Projectile Dynamics in Sport: Principles and Applications

by Colin White

Book Overview

How can we predict the trajectory of a baseball from bat to outfield? How do the dimples in a golf ball influence its flight from tee to pin? What forces determine the path of a soccer ball steered over a defensive wall by an elite player?

An understanding of the physical processes involved in throwing, hitting, firing and releasing sporting projectiles is essential for a full understanding of the science that underpins sport. This is the first...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415833140
• ISBN13: 9780415833141
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 334 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"