on of a turbulent boundary layer around the golf ball in flight, giving more lift. Without ‘em, the ball would travel in more of a parabolic trajectory, hitting the ground sooner (and not coming straight down). But, golf balls do follow an ‘impetus trajectory’. This is because the drag force decreases at the end of its flight. The spin of the ball also drops off through the flight and so its lift decreases. The end result is a * *(golfer) * * * * *-- trajectory O/ * * | * *-/ -T----------------------------------------------------------groundtrajectory that looks like the one shown above.In the game of golf, it’s extremely important to consider the environmental conditions. Wind can be one of them frustrating challenging factors that can affect your game of golf. It’d be irrelevant to examine the different velocities that must be considered when wind approaches the golf course. Our focus has been on the golf ball itself. However, if we remember how lift and drag depend on velocity of the ball through the air, we realize at once that a ball hit against the wind will have greater lift and more drag and one hit with the wind will have a smaller lift and less drag. But a smart golfer must realize the strength and direction of the wind.Understanding the physics of a modern day golf ball will not alone save you from an embarrassing round of golf. Perfection comes with experience and getting a feel of each course that awaits you. I do believe that a thorough understanding of the physical principals underlying the various aspects of the flight of the golf ball will help the golfer to make the correct judgments and thereby improve his game....
