why does a golf ball feels heavier than a tennis ball?
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Because it's solid not hollow
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A golf ball has a size limit of 1.68 inch. in diameter (almost all balls nowadays are 1.68 in diameter), it must not be heavier than 1.62 ounces and the golf ball must be round (can you believe it?!).\n\nTraditional three-piece wound ball\n\nBalata, litium and Surlyn covers have allowed wound balls to be played by those looking for both distance and high spin. \n\nBalata vs. Surlyn\nBalata and Surlyn are ball-covering materials. But there are typically other differences between balata and surlyn balls besides the cover.\n\nBalata\nA balata covered ball is typically a three-piece ball: a core wound with rubber and covered with balata. There has been a lot of discussion as to what "balata" is. Let's just say that balata is a soft substance which leads to cuts and nicks. This "softness" is said to offer "better playability" which is to say that the golfer can "shape" his/her shot (fade/draw), and get more "action" (backspin) on the greens.\n\nSurlyn\nA surlyn covered ball is typically a two-piece ball: a solid core with the surlyn cover. Surlyn is a man made "uncuttable" substance which is designed to eliminate the cuts and nicks. The drawbacks of the harder ball are that it is more difficult to "shape" his/her shot (fade/draw), and get "action" (backspin) on the greens.\n\nBalata\nSofter cover\nBetter spin\nscuffs and cuts easily\n"Works" the ball better because of spin (Draw, fade, backspin)\nUsually three-piece ball (Liquid-filled core, wound rubber, and cover)\nUsually more expensive:\nHigher first cost\nShorter life\n\nSurlyn\nHarder cover\nNot as much spin\nresists scuffs and cuts\nMore distance\nUsually two-piece ball (Solid core and cover)\nUsually less expensive:\nLower first cost\nLonger life\n\n \n\nCompression\nCompression of a golf ball is designed to match the "feel" of the ball to the golfer's preference. Typical compression ratings are between 80 and 100, with most players using a 90 compression ball as a compromise. Many above average golfers tend to agree that hitting a 100 compression ball feels like "hitting a rock". Contrary to golfing myth, there is no correlation between compression and distance.
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In general badminton is easier because the cock, or birdie can float over the net, and gives the player a longer reaction time.\n\nYet, the court is smaller, and so when the birdie is moving fast, it moves very fast.  Tere is also a lot more running in tennis than in badminton.\n\nJeffrey
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Tennis racquets are of a somewhat oval shape while racquetball racquet are much shorter and have a flattened top.\n\nPicture of a tennis racquet:\nhttp://www.ideal.co.nz/site/ideal/images/stickandwin/19_Ultra_LT_Tennis_Racket_WITRCS510.jpg\n\nPicture of a racquetball racket:\nhttp://www.racquetworld.com/merchant2/graphics/product_pictures/racquets/triadt170sm.jpg\n\nWhile a tennis racquet could be used in a game of racquetball, a real racquetball racquet should be used if you have any desire to pursure the game any further. \n\nGo ahead and play a game of racquetball with your friend using tennis racquets, but beware that prolonged use of them in a racquetball game could damage them. Racquetballs are much heavier than a tennis ball and could cause frame fractures and/or damage to the strings. \n\nIt's ok to improvise, but use the equipment designed for the game if you do it frequently.\n\nEDIT:In response to the ball part, you can use a tennis ball if you would like, if the place where you go to play allows it. My local YMCA did not allow tennis balls in the raquetball courts. Again, don't use a tennis ball if you are playing with people other than your friends, as a tennis ball would not be allowed on any sort of competitive level.\n\nNot your question, but you shouldn't do the reverse - that is use a raquetball on a tennis court. The surface of a (hard court) tennis court is very rough and would damage the rubber raquetball very quickly.
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I have seen a lot of tennis rackets made from laminated wood (in the older days). I have seen them made from engineering plastics and fiberglass laminates, but the latest craze is graphite composite materials which make the rackets lighter, stronger, and generally warp free unlike the old wood versions. Stringing of the racket has pretty much remained with catgut. The graphite racket hold tension much better as well.
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Well nowadays there's really only two major types of balls. Multilayer balls and one piece balls. \n\nOne piece is your basic Top-Flite XL or Pinnacle Gold....just meant for distance only and you can buy a dozen at your local Wal-Mart for 10 bucks. \n\nMultilayer balls are more expensive and meant for the player seeking different levels of performance in his/her game. Relating to their construction they're meant to have differing levels of spin and launch angles depending on what type of player is playing them. \n\nThe Titleist Pro V series is a good example of a ball for good players. It spins hard off the wedges and launches high with very little spin (relative to other high spin balls) off the driver. \n\nThe Maxfli Noodle would be an example of a ball that doesn't have a lot of spin off the driver either, but it doesn't spin as hard off the wedge.....but it would be cheaper than the Pro V....\n\nSo when choosing a ball it all depends upon what type of player you are and what type of performance you want out of your golf ball.
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Golf is one game where the little guy has improved as well as the athelete because of advances in equipment design. \nThat's why we see the redesign of golf courses now.  Longer and narrower par 5's, faster greens, longer rough, ect.\n\nFrankly though, you still have to sink the putts to score. This is what separates the 300+ yard hitters on the Nike tour from the pros on the PGA... except for Mr. Conditioned Athlete John Daly that is... it's just fun to watch him smack a ball.
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Usually happens when you are hitting the ball on the upswing.\nthis could be due to you trying to help0p the ball up, not having your back straight and leaning from your hips or you have your weight on your back foot instead of the front foot.\nHope this helps
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Based on the fact that cold causes things to contract (I won't go into a chemistry spiel) that the golf ball would therefore have less room to retract thus it would not travel as far. Similar to the way a cold basket ball does not bounce as high as a warm one. The Cold air contracts. Hope this helps!
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power comes with age, or in your case the strings lose stiffness with use and then the racquet will seem to have more power.
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You can try giving the ball a slight kick with your wrist as your hitting it. For me, this made my serve drop faster. And I'd alternate with a serve with no wrist which would float more. Not necessary very powerful, but hard to handle.
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1st law objects at rest tend to stay at rest and objects in motion stay in motion with the same speed and direction unless acted upon by an un balanced force.\nThe tennis ball at you feet will stay on the ground at rest unless an unbalanced force occurs, such as high wind.\nThe ball you volley will travel in the direction you hit at a constant speed at direction if the unbalanced forces did not interfer. (gravity wind, the other player returning it)\n\n2 the force of an object is equal to its mass times its acceleration. your tennis ball can be hit with tremendoius force, or lobbed more gently, the mass of the ball has not changed, but the acceleration has and so the force of the object varies.\n\n3 For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction." Ok lets toss a ball up and overhand serve it.\nthe ball meets the racket. If you could slow motion the whole thing you  would see a moving ball and a moving racket. when they make contact the ball moves in the direction it was hit.  You could see the strings of the racket react to the force of the ball, you can feel the "shock" of the rackets travel being acted on by the ball.\nthe ball reacts with travel based on the force with which the racket interacts with it, the racket seems little moved by the hit but in fact we know it has asorbed the impact and transfers it down your hand, wrist, arm. The greater the force of the racket the more it's path is interupted and the more you Feel the hit. The ball also reacts in equal part with traveling with greater or lesser force. The racket does not travel off at the same speed and manner as the ball,why? F=M*A the mass of the racket in your hand is greater than the ball.\n\ncan you figure out how this applies to a returned volley?\n\nof course we are subject to unbalanced forces playing tennis. gravity is one of them, wind can be another. How windy coes it have to be to take a toll on your game? what about the court surface being wet? can you  think of any other forces? why does the ball drop rapidly after some hits?
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i know how you feel man i played football in school an tennis in the spring. since you are a big dude with experance us a twenner racket thats the catagory for game improvment rackets. i us head racquets because there are so many different types that they have made. plus if you look around they are cheaper to. look at the head ti's an the inteligence lowice price is 59.99 to the highist 112.99. but you don't to get it if you don't like . but since you are a big dude. get it strung at a high tenion 60-70 whould do it because you got your own power, why have more power than u need . an get a stiff one as well. good luck HOSS!!
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The answer is probably not.  While a "lesser" golf ball might not help you control spin better, it won't otherwise harm your golf game.  At this stage, make sure you focus on the mechanics of the swing rather than equipment.  Growing up, I always used to think that having the top of the line equipment would make a difference but it really didn't.  It makes a difference as one gets better because such skilled golfers know their tendencies and what void they need to fill if any.  Often times, a skilled golfer will go for a certain golf ball or equipment because it helps them to control their swing, shot shape, distance, spin, and so forth.  While a top of the line golf ball might make you feel good and produce a few more yards or better spin, the state of your game ultimately depends on your swing.
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Yep racquet technology is definitely a major reason- maybe the biggest reason.  Don't forget though that, just like in pretty much every other sport, athletes participating in tennis have gotten faster, stronger, better conditioned, etc. over the years  serves, volleys, returns, etc have all increased an incredible amount due both to lighter racquets and stronger athletes generating more power; tennis players also dedicate more time to their sport, start playing increasingly younger (for better or worse like in many sports), practice game situations, drills (for increasing power and speed to make more returns), etc, etc.  Another thing to consider is that in the early days, only a very few people participated in tennis; nowadays you have far more people playing the game thus drawing athletes from a far greater pool of players where the best players have far more skill and talent than previously.  I would also suggest that, just as lighter racquet technology has vastly sped up the game, tennis balls have also probably been "improved" over time to produce more bounce/speed, to last longer, etc.  The only other factor I could also possibly think of, although I'm only speculating here, is that various tennis surfaces have gotten "faster" over time  too due to new technologies in creating "hardcourt" surfaces, mowing  techniques and caring for grass courts, etc.
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There was a English golf ball called Robinhood that was smaller than the American ball.  Sometimes you find them on e-bay
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2 reasons:\n\n1) They create a rougher surface that allows the grooves on a club to impart backspin on the ball better than if the ball was smooth.\n\n2)  Once airborne and spinning, they serve to increase lift and reduce drag, which generates longer shots compared to a smooth ball.