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Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 93-110

The Rise and Fall of the Polara Asymmetric Golf Ball: No Hook, No Slice, No Dice

(1)  Gelberg, Nadine J a  

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EID: 0041537961     PISSN: 0160791X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0160-791X(95)00025-M     Document Type: Article
Times cited : (6)

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