When people talk about compressing the golf ball what do they mean?

I saw an interview and a golfer mentioned that when it's cold it's harder to compress the golf ball. I think he even said that because it's harder to compress the golf ball his shots don't travel as far. Can someone explain how compressing the golf ball helps my shots travel farther and how does one go about compressing the golf ball.When people talk about compressing the golf ball what do they mean?It is about the laws of motion and the physics of a collision. The collision here is the the golf iron colliding with the golf ball - the iron of course transfering enough energy to the golf ball to send it winging through the air. It is also about efficiency. The heavy mass at the end of long thin pole allows a faster swing, thus increasing the opportunity to impart momentum to the golf ball. Newton's three laws explain all this. See below.



For the second piece of effiency one must understand elastic collisions transfer energy better than inelastic collisions. To make the collision between iron and ball more elastic, the ball is built with a spongy center and flexible shell. Thus when the iron hits the ball it momentary deforms so as to mimic an elastic collision and thus capture more of the iron's energy.When people talk about compressing the golf ball what do they mean?use JPEG compression for the photo of the golf ballWhen people talk about compressing the golf ball what do they mean?When the club face stikes the ball, the ball is compressed or squeezed and temporarily out of round