PHYSICS OF BASEBALL

WHAT ARE SOME OF THE PHYSICS OF BASEBALL?

• There is many physics involved with baseball
• The ball plays a major roll in baseball physics
• The velocity of the ball plays a major roll
• The faster the ball is traveling the longer it can be hit
• Heat wind and altitude play a major roll on the ball

Untitled Slide

The weight and construction of a bat also affects the bounce factor and it affects the time and position of the bat at which the swing speed is a maximum. The batter might find that he needs to change the way he swings the bat if the swing weight is altered, or he might have a “grooved” swing technique and swing every bat the same way. There is no simple physics answer to the heavy/light bat question. In practice, batters tend to prefer bats that are lighter, rather than more powerful, since lighter bats are easier to swing and make it easier for the batter to connect with the ball.

Gravity plays a major role in baseball, a rule says what goes up must come down the higher the ball is hit the longer it takes to come down it also drifts away due to wind altitude ect.

I picked baseball because it's Americas favorite pastime and I love baseball and was interested do discover more about it

One of the top baseball players is Miguel cabrea
Some of the reasons he is a really good hitter is because he has very quick hands Making the bat travel faster to hit the ball the faster the bat speed the better the contact