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You d be surprised at the technology embedded on golf balls. From feather stuffed leather pillows to two-piece low compression process that affords long distance on low power to multiple icosahedrons that provide airlift you d be pretty convinced that NASA engineers are the ones providing this technology.

For a diminutive ball that has embedded the technology of rocket science, golf balls have quite a history run. And adequately saying, too, that every time a golf ball comes out with a radical science the rules of the game also changes.

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For something that s so diminutive, you ll never know that a golf ball contains the deeper science of aerodynamics. Or do you think that the dimples (the pockmark impressions on golf ball) are just there by chance?

The anatomy of a golf ball is indeed composed of several sciences, one of them is aerodynamics and another is ballistics. The dimple designs are there to provide lift.

The Aerodynamics of Golf Balls

In aerodynamics, path of flight are explained with four different factors: the lift opposed by the weight, the thrust opposed by the drag. The power of the swing provides the thrust and the angle of the flight is supplied by the angle of impact on the golf ball. Naturally the wider

the angle the steeper the ball climbs. As soon as the ball is shot from the tee, the power of the swing provides its thrust, and it elevates corresponding to the angle of the club. Naturally, the higher the loft the golf face has the higher the elevation it achieves. This is evident on sand traps where irons with wide wedges are used to clear the buggers.

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It is said that the golf ball itself is the most technologically advanced piece of equipment in the game today; the only way to find what will work for you is to do a golf ball comparison. With new and dynamic materials being used, for core structure, the compression rates, and outer skin materials the golf ball is actually a well-machined tool.

There are many different balls available for many different types of golfer, low compression balls are generally suited for novice golfers, and while high compression balls offer the best results for the tour pros. This is not to say that someone who is new to the game, cannot take a high compression ball out for a test drive it

just means that the results cannot be accurately read by you.

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You’ve watched Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson on television you know the brand of golf balls they use. And they’re good, right? You should be able to use the same brand of golf balls and be good too, right? Wrong!

Maybe using the same type golf balls as the PGA golf pros will improve your game…and maybe it won’t. You need to choose the golf ball that’s right for your own game. Choosing the wrong kind of golf ball can be a bigger handicap to your game than starting at the 19th hole. Choosing the right kind of golf ball can have you feeling like a Tiger, even if you don’t quite have

his handicap.

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The earliest golf balls have been traced to late 18th century and were made of wood in Scotland. They were very susceptible to the elements and ended up with cracks. Early 19th century saw the advent of the feathery ball, made of leather and stuffed tight with feathers. This ball became very popular until the “guttie” made its entry, made of solid gutta-percha rubber.

It was more durable and had stronger resistance to the elements. A lot of science has gone into designing a modern golf ball since and today’s golf balls are a scientific combination of chemicals and polymers making it accurately fly farther.

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