Lift

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Lift is produced when the air that passes over the ball gets dragged around to the back of the ball. A golf ball’s dimples also help with the ball’s lift because they can keep the flow ‘attached’ while the golf ball spins backward. The backspin increases the speed of the upper surface of the golf ball with less friction than the bottom of the golf ball, which decreases in speed due to more friction.

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