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Re: Formula

Posted by: BHL (Knight1285@aol.com) on Fri Jul 30 18:54:28 2004

What is the formula for calcluating the force at which a ball is hit? Is it the basic f=ma where m=is the bat weight and a=the speed at which the bat is going?

Hi Anonymous,

You are correct in your calculation. Let me just add one more thing: once you know the correct bat weight, you will have to know the correct bat acceleration--how fast the bat is traveling when it hits the ball, rather than the speed of the swing itself, as Mankin suggests.

BHL

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> What is the formula for calcluating the force at which a ball is hit? Is it the basic f=ma where m=is the bat weight and a=the speed at which the bat is going? > > Hi Anonymous, > > You are correct in your calculation. Let me just add one more thing: once you know the correct bat weight, you will have to know the correct bat acceleration--how fast the bat is traveling when it hits the ball, rather than the speed of the swing itself, as Mankin suggests. > > BHL

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