2006-08-18 03:57:43 · 8 answers · asked by heynowpauly 2 in Sports ➔ Golf
the golf ball in profile is a wing of sorts creating aerodynamic lift when launched backspin is necessary to accomplish this aero feat - dimples are added to stabilize the trajectory and prevent the ball from knuckling.
2006-08-18 04:18:04 · answer #1 · answered by Norman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The dimples give the ball a consistent flight path (which others have said). I would on ly add that the less amount of flat space on a ball the truer the flight. That is the theory behind Callaway's Hex balls. The dimples fit together better and therefore have less flat area.... resulting in truer flight... is the theory.
2006-08-18 13:37:26 · answer #2 · answered by Here Today 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Divots are holes you make in the ground when you hit a shot, and a grass chunk flys off
2006-08-18 12:37:51 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the dimples on a golf ball create turbulence which reduce the drag on its surface, enabling them to fly farther.
2006-08-18 11:06:26 · answer #4 · answered by ultragooey 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK first off, they are dimples. They improve the ball flight.
2006-08-18 11:04:05 · answer #5 · answered by spaldingballa07 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They improve the ball's flight, thus increasing distance and accuracy.
2006-08-18 11:33:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
For aerodynamic purposes. It increases distnace and accuracy/
2006-08-18 12:09:51 · answer #7 · answered by singerguy44 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They don't. They have dimples.
2006-08-18 12:45:59 · answer #8 · answered by CSUFGrad2006 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋