Thursday, January 26, 2012

What is related to the physics of golf?

For a physics paper, I am doing the physics of golf, more distincly, the drive. For bonus, I need to give an speak of another example, not sport related, that contains the same concept of the transfer of energy and torque and all that. Any suggestions?What is related to the physics of golf?Hitting a hockey puck



Hitting a baseball with a bat.



Has same reactions except the only difference is a golf club has the club face off the torsion axis of the shaft so there is a twisting motion felt more distinctly in a golf club over a baseball bat. But if you hit the baseball off the centerline of the bat (nip it) you will experience torque along the centerline on the baseball bat.



A hockey stick actually experiences greater torque along the shaft axis because the strike surface is a greater distance from the shaft plus the puck is a heavier mass. Notice hockey sticks use a rectangular shaft instead of round because of this heavy torque reaction



Not sports related would be the suspension system in a car or motorcycle , especially if a torsion rod is used instead of a coil spring.What is related to the physics of golf?the interaction between the club and the ball. the collision is not perfectly elastic. the ball deforms a little each time on impact hence losing some energy.What is related to the physics of golf?Physics of golf can also lie in the fact that the golf ball has the holes on its surface which make it fly better.They swirl the air and thus reduce the magnus effect.
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