I wondered how breaking the sound barrier with a golf ball worked out.
I went to google …
The speed of sound is 761 mph, so 762 mph does break the sound barrier
About ball speed, “the most important is Ball Speed. … The optimum number is a 1:1.5 ratio between clubhead speed and ball speed. This number is referred to as the Smash Factor. In other words, at 100 mph of clubhead speed, a solid blow will send the ball at 150 mph off the face of a legal driver.”
Then I did the math
762mph=s*1.5
the speed the ball needs to break the sound barrier= speed of the swing (s) multiplied by the ratio (1.5)
Now the math..
762 mph= s*1.5
762/1.5= s* (1.5/1.5)
508 mph = speed of the club needed to drive the ball faster than the speed of sound (breaking the sound barrier)
Before you laugh I graduated high school in 1971 so this kind of math was last practiced some time back…
I wondered how breaking the sound barrier with a golf ball worked out.
I went to google …
The speed of sound is 761 mph, so 762 mph does break the sound barrier
About ball speed, “the most important is Ball Speed. … The optimum number is a 1:1.5 ratio between clubhead speed and ball speed. This number is referred to as the Smash Factor. In other words, at 100 mph of clubhead speed, a solid blow will send the ball at 150 mph off the face of a legal driver.”
Then I did the math
762mph=s*1.5
the speed the ball needs to break the sound barrier= speed of the swing (s) multiplied by the ratio (1.5)
Now the math..
762 mph= s*1.5
762/1.5= s* (1.5/1.5)
508 mph = speed of the club needed to drive the ball faster than the speed of sound (breaking the sound barrier)
Before you laugh I graduated high school in 1971 so this kind of math was last practiced some time back…
I’m a 1973 grad… I get it! LOL