Thread: Throwning the ball over the over Pass
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Re: Throwning the ball over the over Pass
Unless I have messed up my kinematics, an initial velocity of 6.25m/s should launch an object 2m into the air, which should be plenty for hurdling. Given that this is about 23km/hr, I suspect you could adequately account for air resistance by just aiming to put the ball 30cm or so over the crossbar.

Now how you accellerate the ball to 6.25m/s... that's another issue.

Jason