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Unread 12-04-2006, 14:11
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Re: ULTIMATE CHALLENGE

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Originally Posted by Nuttyman54
There most definitely IS a pattern. The dimples appear to be placed in a hexagonal arrangement. I don't know about any other programs, but the array and 3darray functions in AutoCAD should be able to handle this.
Your right. I have not held a golf ball up close in years, and for some reason I thought that the dimples where spaced further apart and randomized.

I do know that the dimples serve to better the aerodynamics of the ball. Exactly how, I'm still unclear.

-Andy A.