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They are known as dimples, they make the ball aerodynamic so it can fly. While the make the ball aerodynamic they also give it a stylish design.

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Well those holes or "dents" are to increase aero dynamics so it flies in a more straight line when flying through the air after being hit

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They are called dimples and make the ball aerodynamic and allow it to fly through the air.

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The depressions 'streamline' the air-flow around the ball - experts say they make the ball go further than a smooth one.

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The indentations on golf balls are called dimples. These dimples act as turbulators, which increase the speed, and therefore the distance, which the ball travels, by reducing drag. People began to notice this when they began to realise that poorer people, who had nicks and bumps in their golf balls simply because they couldn't afford new ones, were better at golf than the rich people with brand new smooth balls, prompting aerodynamicists to try and find out why. Now all golf balls have these indentations, or 'dimples'.


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