-06 16:19:16
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answered by poolhalljunkie 3
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that is a really really good question!
A+ my friend
2006-06-06 16:21:00
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answered by flipflop9219 2
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