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How to throw a soccer ball

Physicists reveal how best to get speed and distance with a throw-in.

Researchers have managed to confirm what many football players have already worked out: when it comes to throwing a soccer ball far and fast, the usual rules of projectile maths don’t necessarily apply.

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Posted by Nicola Jones on January 25, 2006 06:00 PM |

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45 degre is a best angle only in vacuum. In presence of air best angle is about 30 degree for almost any not self propelled missile - from ball to AK-47 bullet. This is well known fact, IMHO.
So, what was the point of this research I guess?

Posted by: Sergey | January 27, 2006 07:51 AM

Did the researchers include any Magnus effects in their discussions? Don't most throw-ins include some backspin on the ball and wouldn't this alter trajectory and (therefore) optimal angle of release especially if velocity at release was high?

Posted by: Robert Johnson | January 30, 2006 03:40 PM

45 degre is a best angle only in vacuum. In presence of air best angle is about 30 degree for almost any not self propelled missile - from ball to AK-47 bullet. This is well known fact, IMHO.
So, what was the point of this research I guess?

Posted by: sohbet | April 24, 2007 01:36 AM

Did the researchers include any Magnus effects in their discussions? Don't most throw-ins include some backspin on the ball and wouldn't this alter trajectory and (therefore) optimal angle of release especially if velocity at release was high?

Posted by: ikinci el eşya | May 13, 2007 10:44 PM

what was the point of this research I guess?

Posted by: tuzcuoğlu nakliyat | May 23, 2007 10:03 PM

Incidentally, Sam only knows how to turn left."

That's may be a problem on the east coast.

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