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Blowgunman123

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i have a question...
Jul 3^rd, 2015 at 1:01am

So here's a little backstory before the actual question, this past Wednesday i was able to, at my youth group sling a tennis ball some with my long sling for the first time with a new style "combo" that seemed to work amazingly, and i was able to with the wind going towards me sling a tennis ball 80 meters which is pretty close but not an entire football field. Now my question, if the tennis ball went 80m how fast was it going i don't remember the time it took otherwise i would use that equation, that's why i was hoping one of you guys that new a lot more formulas than i did might know one to find the speed of it. Wink

i'll probably edit this post soon with a link to a video on the style that i used, in case you were wondering.

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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCckkJFheMGBNtMPX8I-Wm9g

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Reply #1 - Jul 3^rd, 2015 at 7:20am

You either need the time it took the ball to reach its target or the approximate angle at which you released the shot.
You then can estimate the velocity with: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trajectory_of_a_projectile (solve the very first formula with respect to v).
Your estimated velocity will be too low because this formula does not take into account air resistance.

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Teg Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Posts: 1113 Central Europe Gender:	Re: i have a question... Reply #2 - Jul 3^rd, 2015 at 7:29am or just take the second equation in the link where it is already solved
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Curious Aardvark Forum Moderation Offline Taller than the average Dwarf Posts: 13965 Midlands England Gender:	Re: i have a question... Reply #3 - Jul 3^rd, 2015 at 7:33am or throw it again and time it 80 metres is a pretty good distance for a tennis ball.
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timpa Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Stones in the horizon Posts: 1515 Finland	Re: i have a question... Reply #4 - Jul 3^rd, 2015 at 7:41pm What is the world record for the sling + tennis ball? And this forum for the record?
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Blowgunman123 Senior Member Offline Slinging Tennis Balls Posts: 327 Northern Illinois Gender:	Re: i have a question... Reply #5 - Jul 4^th, 2015 at 11:36am i wish i knew timpa, and no i wasnt trying to break any record. as far as i know, at least from memory the flight time, (i slung some with the sling again yesterday) should be about 3 seconds.
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Donnerschlag Interfector Viris Spurii Offline I put the 'K' in "Kwality"! Posts: 1045 Portland, OR Gender:	Re: i have a question... Reply #6 - Jul 4^th, 2015 at 4:21pm Impressive! I always sling tennis balls from well-within the length of a tennis court, since using them for long-distance is like slinging a wad of feathers
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Bill Skinner past-moderator Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 3292	Re: i have a question... Reply #7 - Jul 5^th, 2015 at 9:03pm 80m is about the maximum you can get out of a tennis ball. The surface really slows the ball down rather quickly. Which can be a good thing, especially if you have limited areas to throw in.
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Curious Aardvark Forum Moderation Offline Taller than the average Dwarf Posts: 13965 Midlands England Gender:	Re: i have a question... Reply #8 - Jul 7^th, 2015 at 4:15pm Now a shaved tennis ball will go a very long way There was a tennis ball distance competition I believe. Can't remember what people got.
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Jaegoor Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 2811 Gender:	Re: i have a question... Reply #9 - Jul 7^th, 2015 at 5:02pm Benutzen Sie einen luftballon. Das erhöht die Reichweite .
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