Why Do Golf Balls Have Dimples?  

i don;t know realy why but i can say that i think because they can go better on the grase or in the sand . But there can be better explanations like in aire that they can be better "flyers" or just for fun ... And more of that maybe is easyer to creat balls whit dimples ... I just don't know you need to ask expert or sothing like that . So what can i say more just have a good and none rainy day.

I have read where they say it help the speed and distance that the ball can be hit. Speed = distance. And as you know in golf disatance is very much necesary.

Golf ball has dimples to increase and shape the life and drag forces by modifying the boundary layer. I got this from Wikipedia.

i think to stick better to ground or grass...well i just guess

no no no not dimples (Turbulators)they provide the turbulance around the thin layer of air next to the ball. and that is called the boundry layer, and the boundry layer reduces the drag.there are two types of air around an abject, (laminar and turbulant flow) laminar has less drag. where turbulant flow has mare drag. in short the golf ball has turbulators to force your ball furthur through the air.

I have never wondered this. I have just always accepted it, but I am sure it has something to do with speed. You would have to hit a solid round ball that size much harder than one that had dents/dimples in it.

I think that to get control over the ball when they jsut srtoke it.

wow, it's so cute to call them dimples. so what are they again? turbulators? funny, because we're studying laminar and turbular flow in my engineering science subject right now. maybe i can ask my professor why golf balls have turbulators. maybe i can stump him with the answer! haha!