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Re: The Physics of a Kick

From my rough calculations, the kicker would need to operate at 110 ft/s and would require 188.4 lbs of force, this could be done with a 1.7 foot long cylinder at 60 psi and would shoot the ball 60 feet (about the diagonal length of the court) for a corner kick. Can someone please check these numbers?
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