Cool Science on Wet/Dry Conditions

[#troy]

Pretty neat article - Check out the twitter slow mo video!

Wet club and dry ball:

• Launch angle was 27.8 degrees
• Spin rate was 5463 rpm
• Height was 26.5 feet

Dry club and wet ball:

• Launch angle was 30.1 degrees
• Spin rate was 5291 rpm
• Height was 28.4 feet

Dry club and dry ball:

• Launch angle was 25.4 degrees
• Spin rate was 6603 rpm
• Height was 21.2 feet

https://www.golf.com/gear/2020/04/02/slow-motion-golf-ball-water-effects/

 

[Golfever]

Talking with my club pro, it's his assumption that most flyers are caused by wet conditions which lowers the spin causing the ball to go further. Which this seems to support.
club and wet ball:

• Launch angle was 30.1 degrees
• Spin rate was 5291 rpm
• Height was 28.4 feet

 

[Bjornjorg]

I found this interesting. In my limited experiences, I'm not sure I get flyers in these conditions all the time but I definitely feel the ball sliding up the club face, going higher and often coming up short when you don't get the fliers. So in those wet conditions, I get the flier or it comes up short from sliding up the club face. Never seems to go the right distance. How does everyone compensate for that? I'd love to hear some ideas on that.

 

[shanewu]

love the slow mo video and the numbers. thanks for sharing

 

[Space Bandito]

I had only seen the video. The numbers make it more fun. Thanks!

 

[TCB2010]

Clean your grooves! Dirty clubs don’t work..

 

[OGputtnfool]

Why are there no numbers for carry/total distance? I admit, I did not watch the video.