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Why does a golf ball have dimples?
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Why does a golf ball
have dimples?
Small hollows which are present on the surface of a
golf ball are called 'dimples'. These dimples allow the
ball to travel much faster through the air and alsohelps in the accuracy of a shot.
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Inside the golf ball is a small rubber sac filled with a
liquid. Tightly wrapped around this is a rubber
thread. On top of that is a thin rubber-like cover with
dimples in it. The depth and arrangement of dimples
differ with different kinds of balls. These factorsaffect how far and high a ball can go.
Why does a golf ball
have dimples?
Liquid-filledrubber sac
Cover
INSIDE A GOLF BALL
Rubber thread
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When a golf ball is hit, it forces the air out of its way
as it moves. The dimples help the air to move quickly
behind the ball, so it travels faster.
With no dimples, the ball does not go very far as air
doesn't move behind the ball fast enough.
Those who play golf use different types of clubs to
make the ball go further or highger.
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Why does a golf ball
have dimples?
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Why does a golf ball
have dimples?
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The modern day golf ball was developed in Scotland.
However, some historians have traced the sport backto the Roman game of 'paganica' in which players
used a bent stick to hit a stuffed leather ball. Early
golfers used wooden balls, but these were replaced
in the early 17th century by stitched leather ballsstuffed with boiled feathers. Then in 1842 balls were
made from gutta-percha. Since the early 20th
century golfers started using balls made from
rubber which greatly increased golf's popularitybecause it was easier to hit into the air and traveled
much faster than the gutta-percha ball.
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Who invented the gutta-percha ball?
Gutta-percha comes from the name of a plant. Which
plant is that?
Try and make your own gutta-percha ball.
Why does a golf ball
have dimples?
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