Does Tee Height Affect Driving Distance

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Tee Time: How Does Tee Height Affect Driving Distance? Objective The goal of this project is to investigate how the height of the tee affects the distance of a drive. Introduction To be a successful golfer, you need to combine distance and accuracy to get the ball from the tee to the cup with the fewest strokes possible. Drives on the fairway need to be long and straight. As you approach the green, you need to be a good judge of distance in order to select the right club to put the ball where you want. Once on the green, you need to be able to read its contours so that you can predict the ball's path in order to sink your putt. This project will focus on one aspect of getting the most distance and accuracy from your tee shot: the importance of the tee height.…show more content…
"Tee It High or Low?" Golf.com [accessed April 18, 2007] http://www.golf.com/golf/instruction/article/0,28136,1565244,00.html. • Here are two articles on the importance of correct launch angle for achieving the maximum distance on drives: o Stachura, M., 2003. "Why Everybody Needs to Try More Loft -- and That Means You!" Golf Digest, November, 2003 [accessed April 17, 2007] http://www.golfdigest.com/instruction/index.ssf?/instruction/gd200311loft.html. o Zander, J., 1999. "Max Out Your Ball," Zander Golf (related article appeared in Golf Digest, February, 1999) [accessed April 17, 2007] http://www.zandergolf.com/articles/max2%20_dec98.html. • For more information on projectile motion and momentum, see: o Henderson, T., 2004a. "Vectors and Motion in Two Dimensions," The Physics Classroom, Glenbrook South High School, Glenview, IL [accessed April 12, 2007] http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/Phys/Class/vectors/vectoc.html. o Henderson, T., 2004b. "Momentum and Its Conservation," The Physics Classroom, Glenbrook South High School, Glenview, IL [accessed April 12, 2007]

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