Ona
2nd November 2004, 10:36 PM
I'm gonna try this out, or at least thats what I'm telling myself. Maybe someone else will want to as well. It's a cut and paste job and too lazy to convert to metric.
The formula is based how high a golf ball strikes an object from 8'.
1-Tee your golf ball and determine the height of the center of the ball from the ground.
The distance from the center of the ball to the ground can vary on a golfers tee height preference and this has a determining factor on the correct launch angle calculations.
2-Place an object exactly 8' from the ball, the object can be (A) a
cardboard box 12" wide x 36" high or (B) two 2"x2" stakes 48" high, three feet > apart, with a string across the top so that you can hang a news paper sheet or butcher > paper onto. This can secured by cloth pins or clips.
3-Draw vertical lines starting at 17" , 20", 24" and 27.5" plus the
height of > the center of the ball from the ground. Example; When you tee the ball and the distance of the center of the ball to the ground is 2" , add this to 17" and begin the vertical line at 19".
If you do not want to draw lines, after you hit, measure the distance
from the ground to where the ball penetrated. Add the center of ball height to ground.
If the penetration is 26" and the center of the ball to the ground is 2",
your launch angle is 14 degrees. Ball spin will effect the launch angle but not a great amount.
The ball will penetrate the object and the launch angle can easily be
determined. This height penetration will determine the launch angle of the ball.
17" plus the center ball height distance will be a launch angle of 10 degrees.
20" plus the center ball height distance will be a launch angle of 12
degrees.
24" plus the center ball height distance will be a launch angle of 14
degrees.
27.5" plus the center ball height distance will be a launch angle of 16
degrees.
The object has to be 8 feet. Any other distances will effect this
formula.
The formula is based how high a golf ball strikes an object from 8'.
1-Tee your golf ball and determine the height of the center of the ball from the ground.
The distance from the center of the ball to the ground can vary on a golfers tee height preference and this has a determining factor on the correct launch angle calculations.
2-Place an object exactly 8' from the ball, the object can be (A) a
cardboard box 12" wide x 36" high or (B) two 2"x2" stakes 48" high, three feet > apart, with a string across the top so that you can hang a news paper sheet or butcher > paper onto. This can secured by cloth pins or clips.
3-Draw vertical lines starting at 17" , 20", 24" and 27.5" plus the
height of > the center of the ball from the ground. Example; When you tee the ball and the distance of the center of the ball to the ground is 2" , add this to 17" and begin the vertical line at 19".
If you do not want to draw lines, after you hit, measure the distance
from the ground to where the ball penetrated. Add the center of ball height to ground.
If the penetration is 26" and the center of the ball to the ground is 2",
your launch angle is 14 degrees. Ball spin will effect the launch angle but not a great amount.
The ball will penetrate the object and the launch angle can easily be
determined. This height penetration will determine the launch angle of the ball.
17" plus the center ball height distance will be a launch angle of 10 degrees.
20" plus the center ball height distance will be a launch angle of 12
degrees.
24" plus the center ball height distance will be a launch angle of 14
degrees.
27.5" plus the center ball height distance will be a launch angle of 16
degrees.
The object has to be 8 feet. Any other distances will effect this
formula.