Between tennis ball, golf ball and pingpong ball, which one bounce least and why?

Question

Between tennis ball, golf ball and pingpong ball, which one bounce least and why?

Answer 1

The tennis ball is more elastic so it will bounce least against a hard surface, such as a tile floor.  The energy it accumulates while falling will be partially released in the distortion of the ball's structure.  A ping-pong ball is very rigid as is a golf ball, these will bounce for quite a while as the energy of decent will not be absorbed by anything.  This all can change though if the floor surface is more absorbent or the fall is from a higher altitude.  At 50', the ping-pong ball will bounce least since it will accumulate much less potential energy than the tennis ball at the same height.  I believe, under any circumstances, you'll get the most bounce out of the golf ball which has rigidity and strength of structure as well as being denser.  A Titleist ProV1 off the cart path will prove my point.

Answer 2

The ping pong ball bounces the least.  This ball is the only ball that is hollow on the inside. Both the golf ball and the tennis ball have rubber bands woven into their shape to create a rebound action when dropped.

Answer 3

Ping Pong ball would bounce the least.  Much lighter weight than the other two, thus less dense and less energy when dropped.

Answer 4

The ping pong ball would bounce the least because it has less mass.

Answer 5

ping pong ball.

Answer 6

Depending on what kind of surface and from what height the ball is dropped, the golf ball will generally bounce the highest, followed by tennis ball, and then ping-pong ball, primarily as a result of varied mass, as well as density.

Answer 7

correy, go cut open a tennis ball and tell me what you find......air!  btw, golf ball companies stopped using rubber bands a few years ago.  the golf ball would bounce the least because it's the heaviest.  correy basically had the exact opposite understanding of how it would work.

Answer 8

ping pong....lightest and smallest ( i believe)...golf ball the most, heaviest and the material its made of