| Entire business sectors have been set up to delve | | | | – 48 mph! The virtually undetectable friction |
| into the hidden mysteries of this simplest of | | | | between the ball and the surrounding air is the |
| games and advanced technology, particular | | | | major culprit but so too is the back spin. |
| Doppler-radar technology, has revealed some of | | | | “Fore” takes on a whole new meaning |
| the sport’s secrets. | | | | now – best you dodge that ball as it comes |
| Golf engenders passion from both the players | | | | off the club face or prepare for some major |
| themselves and the legions of fans that support | | | | damage. |
| the sport in ever growing numbers but is | | | | - Golf balls make significantly more mileage on hot |
| apparently also a past time that can quite literally | | | | days, so the struggling pros should make for the |
| shorten your life simply because of the stress | | | | Sunshine Tour of South Africa to take full |
| involved in the performance. | | | | advantage of this fact. What is interesting is that |
| Accomplished golfers are turning more and more | | | | the actual ball speed, back spin and launch angle |
| to launch monitors and ball tracking technology in | | | | are not affected by any variance in temperature. |
| an effort to better understand their game and | | | | The extra yards can be attributed to the golfer |
| how and where to tweak their swing. Increasing | | | | himself, according to research conducted by a |
| swing speed by a little can make a lot of | | | | leading golf technology company - a golfer with an |
| difference to the yardage attained. | | | | average swing speed of 100mph will carry the |
| Here are a couple of interesting facts that may | | | | driver eight yards longer for each 25 degree |
| shed a little light on the finer points of the game | | | | Fahrenheit increase in temperature. |
| and hopefully add a whole new dimension to the | | | | - A major myth buster is that different makes of |
| challenge of the greens. | | | | golf balls will have absolutely no influence on |
| - Did you know that the speed of a golf ball more | | | | distance with a driver. The only factor that does |
| than halves by the time it reaches the ground? | | | | change when using different balls is the amount of |
| So, if you smack the ball with an estimated swing | | | | back spin. |
| speed of around 100mph, the ball speed on | | | | - Here is a simple equation that can lift your game |
| impact should be in the region of about 150mph. | | | | immeasurably if factored in – 1mph increase in |
| Yet, by the time the ball reaches the ground, the | | | | swing speed equals 1.5 mph increase in ball speed |
| velocity of the ball has plummeted to only 47 | | | | which in turn will add three yards in distance! |