Re: best angle to release the ball is 30 degrees?
- From: onehappymadman@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: 25 Jan 2006 11:31:52 -0800
Michael Varney wrote:
> onehappymadman@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > Sam Wormley wrote:
> >
> >>How physics can improve your football (Jan 24)
> >> http://physicsweb.org/article/news/10/1/11
> >>
> >> New research on the mechanics of throwing could allow football teams to
> >> make greater use of "throw-ins". Two scientists at the University of
> >> Brunel in the UK have calculated that to launch a football as far as
> >> possible from a throw-in, the best angle to release the ball is 30
> >> degrees. The result differs significantly from the figure quoted in most
> >> physics textbooks (Sports Biomechanics in press).
> >
> >
> >
> > Are we talking soccer or American football here?
> >
>
> Did you click the link?
Yes I did. Not only that, I also saw the words "UK" and "England"
within the article.
Unfortunately, "football" means different things in the US and the UK.
If you plan on preparing an undergraduate homework assignment in
Colorado based on this article, you might want to call this a "soccer"
exercise instead of a "football" exercise.
.
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