why did golf balls have dimples the
design has been around for over 150
years but they didn't always look this
way for the mid-1800s golf balls were
smooth but they didn't fly very far a
dimpled golf ball can travel nearly
twice as far the trick is how the ball
interacts with the air are invisible
when in flight air warps over the
surface this lowers the air pressure
behind the ball
which pulls against it slowing the ball
down the dimples reduce this effect air
must move along each tuple this creates
tiny currents change air and around the
ball
the currents direct their foot closer to
the surface which reduces the size of
those two pressure zone this slashes the
pole against the ball in half so the
ball can fly about twice as far
generally a golf ball has between 300 to
500 degrees but there's no limit to how
many it you have there's one thing in
golf that stays the same hitting the
ball straight down the fairway is never
an easy feat
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