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Examples Of Physics Behind Newton's Golf Swing

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Here we have Professional golfer and Master’s champion Jordan Spieth. As we take a closer look at the forces behind his golf swing there are many components and examples of physics in the entire sequence. To begin with the ball is at rest on the golf tee. The force of earth’s gravity is pulling down on the ball. However this force acting upon the ball is balanced by the normal force pushing upward from the tee. This exemplifies Newtons first law which states an object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force. When the club head comes into contact with the ball it exerts about 1800 pounds of normal force on the ball to the right. The ball
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