Dynamic contact behavior of a golf ball during an oblique impact

Experimental Mechanics

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 691-697

  Arakawa, K ^a   Mada, T ^a   Komatsu, H ^a   Shimizu, T ^b   Satou, M ^c   Takehara, K ^d   Etoh, G ^d  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Maruman and Co Ltd   (Japan)

^c Apen Engineering Office   (Japan)

^d KINKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coefficient of restitution; Compression ratio; Contact time; Golf ball; High speed video camera; Inbound and rebound angle; Inbound and rebound velocity; Oblique impact; Rigid body model; Tangential and angular velocity

Indexed keywords

PLASTIC PRODUCTS; STEEL; VELOCITY; VIDEO CAMERAS;

ANGULAR VELOCITY; COEFFICIENT OF RESTITUTION; COMPRESSION RATIO; CONTACT TIME; GOLF BALL; OBLIQUE IMPACT; TANGENTIAL VELOCITY;

DYNAMICS;

DYNAMICS; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; STEEL; VELOCITY; VIDEO CAMERAS;

EID: 33845874615     PISSN: 00144851     EISSN: 17412765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11340-006-9257-4     Document Type: Article

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