[lagster]

Originally Posted by lagster

OK... would not a 100 lb. golfing machine(Iron Byron type device, Pingman, etc.) hit the ball further than a 6 ounce machine(that's more than twice the weight of the ball), with all other factors being equal? The momentum(mass in motion) is transferring from the machine, into the clubhead, into the ball. -hcw

if the 6 oz machine can swing the same club, with the same acceleration, with the same impact parameters (ie hits the exact same spot on the ball with exact same spot on the clubhead) as the 100 lb machine, then i think the ball will go the same distance, all other factors (eg wind, ball elasticity) being equal

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hcw,

That would be an interesting experiment!

The point I was really making is... that I'm pretty sure there are players with slower clubhead speeds, that outdrive those with faster speeds, because they more efficiently transfer momentum(mass in motion) into the ball. The ball is like a little computer, and picks up all this information during the IMPACT INTERVAL. THIS OF COURSE, WITH HUMANS, WOULD BE HARD TO PROVE, BECAUSE OF ALL THE OTHER FACTORS INVOLVED.