Talk:Golf ball

message: I've corrected the section which previously said dimples increase drag.  The opposite is true (see the link in the article to 'Flight Dynamics of a Golf Ball' - sorry new user no idea how to creat a hyperlink).  Same priciple which means that a shark's rough skin reduces the drag through the water compared to if it had smooth skin.  MarkW
I agree that the overall drag is lower, but I do not think that dimples allow the turbulent air to attach to the ball. From memory, dimples, trip the laminar flow into turbulent flow earlier. This prevents excessive drag but I am not sure that the simplified explanation I was given is correct.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.191.179.252 (talk) 06:02, 9 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dimples and drag 

message: Can somebody described the inside of a typical golf ball (ie. what's under the dimpled skin) please. Albatross2147 12:39, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  What's on the inside of the ball? 

message: "Jason Zuback broke the world ball speed record on an episode of Sports Science with a golf ball velocity of 204 mph. The previous record of 302 km/h (188 mph) was held by José Ramón Areitio, a Jai Alai player." 
   Shouldn't the first speed be converted into kilometers, too? Also, I notice how the first speed's main measurement was in mph, while the second speeds main measurement is km/h. Shoundn't they both be the same?
                                             --Turbokoala (talk) 21:06, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Metric vs. Customary

message: "...though there have been balls with more than 5000 dimples. The record holder was a ball with 1,070 dimples..."
How can there have been balls with more than 5000 dimples if the record holder only had 1070? 97.80.173.252 (talk) 13:25, 25 January 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Originally read 500 not 5000 before the article was vandalised many moons ago. Reverted now. Thanks, wjematherbigissue 16:29, 25 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  This article contradicts itself 

message: Used golf balls are golf balls that have been played, most likely hit out of bounds or into a water hazard, then retrieved, cleaned up and resold. Used golf balls come in different gradings, such as mint (AAAAA), near mint (AAAA) or practice (AA). They are sometimes referred to as "lakeballs". Damaged golf balls with cuts or path marks are also known as "hit-aways" and usually sold in bulk for practice play.
Cleaned recycled golf balls means "Cleaning only". The found golf ball goes through a wash process that allows the recovered golf balls to soak in a cleaning solution. The golf balls are then washed in a specially designed golf ball washer. Some companies remove most or all the clear coat from the ball with a mechanical wet blasting process. This process allows them to get the golf ball as clean as possible before re-clear coating. The objective of the freshly applied clear coat is to provide a consistent and more durable recycled product.
Refinished golf balls are processed by stripping, painting and/or clear-coating. The original paint and finish from the golf balls is removed using, a mechanical wet blasting process, the equipment utilized in this process is similar to equipment used in the process of removing mould lines and prepping many new golf balls, before they are painted in the factory. This leaves the original surface to be re-painted, printed and then re-clear coated. This process is utilized mostly for more expensive balls such as Pro V1, HX Tour, and Nike one etc. The same process is also used by some factories to correct misprints. Independent testing has shown that refinished golf balls have only minimal change in flight or roll characteristics, the average player would never feel the differences.  Refinishing can not repair cuts, scrapes or path marks.
--Netpi (talk) 01:06, 24 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Used and refurbished golf balls 

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