Better Golf Ball Dimples Result in Less Drag and Balls That Fly Farther
Monday, December 1, 2008 - 02:28
in Psychology & Sociology
Scientists may soon give avid golfers another way to improve their game -- better balls that fly farther. Up to now, dimple design has been more of an art than a science. For many years, sporting goods companies would design their dimple patterns by simple trial and error, testing prototype after prototype against one another.
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