THE EFFECT OF LENGTH AND HEAD MASS OF A SPECIFIC GOLF CLUB (DRIVER) ON THE FINAL DISTANCE OF A GOLF BALL

Kaya, Deniz (2024) THE EFFECT OF LENGTH AND HEAD MASS OF A SPECIFIC GOLF CLUB (DRIVER) ON THE FINAL DISTANCE OF A GOLF BALL. Other thesis, TED Ankara Koleji.

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Abstract

The effect of shaft length on the club speed and club head mass is nvestigated to obtain a longer distance of a golf shot. Clubs labelled parts shown in Figure 1. The purpose of the golf game is to finish the hole in as few shots as possible. It is essential to increase distance to reduce effort of getting closer to the pin. As being a national golf player and playing the game professional for three years, I have come to conclusion that whilst choosing clubs, longer/shorter or lighter/heavier shafted clubs may help increase my golfing performance. Especially my first shot as it will affect my consecutive shots depending on its range. Hence investigating whether length and mass influences distance. Also being a high-level physics course student, allows me to apply my knowledge of physics on this investigation with the topics motion and momentum. Irons are the most frequently used clubs in a golf course which have different angles on the club head. Driver, a club with the longest shaft and distance is used for starting and long-ranged distances. For this investigation, the club which I use mostly on the tee box (starting points) on a golf course is selected, which is driver, the most distanced club in the bag. The launch angle (Figure 1.1) of a driver typically ranges from 8 to 15, which is a controlled variable being 10.5 for this study, applied for all clubs that have different lengths and mass.

Item Type: Thesis (Other)
Uncontrolled Keywords: momentum, motion, Clubs
Subjects: Q Science > QC Physics
Depositing User: Kamil Çömlekçi
Date Deposited: 08 Oct 2024 11:43
Last Modified: 08 Oct 2024 11:43
URI: http://tedprints.tedankara.k12.tr/id/eprint/1304

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