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Have you ever wondered why a golf ball travels through the air the way it does?
Im planning to explain to you today how it does. ... Forster and fellow class mates, today I will be explaining to you how the aerodynamics of a golf ball have changed through the years.
A golf ball can be driven great distances down the fairway. ... As we will see, the aerodynamic forces play a key role in the flight of the golf ball. We will start by looking at the history of the golf ball, show why a golf ball has dimples, then explain how lift is formed by the spin imposed on the golf ball.
The early golf ball, known as a featherie, was simply a leather pouch filled with goose feathers. In order to obtain a hard ball, the pouch was filled while wet with wet goose feathers. ... Therefore there were a few stitches on the outside of the ball. The ball was then dried, oiled, and painted white. The typical drive with this type of ball was about 150 to 175 yards. But once this ball became wet, it was totally useless.
In 1845, the “Gutty” ball was introduced. This ball was made from the gum of the Malaysian Sapodilla tree. ... The typical drive with the gutta-percha ball was shorter than that obtained with the featherie. However, according to golf legend a professor at Saint Andrews University in Scotland soon discovered that the ball flew farther if the surface was scored or marked.
Approximate Word count = 1177
Approximate Pages = 4.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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