Thread: "Over the Top" and "Casting" (slice problems)
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Old 10-11-2006, 08:14 PM
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Re: "Over the Top" and "Casting" (slice problems)
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Originally Posted by doppelganger
The dimples on a golf ball serve one simple purpose : reduce drag for increased distance! A perfectly round ball with backspin will produce lift just the same, but the great amount of drag produced by it's shape would prevent it from traveling 250 yards in the air for instance.
i agree, that is called the magnus force.
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