| Not accounting for weather conditions there are a | | | | do with the areodynamics of the ball. The dimples |
| few things that influence how high and far a golf | | | | create a restless boundry of air around the ball, |
| ball will fly.The first thing is the spin of the ball.A | | | | technically called lift. Larger dimples creates more |
| ball must spin to be able to fly through the air. | | | | turbulance which produces less lift. Flatter dimples |
| The spin rate is measured in "rpm" or revolutions | | | | create a smoother flow of air over the ball and |
| per minute.A driver, because of it's lower degree | | | | thus more lift.For example the Maxfli 432 dimple |
| of angle on it's face will produce less spin than a | | | | pattern is made up of 12 pentagons and 20 |
| wedge which has a a higher lofted face. A driver | | | | triangles based on a icosidodecahedron. Six circles |
| may have a 10 degree loft while a wedge may | | | | define the pattern and generally this pattern |
| have a 60 degree loft. The wedge will produce | | | | stands for distance and control in a ball.The Maxfli |
| much more spin on a ball than a driver will. This is | | | | 408 dimple pattern consists of 6 squares and 8 |
| why the ball gets in the air much quicker with a | | | | hexagons based on a octahedron. This is a |
| wedge than with a driver.As the balls spins faster | | | | "crossover" dimple pattern and some of the |
| it creates less pressure on top of the ball than | | | | patterns have the contour of a ball while others |
| under it. This creates lift. As the balls slows down | | | | have the contour of a saucer. This dimple size, |
| the lift is decreased until the ball eventuallly looses | | | | contours and allocation on the ball, contribute to a |
| lift and height and gravity takes over. Just like an | | | | good distance ball.The Maxfli 402 dimple pattern |
| airplane wing.The spin of the ball has to be | | | | (Noodle), has 20 triangles, 30 squares, and 12 |
| clockwise. If struck properly, the ball actually spins | | | | pentagons based on a rhombicosidodecahedron. |
| towards you as it flies through the air. If you top | | | | This pattern provides excellent flight qualities. |
| the ball, and produce a counter clockwsie spin, or | | | | Many weekend golfers use the Noodle because it |
| the ball spins away from you, the normal result is | | | | gives them a better trajectory, better lift!Read |
| that the ball falls to the ground much | | | | more articles by this author, about this and other |
| quicker.Another factor are the dimples on the | | | | subjects, here. |
| ball.The dimples on a golf ball have everything to | | | | |