Thread: MAX ball shot trajectory
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Re: MAX ball shot trajectory
The easiest way to figure the direction of the drag is Fx = Fd * Vx / V, actually. You need all those numbers anyways. Back on the topic of the thread, though, I get a maximum range somewhere around 30 to 35 feet depending on your Cd assumptions. It's all terribly approximate because our ball might be rough enough for the Cd to start at .2 when the ball is traveeling 12 m/s. Then jump up to .416 as it slows down.
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