Golf Question...

[AbAbber2k]

Originally posted by: BlancoNino
The pin helps keep the ball in.

Yup. Someone did it like last week too.

 

[z42]

The reason why you see it happen on the pro tour more than on the public course is because of the amazing spin that pros put on the ball. With a huge amount of back spin and a soft covered golf ball (most hackers use very hard shelled golf balls) a high trajectory shot can "grab" either the pin or the side of the cup and not pop out.

Edit: i mean why you see the ball stay in the cup, not why you see more aces. Obviously the pros are much better than joe hacker.

 

[pmoa]

Yeah I remember seeing on the george michael sports machine, when a ball flew straight in the cup but made a huge divot in the side of the cup as it hit the lip and went straight in.