Why do golf balls have dimples?

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Conrad Allen, Webster, Ma, Realtor (Re/Max Professional Associates)

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It's all about the aerodynamics.

Apr 30, 2016 10:52 AM

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So the kings of the PGA could REGULATE golf ball dimpling.

Would Conrad like to be chairman of the Dimple Conformity Board?

Apr 30, 2016 11:15 PM

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To make them fly better.

Apr 30, 2016 06:39 PM

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Larry Johnston

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They go well with the smile on the ball after they slice a drive.

Apr 30, 2016 02:00 PM

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Dimples

Apr 30, 2016 12:40 PM

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Noah Seidenberg

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To reduce drag.

Apr 30, 2016 12:34 PM

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Stability. I worked with Dan NeP &^% *(deceased), a thinker who likes to file patents. He claimed he invented the dimples or minimize the Magnus effect. I said I have seen them for years. He had another version and sue PGA to the point they gave him royality. I asked him what other inventions he was proud of. He said he invented the spinners on the children... I said come on. That was someone else's stuff. Apparently he had his version not sure what happended.

Apr 30, 2016 11:19 AM

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Because they've been hit by tiny meteors? Either that or aerodynamics.

May 01, 2016 03:50 AM

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SO they leave a pretty mark on the head of the person lucky enough to catch one?

May 01, 2016 01:08 AM

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Susan Laxson CRS

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Oh, this should be a good one.

May 01, 2016 12:44 AM

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Conrad Allen I believe it has to do with aerodynamics.

May 01, 2016 12:01 AM

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No clue, Conrad. I don't follow golf at all. Do tell...

Apr 30, 2016 11:54 PM

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I'm sure I'm about to find out!

Apr 30, 2016 11:28 PM

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Is this yet another issue about ball deflation?

Apr 30, 2016 11:09 PM

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Raymond E. Camp

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Because after us amateurs hit it they look better with the smile we attach!

Apr 30, 2016 10:54 PM

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Lyn Sims

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Aerodynamics.

Why don't baseballs have dimples?

Apr 30, 2016 10:43 PM

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Roy Kelley

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I do not know.

Apr 30, 2016 10:12 PM

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Jennifer Mackay

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Easier to smile?

Apr 30, 2016 10:07 PM

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Gita Bantwal

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I do not know.

Apr 30, 2016 09:34 PM

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Joe Petrowsky

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Good morning Conrad. I once heard someone say because it reduces drag, whatever that means.

Apr 30, 2016 07:31 PM

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Probably related to the physics.

Apr 30, 2016 05:12 PM

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Lisa Von Domek

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They travel farther (or faster) than smooth ones...I will have to check on line as I don't remember which (or if its both!)

Apr 30, 2016 04:31 PM

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Praful Thakkar

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Conrad Allen - because most men don't have one!

Apr 30, 2016 04:20 PM

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I have no idea.

Apr 30, 2016 03:10 PM

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Diana Zaccaro Broker Associate

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Why not?

Apr 30, 2016 01:59 PM

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William Feela

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Makes them cute when they smile?

Apr 30, 2016 01:00 PM

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Candice A. Donofrio

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Because dimples are cute, of course.

Apr 30, 2016 12:21 PM

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Debbie Gartner

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To create "turbulenc" which reduces drag. Allows ball to go further.

Apr 30, 2016 11:26 AM

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So the kings of the PGA could REGULATE golf ball dimpling.

Would Conrad like to be chairman of the Dimple Conformity Board?
They go well with the smile on the ball after they slice a drive.
Stability. I worked with Dan NeP &^% *(deceased), a thinker who likes to file patents. He claimed he invented the dimples or minimize the Magnus effect. I said I have seen them for years. He had another version and sue PGA to the point they gave him royality. I asked him what other inventions he was proud of. He said he invented the spinners on the children... I said come on. That was someone else's stuff. Apparently he had his version not sure what happended.
Because they've been hit by tiny meteors? Either that or aerodynamics.
SO they leave a pretty mark on the head of the person lucky enough to catch one?
Because after us amateurs hit it they look better with the smile we attach!
Good morning Conrad. I once heard someone say because it reduces drag, whatever that means.
They travel farther (or faster) than smooth ones...I will have to check on line as I don't remember which (or if its both!)
To create "turbulenc" which reduces drag. Allows ball to go further.