2007-01-10 03:47:41 · 12 answers · asked by MICHEAL N 1 in Sports ➔ Golf
why does a car now go farhter to the gallon than the model t?
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2007-01-10 13:37:49 · answer #1 · answered by Nick A 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The easiest answer is the modern ball flies a lot further than the ball did when wooden drivers were common. Probably like 75% ball goes further and 25% club hits further.
Next is materials that are both stronger and lighter. You get bigger sweet spots for more consistent shots, more swing speed for higher launch velocities, and more energy tranferred to the ball (the coeffiecient of restitution, the "COR", which is now regulated)
2007-01-10 16:07:28 · answer #2 · answered by H_A_V_0_C 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Modern drivers are made with the latest technology and better materials than the wooden drivers. This material bends a little on the swing and gives the ball a great whack on contact, making the ball travel much further than before
2007-01-10 03:57:09 · answer #3 · answered by edge 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A) The Athlete - the person swinging the club allows it to go further
B) Material - Just as metal bats hit the ball further and faster in baseball then wood, the material gives an extra boost.
C) Weight - Today's drivers are lighter allowing for faster swing speeds.
D) Larger Sweet Spots - allowing misshits to be "not so bad."
E) The ball - the balls we use must also be considered.
2007-01-10 05:00:04 · answer #4 · answered by AntDU 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have an old ping woody i used to rip just as far as these modern drivers. I took a couple of summers off to follow panic instead of play golf and everything changed. Its not the club its the balls. these modern balls exaggerate any flaw if you don't hit that old stick on the screws watch out you'll be buying windows or worse yet paying for someones hospital visit.
2007-01-10 10:01:16 · answer #5 · answered by Trust Me 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wooden clubs do not flex or bend when you strike the golf ball. When you hit modern clubs with graphite shaft or metal shafts, they bend and flex when you strike the ball. This cause it easier to make contact and purer contact where the ball goes farter. Also the new technology today is just amazingly way more advanced than wooden drivers and makes them easier to hit and strike.
2007-01-10 04:13:59 · answer #6 · answered by ~MetallicaFreak~ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
better composite materials that flex on impact, thus transferring energy faster and more efficiently to the ball. plus better club face engineering and design improves ergonomics and point of impact ratio.
all other things being equal, a pro-caliber golfer can drive the ball 25-50 yards further today than he or she could fifty years ago.
2007-01-10 05:54:33 · answer #7 · answered by Super G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pros are hitting at least 50 to 100 yards farther than pros in the 1970's. Something has to be done about the distance. You can't keep making courses longer and longer.
2007-01-11 12:56:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The shafts are better. Metal is harder than any wood. New clubs are larger and much more forgiving. New clubs are lighter, so it's easier to swing them faster.
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2007-01-10 14:18:09 · answer #9 · answered by James R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because metal has more "spring-action" than wood. I think its called Coefficient or Resitution (COE) or something like that.
2007-01-11 04:11:49 · answer #10 · answered by RamontheGreat 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋