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The Effect of Spin on the Flight of a Baseball
Alan M. Nathan, Joe Hopkins, Lance Chong +1
New measurements are presented of the lift on a spinning baseball. The experiment utilizes a pitching machine to project the baseball horizontally; a high-speed motion capture syst…
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Scattering of a Baseball by a Bat
Rod Cross, Alan M. Nathan
A ball can be hit faster if it is projected without spin but it can be hit farther if it is projected with backspin. Measurements are presented in this paper of the tradeoff betwee…