One of the snippets of I found most fascinating was host Andrew Rice’s research on how temperature affects golf ball distance ... you can see courtesy of the chart above, the carry change ...

Altitude, or elevation, and wind have the greatest and most apparent effect on golf ball distance. Every 1,000 feet above sea level a golf course sits, a golfer can expect their ball to travel ...

a principal scientist in Titleist’s golf ball R&D department, published a few years ago that stated distance can be calculated by”multiplying the elevation (in feet) by .00116. For example ...

According to Steven Aoyama, a golf ball designer at Titleist, the general formula used to calculate the distance gain compared to sea level involves multiplying the elevation, in feet, by ...

In this chart we plot ... including Golf Galaxy, whose exclusive software selects the best fits for your distance, accuracy and spin needs. Of course, finding the right ball is more complicated ...

Currently, the Overall Distance Standard, which defines the maximum yardage golf balls can travel, is set at 317 yards (with a tolerance of 3 yards). Golf balls are tested according to three ...

LONDON, March 14 (Reuters) - Golf's longest hitters could be reeled in under new proposals to limit the distance balls struck by ... Tour's average drive distance chart with a whopping 321 yards.