Newton on the Tee: a Good Walk Through the Science of Golf.John Zumerchik It looks easy. Just hit the ball, which isn't moving, down the fairway and into the hole. But, it isn't easy. In fact, few people actually ever master the game of golf despite a lot of practice and their ownership of state-of-the-art clubs, balls, tees, and more. It's a game of skill, not athleticism: No professional athlete from any other sport has ever made it onto the PGA (1) (Professional Graphics Adapter) An early IBM PC display standard for 3D processing with 640x480x256 resolution. It was not widely used. (2) (Programmable Gate Array) See gate array and FPGA. or LPGA LPGA abbr. Ladies Professional Golf Association tour, Zumerchik points out. He examines golf through the prisms of physics and physiology in order to explain what it takes to get the ball from tee to pin. He dissects the physics of a sweet swing and the aerodynamics aerodynamics, study of gases in motion. As the principal application of aerodynamics is the design of aircraft, air is the gas with which the science is most concerned. and gravitational grav·i·ta·tion n. 1. Physics a. The natural phenomenon of attraction between physical objects with mass or energy. b. The act or process of moving under the influence of this attraction. 2. forces on the ball in flight. He explains where a golfer's power comes from, how the brain controls muscle, and even how to reduce the risk of back injuries. S&S, 2002, 239 p., b&w illus., hardcover, $23.00. |
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