golfball

Links projectile, dimpled

A golfball is the small, dimpled ball used in golf, designed to travel long distances when struck with a club.

The dimpled surface creates aerodynamic lift.

Golfball also describes anything similarly sized and round: a hailstone the size of a golfball.

Also spelled golf ball.

construction

core

Central essential portion

rubber · compression · dimples · mantle · wound · multi-layer · firmness · durability · Titleist · Callaway

aerodynamics

dimples

Small facial indentations

  • dragResistance through fluid
  • liftMechanism for vertical transport
  • spinRapid rotation around axis

trajectory · flight · turbulence · velocity · compression · bounce · impact · resilience · backspin · sidespin

drive

tee

Golf ball support

launch · power · slice · hook · yards · carry · loft · impact · fairway · draw

play

fairway

Groomed golf strip

  • roughUneven in surface
  • bunkerReinforced subterranean stronghold
  • hazardSource of potential harm

lie · out-of-bounds · drop · penalty · marking · provisional · plugged · embedded · lateral · unplayable

scoring

par

Expected stroke count

hole-in-one · albatross · stroke · handicap · scorecard · ace · net · gross

putting

green

Color of vegetation

break · speed · line · lag · lip · cup · stroke · read · grain · pendulum

Opposites
sports ball type/size

golfballbeach ball

Lightweight inflatable for shores

exercise ball · yoga ball · basketball · soccer ball · medicine ball

Family

golfballs

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G