Steamroller vs golf balls - who wins this battle?

[nevets88]

I thought I would see some flattened golf balls. Deformed. Spoilers - steamroller no better than a DJ walloped driver.

 

[Jeremie Boop]

Makes me wonder if that's how all golf balls would hold up or just two piece ones like those dunlops.

[14ledo81]

Thats pretty neat.  I would not have thought they would hold up that well.

[Aflighter]

Didnt see what brand they were but those are some damn durable balls.

[Jeremie Boop]

6 minutes ago, Aflighter said:

Didnt see what brand they were but those are some damn durable balls.

I'm pretty sure I heard them say "good job, Dunlop"

[natureboy]

Not sure if the drums on the steamroller were filled.

[Papa Steve 55]

I'm sure we have all seen a version of this photo.

[iacas]

On 9/15/2016 at 6:31 PM, Papa Steve 55 said:

I'm sure we have all seen a version of this photo.

That's not a real golf ball. That's a piece of soft rubber or something.

[Valleygolfer]

Thanks @nevets88 I narrowly escaped watching 2 two hours of stuff getting crushed...

[Papa Steve 55]

Harold Edgerton is famous for his high speed strobe photography.  These two are from the 30's. That's Bobby Jones swinging. While I have no proof that the first photo is a genuine golf ball, there are thousands of photos on the internet showing much more distortion than that. I have no doubt its a real golf ball.

Google a golf ball hitting a steel plate at 150 MPH, it looks like a pancake. I tried to post it but for some reason the image was tiny.

Edited October 23, 2016 by Papa Steve 55