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Old 12-22-2023, 08:23 AM
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Originally Posted by spinner1001 View Post
The Schwarzschild Equation describes a gravitational field.

Golfers are interested in gravity.

Are people who understand the Schwarzschild Equation and also golf any better golfers than those not understanding the equation?

If studying the Schwarzschild Equation doesn’t make ordinary people better off, why should ordinary people care about it? @sounding
Karl got croaked during WW1 but his son became a big boy in astronomy.

Golfers might lean more towards "spin" rather than gravity within the (simple) physics realm for practical info.

Trackman caused the "rules" of golf ball flight to "change" a while back. However, watch folks' eyes glaze over if you bring it up. :-) Use the new ball flight laws to understand your tendencies – GolfWRX

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