Play Smart: Will warming up golf balls on a cold day really make them fly farther?

If you love golf like we do, you already know that you’re not maxing out your distance on a cold day. But GOLF.com Game Improvement Editor Luke Kerr-Dineen ran an experiment in hopes of getting the most out of the golf ball, even in the worst conditions. The results will change the way you prepare for your next preseason round.

Luke Kerr-Dineen

Golf.com Contributor

Luke Kerr-Dineen is the Game Improvement Editor at GOLF Magazine and GOLF.com. In his role he oversees the brand’s game improvement content spanning instruction, equipment, health and fitness, across all of GOLF’s multimedia platforms.

An alumni of the International Junior Golf Academy and the University of South Carolina–Beaufort golf team, where he helped them to No. 1 in the national NAIA rankings, Luke moved to New York in 2012 to pursue his Masters degree in Journalism from Columbia University. His work has also appeared in USA Today, Golf Digest, Newsweek and The Daily Beast.