| How many times have you scrutinized the golf ball | | | | as turbulators - meaning that the bruises and cuts |
| and wondered why there are dimples all over it? | | | | caused the ball to reduce drag, hence, giving it |
| This article will discuss how golf ball dimples control | | | | greater distance. This interesting fact caused golf |
| the balls flight and its importance to the success | | | | ball manufacturers to put dimples on the golf balls. |
| of your game. | | | | The once smooth balls evolved into modern ones |
| The balls that were used for golf were initially | | | | with dimples. So the next time you head out into |
| smooth. Were you surprised? Yes, these spheres | | | | the greens, don't worry too much if your ball |
| back then were as smooth as glass. Now here's | | | | bounces off a tee. It might actually help! |
| the catch. Eventually golf players began to notice | | | | Golf ball dimples gained increasing popularity from |
| that their spheres travel longer distances after | | | | then on, and is officially used in all golf |
| many months of use - when it's surrounded by | | | | tournaments. The ball evolved into its present |
| bruises, cuts and other imperfections! It turns out | | | | form with its standard weight and size in the year |
| that the cuts and scratches on the ball is | | | | 1920s. Today, there is a wide variety of balls that |
| responsible for making it travel farther down the | | | | will surely fit each and every game, skill level, |
| fairway, which is more useful to the player | | | | style, and condition. There are some balls that |
| compared to a brand new ball. More and more | | | | offer control, while some balls offer more |
| golfers started to notice, so they rummaged | | | | distance. |
| through they old golf stuff and took out their old | | | | Although golf ball dimples are a very common |
| balls. | | | | sight these days, it's not just considered as a |
| This discovery has lead some aerodynamicist to | | | | feature in golf equipment that will help improve |
| examine the mystery behind the beat up ball and | | | | your game and lower your scores - its amazing |
| they concluded that the ball's imperfections acted | | | | evidence of physics at work. |