Force Of A Golf Ball
A connection between the golf ball and the club head lasts for as little as 0.0005 seconds, yet it is what determines where the golf ball will ultimately end up. During impact, Newton’s third law is in action. It is clearly visible that there is a force on the golf ball, but as Newton states, there must be an equal and opposite force, and in this case it is in to the club head. For example, if 10,000 newton’s of force is applied to the golf ball from the club head, 10,000 Newton’s will be applied to the club head from the ball. During this collision, there is an impulse. This is the force multiplied by the length that this force is applied.
Impulse = 10,000N multiplied by 0.0005s / 0.046kg = 108.69
This would mean that the ball is moving …show more content…
Impulse can also be regarded as the change in momentum. The transfer of momentum is known as the law of Conservation of Momentum. It states that the total momentum prior to the impact must be equal to that after the impact. The ball receives its momentum from the club and the club loses some of its momentum from the force of the ball pushing back. The weight of the club head, along with the weight of the ball, is what determines how much momentum is transferred to the ball. Before the collision, each have a certain momentum. The law of conservation of momentum can be proved in a golf shot …show more content…
Collisions occur when two objects come into contact. This collision lasts for as little as 0.0005 seconds, yet in this time it is able to compress the golf ball and the club head. This compression act like a spring of the drivers face. The great amount of force on the ball causes it to deform. As the player swings the club, their chemical energy is formed into kinetic energy. As this kinetic energy hits the ball and compresses it, it is transferred into elastic potential energy in the ball. This potential energy is then transformed back into kinetic energy, causing the ball to take off. In order to see how much energy is transferred during a collision, the coefficient of restitution (COR) must be calculated. The two different speeds of the object are calculated post collision and the difference between the two objects speeds after the hit is divided by the difference between the two speeds prior to the collision. It is expressed on a scale between 0 and 1, with 1 being the highest. For
Impulse = 10,000N multiplied by 0.0005s / 0.046kg = 108.69
This would mean that the ball is moving …show more content…
Impulse can also be regarded as the change in momentum. The transfer of momentum is known as the law of Conservation of Momentum. It states that the total momentum prior to the impact must be equal to that after the impact. The ball receives its momentum from the club and the club loses some of its momentum from the force of the ball pushing back. The weight of the club head, along with the weight of the ball, is what determines how much momentum is transferred to the ball. Before the collision, each have a certain momentum. The law of conservation of momentum can be proved in a golf shot …show more content…
Collisions occur when two objects come into contact. This collision lasts for as little as 0.0005 seconds, yet in this time it is able to compress the golf ball and the club head. This compression act like a spring of the drivers face. The great amount of force on the ball causes it to deform. As the player swings the club, their chemical energy is formed into kinetic energy. As this kinetic energy hits the ball and compresses it, it is transferred into elastic potential energy in the ball. This potential energy is then transformed back into kinetic energy, causing the ball to take off. In order to see how much energy is transferred during a collision, the coefficient of restitution (COR) must be calculated. The two different speeds of the object are calculated post collision and the difference between the two objects speeds after the hit is divided by the difference between the two speeds prior to the collision. It is expressed on a scale between 0 and 1, with 1 being the highest. For