Another reason why QC matters in a golf ball

[Vegan_Golfer_PNW]

Just watch what dimple inconsistencies do. 

 

 

 

[Fiddy1Smitty]

Wow, never would have guessed the effects could be that severe. Definitely never something I have considered before. I would think all the major brands have decent QC, but hell this makes you think twice about grabbing some cheap balls off the rack.

[DaveP043]

This might be the most important part:

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I'm sure they can design some dimple patterns that will ALWAYS have huge curves, while being barely detectable to a casual glance.  This is a demonstration, not really proof of much of anything.  

[BIG STU]

On 12/14/2020 at 11:52 AM, rbsiedsc said:

Just watch what dimple inconsistencies do. 

 

 

 

LOL that ball flight looks like when we used to get hold of some dead or out of round balata balls

[DaveP043]

4 minutes ago, BIG STU said:

LOL that ball flight looks like when we used to get hold of some dead or out of round balata balls

Heck, go to any lower-priced driving range, there are always a few old balls like that.  I like the ones where I see it change curvature direction 4 or 5 different times during the flight.

[Middler]

29 minutes ago, DaveP043 said:

Heck, go to any lower-priced driving range, there are always a few old balls like that.  I like the ones where I see it change curvature direction 4 or 5 different times during the flight.

I don't see it often and only on a driving range, but it is truly bizarre when it happens. Since paint is one of the significant variables to golf ball quality, I'd imagine dimple depth/shape irregularities could be a factor, though not to the extent the video shows (they're not suggesting any manufacturer is that bad, just that an imperceptible difference can have a dramatic effect).

[Siamese Moose]

That was fun to watch, thanks for posting it!

[BIG STU]

1 hour ago, Middler said:

I don't see it often and only on a driving range, but it is truly bizarre when it happens. Since paint is one of the significant variables to golf ball quality, I'd imagine dimple depth/shape irregularities could be a factor, though not to the extent the video shows (they're not suggesting any manufacturer is that bad, just that an imperceptible difference can have a dramatic effect).

You are dead on it about paint--- That is why refurbished balls are supposed to me marked "refurbished" if they have been painted. Also Refurbished balls are not legal for stipulated play. Even slight painting will alter the dimple depth etc that the ball was submitted and approved with by the USGA. And I have seen some funky flight with balls marked Refurbished. 

[Buffly]

On 12/14/2020 at 8:52 AM, rbsiedsc said:

Just watch what dimple inconsistencies do. 

 

 

 

I always wondered where "Practice" balls came from!?!

[storm319]

On 12/18/2020 at 11:24 AM, DaveP043 said:

This might be the most important part:

I'm sure they can design some dimple patterns that will ALWAYS have huge curves, while being barely detectable to a casual glance.  This is a demonstration, not really proof of much of anything.  

Additionally, I doubt a ball with a dimple depth discrepancy drastic enough to do that would pass the USGA symmetry test. This video is exaggerated well beyond any realistic manufacturing tolerance.