Mudball - the game.
I take my young kids golfing whenever I can. When we go, we play more beginner friendly courses, and I play from the front tees with them (or where ever they tee off to keep it more social.) Rather than handicaps, I had an idea to make the game a fair match and more fun.
I have to use a ball that is smooth on one half and normal dimples on the other. It will not fly nearly as far as a Pro V1 and will have a lower ball flight (much like my kids shots.) If I stay in the fairway, I can lift and place the ball however I want (dimples facing straight back) but if I am not in the fairway, I have to play the ball as it lies. Depending on how the ball comes to rest, I may be hitting a ball that will sever…
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Yikes. I made a ball in 7th grade for a science project, ‘why do golf balls have dimples?’ Used sandpaper to take the dimples off and then had a golf pro hit a bunch of shots and recorded the data. That was back in the day of the balata, so the cover was super soft. Not sure how that technique would work on today’s balls…