As every person who plays golf is aware golf balls have tiny crevices and aren't smooth. The grounds for this is all about aerodynamics and getting the ball to soar further. Smooth surfaced balls would not be flying over 300 yards for anyone.
As golf was first played so long ago no one is sure what the first balls were like. There are records from the first part of the 1600s that recorded golf balls made from feathers and leather. It was of course made by hand and very costly so like most aspects of life in that period the poor didn't have a chance.
It was only in the early 20th century that science stepped forward and created the huge advance of a dimple surface for the golf ball. It turns out that the dimples have a positive aerodynamic effect. It turned out that smooth surfaces are not actually good for ease of flight. They cause the pressure to drop behind the ball which creates drag and thus slows it down.
Dimples stop the air pressure dropping as much, which reduces the drag so the ball flies further. An unexpected bonus with todays excellent golf clubs is the ability to produce backspin and thus stop the ball quickly on the greens.
The dimpled golf ball is the universally approved and recognised design but the core of course can vary. By using different materials you can produce balls with a range of physical characteristics which enables different types of balls for the different standard of golf player.
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