They appeared over a 100 years ago when people discovered that balls that had been in use (and had nicks and bumps in them) carried farther than brand-new ones.
Today a golf ball has between about 300 to 500 dimples.
texasbar
2006-02-15 20:56:15 UTC
The dents(dimples) give the golf ball LIFT, along with the loft of the golf club, when you hit the golf ball with the golf club it creates spin, which with the dimples in the golf ball helps get the ball off the ground. A club with more loft creates more spin, equals more LIFT, higher the ball goes, less loft less lift for lower ball flight, confused yet? Just Grip it and Rip it. Have fun. HAND Have A Nice Day!!!
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2006-02-14 13:08:08 UTC
Those dents are called dimples.....to make a long story short, the create DRAG on a golf ball in the air, making it RISE.
They were added to golf balls a long time ago so people could more easily get the ball in the air.
That's all you need to know....
yankeefan2126
2006-02-14 00:45:15 UTC
Also, there is this new ball out on the market that has tinier dimples or faces in each regular dimple to make the ball go a little bit more the extra distance.
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