Does Golf Ball Bounciness Affect Distance Traveled?



 PURPOSE

The purpose of this experiment was to determine the effect of golf ball bounciness on the distance it traveled.

I became interested in this idea when I first started playing golf and wondered which type of ball was the best to use. 

The information gained from this experiment would benefit golfers around the world to know which type of ball to play.
  




HYPOTHESIS

My hypothesis was that the ball that bounced the highest would go the furthest when hit by the club.

I based my hypothesis on Microsoft Encarta as it stated momentum equals mass Times velocity.  


EXPERIMENT DESIGN

The constants in this study were:

  • The club used.
  • The golf ball hitting mechanism.
  • Location
  • Type of tees
  • Height of ball
  • How far the club is pulled back.

The manipulated variable was the brand of golf balls.

The responding variable was the distance the golf balls traveled.

To measure the responding variables I used a tape measure to determine how far the golf ball went. 


                        MATERIALS
                            

QUANTITY
ITEM DESCRIPTION
24
Golf balls (3 each of 8 different brands.
1
Screwdriver.
36-by-36-inch plywood section _ inches thick.
3
2-by-4-inch wood sections.
2
Eye lag bolts.
2
3-inch plywood.
5
golf tees.
1
Tape measure.
25
Screws.
1
Metal door spring inch in diameter and 6 inches in length.
1
7-iron.
20
Sheet rock screws.



PROCEDURES


Conduct the bounce test


1. Group all golf balls together.

2. Select a hard surface next to a wall.

3. Tape a tape measure to the wall vertically.

4. Drop the ball from six feet.

5. Measure the height of the golf ball and record.

6. Repeat steps 4-5 6 times with the same ball and find the average.

7. Repeat steps 4-6 with the other golf balls.


Conduct the distance test


1. Place golf ball hitting mechanism on level ground in an outside area.

2. Place ball on tee.

3. Pull back on the club to its maximum point and release.

4. Measure where the ball hit first.

5. Repeat steps 3-4 6 times with the same ball.

6. Repeat steps 3-5 with the other golf balls.


  
RESULTS

The original purpose of this experiment was to determine the effect of golf ball bounciness on the distance it traveled.

The results of the experiment were that the pinnacle golf ball went the furthest and the maxfli ball went the least furthest.   



CONCLUSION

My hypothesis was that the ball that bounced the highest would go the furthest when hit by the club.
    
The results indicate that this hypothesis should be accepted because the golf ball that bounced the highest went the furthest. 

Because of the results of this experiment, I wonder if it would be the same results if a different club was used.  If a larger club like a 3 iron was used would the results be the same. 

If I were to conduct this project again I would use different type of golf club to see if the results indicate the same data.  I would also conduct the experiment in a different place like a golf course.  


Researched by  - Tyler  S. 

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