ORIGINAL: banktoturn
ORIGINAL: hugger-4641
After this I guess the next question would be:
If you could a hit another smooth ball and a dimpled ball with all variables equal but with a perfect back spin, which would go farther?
Then we could compare the numbers and know which force actually has more effect.
hugger-4641,
The dimpled ball would go further, which is why they put dimples on them.
banktoturn
Yes, I think we all agree on that, the question is which force contributes the most, "lift" from the spinning (magnus effect), or reduced loss of velocity due simply to reduced drag from the dimples?