ball velocity/range

[Nuttyman54]

on the Manchester field they were hitting pretty reliably at 4 feet past the end of the tower.

[Bob Steele]

Originally Posted by Nuttyman54

on the Manchester field they were hitting pretty reliably at 4 feet past the end of the tower.

Ahhhh now we can really get everything right...
We can determine the roling friction of the ball on the rails...
make a stab at the angular momentum of the ball...
determine the end velocity....both at the point of departure from the rails
and when it strikes the floor... ( which might be important in determining what will happen to it after the strike...)

ooops the physics teacher in me is showing.... sorry...

I do wonder... Evan... do you think that by using the trident, a human player could increase the initial velocity of the ball? and thus change this point of impact? We had no field out here in Seattle...did you observe anything like this on your kickoff field?

[ravichauhan]

thanks for the time...i think i can handle it from there

[Nuttyman54]

Originally Posted by Bob Steele

I do wonder... Evan... do you think that by using the trident, a human player could increase the initial velocity of the ball? and thus change this point of impact? We had no field out here in Seattle...did you observe anything like this on your kickoff field?

I saw a few people attempt it, but it's really not possible. The design of the trident mostly requires that you pull straight or close to straight down to dislodge/release the ball on the rail, and any efforts seemed to have a negligible effect on the final distance.

Also, you have to make sure not to jam the ball into the trident like some of the animations or it will get stuck and is very hard to get off. Lightly placing the ball on the prongs seems to be sufficient to hold it in place