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[BFritz21]

(10-16-2015, 12:25 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Once again, pretty easy to smack you down

http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/1999-12/946091968.Ph.r.html

Re: Why is a longer field goal kick (football), kicked at a lower angle?

An end-over-end football kick will generate even less lift because of its irregular shape and must therefore behave somewhat like a baseball because it is observed that a lower kicking angle will travel farther than the 45 degree angle predicted by basic (no drag/lift) ballistics.






Just google the question and you will see several more sources explaining that on longer kicks a lower trajectory is needed.

Once again, you never fail to amaze me.  I can't believe you still post bogus information (bullshit) and think that I, of all people, will just accept it as Gospel without reading.


From your link:

Quote:To hit the long field goals, I strike the ball with a more upward trajectory which gives more translational energy and less end-over-end spin. This part of why it is easier to kick a ball off a kickoff tee versus the ground.

Less spin than a field goal, which is what your link was about- field goals.  

However, this site deals with kickoffs and punts and goes into much more detail on how more hang time needs a 45 degree to achieve the most distance. 

In the summary, if can be seen that:

Quote:kickoffs are launched at angles near 45° to maximize their distance 

Once again, it's too easy to smack you down, but it gets annoying that you keep making me do the work.