it would seem that if it hits a bleacher seat, or other object, it could have travelled further. can the total distance it might have gone be figured in?
2007-10-21 10:13:08 · 4 answers · asked by TLD 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Various points beyond the outfield fences are known and estimates on distance traveled are based on where the ball lands in relationship to those known points. It is not rocket science but good enough to give the fans an idea as to how far the ball traveled.
2007-10-21 11:00:19 · answer #1 · answered by Frizzer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mantle as quickly as hit the right container facade in Yankee Stadium, yet another foot, it would have long gone over the roof. I observed McGuire hit the longest single: Sitting interior the bleachers in Fenway returned in 'ninety seven, he hit the monster, 4 ft from the actual, ON an develop. Ball bounced returned, he gets a single. That ball develop into headed for the westbound lane on the Mass Pike.
2016-10-04 07:34:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that they take the distance and the angle of the trajectory that the ball travels and triangulate.
2007-10-23 18:41:34 · answer #3 · answered by no1nyyfan55 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm pretty sure they have all the distances premeasured so they look at a paper and know how far it was hit.
2007-10-21 10:16:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋