Why do light footballs curve the opposite way to heavier footballs?

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Why do light footballs curve the opposite way to heavier footballs?

When you see footballers kick a curling free kick the ball spins as we can see, say anti-clockwise for a right footer curling from right to left. When you kick a light plastic beach ball style ball in the same way it curves in the opposite direction. Why?

2006-11-30 06:24:44 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics

Yes it does.

2006-12-02 04:01:28 · update #1

2 answers

Research it in the library

2006-11-30 06:37:29 · answer #1 · answered by sahsag 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Sorry - it doesn't.

2006-11-30 06:49:49 · answer #2 · answered by JJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋